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SerializationTester.java

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package tests.util;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * This class simplifies the serialization test.
 * 
 */
public class SerializationTester {

    /*
     * --------------------------------------------------------------------
     * Class variables
     * --------------------------------------------------------------------
     */

    // the last deserialized object
    private static Object lastOutput = null;

    /*
     * -------------------------------------------------------------------
     * Constructors
     * -------------------------------------------------------------------
     */

    private SerializationTester() {

    }

    /*
     * -------------------------------------------------------------------
     * Methods
     * -------------------------------------------------------------------
     */

    /**
     * Serialize an object and then deserialize it.
     * 
     * @param inputObject
     *            the input object
     * @return the deserialized object
     */
    public static Object getDeserilizedObject(Object inputObject)
            throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
        oos.writeObject(inputObject);
        oos.close();

        ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray());
        ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
        Object outputObject = ois.readObject();
        lastOutput = outputObject;
        ois.close();
        return outputObject;
    }

    /**
     * Tests the serialization and deserialization of const objects.
     * 
     * @param inputObject
     *            A const object
     * @return true if the deserialized object is the same as the input object,
     *         otherwise false
     * @throws Exception
     *             If any occurs.
     */
    public static boolean assertSame(Object inputObject) throws Exception {
        return inputObject == getDeserilizedObject(inputObject);
    }

    /**
     * Tests the serialization and deserialization of instance objects.
     * 
     * @param inputObject
     *            An object
     * @return true if the deserialized object is equal to the input object,
     *         otherwise false
     * @throws Exception
     *             If any occurs.
     */
    public static boolean assertEquals(Object inputObject) throws Exception {
        return inputObject.equals(getDeserilizedObject(inputObject));
    }

    /**
     * Tests the serialization compatibility with reference const objects.
     * 
     * @param obj
     *            the object to be checked
     * @param fileName
     *            the serialization output file generated by reference
     * @return true if compatible, otherwise false
     * @throws Exception
     *             If any occurs.
     */
    public static boolean assertCompabilitySame(Object obj, String fileName)
            throws Exception {
        return obj == readObject(obj, fileName);
    }

    /**
     * Tests the serialization compatibility with reference for instance
     * objects.
     * 
     * @param obj
     *            the object to be checked
     * @param fileName
     *            the serialization output file generated by reference
     * @return true if compatible, otherwise false
     * @throws Exception
     *             If any occurs.
     */
    public static boolean assertCompabilityEquals(Object obj, String fileName)
            throws Exception {
        return obj.equals(readObject(obj, fileName));
    }

    /**
     * Deserialize an object from a file.
     * 
     * @param obj
     *            the object to be serialized if no serialization file is found
     * @param fileName
     *            the serialization file
     * @return the deserialized object
     * @throws Exception
     *             If any occurs.
     */
    public static Object readObject(Object obj, String fileName)
            throws Exception {
        InputStream input = null;
        ObjectInputStream oinput = null;
        URL url = SerializationTester.class.getResource(
                fileName);
        if (null == url) {
            // serialization file does not exist, create one in the current dir
            writeObject(obj, new File(fileName).getName());
            throw new Error(
                    "Serialization file does not exist, created in the current dir.");
        }
        input = url.openStream();
        try {
            oinput = new ObjectInputStream(input);
            Object newObj = oinput.readObject();
            return newObj;
        } finally {
            try {
                if (null != oinput) {
                    oinput.close();
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // ignore
            }
            try {
                if (null != input) {
                    input.close();
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // ignore
            }
        }
    }

    /*
     * Creates a serialization output.
     * 
     * @param obj the object to be serialized @param fileName the output file
     * @throws Exception If any occurs.
     */
    public static void writeObject(Object obj, String fileName)
            throws Exception {
        // String path = SerializationTester.class.getResource(".").getPath();
        // if (path.endsWith(".")) {
        // path = path.substring(0, path.length() - 1);
        // }
        // if (!path.endsWith("/")) {
        // path += "/";
        // }
        // path += fileName;
        // System.out.println(path);
        OutputStream output = null;
        ObjectOutputStream ooutput = null;
        try {
            output = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
            ooutput = new ObjectOutputStream(output);
            ooutput.writeObject(obj);
        } finally {
            try {
                if (null != ooutput) {
                    ooutput.close();
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // ignore
            }
            try {
                if (null != output) {
                    output.close();
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // ignore
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the last deserialized object.
     * 
     * @return the last deserialized object
     */
    public static Object getLastOutput() {
        return lastOutput;
    }

    /*
     * For test purpose.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    }
}