1 files changed, 62 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/datafile-app-server/src/main/java/org/onap/dcaegen2/collectors/datafile/model/CommonFunctions.java b/datafile-app-server/src/main/java/org/onap/dcaegen2/collectors/datafile/model/CommonFunctions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27df49f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datafile-app-server/src/main/java/org/onap/dcaegen2/collectors/datafile/model/CommonFunctions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START======================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA Intellectual Property, 2018-2019 Nordix Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * ===============================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END========================================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.datafile.model;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSerializationContext;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSerializer;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class to serialize object.
+ */
+public class CommonFunctions {
+
+    private static Gson gson =
+        new GsonBuilder().registerTypeHierarchyAdapter(Path.class, new PathConverter()).serializeNulls().create();
+
+    private CommonFunctions() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Serializes a <code>filePublishInformation</code>.
+     *
+     * @param filePublishInformation info to serialize.
+     *
+     * @return a string with the serialized model.
+     */
+    public static String createJsonBody(FilePublishInformation filePublishInformation) {
+        return gson.toJson(filePublishInformation);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Json serializer that handles Path serializations, since <code>Path</code> does not implement the
+     * <code>Serializable</code> interface.
+     */
+    public static class PathConverter implements JsonSerializer<Path> {
+        @Override
+        public JsonElement serialize(Path path, Type type, JsonSerializationContext jsonSerializationContext) {
+            return new JsonPrimitive(path.toString());
+        }
+    }
+}