calabash-android 0.4.7.pre6 → 0.4.7.pre7

data/test-server/instrumentation-backend/src/sh/calaba/org/codehaus/jackson/map/SerializerFactory.java

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+package sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map;
+
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanSerializerModifier;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class that defines API used by {@link SerializerProvider}
+ * to obtain actual
+ * {@link JsonSerializer} instances from multiple distinct factories.
+ */
+public abstract class SerializerFactory
+{
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Helper class to contain configuration settings
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration settings container class for bean serializer factory.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public abstract static class Config
+    {
+        /**
+         * Method for creating a new instance with additional serializer provider.
+         */
+        public abstract Config withAdditionalSerializers(Serializers additional);
+
+        /**
+         * @since 1.8
+         */
+        public abstract Config withAdditionalKeySerializers(Serializers additional);
+        
+        /**
+         * Method for creating a new instance with additional bean serializer modifier.
+         */
+        public abstract Config withSerializerModifier(BeanSerializerModifier modifier);
+        
+        public abstract boolean hasSerializers();
+
+        public abstract boolean hasKeySerializers();
+
+        public abstract boolean hasSerializerModifiers();
+        
+        public abstract Iterable<Serializers> serializers();
+
+        public abstract Iterable<Serializers> keySerializers();
+        
+        public abstract Iterable<BeanSerializerModifier> serializerModifiers();
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Additional configuration
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public abstract Config getConfig();
+    
+    /**
+     * Method used for creating a new instance of this factory, but with different
+     * configuration. Reason for specifying factory method (instead of plain constructor)
+     * is to allow proper sub-classing of factories.
+     *<p>
+     * Note that custom sub-classes generally <b>must override</b> implementation
+     * of this method, as it usually requires instantiating a new instance of
+     * factory type. Check out javadocs for
+     * {@link sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanSerializerFactory} for more details.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public abstract SerializerFactory withConfig(Config config);
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for creating a new factory instance with additional serializer
+     * provider; equivalent to calling
+     *<pre>
+     *   withConfig(getConfig().withAdditionalSerializers(additional));
+     *<pre>
+     * 
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public final SerializerFactory withAdditionalSerializers(Serializers additional) {
+        return withConfig(getConfig().withAdditionalSerializers(additional));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public final SerializerFactory withAdditionalKeySerializers(Serializers additional) {
+        return withConfig(getConfig().withAdditionalKeySerializers(additional));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for creating a new factory instance with additional bean
+     * serializer modifier; equivalent to calling
+     *<pre>
+     *   withConfig(getConfig().withSerializerModifier(modifier));
+     *<pre>
+     * 
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public final SerializerFactory withSerializerModifier(BeanSerializerModifier modifier) {
+        return withConfig(getConfig().withSerializerModifier(modifier));
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Basic SerializerFactory API:
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+      * Method called to create (or, for immutable serializers, reuse) a serializer for given type. 
+      */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> createSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType baseType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Method called to create a type information serializer for given base type,
+     * if one is needed. If not needed (no polymorphic handling configured), should
+     * return null.
+     *
+     * @param baseType Declared type to use as the base type for type information serializer
+     * 
+     * @return Type serializer to use for the base type, if one is needed; null if not.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public abstract TypeSerializer createTypeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType baseType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to create serializer to use for serializing JSON property names (which must
+     * be output as <code>JsonToken.FIELD_NAME</code>) for Map that has specified declared
+     * key type, and is for specified property (or, if property is null, as root value)
+     * 
+     * @param config Serialization configuration in use
+     * @param baseType Declared type for Map keys
+     * @param property Property that contains Map being serialized; null when serializing root Map value.
+     * 
+     * @return Serializer to use, if factory knows it; null if not (in which case default serializer
+     *   is to be used)
+     *   
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> createKeySerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType baseType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+    
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Deprecated (as of 1.7) SerializerFactory API:
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor for type id serializer: as of 1.7 one needs
+     * to instead call version that passes property information through.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.5
+     * 
+     * @deprecated Since 1.7, call variant with more arguments
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> createSerializer(JavaType type, SerializationConfig config) {
+        try {
+            return createSerializer(config, type, null);
+        } catch (JsonMappingException e) { // not optimal but:
+            throw new RuntimeJsonMappingException(e);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor for type id serializer: as of 1.7 one needs
+     * to instead call version that passes property information through.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.5
+     * 
+     * @deprecated Since 1.7, call variant with more arguments
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final TypeSerializer createTypeSerializer(JavaType baseType, SerializationConfig config) {
+        try {
+            return createTypeSerializer(config, baseType, null);
+        } catch (JsonMappingException e) { // not optimal but:
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}

data/test-server/instrumentation-backend/src/sh/calaba/org/codehaus/jackson/map/SerializerProvider.java

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+package sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.JsonGenerationException;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.JsonGenerator;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.JsonProcessingException;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.FilterProvider;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeFactory;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.schema.JsonSchema;
+import sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class that defines API used by {@link ObjectMapper} and
+ * {@link JsonSerializer}s to obtain serializers capable of serializing
+ * instances of specific types.
+ *<p>
+ * Note about usage: for {@link JsonSerializer} instances, only accessors
+ * for locating other (sub-)serializers are to be used. {@link ObjectMapper},
+ * on the other hand, is to initialize recursive serialization process by
+ * calling {@link #serializeValue}.
+ */
+public abstract class SerializerProvider
+{
+    protected final static JavaType TYPE_OBJECT = TypeFactory.defaultInstance().uncheckedSimpleType(Object.class);
+    
+    /**
+     * Serialization configuration to use for serialization processing.
+     */
+    protected final SerializationConfig _config;
+
+    /**
+     * View used for currently active serialization
+     */
+    protected final Class<?> _serializationView;
+
+    protected SerializerProvider(SerializationConfig config)
+    {
+        _config = config;
+        _serializationView = (config == null) ? null : _config.getSerializationView();
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Methods for configuring default settings
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method that can be used to specify serializer that will be
+     * used to write JSON property names matching null keys for Java
+     * Maps (which will throw an exception if try write such property
+     * name)
+     * 
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public abstract void setNullKeySerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> nks);
+
+    /**
+     * Method that can be used to specify serializer that will be
+     * used to write JSON values matching Java null values
+     * instead of default one (which simply writes JSON null)
+     * 
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public abstract void setNullValueSerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> nvs);
+    
+    /**
+     * Method that can be used to specify serializer to use for serializing
+     * all non-null JSON property names, unless more specific key serializer
+     * is found (i.e. if not custom key serializer has been registered for
+     * Java type).
+     *<p>
+     * Note that key serializer registration are different from value serializer
+     * registrations.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public abstract void setDefaultKeySerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> ks);
+    
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Methods that ObjectMapper will call
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * The method to be called by {@link ObjectMapper} to
+     * execute recursive serialization, using serializers that
+     * this provider has access to.
+     *
+     * @param jsf Underlying factory object used for creating serializers
+     *    as needed
+     */
+    public abstract void serializeValue(SerializationConfig cfg, JsonGenerator jgen,
+            Object value, SerializerFactory jsf)
+        throws IOException, JsonGenerationException;
+
+    /**
+     * The method to be called by {@link ObjectMapper} to
+     * execute recursive serialization, using serializers that
+     * this provider has access to; and using specified root type
+     * for locating first-level serializer.
+     * 
+     * @param rootType Type to use for locating serializer to use, instead of actual
+     *    runtime type. Must be actual type, or one of its super types
+     *    
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public abstract void serializeValue(SerializationConfig cfg, JsonGenerator jgen,
+            Object value, JavaType rootType, SerializerFactory jsf)
+        throws IOException, JsonGenerationException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Generate <a href="http://json-schema.org/">Json-schema</a> for
+     * given type.
+     *
+     * @param type The type for which to generate schema
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSchema generateJsonSchema(Class<?> type, SerializationConfig config, SerializerFactory jsf)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method that can be called to see if this serializer provider
+     * can find a serializer for an instance of given class.
+     *<p>
+     * Note that no Exceptions are thrown, including unchecked ones:
+     * implementations are to swallow exceptions if necessary.
+     */
+    public abstract boolean hasSerializerFor(SerializationConfig cfg,
+            Class<?> cls, SerializerFactory jsf);
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Access to configuration
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method for accessing configuration for the serialization processing.
+     */
+    public final SerializationConfig getConfig() { return _config; }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for checking whether specified serialization
+     * feature is enabled or not.
+     * Shortcut for:
+     *<pre>
+     *  getConfig().isEnabled(feature);
+     *</pre>
+     */
+    public final boolean isEnabled(SerializationConfig.Feature feature) {
+        return _config.isEnabled(feature);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for accessing serialization view in use (if any); equivalent to:
+     *<pre>
+     *   getConfig().getSerializationView();
+     *</pre>
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public final Class<?> getSerializationView() { return _serializationView; }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for accessing provider to find serialization filters used,
+     * equivalent to calling:
+     *<pre>
+     *   getConfig().getFilterProvider();
+     *</pre>
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public final FilterProvider getFilterProvider() {
+        return _config.getFilterProvider();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public JavaType constructType(Type type) {
+         return _config.getTypeFactory().constructType(type);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @since 1.9.1
+     */
+    public JavaType constructSpecializedType(JavaType baseType, Class<?> subclass) {
+        return _config.constructSpecializedType(baseType, subclass);
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* General serializer locating functionality
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to get hold of a serializer for a value of given type;
+     * or if no such serializer can be found, a default handler (which
+     * may do a best-effort generic serialization or just simply
+     * throw an exception when invoked).
+     *<p>
+     * Note: this method is only called for non-null values; not for keys
+     * or null values. For these, check out other accessor methods.
+     *<p>
+     * Note that starting with version 1.5, serializers should also be type-aware
+     * if they handle polymorphic types. That means that it may be necessary
+     * to also use a {@link TypeSerializer} based on declared (static) type
+     * being serializer (whereas actual data may be serialized using dynamic
+     * type)
+     *
+     * @throws JsonMappingException if there are fatal problems with
+     *   accessing suitable serializer; including that of not
+     *   finding any serializer
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(Class<?> runtimeType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Similar to {@link #findValueSerializer(Class)}, but takes full generics-aware
+     * type instead of raw class.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(JavaType serializationType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Method called to locate regular serializer, matching type serializer,
+     * and if both found, wrap them in a serializer that calls both in correct
+     * sequence. This method is currently only used for root-level serializer
+     * handling to allow for simpler caching. A call can always be replaced
+     * by equivalent calls to access serializer and type serializer separately.
+     * 
+     * @param valueType Type for purpose of locating a serializer; usually dynamic
+     *   runtime type, but can also be static declared type, depending on configuration
+     * 
+     * @param cache Whether resulting value serializer should be cached or not; this is just
+     *    a hint 
+     *    
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType,
+            boolean cache, BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to locate regular serializer, matching type serializer,
+     * and if both found, wrap them in a serializer that calls both in correct
+     * sequence. This method is currently only used for root-level serializer
+     * handling to allow for simpler caching. A call can always be replaced
+     * by equivalent calls to access serializer and type serializer separately.
+     * 
+     * @param valueType Declared type of value being serialized (which may not
+     *    be actual runtime type); used for finding both value serializer and
+     *    type serializer to use for adding polymorphic type (if any)
+     * 
+     * @param cache Whether resulting value serializer should be cached or not; this is just
+     *    a hint 
+     *    
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(JavaType valueType,
+            boolean cache, BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing
+     * non-null Map keys. Separation from regular
+     * {@link #findValueSerializer} method is because actual write
+     * method must be different (@link JsonGenerator#writeFieldName};
+     * but also since behavior for some key types may differ.
+     *<p>
+     * Note that the serializer itself can be called with instances
+     * of any Java object, but not nulls.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> findKeySerializer(JavaType keyType,
+            BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException;
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Deprecated serializer locating functionality
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.7.
+     * Implemented as final to ensure that existing code does not accidentally
+     * try to redefine it (given that it is not called by core mapper code)
+     *   
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.7, use version that exposes property object
+     *    instead of just its type (needed for contextual serializers)
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(Class<?> runtimeType)
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findValueSerializer(runtimeType, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.7.
+     * Implemented as final to ensure that existing code does not accidentally
+     * try to redefine it (given that it is not called by core mapper code)
+     *   
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.7, use version that exposes property object
+     *    instead of just its type (needed for contextual serializers)
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(JavaType serializationType)
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findValueSerializer(serializationType, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.7.
+     * Implemented as final to ensure that existing code does not accidentally
+     * try to redefine it (given that it is not called by core mapper code)
+     *   
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.7, use version that exposes property object
+     *    instead of just its type (needed for contextual serializers)
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType,
+            boolean cache)
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findTypedValueSerializer(valueType, cache, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.7.
+     * Implemented as final to ensure that existing code does not accidentally
+     * try to redefine it (given that it is not called by core mapper code)
+     *   
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.7, use version that exposes property object
+     *    instead of just its type (needed for contextual serializers)
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(JavaType valueType,
+            boolean cache)
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findTypedValueSerializer(valueType, cache, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.7.
+     * Implemented as final to ensure that existing code does not accidentally
+     * try to redefine it (given that it is not called by core mapper code)
+     *   
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.7, use version that exposes property object
+     *    instead of just its type (needed for contextual serializers)
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> getKeySerializer()
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findKeySerializer(TYPE_OBJECT, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated version of accessor method that was used before version 1.8;
+     * renamed as {@link #findKeySerializer}, since process is now
+     * more complicated than simple lookup.
+     *
+     * @deprecated As of version 1.8
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public final JsonSerializer<Object> getKeySerializer(JavaType valueType, BeanProperty property)
+        throws JsonMappingException
+    {
+        return findKeySerializer(valueType, property);
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    /********************************************************
+    /* Accessors for specialized serializers
+    /********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing
+     * Map keys that are nulls: this is needed since JSON does not allow
+     * any non-String value as key, including null.
+     *<p>
+     * Typically, returned serializer
+     * will either throw an exception, or use an empty String; but
+     * other behaviors are possible.
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> getNullKeySerializer();
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing
+     * values (root level, Array members or List field values)
+     * that are nulls. Specific accessor is needed because nulls
+     * in Java do not contain type information.
+     *<p>
+     * Typically returned serializer just writes out Json literal
+     * null value.
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> getNullValueSerializer();
+
+    /**
+     * Method called to get the serializer to use if provider
+     * can not determine an actual type-specific serializer
+     * to use; typically when none of {@link SerializerFactory}
+     * instances are able to construct a serializer.
+     *<p>
+     * Typically, returned serializer will throw an exception,
+     * although alternatively {@link sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.ToStringSerializer} could
+     * be returned as well.
+     *
+     * @param unknownType Type for which no serializer is found
+     */
+    public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> getUnknownTypeSerializer(Class<?> unknownType);
+
+    /*
+    /********************************************************
+    /* Convenience methods
+    /********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method that will serialize given value (which can be
+     * null) using standard serializer locating functionality. It can
+     * be called for all values including field and Map values, but usually
+     * field values are best handled calling
+     * {@link #defaultSerializeField} instead.
+     */
+    public final void defaultSerializeValue(Object value, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException
+    {
+        if (value == null) {
+            getNullValueSerializer().serialize(null, jgen, this);
+        } else {
+            Class<?> cls = value.getClass();
+            findTypedValueSerializer(cls, true, null).serialize(value, jgen, this);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Convenience method that will serialize given field with specified
+     * value. Value may be null. Serializer is done using the usual
+     * null) using standard serializer locating functionality.
+     */
+    public final void defaultSerializeField(String fieldName, Object value, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException
+    {
+        jgen.writeFieldName(fieldName);
+        if (value == null) {
+            /* Note: can't easily check for suppression at this point
+             * any more; caller must check it.
+             */
+            getNullValueSerializer().serialize(null, jgen, this);
+        } else {
+            Class<?> cls = value.getClass();
+            findTypedValueSerializer(cls, true, null).serialize(value, jgen, this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method that will handle serialization of Date(-like) values, using
+     * {@link SerializationConfig} settings to determine expected serialization
+     * behavior.
+     * Note: date here means "full" date, that is, date AND time, as per
+     * Java convention (and not date-only values like in SQL)
+     */
+    public abstract void defaultSerializeDateValue(long timestamp, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method that will handle serialization of Date(-like) values, using
+     * {@link SerializationConfig} settings to determine expected serialization
+     * behavior.
+     * Note: date here means "full" date, that is, date AND time, as per
+     * Java convention (and not date-only values like in SQL)
+     */
+    public abstract void defaultSerializeDateValue(Date date, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method that will handle serialization of Dates used as {@link java.util.Map} keys,
+     * based on {@link SerializationConfig.Feature#WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS}
+     * value (and if using textual representation, configured date format)
+     * 
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    public abstract void defaultSerializeDateKey(long timestamp, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException;
+
+    /**
+     * Method that will handle serialization of Dates used as {@link java.util.Map} keys,
+     * based on {@link SerializationConfig.Feature#WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS}
+     * value (and if using textual representation, configured date format)
+     * 
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    public abstract void defaultSerializeDateKey(Date date, JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException;
+    
+    /**
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public final void defaultSerializeNull(JsonGenerator jgen)
+        throws IOException, JsonProcessingException
+    {
+        getNullValueSerializer().serialize(null, jgen, this);
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    /********************************************************
+    /* Access to caching details
+    /********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method that can be used to determine how many serializers this
+     * provider is caching currently
+     * (if it does caching: default implementation does)
+     * Exact count depends on what kind of serializers get cached;
+     * default implementation caches all serializers, including ones that
+     * are eagerly constructed (for optimal access speed)
+     *<p> 
+     * The main use case for this method is to allow conditional flushing of
+     * serializer cache, if certain number of entries is reached.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public abstract int cachedSerializersCount();
+
+    /**
+     * Method that will drop all serializers currently cached by this provider.
+     * This can be used to remove memory usage (in case some serializers are
+     * only used once or so), or to force re-construction of serializers after
+     * configuration changes for mapper than owns the provider.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public abstract void flushCachedSerializers();
+}