Base class for serializing and deserializing custom objects.

Example:

class MoneySerializer < ActiveJob::Serializers::ObjectSerializer
  def serialize(money)
    super("amount" => money.amount, "currency" => money.currency)
  end

  def deserialize(hash)
    Money.new(hash["amount"], hash["currency"])
  end

  private

    def klass
      Money
    end
end

Methods

Included Modules

Instance Public methods

deserialize(json)

Deserializes an argument from a JSON primitive type.

📝 Source code 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/serializers/object_serializer.rb, line 44
      def deserialize(json)
        raise NotImplementedError
      end
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serialize(hash)

Serializes an argument to a JSON primitive type.

📝 Source code 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/serializers/object_serializer.rb, line 39
      def serialize(hash)
        { Arguments::OBJECT_SERIALIZER_KEY => self.class.name }.merge!(hash)
      end
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serialize?(argument)

Determines if an argument should be serialized by a serializer.

📝 Source code 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/serializers/object_serializer.rb, line 34
      def serialize?(argument)
        argument.is_a?(klass)
      end
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Instance Private methods

klass()

The class of the object that will be serialized.

📝 Source code 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/serializers/object_serializer.rb, line 50
        def klass # :doc:
          raise NotImplementedError
        end
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