53 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
53 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
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#
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# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
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# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
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# a copy of the License at
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#
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# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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#
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# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
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# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
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# under the License.
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"""Provides the definition of a message serialization handler"""
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import abc
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class Serializer(object):
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"""Generic (de-)serialization definition base class."""
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__metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
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@abc.abstractmethod
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def serialize_entity(self, context, entity):
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"""Serialize something to primitive form.
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:param context: Security context
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:param entity: Entity to be serialized
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:returns: Serialized form of entity
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"""
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pass
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@abc.abstractmethod
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def deserialize_entity(self, context, entity):
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"""Deserialize something from primitive form.
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:param context: Security context
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:param entity: Primitive to be deserialized
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:returns: Deserialized form of entity
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"""
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pass
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class NoOpSerializer(Serializer):
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"""A serializer that does nothing."""
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def serialize_entity(self, context, entity):
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return entity
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def deserialize_entity(self, context, entity):
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return entity
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