com.skaringa.javaxml.serializers
Class SerializerRegistry

java.lang.Object
  com.skaringa.javaxml.serializers.SerializerRegistry

public final class SerializerRegistry
extends java.lang.Object

Registry that holds the serializers. It is implemented using the singleton pattern.

Method Summary

void	addSerializer(java.lang.String className, ComponentSerializer ser) Add a serializer to the registry.
ComponentSerializer	findDeserializer(java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName) Try to find a deserializer if no xsi:type attribute is available.
ComponentSerializer	getDeserializer(java.lang.String elementName, org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader) Get a deserializer for an xml element.
static SerializerRegistry	getInstance() Get the one instance of the SerializerRegistry.
ComponentSerializer	getSerializer(java.lang.Class type) Get a serializer for a type.
ComponentSerializer	guessDeserializerForNumber(java.lang.String s) Guess the deserializer for a number.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static SerializerRegistry getInstance()

Get the one instance of the SerializerRegistry.

Returns:

The SerializerRegistry.

addSerializer

public void addSerializer(java.lang.String className,
                          ComponentSerializer ser)

Add a serializer to the registry.

Parameters:

className - The name of the class which should be handled by the serializer.

ser - The serializer.

getSerializer

public ComponentSerializer getSerializer(java.lang.Class type)

Get a serializer for a type.

Parameters:

type - The type.

Returns:

The serializer.

getDeserializer

public ComponentSerializer getDeserializer(java.lang.String elementName,
                                           org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs,
                                           java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
                                    throws DeserializerException

Get a deserializer for an xml element. This is done by evaluating the xsi:type attribute.

Parameters:

elementName - The name of the element.

attrs - The attributes of the element.

classLoader - The class loader used to load new classes.

Returns:

The deserializer.

Throws:

DeserializerException - If the deserializer can't be found.

findDeserializer

public ComponentSerializer findDeserializer(java.lang.Object parent,
                                            java.lang.String elementName)
                                     throws DeserializerException

Try to find a deserializer if no xsi:type attribute is available. This is done by examining the class definition of the parent.

Parameters:

parent - The parent object.

elementName - The name of the element.

Returns:

The deserializer.

Throws:

DeserializerException - If the deserializer can't be found.

guessDeserializerForNumber

public ComponentSerializer guessDeserializerForNumber(java.lang.String s)
                                               throws DeserializerException

Guess the deserializer for a number.

Parameters:

s - The number as String.

Returns:

The deserializer.

Throws:

DeserializerException - If the argument is not a number.