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+package be.nikiroo.utils.serial;
+
+public abstract class CustomSerializer {
+
+ protected abstract String toString(Object value);
+
+ protected abstract Object fromString(String content);
+
+ protected abstract String getType();
+
+ public void encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
+ String customString = toString(value);
+ builder.append("custom:").append(getType()).append(":");
+ SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString);
+ }
+
+ public Object decode(String encodedValue) {
+ return fromString((String) SerialUtils.decode(contentOf(encodedValue)));
+ }
+
+ public static boolean isCustom(String encodedValue) {
+ int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf(':');
+ int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf(':', pos1 + 1);
+
+ return pos1 >= 0 && pos2 >= 0 && encodedValue.startsWith("custom:");
+ }
+
+ public static String typeOf(String encodedValue) {
+ int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf(':');
+ int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf(':', pos1 + 1);
+ String type = encodedValue.substring(pos1 + 1, pos2);
+
+ return type;
+ }
+
+ public static String contentOf(String encodedValue) {
+ int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf(':');
+ int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf(':', pos1 + 1);
+ String encodedContent = encodedValue.substring(pos2 + 1);
+
+ return encodedContent;
+ }
+}