/* * Copyright (C) 2011 Google Inc. * * 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. */ package com.google.gson; import com.google.gson.internal.bind.JsonTreeReader; import com.google.gson.internal.bind.JsonTreeWriter; import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader; import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken; import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.Reader; import java.io.StringReader; import java.io.StringWriter; import java.io.Writer; /** * Converts Java objects to and from JSON. * *

Defining a type's JSON form

* * By default Gson converts application classes to JSON using its built-in type adapters. If Gson's * default JSON conversion isn't appropriate for a type, extend this class to customize the * conversion. Here's an example of a type adapter for an (X,Y) coordinate point: * *
{@code
 * public class PointAdapter extends TypeAdapter {
 *   public Point read(JsonReader reader) throws IOException {
 *     if (reader.peek() == JsonToken.NULL) {
 *       reader.nextNull();
 *       return null;
 *     }
 *     String xy = reader.nextString();
 *     String[] parts = xy.split(",");
 *     int x = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]);
 *     int y = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
 *     return new Point(x, y);
 *   }
 *   public void write(JsonWriter writer, Point value) throws IOException {
 *     if (value == null) {
 *       writer.nullValue();
 *       return;
 *     }
 *     String xy = value.getX() + "," + value.getY();
 *     writer.value(xy);
 *   }
 * }
 * }
* * With this type adapter installed, Gson will convert {@code Points} to JSON as strings like {@code * "5,8"} rather than objects like {@code {"x":5,"y":8}}. In this case the type adapter binds a rich * Java class to a compact JSON value. * *

The {@link #read(JsonReader) read()} method must read exactly one value and {@link * #write(JsonWriter,Object) write()} must write exactly one value. For primitive types this is * means readers should make exactly one call to {@code nextBoolean()}, {@code nextDouble()}, {@code * nextInt()}, {@code nextLong()}, {@code nextString()} or {@code nextNull()}. Writers should make * exactly one call to one of value() or nullValue(). For arrays, type * adapters should start with a call to {@code beginArray()}, convert all elements, and finish with * a call to {@code endArray()}. For objects, they should start with {@code beginObject()}, convert * the object, and finish with {@code endObject()}. Failing to convert a value or converting too * many values may cause the application to crash. * *

Type adapters should be prepared to read null from the stream and write it to the stream. * Alternatively, they should use {@link #nullSafe()} method while registering the type adapter with * Gson. If your {@code Gson} instance has been configured to {@link GsonBuilder#serializeNulls()}, * these nulls will be written to the final document. Otherwise the value (and the corresponding * name when writing to a JSON object) will be omitted automatically. In either case your type * adapter must handle null. * *

Type adapters should be stateless and thread-safe, otherwise the thread-safety guarantees of * {@link Gson} might not apply. * *

To use a custom type adapter with Gson, you must register it with a {@link * GsonBuilder}: * *

{@code
 * GsonBuilder builder = new GsonBuilder();
 * builder.registerTypeAdapter(Point.class, new PointAdapter());
 * // if PointAdapter didn't check for nulls in its read/write methods, you should instead use
 * // builder.registerTypeAdapter(Point.class, new PointAdapter().nullSafe());
 * ...
 * Gson gson = builder.create();
 * }
* * @since 2.1 */ // non-Javadoc: // //

JSON Conversion

//

A type adapter registered with Gson is automatically invoked while serializing // or deserializing JSON. However, you can also use type adapters directly to serialize // and deserialize JSON. Here is an example for deserialization:

{@code
//   String json = "{'origin':'0,0','points':['1,2','3,4']}";
//   TypeAdapter graphAdapter = gson.getAdapter(Graph.class);
//   Graph graph = graphAdapter.fromJson(json);
// }
// And an example for serialization:
{@code
//   Graph graph = new Graph(...);
//   TypeAdapter graphAdapter = gson.getAdapter(Graph.class);
//   String json = graphAdapter.toJson(graph);
// }
// //

Type adapters are type-specific. For example, a {@code // TypeAdapter} can convert {@code Date} instances to JSON and JSON to // instances of {@code Date}, but cannot convert any other types. // public abstract class TypeAdapter { public TypeAdapter() {} /** * Writes one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) for {@code value}. * * @param value the Java object to write. May be null. */ public abstract void write(JsonWriter out, T value) throws IOException; /** * Converts {@code value} to a JSON document and writes it to {@code out}. * *

A {@link JsonWriter} with default configuration is used for writing the JSON data. To * customize this behavior, create a {@link JsonWriter}, configure it and then use {@link * #write(JsonWriter, Object)} instead. * * @param value the Java object to convert. May be {@code null}. * @since 2.2 */ public final void toJson(Writer out, T value) throws IOException { JsonWriter writer = new JsonWriter(out); write(writer, value); } /** * This wrapper method is used to make a type adapter null tolerant. In general, a type adapter is * required to handle nulls in write and read methods. Here is how this is typically done:
* *

{@code
   * Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().registerTypeAdapter(Foo.class,
   *   new TypeAdapter() {
   *     public Foo read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {
   *       if (in.peek() == JsonToken.NULL) {
   *         in.nextNull();
   *         return null;
   *       }
   *       // read a Foo from in and return it
   *     }
   *     public void write(JsonWriter out, Foo src) throws IOException {
   *       if (src == null) {
   *         out.nullValue();
   *         return;
   *       }
   *       // write src as JSON to out
   *     }
   *   }).create();
   * }
* * You can avoid this boilerplate handling of nulls by wrapping your type adapter with this * method. Here is how we will rewrite the above example: * *
{@code
   * Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().registerTypeAdapter(Foo.class,
   *   new TypeAdapter() {
   *     public Foo read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {
   *       // read a Foo from in and return it
   *     }
   *     public void write(JsonWriter out, Foo src) throws IOException {
   *       // write src as JSON to out
   *     }
   *   }.nullSafe()).create();
   * }
* * Note that we didn't need to check for nulls in our type adapter after we used nullSafe. */ public final TypeAdapter nullSafe() { return new TypeAdapter() { @Override public void write(JsonWriter out, T value) throws IOException { if (value == null) { out.nullValue(); } else { TypeAdapter.this.write(out, value); } } @Override public T read(JsonReader reader) throws IOException { if (reader.peek() == JsonToken.NULL) { reader.nextNull(); return null; } return TypeAdapter.this.read(reader); } }; } /** * Converts {@code value} to a JSON document. * *

A {@link JsonWriter} with default configuration is used for writing the JSON data. To * customize this behavior, create a {@link JsonWriter}, configure it and then use {@link * #write(JsonWriter, Object)} instead. * * @throws JsonIOException wrapping {@code IOException}s thrown by {@link #write(JsonWriter, * Object)} * @param value the Java object to convert. May be {@code null}. * @since 2.2 */ public final String toJson(T value) { StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter(); try { toJson(stringWriter, value); } catch (IOException e) { throw new JsonIOException(e); } return stringWriter.toString(); } /** * Converts {@code value} to a JSON tree. * * @param value the Java object to convert. May be {@code null}. * @return the converted JSON tree. May be {@link JsonNull}. * @throws JsonIOException wrapping {@code IOException}s thrown by {@link #write(JsonWriter, * Object)} * @since 2.2 */ public final JsonElement toJsonTree(T value) { try { JsonTreeWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTreeWriter(); write(jsonWriter, value); return jsonWriter.get(); } catch (IOException e) { throw new JsonIOException(e); } } /** * Reads one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) and converts it to a * Java object. Returns the converted object. * * @return the converted Java object. May be {@code null}. */ public abstract T read(JsonReader in) throws IOException; /** * Converts the JSON document in {@code in} to a Java object. * *

A {@link JsonReader} with default configuration (that is with {@link * Strictness#LEGACY_STRICT} as strictness) is used for reading the JSON data. To customize this * behavior, create a {@link JsonReader}, configure it and then use {@link #read(JsonReader)} * instead. * *

No exception is thrown if the JSON data has multiple top-level JSON elements, or if there is * trailing data. * * @return the converted Java object. May be {@code null}. * @since 2.2 */ public final T fromJson(Reader in) throws IOException { JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(in); return read(reader); } /** * Converts the JSON document in {@code json} to a Java object. * *

A {@link JsonReader} with default configuration (that is with {@link * Strictness#LEGACY_STRICT} as strictness) is used for reading the JSON data. To customize this * behavior, create a {@link JsonReader}, configure it and then use {@link #read(JsonReader)} * instead. * *

No exception is thrown if the JSON data has multiple top-level JSON elements, or if there is * trailing data. * * @return the converted Java object. May be {@code null}. * @since 2.2 */ public final T fromJson(String json) throws IOException { return fromJson(new StringReader(json)); } /** * Converts {@code jsonTree} to a Java object. * * @param jsonTree the JSON element to convert. May be {@link JsonNull}. * @return the converted Java object. May be {@code null}. * @throws JsonIOException wrapping {@code IOException}s thrown by {@link #read(JsonReader)} * @since 2.2 */ public final T fromJsonTree(JsonElement jsonTree) { try { JsonReader jsonReader = new JsonTreeReader(jsonTree); return read(jsonReader); } catch (IOException e) { throw new JsonIOException(e); } } }