3 files changed, 80 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/k8splugin/db/DB.go b/src/k8splugin/db/DB.go
index c8895088..d92b5953 100644
--- a/src/k8splugin/db/DB.go
+++ b/src/k8splugin/db/DB.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package db
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+
 	pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -40,3 +43,21 @@ var CreateDBClient = func(dbType string) error {
 		return pkgerrors.New(dbType + "DB not supported")
 	}
 }
+
+// Serialize converts given data into a JSON string
+func Serialize(v interface{}) (string, error) {
+	out, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error serializing "+reflect.TypeOf(v).String())
+	}
+	return string(out), nil
+}
+
+// DeSerialize converts string to a json object specified by type
+func DeSerialize(str string, v interface{}) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error deSerializing "+str)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/k8splugin/db/consul.go b/src/k8splugin/db/consul.go
index 686d9348..950eea34 100644
--- a/src/k8splugin/db/consul.go
+++ b/src/k8splugin/db/consul.go
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package db
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	consulapi "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
 	pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"os"
 )
 
 // ConsulDB is an implementation of the DatabaseConnection interface
diff --git a/src/k8splugin/db/db_test.go b/src/k8splugin/db/db_test.go
index a5dc0eb8..d37cd7ae 100644
--- a/src/k8splugin/db/db_test.go
+++ b/src/k8splugin/db/db_test.go
@@ -40,3 +40,60 @@ func TestCreateDBClient(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSerialize(t *testing.T) {
+
+	inp := map[string]interface{}{
+		"UUID":   "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000",
+		"Data":   "sdaijsdiodalkfjsdlagf",
+		"Number": 23,
+		"Float":  34.4,
+		"Map": map[string]interface{}{
+			"m1": "m1",
+			"m2": 2,
+			"m3": 3.0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	got, err := Serialize(inp)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expected := "{\"Data\":\"sdaijsdiodalkfjsdlagf\"," +
+		"\"Float\":34.4,\"Map\":{\"m1\":\"m1\",\"m2\":2,\"m3\":3}," +
+		"\"Number\":23,\"UUID\":\"123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000\"}"
+
+	if expected != got {
+		t.Errorf("Serialize returned unexpected string: %s;"+
+			" expected %sv", got, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeSerialize(t *testing.T) {
+
+	inp := "{\"Data\":\"sdaijsdiodalkfjsdlagf\"," +
+		"\"Float\":34.4,\"Map\":{\"m1\":\"m1\",\"m3\":3}," +
+		"\"UUID\":\"123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000\"}"
+
+	got := make(map[string]interface{})
+	err := DeSerialize(inp, &got)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"UUID":  "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000",
+		"Data":  "sdaijsdiodalkfjsdlagf",
+		"Float": 34.4,
+		"Map": map[string]interface{}{
+			"m1": "m1",
+			"m3": 3.0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(expected, got) == false {
+		t.Errorf("Serialize returned unexpected : %s;"+
+			" expected %s", got, expected)
+	}
+}