Class: Restful::Serializers::Base

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/restful/serializers/base.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

HashSerializer, JsonSerializer, ParamsSerializer

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.serializer(type) ⇒ Object

Grabs a serializer, given…

.serialize(:xml, Resource.new(:animal => "cow"))



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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/base.rb', line 22

def self.serializer(type)
  serializers[type].new
end

.serializer_name(key) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/base.rb', line 26

def self.serializer_name(key)
  self.serializers ||= {}
  self.serializers[key] = self
end

Instance Method Details

#deserialize(resource, options = {}) ⇒ Object

implement me.

Raises:

  • (NotImplementedError) 


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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/base.rb', line 13

def deserialize(resource, options = {}) # implement me. 
  raise NotImplementedError.new        
end

#formatted_value(value) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/base.rb', line 31

def formatted_value(value)
  return value unless value.respond_to?(:value)
  
  return nil if value.value.blank? && value.extended_type != :false_class
  case value.extended_type
  when :datetime
    value.value.xmlschema
  when :time
    value.value.xmlschema
  when :date
    value.value.to_s(:db)
  else
    value.value
  end        
end

#serialize(resource, options = {}) ⇒ Object

implement me.

Raises:

  • (NotImplementedError) 


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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/base.rb', line 9

def serialize(resource, options = {}) # implement me. 
  raise NotImplementedError.new
end