public String encode(String type, Class<?> limit) {
if (type.equals(Encodable.DATATABLES)) return encodeDataTables(limit);
// templates
String templateXML =
"<Manga><Title>%s</Title><Description>%s</Description><Author>%s</Author><ReleaseYear>%d</ReleaseYear><Mature>%b</Mature><Cover>%s</Cover><Address>%s</Address><Chapters>%s</Chapters></Manga>";
String templateJSON =
"{title: '%s', description: '%s', author: '%s', releaseYear: %d, mature: %b, cover: '%s', address: '%s', chapters: [%s]}";
// check for limit
StringBuilder sbchapters = new StringBuilder();
if (limit != Manga.class) {
Iterator<Chapter> i = chapters.iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
Chapter c = i.next();
if (type.equals(Encodable.XML)) sbchapters.append(c.encode(type, limit));
if (type.equals(Encodable.JSON)) {
sbchapters.append(c.encode(type, limit));
if (i.hasNext()) sbchapters.append(",");
}
}
}
// select format (default XML)
String format = templateXML;
if (type.equals(Encodable.XML)) {
format = templateXML;
} else if (type.equals(Encodable.JSON)) {
format = templateJSON;
}
// build!
return String.format(
format,
getTitle(),
getDescription(),
getAuthor(),
getReleaseYear(),
isMature(),
getCover(),
getAddress(),
sbchapters);
}
private String encodeDataTables(Class<?> limit) {
String templateDATATABLES = "['%s', '%s', %d, %d]";
if (limit == Manga.class) {
return String.format(
templateDATATABLES, getTitle(), getAuthor(), getReleaseYear(), getChapterCount());
} else if (limit == Chapter.class) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder().append("[");
Iterator<Chapter> i = chapters.iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
Chapter m = i.next();
sb.append(m.encode(Encodable.DATATABLES, limit));
if (i.hasNext()) sb.append(",");
}
sb.append("]");
return sb.toString();
}
return null;
}
