Gson Parcelable

Simple GSON Parceling for Android

This Android library can be used to quickly add the parceling mechanism to a model object. It is not made for speed, but rather for simplicity.

To use GSON for parceling an Object, follow this example:

We have the Person class:

public class Person {
	String name;
	String occupation;
	int age;
}

First, extend GsonParcelable:

public class Person extends GsonParcelable {
	String name;
	String occupation;
	int age;
}

Next, create the Gson instance you want to use. This can be the default Gson for simple models, but more complex models may require more customized Gson instances:

public class Person extends GsonParcelable {
	String name;
	String occupation;
	int age;
	
	static Gson sGson = new Gson();
}

Finally, create the CREATOR field and implement the required methods:

public class Person extends GsonParcelable {
	String name;
	String occupation;
	int age;
	
	static Gson sGson = new Gson();
	
    public static final GsonCreator<Person> CREATOR = new GsonCreator<Person>() {
        @Override
        public Gson getGson() {
            return sGson;
        }
    };

    @Override
    public GsonCreator getCREATOR() {
        return CREATOR;
    }
}

That's it! Everything else is handled for you.

How to import

The easiest way to include this in your project currently is to add the module as a git submodule in your project's root directory (may wish to fork), and add a reference in the gradle.settings file:

include ':app', ':gson_parcelable'

Then re-sync your gradle files.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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phil-brown/GsonParcelable

Gson Parcelable

How to import