ResourcesSerializer.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014. Escalon System-Entwicklung, Dietrich Schulten
 *
 * 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
 *
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package de.escalon.hypermedia.spring.hydra;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializerFactory;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer;
import org.springframework.hateoas.Resources;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Serializer for Resources. Created by dschulten on 15.09.2014.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public class ResourcesSerializer extends StdSerializer<Resources> {

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    public ResourcesSerializer() {
        super(Resources.class);
    }

    @Override
    public void serialize(Resources value, JsonGenerator jgen, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {

        final SerializationConfig config = provider.getConfig();
        JavaType javaType = config.constructType(value.getClass());

        JsonSerializer<Object> serializer = BeanSerializerFactory.instance.createSerializer(provider, javaType);

        jgen.writeStartObject();
        serializer.serialize(value, jgen, provider);
        jgen.writeEndObject();

    }

}