org.mule.metadata.persistence

Interface ObjectTypeReferenceHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultObjectTypeReferenceHandler, NullObjectTypeReferenceHandler

public interface ObjectTypeReferenceHandler

Allows to serialize and deserealize ObjectType instances which are not explicitly defined but instead pointed at by some means

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<TypeBuilder>	readReference(String typeId) Returns a TypeBuilder referenced by the given typeId.
Optional<String>	writeReference(ObjectType type, com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter writer) Uses the writer to write a reference to the given type.

Method Detail

writeReference

Optional<String> writeReference(ObjectType type,
                                com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter writer)

Uses the writer to write a reference to the given type.

This method returns the written reference, so that it can be used as an id to deserialize. However, some implementations might be unable to handle some specific types, which is why the reference might be Optional.empty().

In such case, it's the invoker responsibility to either attempt using a different implementation of this contract or to just treat the type explicitly instead of through a reference.

Parameters:

type - the type to write

writer - a JsonWriter

Returns:

the reference that was written or Optional.empty()

readReference

Optional<TypeBuilder> readReference(String typeId)

Returns a TypeBuilder referenced by the given typeId. If the reference cannot be handled or points to an unknown type it returns Optional.empty()

Parameters:

typeId - a type id

Returns:

an Optional TypeBuilder