org.simpleyaml.configuration.serialization

Interface ConfigurationSerializable

public interface ConfigurationSerializable

Represents an object that may be serialized.

These objects MUST implement one of the following, in addition to the methods as defined by this interface:

• A static method "deserialize" that accepts a single Map< String, Object and returns the class.
• A static method "valueOf" that accepts a single Map<String, Object and returns the class.
• A constructor that accepts a single Map<String, Object.

In addition to implementing this interface, you must register the class with ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(Class).

Author:

Bukkit

See Also:

Bukkit Source, DelegateDeserialization, SerializableAs

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,Object>	serialize() Creates a Map representation of this class.

Method Detail

serialize

Map<String,Object> serialize()

Creates a Map representation of this class.

This class must provide a method to restore this class, as defined in the ConfigurationSerializable interface javadocs.

Returns:

Map containing the current state of this class