Package net.thauvin.erik.frankfurter.internal

Class LocalDateAdapter

java.lang.Object

net.thauvin.erik.frankfurter.internal.LocalDateAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:

JsonDeserializer<LocalDate>, JsonSerializer<LocalDate>

public final class LocalDateAdapter
extends Object
implements JsonDeserializer<LocalDate>, JsonSerializer<LocalDate>

Gson adapter for serializing and deserializing LocalDate values.

This adapter reads and writes ISO‑8601 date strings such as "2026-04-08". It is used internally by the Frankfurter client to ensure consistent date handling across all JSON payloads.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Erik C. Thauvin

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LocalDateAdapter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
LocalDate	deserialize(JsonElement json, Type type, JsonDeserializationContext ctx)	Deserializes an ISO‑8601 date string into a LocalDate.
JsonElement	serialize(LocalDate date, Type type, JsonSerializationContext ctx)	Serializes a LocalDate into its ISO‑8601 string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

LocalDateAdapter

public LocalDateAdapter()

Method Details

deserialize

public LocalDate deserialize(JsonElement json,
 Type type,
 JsonDeserializationContext ctx)

Deserializes an ISO‑8601 date string into a LocalDate.

Specified by:

deserialize in interface JsonDeserializer<LocalDate>

Parameters:

json - the JSON element containing the date string

type - the target type (ignored)

ctx - the deserialization context (ignored)

Returns:

the parsed LocalDate

serialize

public JsonElement serialize(LocalDate date,
 Type type,
 JsonSerializationContext ctx)

Serializes a LocalDate into its ISO‑8601 string representation.

Specified by:

serialize in interface JsonSerializer<LocalDate>

Parameters:

date - the date to serialize

type - the target type (ignored)

ctx - the serialization context (ignored)

Returns:

a JSON string containing the ISO‑8601 representation of the date