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package com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationException;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* This is an abstract class for representing the serialization policy for a
* given module and
* {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteService RemoteService}.
* The serialize and deserialize queries are from the perspective
* of the server, not the web browser.
*/
public abstract class SerializationPolicy {
/**
* Returns the field names of the given class known to the client for classes
* that are expected to be enhanced on the server to have additional fields,
* or null for classes that are not expected to be enhanced.
*
* @param clazz the class to test
* @return a set containing client field names, or null
*/
public Set getClientFieldNamesForEnhancedClass(Class clazz) {
// Ignore the possibility of server-side enhancement for legacy classes.
return null;
}
/**
* Returns true if the class' fields should be deserialized.
*
* @param clazz the class to test
* @return true if the class' fields should be deserialized
*/
public abstract boolean shouldDeserializeFields(Class clazz);
/**
* Returns true if the class' fields should be serialized.
*
* @param clazz the class to test
* @return true if the class' fields should be serialized
*/
public abstract boolean shouldSerializeFields(Class clazz);
/**
* Returns whether the client was compiled with {@code rpc.XserializeFinalFields = true}.
*/
public boolean shouldSerializeFinalFields() {
return false;
}
/**
* Validates that the specified class should be deserialized from a stream.
*
* @param clazz the class to validate
* @throws SerializationException if the class is not allowed to be
* deserialized
*/
public abstract void validateDeserialize(Class clazz)
throws SerializationException;
/**
* Validates that the specified class should be serialized into a stream.
*
* @param clazz the class to validate
* @throws SerializationException if the class is not allowed to be serialized
*/
public abstract void validateSerialize(Class clazz)
throws SerializationException;
}