SerializationContext Class Reference

#include <Pt/SerializationContext.h>

Context for the serialization of types.

Inherited by XmlSerializationContext.

Public Member Functions
	SerializationContext ()
	Default Constructor.
virtual	~SerializationContext ()
	Destructor.
void	enableReferencing (bool enabled)
	Enables recording of references.
bool	isReferencing () const
	Returns true if references are recorded.
SerializationInfo *	get ()
	Gets a SerializationInfo object from the pool.
void	push (SerializationInfo *si)
	Pushes a SerializationInfo object back on the pool.
template<typename T >
void	registerSurrogate (const std::string &typeName, void(*compose)(const Pt::SerializationInfo &si, T &type), void(*decompose)(Pt::SerializationInfo &si, const T &type))
	Register a serialization surrogate function pair.
template<typename T >
void	registerSurrogate (const char *typeName, void(*compose)(const Pt::SerializationInfo &si, T &type), void(*decompose)(Pt::SerializationInfo &si, const T &type))
	Register a serialization surrogate function pair.
template<typename T >
bool	compose (const SerializationInfo &si, T &type) const
	Returns true if the type could be composed with a surrogate.
template<typename T >
bool	decompose (SerializationInfo &si, const T &type)
	Returns true if the type could be decomposed with a surrogate.
template<typename T >
const BasicSerializationSurrogate< T > *	getSurrogate () const
	Find a surrogate for a type.
void	clear ()
	Clears all content.
bool	beginSave (const void *p, const char *name)
	Begin saving a type.
void	finishSave ()
	Finish saving a type.
void	prepareId (const void *p)
	Mark a type as being referenced.
const char *	getId (const void *p)
	Get the ID for a reference.
const char *	makeId (const void *p)
	Create an ID for a type, if referenced.
void	beginLoad (void *obj, const std::type_info &ti, const char *name, const char *id)
	Begin loading a type.
void	finishLoad ()
	Finish loading a type.
void	rebindTarget (const char *id, void *obj)
	Rebind a ID to a referenced type.
void	rebindFixup (const char *id, void *obj, void *prev)
	Rebind reference to fixup for a ID.
void	prepareFixup (void *obj, const char *id, FixupInfo::FixupHandler fh, unsigned mid)
	Prepare a reference to fixup for an ID.
void	fixup ()
	Fixup all prepared references to their targets.

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	onClear ()
	Clears all content.
virtual bool	onBeginSave (const void *p, const char *name)
	Begin saving a type.
virtual void	onFinishSave ()
	Finish saving a type.
virtual void	onPrepareId (const void *p)
	Mark a type as being referenced.
virtual const char *	onGetId (const void *p)
	Get the ID for a reference.
virtual const char *	onMakeId (const void *p)
	Create an ID for a type, if referenced.
virtual void	onBeginLoad (void *obj, const std::type_info &fixupInfo, const char *name, const char *id)
	Begin loading a type.
virtual void	onFinishLoad ()
	Finish loading a type.
virtual void	onRebindTarget (const char *id, void *obj)
	Rebind a ID to a referenced type.
virtual void	onRebindFixup (const char *id, void *obj, void *prev)
	Rebind reference to fixup for a ID.
virtual void	onPrepareFixup (void *obj, const char *id, FixupInfo::FixupHandler fh, unsigned mid)
	Prepare a reference to fixup for an ID.
virtual void	onFixup ()
	Fixup all prepared references to their targets.