Resources
Resources can be:
- created with
context.createResource(name, contentType, content) - serialized with
context.stringifyResource(resource) - deserialized with
context.parseResource(data) - checked with
context.isResource(target)
When using context.createResuorce a different class is instantiated depending on the contentType.
Different classes have different serialization and deserialization logic.
Follows a list with the built-in resource classes.
Resource
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| content-type | (default) |
| stringifyContent | Cnverted to string by using String(). The null and undefined values are converted to the empty string. |
| parseContent | the value is just returned as is, since it is supposed to be a plain string. |
JsonResource
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| content-type | application/json |
| stringifyContent | JSON.stringify |
| parseContent | JSON.parse |
WebmiddleVirtualResource
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| content-type | x-webmiddle-virtual |
Extends JsonResource. Used for Virtual objects.
WebmiddleTypeResource
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| content-type | x-webmiddle-type |
Extends JsonResource, but has the ability to serialize Virtual and Resource objects in a reversible way, meaning that the deserialization step will recreate the actual Virtual and Resource instances with the correct types.
Note that when deserializing inner resources, their ID won't be the same as the original one, meaning a new Resource is created.
See the source code for stringifyContent and parseContent functions.