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[nikiroo-utils.git] / src / be / nikiroo / utils / serial / CustomSerializer.java
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 package be.nikiroo.utils.serial;
 
-public abstract class CustomSerializer {
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import be.nikiroo.utils.IOUtils;
+import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.NextableInputStream;
+import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.NextableInputStreamStep;
+import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.ReplaceInputStream;
+import be.nikiroo.utils.streams.ReplaceOutputStream;
 
-       protected abstract String toString(Object value);
+/**
+ * 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;
 
-       protected abstract Object fromString(String content);
+       /**
+        * 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();
 
-       public void encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
-               String customString = toString(value);
-               builder.append("custom:").append(getType()).append(":");
-               SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString);
+       /**
+        * Encode the object into the given {@link OutputStream}.
+        * 
+        * @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);
+               }
        }
 
-       public Object decode(String encodedValue) {
-               return fromString((String) SerialUtils.decode(contentOf(encodedValue)));
+       /**
+        * Decode the value back into the supported object type.
+        * 
+        * @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 {
+                       NextableInputStream stream = new NextableInputStream(
+                                       replace.open(), new NextableInputStreamStep('^'));
+                       try {
+                               if (!stream.next()) {
+                                       throw new IOException(
+                                                       "Cannot find the first custom^ element");
+                               }
+
+                               String custom = IOUtils.readSmallStream(stream);
+                               if (!"custom".equals(custom)) {
+                                       throw new IOException(
+                                                       "Cannot find the first custom^ element, it is: "
+                                                                       + custom + "^");
+                               }
+
+                               if (!stream.next()) {
+                                       throw new IOException("Cannot find the second custom^"
+                                                       + getType() + " element");
+                               }
+
+                               String type = IOUtils.readSmallStream(stream);
+                               if (!getType().equals(type)) {
+                                       throw new IOException("Cannot find the second custom^"
+                                                       + getType() + " element, it is: custom^" + type
+                                                       + "^");
+                               }
+
+                               if (!stream.nextAll()) {
+                                       throw new IOException("Cannot find the third custom^"
+                                                       + getType() + "^value element");
+                               }
+
+                               return fromStream(stream);
+                       } finally {
+                               stream.close();
+                       }
+               } finally {
+                       replace.close(false);
+               }
        }
 
        public static boolean isCustom(String encodedValue) {
-               int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf(':');
-               int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf(':', pos1 + 1);
+               int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf('^');
+               int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf('^', pos1 + 1);
 
-               return pos1 >= 0 && pos2 >= 0 && encodedValue.startsWith("custom:");
+               return pos1 >= 0 && pos2 >= 0 && encodedValue.startsWith("custom^");
        }
 
        public static String typeOf(String encodedValue) {
-               int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf(':');
-               int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf(':', pos1 + 1);
+               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);
+               int pos1 = encodedValue.indexOf('^');
+               int pos2 = encodedValue.indexOf('^', pos1 + 1);
                String encodedContent = encodedValue.substring(pos2 + 1);
 
                return encodedContent;