Instances of this class are not delayed and instead serialized immediately

This applies mainly to universal types

Introduced properties

Redefined properties

redef type SELF: DirectSerializable

serialization $ DirectSerializable :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class

All properties

fun !=(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: !=

Have self and other different values?
fun ==(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: ==

Have self and other the same value?
type CLASS: Class[SELF]

core :: Object :: CLASS

The type of the class of self.
type SELF: Object

core :: Object :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class
protected fun accept_json_serializer(v: JsonSerializer)

serialization :: Serializable :: accept_json_serializer

Refinable service to customize the serialization of this class to JSON
protected fun accept_msgpack_attribute_counter(v: AttributeCounter)

serialization :: Serializable :: accept_msgpack_attribute_counter

Hook to customize the behavior of the AttributeCounter
protected fun accept_msgpack_serializer(v: MsgPackSerializer)

serialization :: Serializable :: accept_msgpack_serializer

Hook to customize the serialization of this class to MessagePack
protected fun add_to_bundle(bundle: NativeBundle, key: JavaString)

serialization :: Serializable :: add_to_bundle

Called by []= to dynamically choose the appropriate method according
protected fun class_factory(name: String): CLASS

core :: Object :: class_factory

Implementation used by get_class to create the specific class.
fun class_name: String

core :: Object :: class_name

The class name of the object.
fun core_serialize_to(serializer: Serializer)

serialization :: Serializable :: core_serialize_to

Actual serialization of self to serializer
init from_deserializer(deserializer: Deserializer)

serialization :: Serializable :: from_deserializer

Create an instance of this class from the deserializer
fun get_class: CLASS

core :: Object :: get_class

The meta-object representing the dynamic type of self.
fun hash: Int

core :: Object :: hash

The hash code of the object.
init init

core :: Object :: init

fun inspect: String

core :: Object :: inspect

Developer readable representation of self.
protected fun inspect_head: String

core :: Object :: inspect_head

Return "CLASSNAME:#OBJECTID".
intern fun is_same_instance(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_instance

Return true if self and other are the same instance (i.e. same identity).
fun is_same_serialized(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_serialized

Is self the same as other in a serialization context?
intern fun is_same_type(other: Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_type

Return true if self and other have the same dynamic type.
protected fun msgpack_extra_array_items: Int

serialization :: Serializable :: msgpack_extra_array_items

Hook to request a larger than usual metadata array
intern fun object_id: Int

core :: Object :: object_id

An internal hash code for the object based on its identity.
fun output

core :: Object :: output

Display self on stdout (debug only).
intern fun output_class_name

core :: Object :: output_class_name

Display class name on stdout (debug only).
fun serialization_hash: Int

core :: Object :: serialization_hash

Hash value use for serialization
fun serialize_msgpack(plain: nullable Bool): Bytes

serialization :: Serializable :: serialize_msgpack

Serialize self to MessagePack bytes
fun serialize_to(serializer: Serializer)

serialization :: Serializable :: serialize_to

Serialize self to serializer
fun serialize_to_json(plain: nullable Bool, pretty: nullable Bool): String

serialization :: Serializable :: serialize_to_json

Serialize self to JSON
intern fun sys: Sys

core :: Object :: sys

Return the global sys object, the only instance of the Sys class.
fun to_json: String

serialization :: Serializable :: to_json

Serialize self to plain JSON
abstract fun to_jvalue(env: JniEnv): JValue

core :: Object :: to_jvalue

fun to_pretty_json: String

serialization :: Serializable :: to_pretty_json

Serialize self to plain pretty JSON
fun to_s: String

core :: Object :: to_s

User readable representation of self.
package_diagram serialization::DirectSerializable DirectSerializable serialization::Serializable Serializable serialization::DirectSerializable->serialization::Serializable core::Object Object serialization::Serializable->core::Object ...core::Object ... ...core::Object->core::Object core::Bool Bool core::Bool->serialization::DirectSerializable core::Char Char core::Char->serialization::DirectSerializable core::Byte Byte core::Byte->serialization::DirectSerializable core::Int Int core::Int->serialization::DirectSerializable core::Float Float core::Float->serialization::DirectSerializable core::CString CString core::CString->serialization::DirectSerializable core::Text Text core::Text->serialization::DirectSerializable core::FlatText FlatText core::FlatText->core::Text core::String String core::String->core::Text core::Buffer Buffer core::Buffer->core::Text core::U16String U16String core::U16String->core::Text core::FlatText... ... core::FlatText...->core::FlatText core::String... ... core::String...->core::String core::Buffer... ... core::Buffer...->core::Buffer core::U16String... ... core::U16String...->core::U16String

Ancestors

interface Object

core :: Object

The root of the class hierarchy.

Parents

interface Serializable

serialization :: Serializable

Instances of this class can be passed to Serializer::serialize

Children

enum Bool

core :: Bool

Native Booleans.
enum Byte

core :: Byte

Native bytes.
extern class CString

core :: CString

C string char *
enum Char

core :: Char

Native characters.
enum Float

core :: Float

Native floating point numbers.
enum Int

core :: Int

Native integer numbers.
abstract class Text

core :: Text

High-level abstraction for all text representations

Descendants

abstract class Buffer

core :: Buffer

A mutable sequence of characters.
class FlatBuffer

core :: FlatBuffer

Mutable strings of characters.
abstract class FlatString

core :: FlatString

Immutable strings of characters.
abstract class FlatText

core :: FlatText

All kinds of array-based text representations.
abstract class String

core :: String

Immutable sequence of characters.
class U16String

core :: U16String

UTF-16 encoded string

Class definitions

serialization $ DirectSerializable
# Instances of this class are not delayed and instead serialized immediately
# This applies mainly to `universal` types
interface DirectSerializable
	super Serializable

	redef fun serialize_to_or_delay(v) do serialize_to(v)
end
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