public static byte[] serialize(VersionedObject versionedObject, int CRCBytes)
throws NotSerializableException {
FragmentedByteArray data =
new FragmentedByteArray(
Serializer.serializeObject(versionedObject.getCurrentVersion().toArrayList()));
Map<String, Serializable> attributes = versionedObject.serialize();
data.add(Serializer.serialize(attributes.size()));
for (Map.Entry<String, Serializable> entry : attributes.entrySet()) {
byte[] attributeName = Serializer.serialize(entry.getKey());
// find the type of the attributes
byte[] type;
byte[] attributeArray;
Object attribute = entry.getValue();
if (attribute instanceof String) {
type = STRING_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((String) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Boolean || attribute == null) {
// null value are serialized as a null Boolean
type = BOOLEAN_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Boolean) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Byte) {
type = BYTE_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Byte) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Short) {
type = SHORT_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Short) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Integer) {
type = INTEGER_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Integer) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Long) {
type = LONG_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Long) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Float) {
type = FLOAT_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Float) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Double) {
type = DOUBLE_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((Double) attribute);
} else if (attribute instanceof Enum<?>) {
type = ENUM_TYPE;
attributeArray =
Serializer.addArrays(
Serializer.serialize(attribute.getClass().getName()),
Serializer.serialize((Enum) attribute));
} else if (attribute instanceof byte[]) {
type = BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serialize((byte[]) attribute);
} else {
type = SERIALIZABLE_TYPE;
attributeArray = Serializer.serializeObject((Serializable) attribute);
}
data.add(attributeName, type, attributeArray).generateArray();
}
return CRC.addCRC(data.generateArray(), CRCBytes, true);
}
