The Serializer package provides convenient classes for reading and writing data. It also support many standard formats like plain text, XML, JSON or YAML.

Any class of this package can be used with a print statement.

Example:

load serializer.jsonstream
load system.file

if stream = Serializer.JsonStream(System.open('./target/path', 'w')) {
	print (stream) {
		{
			'first': true,
			'next': 0.5,
			'last': 'foo'
		}
	}
}

A stream class must, at least, provide 2 methods: read and write. It can also provides extra methods:

• readChar for reading one character after the other
• readWord for reading one word after the other
• readLine for reading one line after the other
• readLines to iterate over each lines

An other stream can be used to construct a stream instance. It allow to create a stream chain to provide missing features. For example, the Serializer.BufferedStream class add the extra methods to a class which anly provides read and write. An instance of this class can then be used to create a bridge between an instance of Serializer.YamlStream and a custom stream class.

Some other classes can act like a stream like System.File.

• Serializer.BufferedStream
• Serializer.DataStream
• Serializer.DocumentStream
• Serializer.JsonStream
• Serializer.StringStream
• Serializer.TextStream
• Serializer.XmlAttribute
• Serializer.XmlAttributes
• Serializer.XmlDomAttribute
• Serializer.XmlDomCData
• Serializer.XmlDomCharacterData
• Serializer.XmlDomComment
• Serializer.XmlDomDocument
• Serializer.XmlDomDocumentFragment
• Serializer.XmlDomDtd
• Serializer.XmlDomElement
• Serializer.XmlDomException
• Serializer.XmlDomNamedNodeMap
• Serializer.XmlDomNode
• Serializer.XmlDomProcessingInstruction
• Serializer.XmlDomStream
• Serializer.XmlDomText
• Serializer.XmlSaxHandle
• Serializer.XmlSaxStream
• Serializer.XmlStream
• Serializer.YamlAlias
• Serializer.YamlComment
• Serializer.YamlDirective
• Serializer.YamlDocument
• Serializer.YamlMapping
• Serializer.YamlScalar
• Serializer.YamlSequence
• Serializer.YamlStream
• Serializer.YamlTag