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17 # Abstract services to serialize Nit objects to different formats
19 # This module declares the `serialize` annotation to mark Nit classes as serializable.
20 # For an introduction to this service, refer to the documentation of the `serialization` group.
21 # This documentation provides more technical information on interesting entitie of this module.
23 # Interesting entities for end users of serializable classes:
25 # * Serialize an instance subclass of `Serializable` with either
26 # `Serializer::serializable` and `Serializable::serialize`.
27 # * Deserialize an object using `Deserializer::deserialize`.
28 # The object type must the be checked with an `assert` or otherwise.
30 # Interesting entities to create custom serializable classes:
32 # * Subclass `Serializable` to declare a class as serializable and to customize
33 # the serialization and deserialization behavior.
34 # * Redefine `Serializable::core_serialize_to` to customize the serialization
35 # of the receiver class.
36 # * Redefine `Deserializer::deserialize_class` to customize the deserialization
37 # of a specific class by name.
39 # Interesting entities for serialization format:
41 # * Subclass `Serializer` and `Deserializer` with custom serices.
42 # * In `Serializer`, `serialize` and `serialize_reference` must be redefined.
43 # * In `Deserializer`; `deserialize`, `deserialize_attribute and
44 # `notify_of_creation` must be redefined.
45 module serialization
is
46 new_annotation auto_serializable
47 new_annotation serialize
48 new_annotation noserialize
51 # Abstract serialization service to be sub-classed by specialized services.
53 # Entry point method of this service, serialize the `object`
55 # This method, and refinements, should handle `null` and probably
56 # use double dispatch to customize the bahavior per serializable objects.
57 fun serialize
(object
: nullable Serializable) is abstract
59 # Serialize an object, with full serialization or a simple reference
60 protected fun serialize_reference
(object
: Serializable) is abstract
62 # Serialize an attribute to compose a serializable object
64 # This method should be called from `Serializable::core_serialize_to`.
65 fun serialize_attribute
(name
: String, value
: nullable Object)
67 if not try_to_serialize
(value
) then
68 warn
("argument {name} of type {value.class_name} is not serializable.")
72 # Serialize `value` is possie, i.e. it is `Serializable` or `null`
73 fun try_to_serialize
(value
: nullable Object): Bool
75 if value
isa Serializable then
76 value
.serialize_to_or_delay
(self)
77 else if value
== null then
83 # Warn of problems and potential errors (such as if an attribute
84 # is not serializable)
85 fun warn
(msg
: String) do print
"Serialization warning: {msg}"
88 # Abstract deserialization service
90 # After initialization of one of its sub-classes, call `deserialize`
91 abstract class Deserializer
92 # Main method of this class, returns a Nit object
93 fun deserialize
: nullable Object is abstract
95 # Internal method to be implemented by sub-classes
96 fun deserialize_attribute
(name
: String): nullable Object is abstract
98 # Internal method called by objects in creation,
99 # to be implemented by sub-classes
100 fun notify_of_creation
(new_object
: Object) is abstract
102 # Deserialize the next available object as an instance of `class_name`
104 # Returns the deserialized object on success, aborts on error.
106 # This method should be redefined for each custom subclass of `Serializable`.
107 # All refinement should look for a precise `class_name` and call super
108 # on unsupported classes.
109 protected fun deserialize_class
(class_name
: String): nullable Object do
110 return deserialize_class_intern
(class_name
)
113 # Generated service to deserialize the next available object as an instance of `class_name`
115 # Refinements to this method will be generated by the serialization phase.
116 # To avoid conflicts, there should not be any other refinements to this method.
117 # You can instead use `deserialize_class`.
118 protected fun deserialize_class_intern
(class_name
: String): nullable Object do
119 errors
.add
new Error("Deserialization Error: Doesn't know how to deserialize class \"{class_name}\
"")
123 # Should `self` keep trying to deserialize an object after an error?
125 # This behavior takes effect after each attribute deserialization with
126 # errors such as a missing attribute or the value is of the wrong type.
127 # If `keep_going`, the attribute will be skipped but the engine will
128 # deserialize the next attribute.
129 # If `not keep_going`, the engine stops deserializing right away.
131 # When at `true`, this may cause the accumulation of a lot of entries in `errors`.
134 var keep_going
: nullable Bool = null is writable
136 # Errors encountered in the last call to `deserialize`
137 var errors
= new Array[Error]
140 # Deserialization got wrong attribute names
141 class AttributeTypeError
144 # Parent object of the problematic attribute
147 # Name of the problematic attribute in `receiver`
148 var attribute_name
: String
150 # Deserialized object that isn't of the `expected_type`
151 var attribute
: nullable Object
153 # Name of the type expected for `attribute`
154 var expected_type
: String
158 var attribute
= attribute
159 var found_type
= if attribute
!= null then attribute
.class_name
else "null"
161 return "Deserialization Error: {
162 }Wrong type on `{receiver.class_name}::{attribute_name}` expected `{expected_type}`, got `{found_type}`"
166 # Instances of this class can be passed to `Serializer::serialize`
167 interface Serializable
168 # Serialize `self` to `serializer`
170 # This is a shortcut to `Serializer::serialize`.
171 fun serialize_to
(serializer
: Serializer) do serializer
.serialize
(self)
173 # Actual serialization of `self` to `serializer`
175 # This writes the full data of `self` to `serializer`.
177 # This method can be redefined in sub classes and refinements.
178 # It should use `Serializer::serialize_attribute` to to register real or
179 # logical attributes.
181 # Any refinement should have its equivalent refinement of
182 # `Deserializer::deserialize_class` to support this custom deserialization.
183 fun core_serialize_to
(serializer
: Serializer) do end
185 # Accept references or force direct serialization (using `serialize_to`)
187 # The subclass change the default behavior, which will accept references,
188 # to force to always serialize copies of `self`.
189 private fun serialize_to_or_delay
(v
: Serializer) do v
.serialize_reference
(self)
191 # Create an instance of this class from the `deserializer`
193 # This constructor is refined by subclasses to correctly build their instances.
194 init from_deserializer
(deserializer
: Deserializer) is nosuper
do end
197 redef interface Object
198 # Is `self` the same as `other` in a serialization context?
200 # Used to determine if an object has already been serialized.
201 fun is_same_serialized
(other
: nullable Object): Bool do return is_same_instance
(other
)
203 # Hash value use for serialization
205 # Used in combination with `is_same_serialized`. If two objects are the same
206 # in a serialization context, they must have the same `serialization_hash`.
207 fun serialization_hash
: Int do return object_id
210 # Instances of this class are not delayed and instead serialized immediately
211 # This applies mainly to `universal` types
212 interface DirectSerializable
215 redef fun serialize_to_or_delay
(v
) do serialize_to
(v
)
218 redef class Bool super DirectSerializable end
219 redef class Char super DirectSerializable end
220 redef class Int super DirectSerializable end
221 redef class Float super DirectSerializable end
222 redef class NativeString super DirectSerializable end
223 redef class String super DirectSerializable end
224 redef class SimpleCollection[E
] super Serializable end
225 redef class Map[K
, V
] super Serializable end
227 redef class Couple[F
, S
]
230 redef init from_deserializer
(v
)
232 v
.notify_of_creation
self
233 var first
= v
.deserialize_attribute
("first")
234 var second
= v
.deserialize_attribute
("second")
238 redef fun core_serialize_to
(v
)
240 v
.serialize_attribute
("first", first
)
241 v
.serialize_attribute
("second", second
)
248 redef init from_deserializer
(v
)
250 v
.notify_of_creation
self
251 var item
= v
.deserialize_attribute
("item")
255 redef fun core_serialize_to
(v
)
257 v
.serialize_attribute
("item", first
)