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	beginLoad (void *obj, const std::type_info &ti, const char *name, const char *id)
	Begin loading a type.
bool	beginSave (const void *p, const char *name)
	Begin saving a type.
void	clear ()
	Clears all content.
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.
void	enableReferencing (bool enabled)
	Enables recording of references.
void	finishLoad ()
	Finish loading a type.
void	finishSave ()
	Finish saving a type.
void	fixup ()
	Fixup all prepared references to their targets.
SerializationInfo *	get ()
	Gets a SerializationInfo object from the pool.
const char *	getId (const void *p)
	Get the ID for a reference.
template<typename T >
const BasicSerializationSurrogate< T > *	getSurrogate () const
	Find a surrogate for a type.
bool	isReferencing () const
	Returns true if references are recorded.
const char *	makeId (const void *p)
	Create an ID for a type, if referenced.
void	prepareFixup (void *obj, const char *id, FixupInfo::FixupHandler fh, unsigned mid)
	Prepare a reference to fixup for an ID.
void	prepareId (const void *p)
	Mark a type as being referenced.
void	push (SerializationInfo *si)
	Pushes a SerializationInfo object back on the pool.
void	rebindFixup (const char *id, void *obj, void *prev)
	Rebind reference to fixup for a ID.
void	rebindTarget (const char *id, void *obj)
	Rebind a ID to a referenced type.
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.

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