Package com.deco2800.game.files

Class FileLoader

java.lang.Object

com.deco2800.game.files.FileLoader

public class FileLoader
extends Object

Wrapper for reading Java objects from JSON files.

A generic method is provided already, but methods for reading specific classes can be added for more control.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	FileLoader.Location

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FileLoader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> T	readClass(Class<T> type, String filename)	Read generic Java classes from a JSON file.
static <T> T	readClass(Class<T> type, String filename, FileLoader.Location location)	Read generic Java classes from a JSON file.
static void	writeClass(Object object, String filename)	Write generic Java classes to a JSON file.
static void	writeClass(Object object, String filename, FileLoader.Location location)	Write generic Java classes to a JSON file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FileLoader

public FileLoader()

Method Details

readClass

public static <T> T readClass(Class<T> type,
 String filename)

Read generic Java classes from a JSON file. Properties in the JSON file will override class defaults.

Type Parameters:

T - Class type to read JSON into

Parameters:

type - class type

filename - file to read from

Returns:

instance of class, may be null

readClass

public static <T> T readClass(Class<T> type,
 String filename,
 FileLoader.Location location)

Read generic Java classes from a JSON file. Properties in the JSON file will override class defaults.

Type Parameters:

T - Class type to read JSON into

Parameters:

type - class type

filename - file to read from

location - File storage type. See https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/File-handling#file-storage-types

Returns:

instance of class, may be null

writeClass

public static void writeClass(Object object,
 String filename)

Write generic Java classes to a JSON file.

Parameters:

object - Java object to write.

filename - File to write to.

writeClass

public static void writeClass(Object object,
 String filename,
 FileLoader.Location location)

Write generic Java classes to a JSON file.

Parameters:

object - Java object to write.

filename - File to write to.

location - File storage type. See https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/File-handling#file-storage-types