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17  package org.apache.commons.lang3;
18  
19  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
20  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
21  import java.io.IOException;
22  import java.io.InputStream;
23  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
24  import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
25  import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
26  import java.io.OutputStream;
27  import java.io.Serializable;
28  import java.util.HashMap;
29  import java.util.Map;
30  
31  /**
32   * <p>Assists with the serialization process and performs additional functionality based
33   * on serialization.</p>
34   * <p>
35   * <ul>
36   * <li>Deep clone using serialization
37   * <li>Serialize managing finally and IOException
38   * <li>Deserialize managing finally and IOException
39   * </ul>
40   *
41   * <p>This class throws exceptions for invalid {@code null} inputs.
42   * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
43   *
44   * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
45   * @since 1.0
46   * @version $Id: SerializationUtils.java 1448293 2013-02-20 16:57:52Z tn $
47   */
48  public class SerializationUtils {
49  
50      /**
51       * <p>SerializationUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
52       * Instead, the class should be used as {@code SerializationUtils.clone(object)}.</p>
53       *
54       * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
55       * to operate.</p>
56       * @since 2.0
57       */
58      public SerializationUtils() {
59          super();
60      }
61  
62      // Clone
63      //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
64      /**
65       * <p>Deep clone an {@code Object} using serialization.</p>
66       *
67       * <p>This is many times slower than writing clone methods by hand
68       * on all objects in your object graph. However, for complex object
69       * graphs, or for those that don't support deep cloning this can
70       * be a simple alternative implementation. Of course all the objects
71       * must be {@code Serializable}.</p>
72       *
73       * @param <T> the type of the object involved
74       * @param object  the {@code Serializable} object to clone
75       * @return the cloned object
76       * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
77       */
78      public static <T extends Serializable> T clone(final T object) {
79          if (object == null) {
80              return null;
81          }
82          final byte[] objectData = serialize(object);
83          final ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(objectData);
84  
85          ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream in = null;
86          try {
87              // stream closed in the finally
88              in = new ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream(bais, object.getClass().getClassLoader());
89              /*
90               * when we serialize and deserialize an object,
91               * it is reasonable to assume the deserialized object
92               * is of the same type as the original serialized object
93               */
94              @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // see above
95              final
96              T readObject = (T) in.readObject();
97              return readObject;
98  
99          } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
100             throw new SerializationException("ClassNotFoundException while reading cloned object data", ex);
101         } catch (final IOException ex) {
102             throw new SerializationException("IOException while reading cloned object data", ex);
103         } finally {
104             try {
105                 if (in != null) {
106                     in.close();
107                 }
108             } catch (final IOException ex) {
109                 throw new SerializationException("IOException on closing cloned object data InputStream.", ex);
110             }
111         }
112     }
113 
114     // Serialize
115     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
116     /**
117      * <p>Serializes an {@code Object} to the specified stream.</p>
118      *
119      * <p>The stream will be closed once the object is written.
120      * This avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also exception
121      * handling, in the application code.</p>
122      *
123      * <p>The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method.
124      * This is the responsibility of your application if desired.</p>
125      *
126      * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes, may be null
127      * @param outputStream  the stream to write to, must not be null
128      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code outputStream} is {@code null}
129      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
130      */
131     public static void serialize(final Serializable obj, final OutputStream outputStream) {
132         if (outputStream == null) {
133             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The OutputStream must not be null");
134         }
135         ObjectOutputStream out = null;
136         try {
137             // stream closed in the finally
138             out = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
139             out.writeObject(obj);
140 
141         } catch (final IOException ex) {
142             throw new SerializationException(ex);
143         } finally {
144             try {
145                 if (out != null) {
146                     out.close();
147                 }
148             } catch (final IOException ex) { // NOPMD
149                 // ignore close exception
150             }
151         }
152     }
153 
154     /**
155      * <p>Serializes an {@code Object} to a byte array for
156      * storage/serialization.</p>
157      *
158      * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes
159      * @return a byte[] with the converted Serializable
160      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
161      */
162     public static byte[] serialize(final Serializable obj) {
163         final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
164         serialize(obj, baos);
165         return baos.toByteArray();
166     }
167 
168     // Deserialize
169     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
170     /**
171      * <p>
172      * Deserializes an {@code Object} from the specified stream.
173      * </p>
174      * 
175      * <p>
176      * The stream will be closed once the object is written. This avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also
177      * exception handling, in the application code.
178      * </p>
179      * 
180      * <p>
181      * The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method. This is the responsibility of your
182      * application if desired.
183      * </p>
184      * 
185      * <p>
186      * If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a {@link ClassCastException} is thrown from the call site.
187      * Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and can cause the same ClassCastException.
188      * Note that in both cases, the ClassCastException is in the call site, not in this method.
189      * </p>
190      *
191      * @param <T>  the object type to be deserialized
192      * @param inputStream
193      *            the serialized object input stream, must not be null
194      * @return the deserialized object
195      * @throws IllegalArgumentException
196      *             if {@code inputStream} is {@code null}
197      * @throws SerializationException
198      *             (runtime) if the serialization fails
199      */
200     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
201     // Don't warn about "(T) deserialize" because we want the avoid type casting call sites.
202     public static <T> T deserialize(final InputStream inputStream) {
203         if (inputStream == null) {
204             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The InputStream must not be null");
205         }
206         ObjectInputStream in = null;
207         try {
208             // stream closed in the finally
209             in = new ObjectInputStream(inputStream);
210             return (T) in.readObject();
211 
212         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
213             throw new SerializationException(ex);
214         } catch (final IOException ex) {
215             throw new SerializationException(ex);
216         } finally {
217             try {
218                 if (in != null) {
219                     in.close();
220                 }
221             } catch (final IOException ex) { // NOPMD
222                 // ignore close exception
223             }
224         }
225     }
226 
227     /**
228      * <p>
229      * Deserializes a single {@code Object} from an array of bytes.
230      * </p>
231      * 
232      * <p>
233      * If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a {@link ClassCastException} is thrown from the call site.
234      * Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and can cause the same ClassCastException.
235      * Note that in both cases, the ClassCastException is in the call site, not in this method.
236      * </p>
237      * 
238      * @param <T>  the object type to be deserialized
239      * @param objectData
240      *            the serialized object, must not be null
241      * @return the deserialized object
242      * @throws IllegalArgumentException
243      *             if {@code objectData} is {@code null}
244      * @throws SerializationException
245      *             (runtime) if the serialization fails
246      */
247     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
248     // Don't warn about "(T) deserialize" because we want the avoid type casting call sites.
249     public static <T> T deserialize(final byte[] objectData) {
250         if (objectData == null) {
251             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The byte[] must not be null");
252         }
253         return (T) deserialize(new ByteArrayInputStream(objectData));
254     }
255 
256     /**
257      * <p>Custom specialization of the standard JDK {@link java.io.ObjectInputStream}
258      * that uses a custom  <code>ClassLoader</code> to resolve a class.
259      * If the specified <code>ClassLoader</code> is not able to resolve the class,
260      * the context classloader of the current thread will be used.
261      * This way, the standard deserialization work also in web-application
262      * containers and application servers, no matter in which of the
263      * <code>ClassLoader</code> the particular class that encapsulates
264      * serialization/deserialization lives. </p>
265      * 
266      * <p>For more in-depth information about the problem for which this
267      * class here is a workaround, see the JIRA issue LANG-626. </p>
268      */
269      static class ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream extends ObjectInputStream {
270         private static final Map<String, Class<?>> primitiveTypes = 
271                 new HashMap<String, Class<?>>();
272         private final ClassLoader classLoader;
273         
274         /**
275          * Constructor.
276          * @param in The <code>InputStream</code>.
277          * @param classLoader classloader to use
278          * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while reading stream header.
279          * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
280          */
281         public ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream(final InputStream in, final ClassLoader classLoader) throws IOException {
282             super(in);
283             this.classLoader = classLoader;
284 
285             primitiveTypes.put("byte", byte.class);
286             primitiveTypes.put("short", short.class);
287             primitiveTypes.put("int", int.class);
288             primitiveTypes.put("long", long.class);
289             primitiveTypes.put("float", float.class);
290             primitiveTypes.put("double", double.class);
291             primitiveTypes.put("boolean", boolean.class);
292             primitiveTypes.put("char", char.class);
293             primitiveTypes.put("void", void.class);
294         }
295 
296         /**
297          * Overriden version that uses the parametrized <code>ClassLoader</code> or the <code>ClassLoader</code>
298          * of the current <code>Thread</code> to resolve the class.
299          * @param desc An instance of class <code>ObjectStreamClass</code>.
300          * @return A <code>Class</code> object corresponding to <code>desc</code>.
301          * @throws IOException Any of the usual Input/Output exceptions.
302          * @throws ClassNotFoundException If class of a serialized object cannot be found.
303          */
304         @Override
305         protected Class<?> resolveClass(final ObjectStreamClass desc) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
306             final String name = desc.getName();
307             try {
308                 return Class.forName(name, false, classLoader);
309             } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
310                 try {
311                     return Class.forName(name, false, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
312                 } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
313                     final Class<?> cls = primitiveTypes.get(name);
314                     if (cls != null) {
315                         return cls;
316                     } else {
317                         throw cnfe;
318                     }
319                 }
320             }
321         }
322 
323     }
324 
325 }