/** * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Typesafe Inc. */ package docs.serialization; import org.junit.Test; import static org.junit.Assert.*; //#imports import akka.actor.*; import akka.serialization.*; import com.typesafe.config.*; //#imports public class SerializationDocTestBase { //#my-own-serializer public static class MyOwnSerializer extends JSerializer { // This is whether "fromBinary" requires a "clazz" or not @Override public boolean includeManifest() { return false; } // Pick a unique identifier for your Serializer, // you've got a couple of billions to choose from, // 0 - 16 is reserved by Akka itself @Override public int identifier() { return 1234567; } // "toBinary" serializes the given object to an Array of Bytes @Override public byte[] toBinary(Object obj) { // Put the code that serializes the object here //#... return new byte[0]; //#... } // "fromBinary" deserializes the given array, // using the type hint (if any, see "includeManifest" above) @Override public Object fromBinaryJava(byte[] bytes, Class clazz) { // Put your code that deserializes here //#... return null; //#... } } //#my-own-serializer @Test public void serializeActorRefs() { final ActorSystem theActorSystem = ActorSystem.create("whatever"); final ActorRef theActorRef = theActorSystem.deadLetters(); // Of course this should be you //#actorref-serializer // Serialize // (beneath toBinary) final Address transportAddress = Serialization.currentTransportAddress().value(); String identifier; // If there is no transportAddress, // it means that either this Serializer isn't called // within a piece of code that sets it, // so either you need to supply your own, // or simply use the local path. if (transportAddress == null) identifier = theActorRef.path().toString(); else identifier = theActorRef.path().toStringWithAddress(transportAddress); // Then just serialize the identifier however you like // Deserialize // (beneath fromBinary) final ActorRef deserializedActorRef = theActorSystem.actorFor(identifier); // Then just use the ActorRef //#actorref-serializer theActorSystem.shutdown(); } @Test public void demonstrateTheProgrammaticAPI() { //#programmatic ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("example"); // Get the Serialization Extension Serialization serialization = SerializationExtension.get(system); // Have something to serialize String original = "woohoo"; // Find the Serializer for it Serializer serializer = serialization.findSerializerFor(original); // Turn it into bytes byte[] bytes = serializer.toBinary(original); // Turn it back into an object, // the nulls are for the class manifest and for the classloader String back = (String)serializer.fromBinary(bytes); // Voilá! assertEquals(original, back); //#programmatic system.shutdown(); } }