standard_pintura_serialize_pattern.js

/**
* Media handler for generating HTML from Wiki markup-based doc
*/

var Media = require("pintura/media").Media,
    when = require("promised-io/promise").when;

Media({
    mediaType:"text/html",
    getQuality: function(object) {
        return 0.9
    },
    serialize: function(object, mediaParams, request, response) {
        if (typeof object.forEach === "function") {
            return {
                forEach: function(write) {
                    write(getHeader());
                    return when(object.forEach(function(object) {
                        write(getObject(object));
                    }), function(end) {
                        write(getFooter());
                        return end;
                    });
                }
            };
        }
        return [
            getHeader(),
            getObject(object),
            getFooter()
        ];
        
        function getHeader() {
            return "header...";
        };
        function getFooter() {
            return "footer..."
        };
        function getObject(object) {
            return "your object's id is: " + object.id;
        };
    },
    deserialize: function(inputStream, request) {
        throw new Error("NYI");
    }
});