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The MoreSpecificTypeSerializationTest.java Java example source code

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package com.google.gson.functional;

import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.JsonObject;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Tests for Gson serialization of a sub-class object while encountering a base-class type
 *
 * @author Inderjeet Singh
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public class MoreSpecificTypeSerializationTest extends TestCase {
  private Gson gson;

  @Override
  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
    super.setUp();
    gson = new Gson();
  }

  public void testSubclassFields() {
    ClassWithBaseFields target = new ClassWithBaseFields(new Sub(1, 2));
    String json = gson.toJson(target);
    assertTrue(json.contains("\"b\":1"));
    assertTrue(json.contains("\"s\":2"));
  }

  public void testListOfSubclassFields() {
    Collection<Base> list = new ArrayList();
    list.add(new Base(1));
    list.add(new Sub(2, 3));
    ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields target = new ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields(list, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(target);
    assertTrue(json, json.contains("{\"b\":1}"));
    assertTrue(json, json.contains("{\"s\":3,\"b\":2}"));
  }

  public void testMapOfSubclassFields() {
    Map<String, Base> map = new HashMap();
    map.put("base", new Base(1));
    map.put("sub", new Sub(2, 3));
    ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields target = new ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields(null, map);
    JsonObject json = gson.toJsonTree(target).getAsJsonObject().get("map").getAsJsonObject();
    assertEquals(1, json.get("base").getAsJsonObject().get("b").getAsInt());
    JsonObject sub = json.get("sub").getAsJsonObject();
    assertEquals(2, sub.get("b").getAsInt());
    assertEquals(3, sub.get("s").getAsInt());
  }

  /**
   * For parameterized type, Gson ignores the more-specific type and sticks to the declared type
   */
  public void testParameterizedSubclassFields() {
    ClassWithParameterizedBaseFields target = new ClassWithParameterizedBaseFields(
        new ParameterizedSub<String>("one", "two"));
    String json = gson.toJson(target);
    assertTrue(json.contains("\"t\":\"one\""));
    assertFalse(json.contains("\"s\""));
  }

  /**
   * For parameterized type in a List, Gson ignores the more-specific type and sticks to
   * the declared type
   */
  public void testListOfParameterizedSubclassFields() {
    Collection<ParameterizedBase list = new ArrayList>();
    list.add(new ParameterizedBase<String>("one"));
    list.add(new ParameterizedSub<String>("two", "three"));
    ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields target =
      new ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields(list, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(target);
    assertTrue(json, json.contains("{\"t\":\"one\"}"));
    assertFalse(json, json.contains("\"s\":"));
  }

  /**
   * For parameterized type in a map, Gson ignores the more-specific type and sticks to the
   * declared type
   */
  public void testMapOfParameterizedSubclassFields() {
    Map<String, ParameterizedBase map = new HashMap>();
    map.put("base", new ParameterizedBase<String>("one"));
    map.put("sub", new ParameterizedSub<String>("two", "three"));
    ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields target =
      new ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields(null, map);
    JsonObject json = gson.toJsonTree(target).getAsJsonObject().get("map").getAsJsonObject();
    assertEquals("one", json.get("base").getAsJsonObject().get("t").getAsString());
    JsonObject sub = json.get("sub").getAsJsonObject();
    assertEquals("two", sub.get("t").getAsString());
    assertNull(sub.get("s"));
  }

  private static class Base {
    int b;
    Base(int b) {
      this.b = b;
    }
  }

  private static class Sub extends Base {
    int s;
    Sub(int b, int s) {
      super(b);
      this.s = s;
    }
  }

  private static class ClassWithBaseFields {
    Base b;
    ClassWithBaseFields(Base b) {
      this.b = b;
    }
  }

  private static class ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields {
    Collection<Base> collection;
    Map<String, Base> map;
    ClassWithContainersOfBaseFields(Collection<Base> collection, Map map) {
      this.collection = collection;
      this.map = map;
    }
  }

  private static class ParameterizedBase<T> {
    T t;
    ParameterizedBase(T t) {
      this.t = t;
    }
  }

  private static class ParameterizedSub<T> extends ParameterizedBase {
    T s;
    ParameterizedSub(T t, T s) {
      super(t);
      this.s = s;
    }
  }

  private static class ClassWithParameterizedBaseFields {
    ParameterizedBase<String> b;
    ClassWithParameterizedBaseFields(ParameterizedBase<String> b) {
      this.b = b;
    }
  }

  private static class ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields {
    Collection<ParameterizedBase collection;
    Map<String, ParameterizedBase map;
    ClassWithContainersOfParameterizedBaseFields(Collection<ParameterizedBase collection,
        Map<String, ParameterizedBase map) {
      this.collection = collection;
      this.map = map;
    }
  }
}