Class Overview

This section presents a brief overview of the classes. How to use the classes is specified in the links.

DataIn/DataOut

These objects are high level objects that the majority of the code will be using. They are used to write all the data to

DataSerializable/DataConverter

All classes that want to be serialized must either implement DataSerializable or have a DataConverter registered (See Making Serializable Classes)

DataOutRoot

This object is the top level DataOut object. It is the exact same as a DataOut, but can also be converted to PData

PData

Short for "primitive data", it is an intermediate step between the raw text output and the high level DataIn/DataOut classes. The conversion to/from this class resolves the complexities of circular references and multiple references to the same instance. By converting through this stage, it is easy to have multiple output formats.

DataLoader

This interface specifies the methods for something that can read/write PData to/from a file. The only provided implementation so far is JSONLoader. (See Saving and Restoring Data)