Using ValueProcessor AND BeanProcessor

[Jeff Lowe]

I have a model that I'm trying to serialize.  The model is contained in a Map.  The model contains multiple instances of ClassA that are referenced in two different parts of the model.

The first part is where ClassX references ClassA. In this case I want to serialize ClassX and have a JsonValueProcessor convert ClassA to a single value (the ID).

The second part is where the model contains a List of ClassA.  In this case I want to serialize the List, and have a JsonBeanProcessor convert each instance of ClassA into a JSONObject containing the name and ID attributes.

Is it possible to configure the serializer to handle both these scenarios within a single serialize operation?

Thanks,
-Jeff

[aalmiray]

Jeff,

I believe JsonConfig.registerJsonValueProcessor* might expose what you are looking for. You may register a ValueBeanProcessor in 4 different ways:
1 beanClass + propertytype = matches all properties of type propertyType on instances of that class only*
2 beanClass + key = matches the property whose name is key on instances of that class only*
3 propertyType = matches all properties of type propertyType of all instances regardless of bean class
4 key = matches all properties with name key of all instances regardless of bean class

* can be changed if you register a JsonValueProcessorMatcher

So assuming that

ClassX {
   ClassA classA
   List<ClassA> listOfClassA
}

you may register your processors like

jsonConfig.registerJsonValueProcessor( ClassX.class, ClassA.class, JsonValueProcessorForClassAProperty )
jsonConfig.registerJsonValueProcessor( ClassX.class, "listOfClassA", JsonValueProcessorForListOfA )

Cheers,
Andres