Interface RpcDecoder

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Serializable
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    DefaultRpcDecoder, StringToEnumDecoder, StringToNumberDecoder

    public interface RpcDecoder
    extends Serializable
    Decoder of RPC method arguments (server-side methods invoked from the client-side).

    The client-side argument type and the server-side argument type doesn't have to match. The decoders are applied to be able to handle arguments whose types on the server side and on the client side are different.

    Each decoder is checked whether it's may be used to handle the argument value with the required server-side parameter type via the isApplicable(JsonValue, Class) method. Decoder is applied to the received value and required type if it's applicable.

    For internal use only. May be renamed or removed in a future release.

    Since:
    1.0
    Author:
    Vaadin Ltd
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      <T> T decode​(elemental.json.JsonValue value, Class<T> type)
      Decode the given value to the required type.
      boolean isApplicable​(elemental.json.JsonValue value, Class<?> type)
      Returns true if the decoder is applicable for the given value and the required type.
    • Method Detail

      • isApplicable

        boolean isApplicable​(elemental.json.JsonValue value,
                             Class<?> type)
        Returns true if the decoder is applicable for the given value and the required type.
        Parameters:
        value - the value which needs to be decoded
        type - the required type to decode
        Returns:
        true if this decoder is able to decode the value to the type, false otherwise
      • decode

        <T> T decode​(elemental.json.JsonValue value,
                     Class<T> type)
              throws RpcDecodeException
        Decode the given value to the required type.

        RpcDecodeException is thrown if the value cannot be converted to the type (even though the decoder is applicable for the value and the type).

        Type Parameters:
        T - the decoded value type
        Parameters:
        value - the value which needs to be decoded
        type - the required type to decode
        Returns:
        the decoded value
        Throws:
        RpcDecodeException - if the value cannot be converted to the type