Interface JsonCodec

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabindCodec, JacksonCodec

public interface JsonCodec

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> T	fromBuffer(Buffer json, Class<T> clazz)	Like fromString(String, Class) but with a json Buffer
<T> T	fromString(String json, Class<T> clazz)	Decode the provide json string to an object extending clazz.
<T> T	fromValue(Object json, Class<T> toValueType)	Like fromString(String, Class) but with a json Object
default Buffer	toBuffer(Object object)	Like toString(Object) but with a json Buffer
Buffer	toBuffer(Object object, boolean pretty)	Like toString(Object, boolean) but with a json Buffer
default String	toString(Object object)	Encode the specified object to a string.
String	toString(Object object, boolean pretty)	Encode the specified object to a string.

Method Details

fromString

<T> T fromString(String json,
 Class<T> clazz)
          throws DecodeException

Decode the provide json string to an object extending clazz.

Parameters:

json - the json string

clazz - the required object's class

Returns:

the instance

Throws:

DecodeException - anything preventing the decoding

fromBuffer

<T> T fromBuffer(Buffer json,
 Class<T> clazz)
          throws DecodeException

Like fromString(String, Class) but with a json Buffer

Throws:

DecodeException

fromValue

<T> T fromValue(Object json,
 Class<T> toValueType)

Like fromString(String, Class) but with a json Object

toString

default String toString(Object object)
                 throws EncodeException

Encode the specified object to a string.

Throws:

EncodeException

toString

String toString(Object object,
 boolean pretty)
         throws EncodeException

Encode the specified object to a string.

Parameters:

object - the object to encode

pretty - true to format the string prettily

Returns:

the json encoded string

Throws:

DecodeException - anything preventing the encoding

EncodeException

toBuffer

Buffer toBuffer(Object object,
 boolean pretty)
         throws EncodeException

Like toString(Object, boolean) but with a json Buffer

Throws:

EncodeException

toBuffer

default Buffer toBuffer(Object object)
                 throws EncodeException

Like toString(Object) but with a json Buffer

Throws:

EncodeException