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+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+
+class A
+ serialize
+
+ var other: nullable A
+
+ type C: nullable A
+ var next: C
+
+ redef fun to_s do return "<{class_name} other:{other or else "null"} next:{next or else "null"}>"
+end
+
+class B
+ super A
+ serialize
+
+ redef type C: nullable B
+end
+
+class DangerSup
+ serialize
+
+ var dangerous_setter: String
+end
+
+class DangerSub
+ super DangerSup
+ serialize
+
+ redef fun dangerous_setter=(val)
+ do
+ print "DANGER '{val}'"
+ super
+ end
+end
+
+class G[E: A]
+ serialize
+ var e: E
+
+ redef fun to_s do return "<{class_name} e:{if isset _e then e.to_s else "not-set"}>"
+end
+
+redef class Deserializer
+ redef fun deserialize_class(name)
+ do
+ if name == "G[A]" then return new G[A].from_deserializer(self)
+ if name == "G[B]" then return new G[B].from_deserializer(self)
+ return super
+ end
+end
+
+var json = """{
+ "__class": "A",
+ "other": {"__class": "DangerSub", "dangerous_setter": "My text 1"},
+ "next": {"__class": "DangerSub", "dangerous_setter": "My text 2"}
+}"""
+
+# OK, accept only valid types, so don't try to deserialize DangerSub
+var deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+var res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"
+
+print "---"
+
+# Accept any types, so deserialize the dangerous classes
+deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+deserializer.check_subtypes = false
+res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"
+
+print "---"
+
+# Valid virtual type for `next: B`
+json = """{"__class": "B", "next": {"__class": "B"}}"""
+deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"
+
+print "---"
+
+# Virtual type error for `next: B`
+json = """{"__class": "B", "next": {"__class": "A"}}"""
+deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"
+
+print "---"
+
+# Valid parameter type for `e: A`
+json = """{"__class": "G[A]", "e": {"__class": "A"}}"""
+deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"
+
+print "---"
+
+# Parameter type error for `e: B`
+json = """{"__class": "G[B]", "e": {"__class": "A"}}"""
+deserializer = new JsonDeserializer(json)
+res = deserializer.deserialize
+print deserializer.errors.join("\n")
+print res or else "null"