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[fanfix.git] / src / be / nikiroo / utils / serial / CustomSerializer.java
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-package be.nikiroo.utils.serial;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
-
-import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.BufferedInputStream;
-import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.ReplaceInputStream;
-import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.ReplaceOutputStream;
-
-/**
- * A {@link CustomSerializer} supports and generates values in the form:
- * <ul>
- * <li><tt>custom^<i>TYPE</i>^<i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt></li>
- * </ul>
- * <p>
- * In this scheme, the values are:
- * <ul>
- * <li><tt>custom</tt>: a fixed keyword</li>
- * <li><tt>^</tt>: a fixed separator character (the
- * <tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt> can still use it inside its content, though</li>
- * <li><tt><i>TYPE</i></tt>: the object type of this value</li>
- * <li><tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt>: the custom encoded value</li>
- * </ul>
- * <p>
- * To create a new {@link CustomSerializer}, you are expected to implement the
- * abstract methods of this class. The rest should be taken care of bythe
- * system.
- * 
- * @author niki
- */
-public abstract class CustomSerializer {
-       /**
-        * Generate the custom <tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt> from this
-        * <tt>value</tt>.
-        * <p>
-        * The <tt>value</tt> will always be of the supported type.
-        * 
-        * @param out
-        *            the {@link OutputStream} to write the value to
-        * @param value
-        *            the value to serialize
-        * 
-        * @throws IOException
-        *             in case of I/O error
-        */
-       protected abstract void toStream(OutputStream out, Object value)
-                       throws IOException;
-
-       /**
-        * Regenerate the value from the custom <tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt>.
-        * <p>
-        * The value in the {@link InputStream} <tt>in</tt> will always be of the
-        * supported type.
-        * 
-        * @param in
-        *            the {@link InputStream} containing the
-        *            <tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt>
-        * 
-        * @return the regenerated object
-        * 
-        * @throws IOException
-        *             in case of I/O error
-        */
-       protected abstract Object fromStream(InputStream in) throws IOException;
-
-       /**
-        * Return the supported type name.
-        * <p>
-        * It <b>must</b> be the name returned by {@link Object#getClass()
-        * #getCanonicalName()}.
-        * 
-        * @return the supported class name
-        */
-       protected abstract String getType();
-
-       /**
-        * Encode the object into the given {@link OutputStream}, i.e., generate the
-        * <tt><i>ENCODED_VALUE</i></tt> part.
-        * <p>
-        * Use whatever scheme you wish, the system shall ensure that the content is
-        * correctly encoded and that you will receive the same content at decode
-        * time.
-        * 
-        * @param out
-        *            the builder to append to
-        * @param value
-        *            the object to encode
-        * 
-        * @throws IOException
-        *             in case of I/O error
-        */
-       public void encode(OutputStream out, Object value) throws IOException {
-               ReplaceOutputStream replace = new ReplaceOutputStream(out, //
-                               new String[] { "\\", "\n" }, //
-                               new String[] { "\\\\", "\\n" });
-
-               try {
-                       SerialUtils.write(replace, "custom^");
-                       SerialUtils.write(replace, getType());
-                       SerialUtils.write(replace, "^");
-                       toStream(replace, value);
-               } finally {
-                       replace.close(false);
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Decode the value back into the supported object type.
-        * <p>
-        * We do <b>not</b> expect the full content here but only:
-        * <ul>
-        * <li>ENCODED_VALUE
-        * <li>
-        * </ul>
-        * That is, we do not expect the "<tt>custom</tt>^<tt><i>TYPE</i></tt>^"
-        * part.
-        * 
-        * @param in
-        *            the encoded value
-        * 
-        * @return the object
-        * 
-        * @throws IOException
-        *             in case of I/O error
-        */
-       public Object decode(InputStream in) throws IOException {
-               ReplaceInputStream replace = new ReplaceInputStream(in, //
-                               new String[] { "\\\\", "\\n" }, //
-                               new String[] { "\\", "\n" });
-
-               try {
-                       return fromStream(replace);
-               } finally {
-                       replace.close(false);
-               }
-       }
-
-       public static boolean isCustom(BufferedInputStream in) throws IOException {
-               return in.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;
-       }
-}