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Testing Parameterized Type Serialization in google/gson

This test suite validates the serialization and deserialization capabilities of parameterized types in Google’s Gson library. It covers essential functionality for handling generic types, type variables, and complex nested parameterized structures, ensuring proper JSON conversion across different data structures.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of parameterized type handling in Gson.

Key areas tested include:
  • Basic parameterized type serialization and deserialization
  • Multiple type parameters handling
  • Custom serializers and deserializers for parameterized types
  • Complex nested generic structures
  • Type variable fields and generic arrays
  • Deep parameterization scenarios

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes JUnit framework with systematic validation of type handling.

Key implementation patterns include:
  • TypeToken usage for type information preservation
  • Custom type adapters for specialized serialization
  • Instance creators for proper object instantiation
  • Verification using both direct and streamed JSON processing

Technical Details

Testing infrastructure includes:
  • JUnit test framework
  • Gson library core components
  • Custom test fixtures and type adapters
  • StringReader/StringWriter for stream testing
  • TypeToken for generic type handling
  • Custom assertion utilities

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exemplifies high-quality testing practices for complex type systems.

Notable practices include:
  • Comprehensive edge case coverage
  • Systematic test organization
  • Clear test case isolation
  • Proper test fixture setup
  • Thorough verification of serialization roundtrips

google/gson

gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ParameterizedTypesTest.java

            
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package com.google.gson.functional;

import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;

import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
import com.google.gson.ParameterizedTypeFixtures.MyParameterizedType;
import com.google.gson.ParameterizedTypeFixtures.MyParameterizedTypeAdapter;
import com.google.gson.ParameterizedTypeFixtures.MyParameterizedTypeInstanceCreator;
import com.google.gson.common.TestTypes.BagOfPrimitives;
import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Functional tests for the serialization and deserialization of parameterized types in Gson.
 *
 * @author Inderjeet Singh
 * @author Joel Leitch
 */
public class ParameterizedTypesTest {
  private Gson gson;

  @Before
  public void setUp() {
    gson = new Gson();
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypesSerialization() {
    MyParameterizedType<Integer> src = new MyParameterizedType<>(10);
    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    String json = gson.toJson(src, typeOfSrc);
    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(src.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeDeserialization() {
    BagOfPrimitives bag = new BagOfPrimitives();
    MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives> expected = new MyParameterizedType<>(bag);
    Type expectedType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives>>() {}.getType();
    BagOfPrimitives bagDefaultInstance = new BagOfPrimitives();
    Gson gson =
        new GsonBuilder()
            .registerTypeAdapter(
                expectedType, new MyParameterizedTypeInstanceCreator<>(bagDefaultInstance))
            .create();

    String json = expected.getExpectedJson();
    MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives> actual = gson.fromJson(json, expectedType);
    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected);
  }

  @Test
  public void testTypesWithMultipleParametersSerialization() {
    MultiParameters<Integer, Float, Double, String, BagOfPrimitives> src =
        new MultiParameters<>(10, 1.0F, 2.1D, "abc", new BagOfPrimitives());
    Type typeOfSrc =
        new TypeToken<
            MultiParameters<Integer, Float, Double, String, BagOfPrimitives>>() {}.getType();
    String json = gson.toJson(src, typeOfSrc);
    String expected =
        "{\"a\":10,\"b\":1.0,\"c\":2.1,\"d\":\"abc\","
            + "\"e\":{\"longValue\":0,\"intValue\":0,\"booleanValue\":false,\"stringValue\":\"\"}}";
    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(expected);
  }

  @Test
  public void testTypesWithMultipleParametersDeserialization() {
    Type typeOfTarget =
        new TypeToken<
            MultiParameters<Integer, Float, Double, String, BagOfPrimitives>>() {}.getType();
    String json =
        "{\"a\":10,\"b\":1.0,\"c\":2.1,\"d\":\"abc\","
            + "\"e\":{\"longValue\":0,\"intValue\":0,\"booleanValue\":false,\"stringValue\":\"\"}}";
    MultiParameters<Integer, Float, Double, String, BagOfPrimitives> target =
        gson.fromJson(json, typeOfTarget);
    MultiParameters<Integer, Float, Double, String, BagOfPrimitives> expected =
        new MultiParameters<>(10, 1.0F, 2.1D, "abc", new BagOfPrimitives());
    assertThat(target).isEqualTo(expected);
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeWithCustomSerializer() {
    Type ptIntegerType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    Type ptStringType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<String>>() {}.getType();
    Gson gson =
        new GsonBuilder()
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptIntegerType, new MyParameterizedTypeAdapter<Integer>())
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptStringType, new MyParameterizedTypeAdapter<String>())
            .create();
    MyParameterizedType<Integer> intTarget = new MyParameterizedType<>(10);
    String json = gson.toJson(intTarget, ptIntegerType);
    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(MyParameterizedTypeAdapter.getExpectedJson(intTarget));

    MyParameterizedType<String> stringTarget = new MyParameterizedType<>("abc");
    json = gson.toJson(stringTarget, ptStringType);
    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(MyParameterizedTypeAdapter.getExpectedJson(stringTarget));
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypesWithCustomDeserializer() {
    Type ptIntegerType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    Type ptStringType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<String>>() {}.getType();
    Gson gson =
        new GsonBuilder()
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptIntegerType, new MyParameterizedTypeAdapter<Integer>())
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptStringType, new MyParameterizedTypeAdapter<String>())
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptStringType, new MyParameterizedTypeInstanceCreator<>(""))
            .registerTypeAdapter(ptIntegerType, new MyParameterizedTypeInstanceCreator<>(0))
            .create();

    MyParameterizedType<Integer> src = new MyParameterizedType<>(10);
    String json = MyParameterizedTypeAdapter.getExpectedJson(src);
    MyParameterizedType<Integer> intTarget = gson.fromJson(json, ptIntegerType);
    assertThat(intTarget.value).isEqualTo(10);

    MyParameterizedType<String> srcStr = new MyParameterizedType<>("abc");
    json = MyParameterizedTypeAdapter.getExpectedJson(srcStr);
    MyParameterizedType<String> stringTarget = gson.fromJson(json, ptStringType);
    assertThat(stringTarget.value).isEqualTo("abc");
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypesWithWriterSerialization() {
    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
    MyParameterizedType<Integer> src = new MyParameterizedType<>(10);
    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    gson.toJson(src, typeOfSrc, writer);
    assertThat(writer.toString()).isEqualTo(src.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeWithReaderDeserialization() {
    BagOfPrimitives bag = new BagOfPrimitives();
    MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives> expected = new MyParameterizedType<>(bag);
    Type expectedType = new TypeToken<MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives>>() {}.getType();
    BagOfPrimitives bagDefaultInstance = new BagOfPrimitives();
    Gson gson =
        new GsonBuilder()
            .registerTypeAdapter(
                expectedType, new MyParameterizedTypeInstanceCreator<>(bagDefaultInstance))
            .create();

    Reader json = new StringReader(expected.getExpectedJson());
    MyParameterizedType<BagOfPrimitives> actual = gson.fromJson(json, expectedType);
    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("varargs")
  @SafeVarargs
  private static <T> T[] arrayOf(T... args) {
    return args;
  }

  @Test
  public void testVariableTypeFieldsAndGenericArraysSerialization() {
    Integer obj = 0;
    Integer[] array = {1, 2, 3};
    List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(4);
    list.add(5);
    List<Integer>[] arrayOfLists = arrayOf(list, list);

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(obj, array, list, arrayOfLists, list, arrayOfLists);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objToSerialize.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testVariableTypeFieldsAndGenericArraysDeserialization() {
    Integer obj = 0;
    Integer[] array = {1, 2, 3};
    List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(4);
    list.add(5);
    List<Integer>[] arrayOfLists = arrayOf(list, list);

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(obj, array, list, arrayOfLists, list, arrayOfLists);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objAfterDeserialization = gson.fromJson(json, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objAfterDeserialization.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testVariableTypeDeserialization() {
    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(0, null, null, null, null, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objAfterDeserialization = gson.fromJson(json, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objAfterDeserialization.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testVariableTypeArrayDeserialization() {
    Integer[] array = {1, 2, 3};

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(null, array, null, null, null, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objAfterDeserialization = gson.fromJson(json, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objAfterDeserialization.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeWithVariableTypeDeserialization() {
    List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(4);
    list.add(5);

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(null, null, list, null, null, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objAfterDeserialization = gson.fromJson(json, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objAfterDeserialization.getExpectedJson());
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeGenericArraysSerialization() {
    List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(1);
    list.add(2);
    List<Integer>[] arrayOfLists = arrayOf(list, list);

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(null, null, null, arrayOfLists, null, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    assertThat(json).isEqualTo("{\"arrayOfListOfTypeParameters\":[[1,2],[1,2]]}");
  }

  @Test
  public void testParameterizedTypeGenericArraysDeserialization() {
    List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(1);
    list.add(2);
    List<Integer>[] arrayOfLists = arrayOf(list, list);

    Type typeOfSrc = new TypeToken<ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer>>() {}.getType();
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objToSerialize =
        new ObjectWithTypeVariables<>(null, null, null, arrayOfLists, null, null);
    String json = gson.toJson(objToSerialize, typeOfSrc);
    ObjectWithTypeVariables<Integer> objAfterDeserialization = gson.fromJson(json, typeOfSrc);

    assertThat(json).isEqualTo(objAfterDeserialization.getExpectedJson());
  }

  /**
   * An test object that has fields that are type variables.
   *
   * @param <T> Enforce T to be a string to make writing the "toExpectedJson" method easier.
   */
  private static class ObjectWithTypeVariables<T extends Number> {
    private final T typeParameterObj;
    private final T[] typeParameterArray;
    private final List<T> listOfTypeParameters;
    private final List<T>[] arrayOfListOfTypeParameters;
    private final List<? extends T> listOfWildcardTypeParameters;
    private final List<? extends T>[] arrayOfListOfWildcardTypeParameters;

    // For use by Gson
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    private ObjectWithTypeVariables() {
      this(null, null, null, null, null, null);
    }

    public ObjectWithTypeVariables(
        T obj,
        T[] array,
        List<T> list,
        List<T>[] arrayOfList,
        List<? extends T> wildcardList,
        List<? extends T>[] arrayOfWildcardList) {
      this.typeParameterObj = obj;
      this.typeParameterArray = array;
      this.listOfTypeParameters = list;
      this.arrayOfListOfTypeParameters = arrayOfList;
      this.listOfWildcardTypeParameters = wildcardList;
      this.arrayOfListOfWildcardTypeParameters = arrayOfWildcardList;
    }

    public String getExpectedJson() {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder().append("{");

      boolean needsComma = false;
      if (typeParameterObj != null) {
        sb.append("\"typeParameterObj\":").append(toString(typeParameterObj));
        needsComma = true;
      }

      if (typeParameterArray != null) {
        if (needsComma) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        sb.append("\"typeParameterArray\":[");
        appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, Arrays.asList(typeParameterArray));
        sb.append(']');
        needsComma = true;
      }

      if (listOfTypeParameters != null) {
        if (needsComma) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        sb.append("\"listOfTypeParameters\":[");
        appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, listOfTypeParameters);
        sb.append(']');
        needsComma = true;
      }

      if (arrayOfListOfTypeParameters != null) {
        if (needsComma) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        sb.append("\"arrayOfListOfTypeParameters\":[");
        appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, arrayOfListOfTypeParameters);
        sb.append(']');
        needsComma = true;
      }

      if (listOfWildcardTypeParameters != null) {
        if (needsComma) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        sb.append("\"listOfWildcardTypeParameters\":[");
        appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, listOfWildcardTypeParameters);
        sb.append(']');
        needsComma = true;
      }

      if (arrayOfListOfWildcardTypeParameters != null) {
        if (needsComma) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        sb.append("\"arrayOfListOfWildcardTypeParameters\":[");
        appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, arrayOfListOfWildcardTypeParameters);
        sb.append(']');
        needsComma = true;
      }
      sb.append('}');
      return sb.toString();
    }

    private void appendObjectsToBuilder(StringBuilder sb, Iterable<? extends T> iterable) {
      boolean isFirst = true;
      for (T obj : iterable) {
        if (!isFirst) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        isFirst = false;
        sb.append(toString(obj));
      }
    }

    private void appendObjectsToBuilder(StringBuilder sb, List<? extends T>[] arrayOfList) {
      boolean isFirst = true;
      for (List<? extends T> list : arrayOfList) {
        if (!isFirst) {
          sb.append(',');
        }
        isFirst = false;
        if (list != null) {
          sb.append('[');
          appendObjectsToBuilder(sb, list);
          sb.append(']');
        } else {
          sb.append("null");
        }
      }
    }

    public String toString(T obj) {
      return obj.toString();
    }
  }

  private static final class MultiParameters<A, B, C, D, E> {
    A a;
    B b;
    C c;
    D d;
    E e;

    // For use by Gson
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    private MultiParameters() {}

    MultiParameters(A a, B b, C c, D d, E e) {
      super();
      this.a = a;
      this.b = b;
      this.c = c;
      this.d = d;
      this.e = e;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      int prime = 31;
      int result = 1;
      result = prime * result + ((a == null) ? 0 : a.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((b == null) ? 0 : b.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((c == null) ? 0 : c.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((d == null) ? 0 : d.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((e == null) ? 0 : e.hashCode());
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
      if (this == o) {
        return true;
      }
      if (!(o instanceof MultiParameters<?, ?, ?, ?, ?>)) {
        return false;
      }
      MultiParameters<?, ?, ?, ?, ?> that = (MultiParameters<?, ?, ?, ?, ?>) o;
      return Objects.equal(a, that.a)
          && Objects.equal(b, that.b)
          && Objects.equal(c, that.c)
          && Objects.equal(d, that.d)
          && Objects.equal(e, that.e);
    }
  }

  // Begin: tests to reproduce issue 103
  private static class Quantity {
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    int q = 10;
  }

  private static class MyQuantity extends Quantity {
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    int q2 = 20;
  }

  private interface Measurable<T> {}

  private interface Field<T> {}

  private interface Immutable {}

  public static final class Amount<Q extends Quantity>
      implements Measurable<Q>, Field<Amount<?>>, Serializable, Immutable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7560491093120970437L;

    int value = 30;
  }

  @Test
  public void testDeepParameterizedTypeSerialization() {
    Amount<MyQuantity> amount = new Amount<>();
    String json = gson.toJson(amount);
    assertThat(json).contains("value");
    assertThat(json).contains("30");
  }

  @Test
  public void testDeepParameterizedTypeDeserialization() {
    String json = "{value:30}";
    Type type = new TypeToken<Amount<MyQuantity>>() {}.getType();
    Amount<MyQuantity> amount = gson.fromJson(json, type);
    assertThat(amount.value).isEqualTo(30);
  }

  // End: tests to reproduce issue 103

  private static void assertCorrectlyDeserialized(Object object) {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    List<Quantity> list = (List<Quantity>) object;
    assertThat(list.size()).isEqualTo(1);
    assertThat(list.get(0).q).isEqualTo(4);
  }

  @Test
  public void testGsonFromJsonTypeToken() {
    TypeToken<List<Quantity>> typeToken = new TypeToken<>() {};
    Type type = typeToken.getType();

    {
      JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonObject();
      jsonObject.addProperty("q", 4);
      JsonArray jsonArray = new JsonArray();
      jsonArray.add(jsonObject);

      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(jsonArray, typeToken));
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(jsonArray, type));
    }

    String json = "[{\"q\":4}]";

    {
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(json, typeToken));
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(json, type));
    }

    {
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(new StringReader(json), typeToken));
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(new StringReader(json), type));
    }

    {
      JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(new StringReader(json));
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(reader, typeToken));

      reader = new JsonReader(new StringReader(json));
      assertCorrectlyDeserialized(gson.fromJson(reader, type));
    }
  }
}