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package com.juick.json;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import org.json.JSONObject;

/**
 *
 * @author vt
 * @param <T>
 */
public abstract class JSONSerializer<T> {

    public enum URIScheme {
        Plain,
        Secure
    }

    private URIScheme uriScheme;

    public URIScheme getUriScheme() {
        return uriScheme;
    }

    public void setUriScheme(URIScheme uriScheme) {
        this.uriScheme = uriScheme;
    }

    public JSONSerializer() {
        this.uriScheme = URIScheme.Plain;
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param json
     * @return
     */
    public abstract T deserialize(JSONObject json) throws ParseException;
    
    /**
     *
     * @param obj
     * @return
     */
    public abstract JSONObject serialize(T obj);
    
    /**
     *
     * @param objs
     * @return
     */
    public String serializeList(List<T> objs) {
        String json = "[";
        
        Iterator<T> i = objs.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            T m = i.next();
            if (json.length() > 1) {
                json += ",";
            }
            json += serialize(m).toString();
        }

        json += "]";
        return json;
    }
}