Package org.opencastproject.mediapackage

Class MediaPackageElementParser

java.lang.Object

org.opencastproject.mediapackage.MediaPackageElementParser

public final class MediaPackageElementParser
extends Object

Convenience implementation that supports serializing and deserializing media package elements.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getArrayAsXml(Collection<? extends MediaPackageElement> elements)	Serializes media package element list to a string.
static List<? extends MediaPackageElement>	getArrayFromXml(String xml)	Parses the serialized media package element list.
static List<? extends MediaPackageElement>	getArrayFromXmlUnchecked(String xml)	Same as getArrayFromXml(), but throwing a RuntimeException instead of a checked exception.
static String	getAsXml(MediaPackageElement element)	Serializes the media package element to a string.
static MediaPackageElement	getFromXml(String xml)	Parses the serialized media package element and returns its object representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getAsXml

public static String getAsXml(MediaPackageElement element)
                       throws MediaPackageException

Serializes the media package element to a string.

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

the serialized media package element

Throws:

MediaPackageException - if serialization failed

getFromXml

public static MediaPackageElement getFromXml(String xml)
                                      throws MediaPackageException

Parses the serialized media package element and returns its object representation.

Parameters:

xml - the serialized element

Returns:

the media package element instance

Throws:

MediaPackageException - if de-serializing the element fails

getArrayAsXml

public static String getArrayAsXml(Collection<? extends MediaPackageElement> elements)
                            throws MediaPackageException

Serializes media package element list to a string.

Parameters:

elements - element list to be serialized

Returns:

serialized media package element list

Throws:

MediaPackageException - if serialization fails

getArrayFromXml

public static List<? extends MediaPackageElement> getArrayFromXml(String xml)
                                                           throws MediaPackageException

Parses the serialized media package element list.

Parameters:

xml - String to be parsed

Returns:

parsed media package element list

Throws:

MediaPackageException - if de-serialization fails

getArrayFromXmlUnchecked

public static List<? extends MediaPackageElement> getArrayFromXmlUnchecked(String xml)

Same as getArrayFromXml(), but throwing a RuntimeException instead of a checked exception. Useful in streams.

Parameters:

xml - String to be parsed

Returns:

parsed media package element list

Throws:

MediaPackageRuntimeException - if de-serialization fails