# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
-# Handles serialization and deserialization of objects to/from Json.
+# Handles serialization and deserialization of objects to/from JSON
+#
+# ## Nity JSON
+#
+# `JsonSerializer` write Nit objects that subclass `Serializable` to JSON,
+# and `JsonDeserializer` can read them. They both use meta-data added to the
+# generated JSON to recreate the Nit instances with the exact original type.
+#
+# For more information on Nit serialization, see: ../serialization/README.md
+#
+# ## Plain JSON
+#
+# The attribute `JsonSerializer::plain_json` triggers generating plain and
+# clean JSON. This format is easier to read for an human and a non-Nit program,
+# but it cannot be fully deserialized. It can still be read by services from
+# `json::static` and `json::dynamic`.
+#
+# A shortcut to this service is provided by `Serializable::to_plain_json`.
+#
+# ### Usage Example
+#
+# ~~~nitish
+# import json::serialization
+#
+# class Person
+# auto_serializable
+#
+# var name: String
+# var year_of_birth: Int
+# var next_of_kin: nullable Person
+# end
+#
+# var bob = new Person("Bob", 1986)
+# var alice = new Person("Alice", 1978, bob)
+#
+# assert bob.to_plain_json == """
+# {"name": "Bob", "year_of_birth": 1986, "next_of_kin": null}"""
+#
+# assert alice.to_plain_json == """
+# {"name": "Alice", "year_of_birth": 1978, "next_of_kin": {"name": "Bob", "year_of_birth": 1986, "next_of_kin": null}}"""
+# ~~~
module serialization
import ::serialization
private import ::serialization::engine_tools
-import static
+private import static
# Serializer of Nit objects to Json string.
class JsonSerializer
# * Does not support cycles, will replace the problematic references by `null`.
# * Does not serialize the meta-data needed to deserialize the objects
# back to regular Nit objects.
+ # * Keys of Nit `HashMap` are converted to their string reprensentation using `to_s`.
var plain_json = false is writable
# List of the current open objects, the first is the main target of the serialization
private var text: Text
# Root json object parsed from input text.
- var root: nullable Jsonable is noinit
+ private var root: nullable Jsonable is noinit
# Depth-first path in the serialized object tree.
- var path = new Array[JsonObject]
+ private var path = new Array[JsonObject]
# Map of references to already deserialized objects.
private var id_to_object = new StrictHashMap[Int, Object]
core_serialize_to(v)
v.stream.write "\}"
end
+
+ # Serialize this object to plain JSON
+ #
+ # This is a shortcut using `JsonSerializer::plain_json`,
+ # see its documentation for more information.
+ fun to_plain_json: String
+ do
+ var stream = new StringWriter
+ var serializer = new JsonSerializer(stream)
+ serializer.plain_json = true
+ serializer.serialize self
+ stream.close
+ return stream.to_s
+ end
end
redef class Int