package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.*;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer;

Special bogus "serializer" that will throw InvalidDefinitionException if its serialize gets invoked. Most commonly registered as handler for unknown types, as well as for catching unintended usage (like trying to use null as Map/Object key). /**
 * Special bogus "serializer" that will throw
 * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException} if its {@link #serialize}
 * gets invoked. Most commonly registered as handler for unknown types,
 * as well as for catching unintended usage (like trying to use null
 * as Map/Object key).
 */
public class UnsupportedTypeSerializer
    extends StdSerializer<Object>
{
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    protected final JavaType _type;

    protected final String _message;

    public UnsupportedTypeSerializer(JavaType t, String msg) {
        super(Object.class);
        _type = t;
        _message = msg;
    }

    @Override
    public void serialize(Object value, JsonGenerator g, SerializerProvider ctxt) throws IOException {
        ctxt.reportBadDefinition(_type, _message);
    }
}