com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc

Class SerializationPolicy

java.lang.Object

com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.SerializationPolicy

Direct Known Subclasses:

LegacySerializationPolicy, StandardSerializationPolicy

public abstract class SerializationPolicy
extends Object

This is an abstract class for representing the serialization policy for a given module and RemoteService. The serialize and deserialize queries are from the perspective of the server, not the web browser.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerializationPolicy()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<String>	getClientFieldNamesForEnhancedClass(Class<?> clazz) Returns the field names of the given class known to the client for classes that are expected to be enhanced on the server to have additional fields, or null for classes that are not expected to be enhanced.
abstract boolean	shouldDeserializeFields(Class<?> clazz) Returns true if the class' fields should be deserialized.
abstract boolean	shouldSerializeFields(Class<?> clazz) Returns true if the class' fields should be serialized.
abstract void	validateDeserialize(Class<?> clazz) Validates that the specified class should be deserialized from a stream.
abstract void	validateSerialize(Class<?> clazz) Validates that the specified class should be serialized into a stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, toString

Constructor Detail

SerializationPolicy

public SerializationPolicy()

Method Detail

getClientFieldNamesForEnhancedClass

public Set<String> getClientFieldNamesForEnhancedClass(Class<?> clazz)

Returns the field names of the given class known to the client for classes that are expected to be enhanced on the server to have additional fields, or null for classes that are not expected to be enhanced.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to test

Returns:

a set containing client field names, or null

shouldDeserializeFields

public abstract boolean shouldDeserializeFields(Class<?> clazz)

Returns true if the class' fields should be deserialized.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to test

Returns:

true if the class' fields should be deserialized

shouldSerializeFields

public abstract boolean shouldSerializeFields(Class<?> clazz)

Returns true if the class' fields should be serialized.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to test

Returns:

true if the class' fields should be serialized

validateDeserialize

public abstract void validateDeserialize(Class<?> clazz)
                                  throws SerializationException

Validates that the specified class should be deserialized from a stream.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to validate

Throws:

SerializationException - if the class is not allowed to be deserialized

validateSerialize

public abstract void validateSerialize(Class<?> clazz)
                                throws SerializationException

Validates that the specified class should be serialized into a stream.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to validate

Throws:

SerializationException - if the class is not allowed to be serialized