//! Module for [`SerializeAs`][] implementations //! //! The module contains the [`SerializeAs`][] trait and helper code. //! Additionally, it contains implementations of [`SerializeAs`][] for types defined in the Rust Standard Library or this crate. //! //! You can find more details on how to implement this trait for your types in the documentation of the [`SerializeAs`][] trait and details about the usage in the [user guide][]. //! //! [user guide]: crate::guide mod const_arrays; #[macro_use] mod impls; use super::*; /// A **data structure** that can be serialized into any data format supported by Serde, analogue to [`Serialize`]. /// /// The trait is analogue to the [`serde::Serialize`][`Serialize`] trait, with the same meaning of input and output arguments. /// It can and should the implemented using the same code structure as the [`Serialize`] trait. /// As such, the same advice for [implementing `Serialize`][impl-serialize] applies here. /// /// # Differences to [`Serialize`] /// /// The trait is only required for container-like types or types implementing specific conversion functions. /// Container-like types are [`Vec`], [`BTreeMap`], but also [`Option`] and [`Box`]. /// Conversion types serialize into a different serde data type. /// For example, [`DisplayFromStr`] uses the [`Display`] trait to serialize a String and [`DurationSeconds`] converts a [`Duration`] into either String or integer values. /// /// This code shows how to implement [`Serialize`] for [`Box`]: /// /// ```rust,ignore /// impl Serialize for Box /// where /// T: Serialize, /// { /// #[inline] /// fn serialize(&self, serializer: S) -> Result /// where /// S: Serializer, /// { /// (**self).serialize(serializer) /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// and this code shows how to do the same using [`SerializeAs`][]: /// /// ```rust,ignore /// impl SerializeAs> for Box /// where /// U: SerializeAs, /// { /// fn serialize_as(source: &Box, serializer: S) -> Result /// where /// S: Serializer, /// { /// SerializeAsWrap::::new(source).serialize(serializer) /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// It uses two type parameters, `T` and `U` instead of only one and performs the serialization step using the `SerializeAsWrap` type. /// The `T` type is the on the Rust side before serialization, whereas the `U` type determines how the value will be serialized. /// These two changes are usually enough to make a container type implement [`SerializeAs`][]. /// /// [`SerializeAsWrap`] is a piece of glue code which turns [`SerializeAs`] into a serde compatible datatype, by converting all calls to `serialize` into `serialize_as`. /// This allows us to implement [`SerializeAs`] such that it can be applied recursively throughout the whole data structure. /// This is mostly important for container types, such as `Vec` or `BTreeMap`. /// In a `BTreeMap` this allows us to specify two different serialization behaviors, one for key and one for value, using the [`SerializeAs`] trait. /// /// ## Implementing a converter Type /// /// This shows a simplified implementation for [`DisplayFromStr`]. /// /// ```rust /// # #[cfg(all(feature = "macros"))] { /// # use serde_with::SerializeAs; /// # use std::fmt::Display; /// struct DisplayFromStr; /// /// impl SerializeAs for DisplayFromStr /// where /// T: Display, /// { /// fn serialize_as(source: &T, serializer: S) -> Result /// where /// S: serde::Serializer, /// { /// serializer.collect_str(&source) /// } /// } /// # /// # #[serde_with::serde_as] /// # #[derive(serde::Serialize)] /// # struct S (#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")] bool); /// # /// # assert_eq!(r#""false""#, serde_json::to_string(&S(false)).unwrap()); /// # } /// ``` /// /// [`Box`]: std::boxed::Box /// [`BTreeMap`]: std::collections::BTreeMap /// [`Display`]: std::fmt::Display /// [`Duration`]: std::time::Duration /// [`Vec`]: std::vec::Vec /// [impl-serialize]: https://serde.rs/impl-serialize.html pub trait SerializeAs { /// Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer. fn serialize_as(source: &T, serializer: S) -> Result where S: Serializer; } /// Helper type to implement [`SerializeAs`] for container-like types. #[derive(Debug)] pub struct SerializeAsWrap<'a, T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> { value: &'a T, marker: PhantomData, } impl<'a, T, U> SerializeAsWrap<'a, T, U> where T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized, { /// Create new instance with provided value. pub fn new(value: &'a T) -> Self { Self { value, marker: PhantomData, } } } impl<'a, T, U> Serialize for SerializeAsWrap<'a, T, U> where T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized, U: SerializeAs, { fn serialize(&self, serializer: S) -> Result where S: Serializer, { U::serialize_as(self.value, serializer) } } impl<'a, T, U> From<&'a T> for SerializeAsWrap<'a, T, U> where T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized, U: SerializeAs, { fn from(value: &'a T) -> Self { Self::new(value) } }