You are viewing a plain text version of this content. The canonical link for it is here.
Posted to commits@juneau.apache.org by ja...@apache.org on 2017/08/27 22:19:52 UTC

[19/51] [partial] incubator-juneau-website git commit: Update javadocs.

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau-website/blob/2ead32d5/content/site/apidocs/src-html/org/apache/juneau/serializer/Serializer.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/content/site/apidocs/src-html/org/apache/juneau/serializer/Serializer.html b/content/site/apidocs/src-html/org/apache/juneau/serializer/Serializer.html
index 4c51b7b..d7380fa 100644
--- a/content/site/apidocs/src-html/org/apache/juneau/serializer/Serializer.html
+++ b/content/site/apidocs/src-html/org/apache/juneau/serializer/Serializer.html
@@ -20,210 +20,194 @@
 <span class="sourceLineNo">012</span>// ***************************************************************************************************************************<a name="line.12"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">013</span>package org.apache.juneau.serializer;<a name="line.13"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">014</span><a name="line.14"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">015</span>import static org.apache.juneau.internal.StringUtils.*;<a name="line.15"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">016</span>import static org.apache.juneau.internal.ReflectionUtils.*;<a name="line.16"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">017</span><a name="line.17"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">018</span>import java.io.*;<a name="line.18"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">015</span>import java.io.*;<a name="line.15"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">016</span><a name="line.16"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">017</span>import org.apache.juneau.*;<a name="line.17"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">018</span>import org.apache.juneau.http.*;<a name="line.18"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">019</span><a name="line.19"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">020</span>import org.apache.juneau.*;<a name="line.20"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">021</span>import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;<a name="line.21"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">022</span>import org.apache.juneau.http.*;<a name="line.22"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">023</span><a name="line.23"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">024</span>/**<a name="line.24"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">025</span> * Parent class for all Juneau serializers.<a name="line.25"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">020</span>/**<a name="line.20"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">021</span> * Parent class for all Juneau serializers.<a name="line.21"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">022</span> *<a name="line.22"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">023</span> * &lt;h5 class='section'&gt;Description:&lt;/h5&gt;<a name="line.23"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">024</span> *<a name="line.24"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">025</span> * Base serializer class that serves as the parent class for all serializers.<a name="line.25"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">026</span> *<a name="line.26"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">027</span> * &lt;h5 class='section'&gt;Description:&lt;/h5&gt;<a name="line.27"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">028</span> *<a name="line.28"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">029</span> * Base serializer class that serves as the parent class for all serializers.<a name="line.29"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">030</span> *<a name="line.30"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">031</span> * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.31"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">032</span> * The purpose of this class is:<a name="line.32"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">033</span> * &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.33"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">034</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Maintain a read-only configuration state of a serializer (i.e. {@link SerializerContext}).<a name="line.34"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">035</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Create session objects used for serializing POJOs (i.e. {@link SerializerSession}).<a name="line.35"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">036</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Provide convenience methods for serializing POJOs without having to construct session objects.<a name="line.36"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">037</span> * &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.37"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">038</span> *<a name="line.38"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">039</span> * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.39"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">040</span> * Subclasses should extend directly from {@link OutputStreamSerializer} or {@link WriterSerializer} depending on<a name="line.40"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">041</span> * whether it's a stream or character based serializer.<a name="line.41"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">042</span> *<a name="line.42"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">043</span> * &lt;h6 class='topic'&gt;@Produces annotation&lt;/h6&gt;<a name="line.43"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">044</span> *<a name="line.44"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">045</span> * The media types that this serializer can produce is specified through the {@link Produces @Produces} annotation.<a name="line.45"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">046</span> * &lt;br&gt;<a name="line.46"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">047</span> * However, the media types can also be specified programmatically by overriding the {@link #getMediaTypes()}<a name="line.47"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">048</span> * and {@link #getResponseContentType()} methods.<a name="line.48"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">049</span> */<a name="line.49"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">050</span>public abstract class Serializer extends CoreObject {<a name="line.50"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">051</span><a name="line.51"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">052</span>   private final MediaType[] mediaTypes;<a name="line.52"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">053</span>   private final MediaType contentType;<a name="line.53"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">054</span><a name="line.54"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">055</span>   // Hidden constructors to force subclass from OuputStreamSerializer or WriterSerializer.<a name="line.55"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">056</span>   Serializer(PropertyStore propertyStore) {<a name="line.56"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">057</span>      super(propertyStore);<a name="line.57"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">027</span> * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.27"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">028</span> * The purpose of this class is:<a name="line.28"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">029</span> * &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.29"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">030</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Maintain a read-only configuration state of a serializer (i.e. {@link SerializerContext}).<a name="line.30"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">031</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Create session objects used for serializing POJOs (i.e. {@link SerializerSession}).<a name="line.31"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">032</span> *    &lt;li&gt;Provide convenience methods for serializing POJOs without having to construct session objects.<a name="line.32"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">033</span> * &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.33"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">034</span> *<a name="line.34"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">035</span> * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.35"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">036</span> * Subclasses should extend directly from {@link OutputStreamSerializer} or {@link WriterSerializer} depending on<a name="line.36"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">037</span> * whether it's a stream or character based serializer.<a name="line.37"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">038</span> */<a name="line.38"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">039</span>public abstract class Serializer extends CoreObject {<a name="line.39"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">040</span><a name="line.40"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">041</span>   private final MediaType[] accept;<a name="line.41"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">042</span>   private final MediaType produces;<a name="line.42"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">043</span><a name="line.43"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">044</span>   // Hidden constructors to force subclass from OuputStreamSerializer or WriterSerializer.<a name="line.44"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">045</span>   Serializer(PropertyStore propertyStore, String produces, String...accept) {<a name="line.45"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">046</span>      super(propertyStore);<a name="line.46"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">047</span><a name="line.47"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">048</span>      this.produces = MediaType.forString(produces);<a name="line.48"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">049</span>      if (accept.length == 0) {<a name="line.49"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">050</span>         this.accept = new MediaType[]{this.produces};<a name="line.50"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">051</span>      } else {<a name="line.51"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">052</span>         this.accept = new MediaType[accept.length];<a name="line.52"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">053</span>         for (int i = 0; i &lt; accept.length; i++) {<a name="line.53"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">054</span>            this.accept[i] = MediaType.forString(accept[i]);<a name="line.54"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">055</span>         }<a name="line.55"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">056</span>      }<a name="line.56"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">057</span>   }<a name="line.57"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">058</span><a name="line.58"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">059</span>      Produces p = getAnnotation(Produces.class, getClass());<a name="line.59"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">060</span>      if (p == null)<a name="line.60"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">061</span>         throw new FormattedRuntimeException("Class ''{0}'' is missing the @Produces annotation", getClass());<a name="line.61"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">062</span><a name="line.62"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">063</span>      String[] mt = split(p.value());<a name="line.63"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">064</span>      this.mediaTypes = new MediaType[mt.length];<a name="line.64"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">065</span>      for (int i = 0; i &lt; mt.length; i++) {<a name="line.65"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">066</span>         mediaTypes[i] = MediaType.forString(mt[i]);<a name="line.66"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">067</span>      }<a name="line.67"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">068</span><a name="line.68"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">069</span>      String ct = p.contentType().isEmpty() ? this.mediaTypes[0].toString() : p.contentType();<a name="line.69"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">070</span>      contentType = ct.isEmpty() ? null : MediaType.forString(ct);<a name="line.70"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">071</span>   }<a name="line.71"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">072</span><a name="line.72"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">073</span>   @Override /* CoreObject */<a name="line.73"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">074</span>   public SerializerBuilder builder() {<a name="line.74"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">075</span>      return new SerializerBuilder(propertyStore);<a name="line.75"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">076</span>   }<a name="line.76"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">077</span><a name="line.77"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">078</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.78"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">079</span>   // Abstract methods<a name="line.79"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">080</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.80"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">081</span><a name="line.81"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">082</span>   /**<a name="line.82"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">083</span>    * Returns &lt;jk&gt;true&lt;/jk&gt; if this serializer subclasses from {@link WriterSerializer}.<a name="line.83"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">084</span>    *<a name="line.84"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">085</span>    * @return &lt;jk&gt;true&lt;/jk&gt; if this serializer subclasses from {@link WriterSerializer}.<a name="line.85"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">086</span>    */<a name="line.86"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">087</span>   public abstract boolean isWriterSerializer();<a name="line.87"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">088</span><a name="line.88"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">089</span>   /**<a name="line.89"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">090</span>    * Create the session object used for actual serialization of objects.<a name="line.90"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">091</span>    *<a name="line.91"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">092</span>    * @param args<a name="line.92"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">093</span>    *    Runtime arguments.<a name="line.93"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">094</span>    *    These specify session-level information such as locale and URI context.<a name="line.94"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">095</span>    *    It also include session-level properties that override the properties defined on the bean and serializer<a name="line.95"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">096</span>    *    contexts.<a name="line.96"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">097</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;If &lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;, defaults to {@link SerializerSessionArgs#DEFAULT}.<a name="line.97"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">059</span>   @Override /* CoreObject */<a name="line.59"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">060</span>   public SerializerBuilder builder() {<a name="line.60"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">061</span>      return new SerializerBuilder(propertyStore);<a name="line.61"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">062</span>   }<a name="line.62"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">063</span><a name="line.63"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">064</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.64"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">065</span>   // Abstract methods<a name="line.65"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">066</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.66"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">067</span><a name="line.67"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">068</span>   /**<a name="line.68"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">069</span>    * Returns &lt;jk&gt;true&lt;/jk&gt; if this serializer subclasses from {@link WriterSerializer}.<a name="line.69"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">070</span>    *<a name="line.70"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">071</span>    * @return &lt;jk&gt;true&lt;/jk&gt; if this serializer subclasses from {@link WriterSerializer}.<a name="line.71"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">072</span>    */<a name="line.72"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">073</span>   public abstract boolean isWriterSerializer();<a name="line.73"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">074</span><a name="line.74"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">075</span>   /**<a name="line.75"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">076</span>    * Create the session object used for actual serialization of objects.<a name="line.76"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">077</span>    *<a name="line.77"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">078</span>    * @param args<a name="line.78"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">079</span>    *    Runtime arguments.<a name="line.79"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">080</span>    *    These specify session-level information such as locale and URI context.<a name="line.80"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">081</span>    *    It also include session-level properties that override the properties defined on the bean and serializer<a name="line.81"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">082</span>    *    contexts.<a name="line.82"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">083</span>    * @return<a name="line.83"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">084</span>    *    The new session object.<a name="line.84"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">085</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Note that you must call {@link SerializerSession#close()} on this object to perform any necessary<a name="line.85"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">086</span>    *    cleanup.<a name="line.86"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">087</span>    */<a name="line.87"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">088</span>   public abstract SerializerSession createSession(SerializerSessionArgs args);<a name="line.88"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">089</span><a name="line.89"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">090</span><a name="line.90"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">091</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.91"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">092</span>   // Convenience methods<a name="line.92"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">093</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.93"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">094</span><a name="line.94"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">095</span>   /**<a name="line.95"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">096</span>    * Shortcut for calling &lt;code&gt;createSession(&lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;)&lt;/code&gt;.<a name="line.96"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">097</span>    *<a name="line.97"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">098</span>    * @return<a name="line.98"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">099</span>    *    The new session object.<a name="line.99"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">100</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Note that you must call {@link SerializerSession#close()} on this object to perform any necessary<a name="line.100"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">101</span>    *    cleanup.<a name="line.101"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">102</span>    */<a name="line.102"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">103</span>   public abstract SerializerSession createSession(SerializerSessionArgs args);<a name="line.103"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">104</span><a name="line.104"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">105</span><a name="line.105"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">106</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.106"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">107</span>   // Convenience methods<a name="line.107"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">108</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.108"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">109</span><a name="line.109"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">110</span>   /**<a name="line.110"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">111</span>    * Shortcut for calling &lt;code&gt;createSession(&lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;)&lt;/code&gt;.<a name="line.111"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">112</span>    *<a name="line.112"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">113</span>    * @return<a name="line.113"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">114</span>    *    The new session object.<a name="line.114"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">115</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Note that you must call {@link SerializerSession#close()} on this object to perform any necessary<a name="line.115"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">116</span>    *    cleanup.<a name="line.116"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">117</span>    */<a name="line.117"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">118</span>   public final SerializerSession createSession() {<a name="line.118"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">119</span>      return createSession(null);<a name="line.119"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">120</span>   }<a name="line.120"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">121</span><a name="line.121"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">122</span>   /**<a name="line.122"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">123</span>    * Serializes a POJO to the specified output stream or writer.<a name="line.123"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">124</span>    *<a name="line.124"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">125</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.125"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">126</span>    * Equivalent to calling &lt;code&gt;serializer.createSession().serialize(o, output);&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.126"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">127</span>    *<a name="line.127"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">128</span>    * @param o The object to serialize.<a name="line.128"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">129</span>    * @param output<a name="line.129"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">130</span>    *    The output object.<a name="line.130"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">131</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Character-based serializers can handle the following output class types:<a name="line.131"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">132</span>    *    &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.132"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">133</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link Writer}<a name="line.133"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">134</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as UTF-8 encoded stream.<a name="line.134"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">135</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link File} - Output will be written as system-default encoded stream.<a name="line.135"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">136</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to the specified string builder.<a name="line.136"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">137</span>    *    &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.137"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">138</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Stream-based serializers can handle the following output class types:<a name="line.138"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">139</span>    *    &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.139"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">140</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link OutputStream}<a name="line.140"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">141</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link File}<a name="line.141"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">142</span>    *    &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.142"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">143</span>    * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert the output.<a name="line.143"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">144</span>    */<a name="line.144"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">145</span>   public final void serialize(Object o, Object output) throws SerializeException {<a name="line.145"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">146</span>      SerializerSession s = createSession();<a name="line.146"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">147</span>      try {<a name="line.147"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">148</span>         s.serialize(o, output);<a name="line.148"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">149</span>      } finally {<a name="line.149"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">150</span>         s.close();<a name="line.150"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">151</span>      }<a name="line.151"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">152</span>   }<a name="line.152"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">153</span><a name="line.153"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">154</span>   /**<a name="line.154"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">155</span>    * Shortcut method for serializing objects directly to either a &lt;code&gt;String&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&lt;jk&gt;byte&lt;/jk&gt;[]&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.155"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">156</span>    * depending on the serializer type.<a name="line.156"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">157</span>    *<a name="line.157"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">158</span>    * @param o The object to serialize.<a name="line.158"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">159</span>    * @return<a name="line.159"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">160</span>    *    The serialized object.<a name="line.160"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">161</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Character-based serializers will return a &lt;code&gt;String&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.161"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">162</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Stream-based serializers will return a &lt;code&gt;&lt;jk&gt;byte&lt;/jk&gt;[]&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.162"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">163</span>    * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert the output.<a name="line.163"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">164</span>    */<a name="line.164"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">165</span>   public Object serialize(Object o) throws SerializeException {<a name="line.165"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">166</span>      SerializerSession s = createSession();<a name="line.166"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">167</span>      try {<a name="line.167"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">168</span>         return s.serialize(o);<a name="line.168"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">169</span>      } finally {<a name="line.169"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">170</span>         s.close();<a name="line.170"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">171</span>      }<a name="line.171"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">172</span>   }<a name="line.172"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">103</span>   public final SerializerSession createSession() {<a name="line.103"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">104</span>      return createSession(createDefaultSessionArgs());<a name="line.104"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">105</span>   }<a name="line.105"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">106</span><a name="line.106"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">107</span>   /**<a name="line.107"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">108</span>    * Creates the session arguments object that gets passed to the {@link #createSession(SerializerSessionArgs)} method.<a name="line.108"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">109</span>    *<a name="line.109"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">110</span>    * @return<a name="line.110"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">111</span>    *    A new default session arguments object.<a name="line.111"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">112</span>    *    &lt;p&gt;The arguments can be modified before passing to the {@link #createSession(SerializerSessionArgs)}.<a name="line.112"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">113</span>    */<a name="line.113"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">114</span>   public final SerializerSessionArgs createDefaultSessionArgs() {<a name="line.114"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">115</span>      return new SerializerSessionArgs(ObjectMap.EMPTY_MAP, null, null, null, getResponseContentType(), null);<a name="line.115"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">116</span>   }<a name="line.116"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">117</span><a name="line.117"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">118</span>   /**<a name="line.118"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">119</span>    * Serializes a POJO to the specified output stream or writer.<a name="line.119"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">120</span>    *<a name="line.120"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">121</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.121"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">122</span>    * Equivalent to calling &lt;code&gt;serializer.createSession().serialize(o, output);&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.122"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">123</span>    *<a name="line.123"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">124</span>    * @param o The object to serialize.<a name="line.124"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">125</span>    * @param output<a name="line.125"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">126</span>    *    The output object.<a name="line.126"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">127</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Character-based serializers can handle the following output class types:<a name="line.127"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">128</span>    *    &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.128"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">129</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link Writer}<a name="line.129"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">130</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as UTF-8 encoded stream.<a name="line.130"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">131</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link File} - Output will be written as system-default encoded stream.<a name="line.131"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">132</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to the specified string builder.<a name="line.132"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">133</span>    *    &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.133"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">134</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Stream-based serializers can handle the following output class types:<a name="line.134"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">135</span>    *    &lt;ul&gt;<a name="line.135"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">136</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link OutputStream}<a name="line.136"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">137</span>    *       &lt;li&gt;{@link File}<a name="line.137"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">138</span>    *    &lt;/ul&gt;<a name="line.138"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">139</span>    * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert the output.<a name="line.139"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">140</span>    */<a name="line.140"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">141</span>   public final void serialize(Object o, Object output) throws SerializeException {<a name="line.141"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">142</span>      SerializerSession s = createSession();<a name="line.142"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">143</span>      try {<a name="line.143"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">144</span>         s.serialize(o, output);<a name="line.144"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">145</span>      } finally {<a name="line.145"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">146</span>         s.close();<a name="line.146"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">147</span>      }<a name="line.147"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">148</span>   }<a name="line.148"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">149</span><a name="line.149"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">150</span>   /**<a name="line.150"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">151</span>    * Shortcut method for serializing objects directly to either a &lt;code&gt;String&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&lt;jk&gt;byte&lt;/jk&gt;[]&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.151"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">152</span>    * depending on the serializer type.<a name="line.152"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">153</span>    *<a name="line.153"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">154</span>    * @param o The object to serialize.<a name="line.154"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">155</span>    * @return<a name="line.155"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">156</span>    *    The serialized object.<a name="line.156"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">157</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Character-based serializers will return a &lt;code&gt;String&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.157"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">158</span>    *    &lt;br&gt;Stream-based serializers will return a &lt;code&gt;&lt;jk&gt;byte&lt;/jk&gt;[]&lt;/code&gt;<a name="line.158"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">159</span>    * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert the output.<a name="line.159"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">160</span>    */<a name="line.160"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">161</span>   public Object serialize(Object o) throws SerializeException {<a name="line.161"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">162</span>      SerializerSession s = createSession();<a name="line.162"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">163</span>      try {<a name="line.163"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">164</span>         return s.serialize(o);<a name="line.164"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">165</span>      } finally {<a name="line.165"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">166</span>         s.close();<a name="line.166"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">167</span>      }<a name="line.167"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">168</span>   }<a name="line.168"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">169</span><a name="line.169"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">170</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.170"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">171</span>   // Other methods<a name="line.171"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">172</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.172"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">173</span><a name="line.173"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">174</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.174"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">175</span>   // Other methods<a name="line.175"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">176</span>   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a name="line.176"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">177</span><a name="line.177"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">178</span>   /**<a name="line.178"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">179</span>    * Returns the media types handled based on the value of the {@link Produces} annotation on the serializer class.<a name="line.179"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">180</span>    *<a name="line.180"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">181</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.181"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">182</span>    * This method can be overridden by subclasses to determine the media types programmatically.<a name="line.182"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">183</span>    *<a name="line.183"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">184</span>    * @return The list of media types.  Never &lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;.<a name="line.184"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">185</span>    */<a name="line.185"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">186</span>   public final MediaType[] getMediaTypes() {<a name="line.186"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">187</span>      return mediaTypes;<a name="line.187"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">188</span>   }<a name="line.188"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">189</span><a name="line.189"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">190</span>   /**<a name="line.190"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">191</span>    * Returns the first media type specified on this serializer via the {@link Produces} annotation.<a name="line.191"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">174</span>   /**<a name="line.174"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">175</span>    * Returns the media types handled based on the value of the &lt;code&gt;accept&lt;/code&gt; parameter passed into the constructor.<a name="line.175"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">176</span>    *<a name="line.176"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">177</span>    * @return The list of media types.  Never &lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;.<a name="line.177"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">178</span>    */<a name="line.178"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">179</span>   public final MediaType[] getMediaTypes() {<a name="line.179"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">180</span>      return accept;<a name="line.180"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">181</span>   }<a name="line.181"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">182</span><a name="line.182"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">183</span>   /**<a name="line.183"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">184</span>    * Optional method that returns the response &lt;code&gt;Content-Type&lt;/code&gt; for this serializer if it is different from<a name="line.184"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">185</span>    * the matched media type.<a name="line.185"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">186</span>    *<a name="line.186"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">187</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.187"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">188</span>    * This method is specified to override the content type for this serializer.<a name="line.188"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">189</span>    * For example, the {@link org.apache.juneau.json.JsonSerializer.Simple} class returns that it handles media type<a name="line.189"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">190</span>    * &lt;js&gt;"text/json+simple"&lt;/js&gt;, but returns &lt;js&gt;"text/json"&lt;/js&gt; as the actual content type.<a name="line.190"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">191</span>    * This allows clients to request specific 'flavors' of content using specialized &lt;code&gt;Accept&lt;/code&gt; header values.<a name="line.191"></a>
 <span class="sourceLineNo">192</span>    *<a name="line.192"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">193</span>    * @return The media type.<a name="line.193"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">194</span>    */<a name="line.194"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">195</span>   public final MediaType getPrimaryMediaType() {<a name="line.195"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">196</span>      return mediaTypes == null || mediaTypes.length == 0 ? null : mediaTypes[0];<a name="line.196"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">197</span>   }<a name="line.197"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">198</span><a name="line.198"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">199</span>   /**<a name="line.199"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">200</span>    * Optional method that returns the response &lt;code&gt;Content-Type&lt;/code&gt; for this serializer if it is different from<a name="line.200"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">201</span>    * the matched media type.<a name="line.201"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">202</span>    *<a name="line.202"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">203</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.203"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">204</span>    * This method is specified to override the content type for this serializer.<a name="line.204"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">205</span>    * For example, the {@link org.apache.juneau.json.JsonSerializer.Simple} class returns that it handles media type<a name="line.205"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">206</span>    * &lt;js&gt;"text/json+simple"&lt;/js&gt;, but returns &lt;js&gt;"text/json"&lt;/js&gt; as the actual content type.<a name="line.206"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">207</span>    * This allows clients to request specific 'flavors' of content using specialized &lt;code&gt;Accept&lt;/code&gt; header values.<a name="line.207"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">208</span>    *<a name="line.208"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">209</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.209"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">210</span>    * This method is typically meaningless if the serializer is being used stand-alone (i.e. outside of a REST server<a name="line.210"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">211</span>    * or client).<a name="line.211"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">212</span>    *<a name="line.212"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">213</span>    * @return The response content type.  If &lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;, then the matched media type is used.<a name="line.213"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">214</span>    */<a name="line.214"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">215</span>   public MediaType getResponseContentType() {<a name="line.215"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">216</span>      return contentType;<a name="line.216"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">217</span>   }<a name="line.217"></a>
-<span class="sourceLineNo">218</span>}<a name="line.218"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">193</span>    * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.193"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">194</span>    * This method is typically meaningless if the serializer is being used stand-alone (i.e. outside of a REST server<a name="line.194"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">195</span>    * or client).<a name="line.195"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">196</span>    *<a name="line.196"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">197</span>    * @return The response content type.  If &lt;jk&gt;null&lt;/jk&gt;, then the matched media type is used.<a name="line.197"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">198</span>    */<a name="line.198"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">199</span>   public final MediaType getResponseContentType() {<a name="line.199"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">200</span>      return produces;<a name="line.200"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">201</span>   }<a name="line.201"></a>
+<span class="sourceLineNo">202</span>}<a name="line.202"></a>