org.opendaylight.persistence.util.test

Interface SerializabilityTester.SemanticCompatibilityVerifier<T extends Serializable>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the serializable class

Enclosing class:

SerializabilityTester

public static interface SerializabilityTester.SemanticCompatibilityVerifier<T extends Serializable>

Semantic compatibility verifier.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	assertSemanticCompatibility(T original, T replica) Asserts semantic compatibility.

Method Detail

assertSemanticCompatibility

void assertSemanticCompatibility(T original,
                               T replica)

Asserts semantic compatibility. Ensure both that the serialization-deserialization process succeeds and that it results in faithful replica of the original object.

Important points to consider:

• original and replica are not necessarily equal.
• If object references are used in original, the reference set in replica won't be the same. Thus, unless the referenced object overrides Object.equals(Object) and all the object's attributes are part of the Object.equals(Object) method, the following instruction will be invalid:

   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObject(), replica.getMyObject()); // Invalid
   

  Compare the reference's attributes instead:

   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObject().getPrimitiveAttribute_1(), replica.getMyObject().getPrimitiveAttribute_1()); // Valid
   ...
   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObject().getPrimitiveAttribute_n(), replica.getMyObject().getPrimitiveAttribute_n()); // Valid
  
   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObject().getObjectAttribute_1().getPrimitiveAttribute_1, replica.getMyObject().getObjectAttribute_1().getPrimitiveAttribute_1()); // Valid
   ...
   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObject().getObjectAttribute_1().getPrimitiveAttribute_n, replica.getMyObject().getObjectAttribute_1().getPrimitiveAttribute_n()); // Valid
   

  Object value types usually override Object.equals(Object) involving all attributes:

   Assert.assertEquals(original.getMyObjectValueType(), replica.getMyObjectValueType()); // Valid
   

Parameters:

original - original object

replica - original object's replica reconstructed using deserialization