org.apache.streams.data

Interface ActivityObjectConverter<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface ActivityObjectConverter<T>
extends Serializable

Converts non-ActivityObject documents to ActivityObjects and back.

Each converter may return zero or one alternative representations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	fromActivityObject(ActivityObject deserialized) Converts the activity to a POJO representation.
Class	requiredClass() What class does this ActivityConverter require?
String	serializationFormat() Gets the supported content type that can be deserialized/serialized.
ActivityObject	toActivityObject(T serialized) Converts a POJO into an ActivityObject.

Method Detail

requiredClass

Class requiredClass()

What class does this ActivityConverter require?

Returns:

The class the ActivityConverter requires. Should always return the templated class.

serializationFormat

String serializationFormat()

Gets the supported content type that can be deserialized/serialized.

Returns:

A string representing the format name. Can be an IETF MIME type or other

fromActivityObject

T fromActivityObject(ActivityObject deserialized)
              throws ActivityConversionException

Converts the activity to a POJO representation.

Parameters:

deserialized - the string

Returns:

a fully populated Activity object

Throws:

ActivityConversionException

toActivityObject

ActivityObject toActivityObject(T serialized)
                         throws ActivityConversionException

Converts a POJO into an ActivityObject.

Parameters:

serialized - the string representation

Returns:

a fully populated Activity object

Throws:

ActivityConversionException