uimaj-json/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/json/jsoncas2/mode/ArrayTypeMode.java

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package org.apache.uima.json.jsoncas2.mode;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;

public enum ArrayTypeMode {
  /**
   * Serialize array fields using the the compact {@code TypeName[]} syntax.
   */
  AS_ARRAY_TYPED_RANGE,

  /**
   * Serialize array fields using the traditional {@code range} and {@code elementType} separation
   * that we know from the XML type system descriptors.
   */
  AS_RANGE_AND_ELEMENT;

  public static final String KEY = "UIMA.FeatureStructuresMode";

  public static void set(SerializerProvider aProvider, ArrayTypeMode aMode) {
    aProvider.setAttribute(KEY, aMode);
  }

  public static ArrayTypeMode get(SerializerProvider aProvider) {
    ArrayTypeMode mode = (ArrayTypeMode) aProvider.getAttribute(KEY);
    return mode != null ? mode : AS_RANGE_AND_ELEMENT;
  }
}