Package space.arim.dazzleconf.serialiser

Interface Decomposer

public interface Decomposer
A complement to FlexibleType which allows objects to be broken down during reserialisation.

Note that, unlike a FlexibleType, a decomposer does not store any value paired with it.
Author:
A248

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    <T> Object
    decompose​(Class<T> type, T value)
    Decomposes an object of a certain type, using a value serialiser if necessary
    <E> Collection<Object>
    decomposeCollection​(Class<E> elementType, Collection<? extends E> collection)
    Decomposes all the elements of a collection.
    <K,​ V> Map<Object,​Object>
    decomposeMap​(Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType, Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
    Decomposes all the keys and values of a map.

  • Method Details

    • decomposeCollection

      <E> Collection<Object> decomposeCollection​(Class<E> elementType, Collection<? extends E> collection)
      Decomposes all the elements of a collection. Equivalent to calling decompose(Class, Object) to process each element.

      The returned collection may or may not be mutable. The caller should create a copy if modification is desired.
      Type Parameters:
      E - the element type
      Parameters:
      elementType - the element type class
      collection - the collection to decompose
      Returns:
      the serialised form of the object

    • decomposeMap

      <K,​ V> Map<Object,​Object> decomposeMap​(Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType, Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
      Decomposes all the keys and values of a map. Equivalent to calling decompose(Class, Object) to process each key and value.

      The returned map may or may not be mutable. The caller should create a copy if modification is desired.
      Type Parameters:
      K - the key type
      V - the value type
      Parameters:
      keyType - the key type class
      valueType - the value type class
      map - the map to decompose
      Returns:
      the serialised form of the object

    • decompose

      <T> Object decompose​(Class<T> type, T value)
      Decomposes an object of a certain type, using a value serialiser if necessary
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type according to which to serialise
      Parameters:
      type - the type of the object according to which to serialise
      value - the object to serialise
      Returns:
      the serialised form of the object