GsonUtils

gson_utils.kt

/**
 * A factory that can serialize/deserialize json.
 */
object GsonUtils {
    /**
     * Handles deserializing the json string into a [T] instance.
     *
     * @param json the json to deserialize into an instance of [T]
     * @throws JsonSyntaxException if there is a failure deserializing then this exception is thrown
     */
    @Throws(JsonSyntaxException::class)
    inline fun <reified T> deserialize(json: String?): T? {
        return if (json.isNullOrBlank()) {
            null
        } else {
            Gson().fromJson(json, object : TypeToken<T>() {}.type)
        }
    }

    /**
     * Handles serializing the [T] instance to a json string.
     *
     * @param data the object instance to serialize
     */
    fun <T : Any> serialize(data: T) = Gson().toJson(data)
}