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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  import java.util.Objects;
31  
32  /**
33   * Assists with the serialization process and performs additional functionality based
34   * on serialization.
35   *
36   * <ul>
37   * <li>Deep clone using serialization
38   * <li>Serialize managing finally and IOException
39   * <li>Deserialize managing finally and IOException
40   * </ul>
41   *
42   * <p>This class throws exceptions for invalid {@code null} inputs.
43   * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
44   *
45   * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
46   * @since 1.0
47   */
48  public class SerializationUtils {
49  
50      /**
51       * Custom specialization of the standard JDK {@link java.io.ObjectInputStream}
52       * that uses a custom  {@link ClassLoader} to resolve a class.
53       * If the specified {@link ClassLoader} is not able to resolve the class,
54       * the context classloader of the current thread will be used.
55       * This way, the standard deserialization work also in web-application
56       * containers and application servers, no matter in which of the
57       * {@link ClassLoader} the particular class that encapsulates
58       * serialization/deserialization lives.
59       *
60       * <p>For more in-depth information about the problem for which this
61       * class here is a workaround, see the JIRA issue LANG-626.</p>
62       */
63       static class ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream extends ObjectInputStream {
64          private static final Map<String, Class<?>> primitiveTypes =
65                  new HashMap<>();
66  
67          static {
68              primitiveTypes.put("byte", byte.class);
69              primitiveTypes.put("short", short.class);
70              primitiveTypes.put("int", int.class);
71              primitiveTypes.put("long", long.class);
72              primitiveTypes.put("float", float.class);
73              primitiveTypes.put("double", double.class);
74              primitiveTypes.put("boolean", boolean.class);
75              primitiveTypes.put("char", char.class);
76              primitiveTypes.put("void", void.class);
77          }
78  
79          private final ClassLoader classLoader;
80  
81          /**
82           * Constructor.
83           * @param in The {@link InputStream}.
84           * @param classLoader classloader to use
85           * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while reading stream header.
86           * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
87           */
88          ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream(final InputStream in, final ClassLoader classLoader) throws IOException {
89              super(in);
90              this.classLoader = classLoader;
91          }
92  
93          /**
94           * Overridden version that uses the parameterized {@link ClassLoader} or the {@link ClassLoader}
95           * of the current {@link Thread} to resolve the class.
96           * @param desc An instance of class {@link ObjectStreamClass}.
97           * @return A {@link Class} object corresponding to {@code desc}.
98           * @throws IOException Any of the usual Input/Output exceptions.
99           * @throws ClassNotFoundException If class of a serialized object cannot be found.
100          */
101         @Override
102         protected Class<?> resolveClass(final ObjectStreamClass desc) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
103             final String name = desc.getName();
104             try {
105                 return Class.forName(name, false, classLoader);
106             } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
107                 try {
108                     return Class.forName(name, false, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
109                 } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
110                     final Class<?> cls = primitiveTypes.get(name);
111                     if (cls != null) {
112                         return cls;
113                     }
114                     throw cnfe;
115                 }
116             }
117         }
118 
119     }
120 
121     /**
122      * Deep clone an {@link Object} using serialization.
123      *
124      * <p>This is many times slower than writing clone methods by hand
125      * on all objects in your object graph. However, for complex object
126      * graphs, or for those that don't support deep cloning this can
127      * be a simple alternative implementation. Of course all the objects
128      * must be {@link Serializable}.</p>
129      *
130      * @param <T> the type of the object involved
131      * @param object  the {@link Serializable} object to clone
132      * @return the cloned object
133      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
134      */
135     public static <T extends Serializable> T clone(final T object) {
136         if (object == null) {
137             return null;
138         }
139         final byte[] objectData = serialize(object);
140         final ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(objectData);
141 
142         final Class<T> cls = ObjectUtils.getClass(object);
143         try (ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream in = new ClassLoaderAwareObjectInputStream(bais, cls.getClassLoader())) {
144             /*
145              * when we serialize and deserialize an object, it is reasonable to assume the deserialized object is of the
146              * same type as the original serialized object
147              */
148             return cls.cast(in.readObject());
149 
150         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException | IOException ex) {
151             throw new SerializationException(
152                 String.format("%s while reading cloned object data", ex.getClass().getSimpleName()), ex);
153         }
154     }
155 
156     /**
157      * Deserializes a single {@link Object} from an array of bytes.
158      *
159      * <p>
160      * If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a {@link ClassCastException} is thrown from the call site.
161      * Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and can cause the same ClassCastException.
162      * Note that in both cases, the ClassCastException is in the call site, not in this method.
163      * </p>
164      *
165      * @param <T>  the object type to be deserialized
166      * @param objectData
167      *            the serialized object, must not be null
168      * @return the deserialized object
169      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code objectData} is {@code null}
170      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
171      */
172     public static <T> T deserialize(final byte[] objectData) {
173         Objects.requireNonNull(objectData, "objectData");
174         return deserialize(new ByteArrayInputStream(objectData));
175     }
176 
177     /**
178      * Deserializes an {@link Object} from the specified stream.
179      *
180      * <p>
181      * The stream will be closed once the object is written. This avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also
182      * exception handling, in the application code.
183      * </p>
184      *
185      * <p>
186      * The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method. This is the responsibility of your
187      * application if desired.
188      * </p>
189      *
190      * <p>
191      * If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a {@link ClassCastException} is thrown from the call site.
192      * Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and can cause the same ClassCastException.
193      * Note that in both cases, the ClassCastException is in the call site, not in this method.
194      * </p>
195      *
196      * @param <T>  the object type to be deserialized
197      * @param inputStream
198      *            the serialized object input stream, must not be null
199      * @return the deserialized object
200      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code inputStream} is {@code null}
201      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
202      */
203     @SuppressWarnings("resource") // inputStream is managed by the caller
204     public static <T> T deserialize(final InputStream inputStream) {
205         Objects.requireNonNull(inputStream, "inputStream");
206         try (ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(inputStream)) {
207             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
208             final T obj = (T) in.readObject();
209             return obj;
210         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException | IOException ex) {
211             throw new SerializationException(ex);
212         }
213     }
214 
215     /**
216      * Performs a serialization roundtrip. Serializes and deserializes the given object, great for testing objects that
217      * implement {@link Serializable}.
218      *
219      * @param <T>
220      *           the type of the object involved
221      * @param obj
222      *            the object to roundtrip
223      * @return the serialized and deserialized object
224      * @since 3.3
225      */
226     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // OK, because we serialized a type `T`
227     public static <T extends Serializable> T roundtrip(final T obj) {
228         return (T) deserialize(serialize(obj));
229     }
230 
231     /**
232      * Serializes an {@link Object} to a byte array for
233      * storage/serialization.
234      *
235      * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes
236      * @return a byte[] with the converted Serializable
237      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
238      */
239     public static byte[] serialize(final Serializable obj) {
240         final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
241         serialize(obj, baos);
242         return baos.toByteArray();
243     }
244 
245     /**
246      * Serializes an {@link Object} to the specified stream.
247      *
248      * <p>The stream will be closed once the object is written.
249      * This avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also exception
250      * handling, in the application code.</p>
251      *
252      * <p>The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method.
253      * This is the responsibility of your application if desired.</p>
254      *
255      * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes, may be null
256      * @param outputStream  the stream to write to, must not be null
257      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code outputStream} is {@code null}
258      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
259      */
260     @SuppressWarnings("resource") // outputStream is managed by the caller
261     public static void serialize(final Serializable obj, final OutputStream outputStream) {
262         Objects.requireNonNull(outputStream, "outputStream");
263         try (ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream)) {
264             out.writeObject(obj);
265         } catch (final IOException ex) {
266             throw new SerializationException(ex);
267         }
268     }
269 
270     /**
271      * SerializationUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
272      * Instead, the class should be used as {@code SerializationUtils.clone(object)}.
273      *
274      * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
275      * to operate.</p>
276      * @since 2.0
277      */
278     public SerializationUtils() {
279     }
280 
281 }