feat: format specific (de)serialize

serializable/__init__.py

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def default(self, o: Any) -> Any:
 
                 if prop_info.custom_type:
                     if prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                        v = prop_info.custom_type.serialize(v)
+                        v = prop_info.custom_type.json_serialize(v)
                     else:
                         v = prop_info.custom_type(v)
                 elif prop_info.is_array:
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def _from_json(cls: Type[_T], data: Dict[str, Any]) -> object:
         try:
             if prop_info.custom_type:
                 if prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                    _data[k] = prop_info.custom_type.deserialize(v)
+                    _data[k] = prop_info.custom_type.json_deserialize(v)
                 else:
                     _data[k] = prop_info.custom_type(v)
             elif prop_info.is_array:
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def _as_xml(self: _T, view_: Optional[Type[_T]] = None, as_string: bool = True,
                     new_key = CurrentFormatter.formatter.encode(property_name=new_key)
 
                 if prop_info.custom_type and prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                    v = prop_info.custom_type.serialize(v)
+                    v = prop_info.custom_type.xml_serialize(v)
                 elif prop_info.is_enum:
                     v = v.value
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def _as_xml(self: _T, view_: Optional[Type[_T]] = None, as_string: bool = True,
                         SubElement(nested_e, nested_key).text = str(j)
             elif prop_info.custom_type:
                 if prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                    SubElement(this_e, new_key).text = str(prop_info.custom_type.serialize(v))
+                    SubElement(this_e, new_key).text = str(prop_info.custom_type.xml_serialize(v))
                 else:
                     SubElement(this_e, new_key).text = str(prop_info.custom_type(v))
             elif prop_info.is_enum:
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def _from_xml(cls: Type[_T], data: Union[TextIOWrapper, Element],
                              f'{cls.__module__}.{cls.__qualname__} which has Prop Metadata: {prop_info}')
 
         if prop_info.custom_type and prop_info.is_helper_type():
-            _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.deserialize(v)
+            _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.xml_deserialize(v)
         elif prop_info.is_enum:
             _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.concrete_type(v)
         elif prop_info.is_primitive_type():
@@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ def _from_xml(cls: Type[_T], data: Union[TextIOWrapper, Element],
                         )
                     elif prop_info.custom_type:
                         if prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                            _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.deserialize(child_e)
+                            _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.xml_deserialize(child_e)
                         else:
                             _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type(child_e.text)
                     else:
                         _data[decoded_k].append(prop_info.concrete_type(child_e.text))
             elif prop_info.custom_type:
                 if prop_info.is_helper_type():
-                    _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.deserialize(child_e.text)
+                    _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type.xml_deserialize(child_e.text)
                 else:
                     _data[decoded_k] = prop_info.custom_type(child_e.text)
             elif prop_info.is_enum:

serializable/helpers.py

@@ -18,25 +18,60 @@
 # Copyright (c) Paul Horton. All Rights Reserved.
 import re
 import warnings
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from typing import Any
 
 
-class BaseHelper(ABC):
+class BaseHelper:
+    """Base Helper.
 
-    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        pass
+    Inherit from this class and implement the needed functions!
+
+    This class does not provide any functionality,
+    it is more like a Protocol with some fallback implementations.
+    """
+
+    # region general/fallback
+
+    @classmethod
+    def serialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """general purpose serializer"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """general purpose deserializer"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    # endregion general/fallback
+
+    # region json specific
 
     @classmethod
-    @abstractmethod
-    def serialize(cls, o: object) -> Any:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    def json_serialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """json specific serializer"""
+        return cls.serialize(o)
 
     @classmethod
-    @abstractmethod
-    def deserialize(cls, o: str) -> Any:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    def json_deserialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """json specific deserializer"""
+        return cls.deserialize(o)
+
+    # endregion json specific
+
+    # endregion xml specific
+
+    @classmethod
+    def xml_serialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """xml specific serializer"""
+        return cls.serialize(o)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def xml_deserialize(cls, o: Any) -> Any:
+        """xml specific deserializer"""
+        return cls.deserialize(o)
+
+    # endregion xml specific
 
 
 class Iso8601Date(BaseHelper):

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-1-v1.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-1-v2.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-1-v3.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-1-v4.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-1.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-references.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-v2.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-v3.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-v4.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-with-ignored.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "something_to_be_ignored": "some_value",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case-with-ignored.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbnNumber="978-1942788294" ignoreMe="something">
     <ignored>thing</ignored>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publishDate>2018-04-16</publishDate>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-camel-case.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbnNumber": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-kebab-case-1-v2.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbn-number="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publish-date>2018-04-16</publish-date>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-kebab-case-1.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbn-number="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publish-date>2018-04-16</publish-date>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-kebab-case.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbn-number": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-snake-case-1.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <book isbn_number="978-1942788294">
     <id>f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d</id>
-    <title>The Phoenix Project</title>
+    <title>{X} The Phoenix Project</title>
     <edition number="5">5th Anniversary Limited Edition</edition>
     <publish_date>2018-04-16</publish_date>
     <author>Kevin Behr</author>

tests/fixtures/the-phoenix-project-snake-case.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "f3758bf0-0ff7-4366-a5e5-c209d4352b2d",
-  "title": "The Phoenix Project",
+  "title": "{J} The Phoenix Project",
   "isbn_number": "978-1942788294",
   "edition": {
     "number": 5,

tests/model.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+import re
 
 # This file is part of py-serializable
 #
@@ -68,6 +69,25 @@ def deserialize(cls, o: object) -> Set["BookReference"]:
         raise ValueError(f'Attempt to deserialize a non-set: {o.__class__}')
 
 
+class TitleMapper(BaseHelper):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def json_serialize(cls, o: str) -> str:
+        return f'{{J}} {o}'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def json_deserialize(cls, o: str) -> str:
+        return re.sub(r'^\{J} ', '', o)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def xml_serialize(cls, o: str) -> str:
+        return f'{{X}} {o}'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def xml_deserialize(cls, o: str) -> str:
+        return re.sub(r'^\{X} ', '', o)
+
+
 @serializable.serializable_class
 class Chapter:
 
@@ -223,6 +243,7 @@ def id(self) -> UUID:
 
     @property  # type: ignore[misc]
     @serializable.xml_sequence(2)
+    @serializable.type_mapping(TitleMapper)
     def title(self) -> str:
         return self._title