Re: Serialization Issue

From:
mearvk <mearvk@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:37:13 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<f3b6d61d-c22f-4b23-82c3-c1f1f788cf9c@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>
Here's my thinking:

Since Area.java has no getters/setters save for getPathIterator (which
returns an AreaIterator) I have no way of serializing that data
manually (no point in overriding readObject, writeObject). Therefore,
I probably need to serialize the coordinates of the Area themselves
(using its PathIterator), rather than the actual Area or its
PathIterator. Then on the readObject call, reconstruct a Path2D from
the Vector of coordinate points and types.

Is this reasoning sound?

Area.java API: http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/geom/Area.html

[CODE]

/*
 * @(#)Area.java 1.21 06/02/24
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.awt.geom;

import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import sun.awt.geom.Curve;
import sun.awt.geom.Crossings;
import sun.awt.geom.AreaOp;

/**
 * An <code>Area</code> object stores and manipulates a
 * resolution-independent description of an enclosed area of
 * 2-dimensional space.
 * <code>Area</code> objects can be transformed and can perform
 * various Constructive Area Geometry (CAG) operations when combined
 * with other <code>Area</code> objects.
 * The CAG operations include area
 * {@link #add addition}, {@link #subtract subtraction},
 * {@link #intersect intersection}, and {@link #exclusiveOr exclusive
or}.
 * See the linked method documentation for examples of the various
 * operations.
 * <p>
 * The <code>Area</code> class implements the <code>Shape</code>
 * interface and provides full support for all of its hit-testing
 * and path iteration facilities, but an <code>Area</code> is more
 * specific than a generalized path in a number of ways:
 * <ul>
 * <li>Only closed paths and sub-paths are stored.
 * <code>Area</code> objects constructed from unclosed paths
 * are implicitly closed during construction as if those paths
 * had been filled by the <code>Graphics2D.fill</code> method.
 * <li>The interiors of the individual stored sub-paths are all
 * non-empty and non-overlapping. Paths are decomposed during
 * construction into separate component non-overlapping parts,
 * empty pieces of the path are discarded, and then these
 * non-empty and non-overlapping properties are maintained
 * through all subsequent CAG operations. Outlines of different
 * component sub-paths may touch each other, as long as they
 * do not cross so that their enclosed areas overlap.
 * <li>The geometry of the path describing the outline of the
 * <code>Area</code> resembles the path from which it was
 * constructed only in that it describes the same enclosed
 * 2-dimensional area, but may use entirely different types
 * and ordering of the path segments to do so.
 * </ul>
 * Interesting issues which are not always obvious when using
 * the <code>Area</code> include:
 * <ul>
 * <li>Creating an <code>Area</code> from an unclosed (open)
 * <code>Shape</code> results in a closed outline in the
 * <code>Area</code> object.
 * <li>Creating an <code>Area</code> from a <code>Shape</code>
 * which encloses no area (even when "closed") produces an
 * empty <code>Area</code>. A common example of this issue
 * is that producing an <code>Area</code> from a line will
 * be empty since the line encloses no area. An empty
 * <code>Area</code> will iterate no geometry in its
 * <code>PathIterator</code> objects.
 * <li>A self-intersecting <code>Shape</code> may be split into
 * two (or more) sub-paths each enclosing one of the
 * non-intersecting portions of the original path.
 * <li>An <code>Area</code> may take more path segments to
 * describe the same geometry even when the original
 * outline is simple and obvious. The analysis that the
 * <code>Area</code> class must perform on the path may
 * not reflect the same concepts of "simple and obvious"
 * as a human being perceives.
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class Area implements Shape, Cloneable {
    private static Vector EmptyCurves = new Vector();

    private Vector curves;

    /**
     * Default constructor which creates an empty area.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Area() {
    curves = EmptyCurves;
    }

    /**
     * The <code>Area</code> class creates an area geometry from the
     * specified {@link Shape} object. The geometry is explicitly
     * closed, if the <code>Shape</code> is not already closed. The
     * fill rule (even-odd or winding) specified by the geometry of
the
     * <code>Shape</code> is used to determine the resulting enclosed
area.
     * @param s the <code>Shape</code> from which the area is
constructed
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>s</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Area(Shape s) {
    if (s instanceof Area) {
        curves = ((Area) s).curves;
    } else {
            curves = pathToCurves(s.getPathIterator(null));
        }
    }

    private static Vector pathToCurves(PathIterator pi) {
    Vector curves = new Vector();
    int windingRule = pi.getWindingRule();
    // coords array is big enough for holding:
    // coordinates returned from currentSegment (6)
    // OR
    // two subdivided quadratic curves (2+4+4=10)
    // AND
    // 0-1 horizontal splitting parameters
    // OR
    // 2 parametric equation derivative coefficients
    // OR
    // three subdivided cubic curves (2+6+6+6 )
    // AND
    // 0-2 horizontal splitting parameters
    // OR
    // 3 parametric equation derivative coefficients
    double coords[] = new double[23];
    double movx = 0, movy = 0;
    double curx = 0, cury = 0;
    double newx, newy;
    while (!pi.isDone()) {
        switch (pi.currentSegment(coords)) {
        case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO:
        Curve.insertLine(curves, curx, cury, movx, movy);
        curx = movx = coords[0];
        cury = movy = coords[1];
        Curve.insertMove(curves, movx, movy);
        break;
        case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
        newx = coords[0];
        newy = coords[1];
        Curve.insertLine(curves, curx, cury, newx, newy);
        curx = newx;
        cury = newy;
        break;
        case PathIterator.SEG_QUADTO:
        newx = coords[2];
        newy = coords[3];
        Curve.insertQuad(curves, curx, cury, coords);
        curx = newx;
        cury = newy;
        break;
        case PathIterator.SEG_CUBICTO:
        newx = coords[4];
        newy = coords[5];
        Curve.insertCubic(curves, curx, cury, coords);
        curx = newx;
        cury = newy;
        break;
        case PathIterator.SEG_CLOSE:
        Curve.insertLine(curves, curx, cury, movx, movy);
        curx = movx;
        cury = movy;
        break;
        }
        pi.next();
    }
    Curve.insertLine(curves, curx, cury, movx, movy);
    AreaOp operator;
    if (windingRule == PathIterator.WIND_EVEN_ODD) {
        operator = new AreaOp.EOWindOp();
    } else {
        operator = new AreaOp.NZWindOp();
    }
    return operator.calculate(curves, EmptyCurves);
    }

    /**
     * Adds the shape of the specified <code>Area</code> to the
     * shape of this <code>Area</code>.
     * The resulting shape of this <code>Area</code> will include
     * the union of both shapes, or all areas that were contained
     * in either this or the specified <code>Area</code>.
     * <pre>
     * // Example:
     * Area a1 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 0,8]);
     * Area a2 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 8,8]);
     * a1.add(a2);
     *
     * a1(before) + a2 = a1(after)
     *
     * ################ ################ ################
     * ############## ############## ################
     * ############ ############ ################
     * ########## ########## ################
     * ######## ######## ################
     * ###### ###### ###### ######
     * #### #### #### ####
     * ## ## ## ##
     * </pre>
     * @param rhs the <code>Area</code> to be added to the
     * current shape
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>rhs</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void add(Area rhs) {
    curves = new AreaOp.AddOp().calculate(this.curves, rhs.curves);
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Subtracts the shape of the specified <code>Area</code> from
the
     * shape of this <code>Area</code>.
     * The resulting shape of this <code>Area</code> will include
     * areas that were contained only in this <code>Area</code>
     * and not in the specified <code>Area</code>.
     * <pre>
     * // Example:
     * Area a1 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 0,8]);
     * Area a2 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 8,8]);
     * a1.subtract(a2);
     *
     * a1(before) - a2 = a1(after)
     *
     * ################ ################
     * ############## ############## ##
     * ############ ############ ####
     * ########## ########## ######
     * ######## ######## ########
     * ###### ###### ######
     * #### #### ####
     * ## ## ##
     * </pre>
     * @param rhs the <code>Area</code> to be subtracted from the
     * current shape
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>rhs</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void subtract(Area rhs) {
    curves = new AreaOp.SubOp().calculate(this.curves, rhs.curves);
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the shape of this <code>Area</code> to the intersection
of
     * its current shape and the shape of the specified <code>Area</
code>.
     * The resulting shape of this <code>Area</code> will include
     * only areas that were contained in both this <code>Area</code>
     * and also in the specified <code>Area</code>.
     * <pre>
     * // Example:
     * Area a1 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 0,8]);
     * Area a2 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 8,8]);
     * a1.intersect(a2);
     *
     * a1(before) intersect a2 = a1(after)
     *
     * ################ ################ ################
     * ############## ############## ############
     * ############ ############ ########
     * ########## ########## ####
     * ######## ########
     * ###### ######
     * #### ####
     * ## ##
     * </pre>
     * @param rhs the <code>Area</code> to be intersected with this
     * <code>Area</code>
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>rhs</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void intersect(Area rhs) {
    curves = new AreaOp.IntOp().calculate(this.curves, rhs.curves);
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the shape of this <code>Area</code> to be the combined
area
     * of its current shape and the shape of the specified <code>Area</
code>,
     * minus their intersection.
     * The resulting shape of this <code>Area</code> will include
     * only areas that were contained in either this <code>Area</code>
     * or in the specified <code>Area</code>, but not in both.
     * <pre>
     * // Example:
     * Area a1 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 0,8]);
     * Area a2 = new Area([triangle 0,0 =&gt; 8,0 =&gt; 8,8]);
     * a1.exclusiveOr(a2);
     *
     * a1(before) xor a2 = a1(after)
     *
     * ################ ################
     * ############## ############## ## ##
     * ############ ############ #### ####
     * ########## ########## ###### ######
     * ######## ######## ################
     * ###### ###### ###### ######
     * #### #### #### ####
     * ## ## ## ##
     * </pre>
     * @param rhs the <code>Area</code> to be exclusive ORed with
this
     * <code>Area</code>.
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>rhs</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void exclusiveOr(Area rhs) {
    curves = new AreaOp.XorOp().calculate(this.curves, rhs.curves);
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Removes all of the geometry from this <code>Area</code> and
     * restores it to an empty area.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void reset() {
    curves = new Vector();
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Tests whether this <code>Area</code> object encloses any area.
     * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>Area</code> object
     * represents an empty area; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean isEmpty() {
    return (curves.size() == 0);
    }

    /**
     * Tests whether this <code>Area</code> consists entirely of
     * straight edged polygonal geometry.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the geometry of this
     * <code>Area</code> consists entirely of line segments;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean isPolygonal() {
    Enumeration enum_ = curves.elements();
    while (enum_.hasMoreElements()) {
        if (((Curve) enum_.nextElement()).getOrder() > 1) {
        return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
    }

    /**
     * Tests whether this <code>Area</code> is rectangular in shape.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the geometry of this
     * <code>Area</code> is rectangular in shape; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean isRectangular() {
    int size = curves.size();
    if (size == 0) {
        return true;
    }
    if (size > 3) {
        return false;
    }
    Curve c1 = (Curve) curves.get(1);
    Curve c2 = (Curve) curves.get(2);
    if (c1.getOrder() != 1 || c2.getOrder() != 1) {
        return false;
    }
    if (c1.getXTop() != c1.getXBot() || c2.getXTop() != c2.getXBot()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (c1.getYTop() != c2.getYTop() || c1.getYBot() != c2.getYBot()) {
        // One might be able to prove that this is impossible...
        return false;
    }
    return true;
    }

    /**
     * Tests whether this <code>Area</code> is comprised of a single
     * closed subpath. This method returns <code>true</code> if the
     * path contains 0 or 1 subpaths, or <code>false</code> if the
path
     * contains more than 1 subpath. The subpaths are counted by the
     * number of {@link PathIterator#SEG_MOVETO SEG_MOVETO} segments
     * that appear in the path.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Area</code> is
comprised
     * of a single basic geometry; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean isSingular() {
    if (curves.size() < 3) {
        return true;
    }
    Enumeration enum_ = curves.elements();
    enum_.nextElement(); // First Order0 "moveto"
    while (enum_.hasMoreElements()) {
        if (((Curve) enum_.nextElement()).getOrder() == 0) {
        return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
    }

    private Rectangle2D cachedBounds;
    private void invalidateBounds() {
    cachedBounds = null;
    }
    private Rectangle2D getCachedBounds() {
    if (cachedBounds != null) {
        return cachedBounds;
    }
    Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double();
    if (curves.size() > 0) {
        Curve c = (Curve) curves.get(0);
        // First point is always an order 0 curve (moveto)
        r.setRect(c.getX0(), c.getY0(), 0, 0);
        for (int i = 1; i < curves.size(); i++) {
        ((Curve) curves.get(i)).enlarge(r);
        }
    }
    return (cachedBounds = r);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a high precision bounding {@link Rectangle2D} that
     * completely encloses this <code>Area</code>.
     * <p>
     * The Area class will attempt to return the tightest bounding
     * box possible for the Shape. The bounding box will not be
     * padded to include the control points of curves in the outline
     * of the Shape, but should tightly fit the actual geometry of
     * the outline itself.
     * @return the bounding <code>Rectangle2D</code> for the
     * <code>Area</code>.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Rectangle2D getBounds2D() {
    return getCachedBounds().getBounds2D();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a bounding {@link Rectangle} that completely encloses
     * this <code>Area</code>.
     * <p>
     * The Area class will attempt to return the tightest bounding
     * box possible for the Shape. The bounding box will not be
     * padded to include the control points of curves in the outline
     * of the Shape, but should tightly fit the actual geometry of
     * the outline itself. Since the returned object represents
     * the bounding box with integers, the bounding box can only be
     * as tight as the nearest integer coordinates that encompass
     * the geometry of the Shape.
     * @return the bounding <code>Rectangle</code> for the
     * <code>Area</code>.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Rectangle getBounds() {
    return getCachedBounds().getBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an exact copy of this <code>Area</code> object.
     * @return Created clone object
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Object clone() {
    return new Area(this);
    }

    /**
     * Tests whether the geometries of the two <code>Area</code>
objects
     * are equal.
     * This method will return false if the argument is null.
     * @param other the <code>Area</code> to be compared to this
     * <code>Area</code>
     * @return <code>true</code> if the two geometries are equal;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean equals(Area other) {
    // REMIND: A *much* simpler operation should be possible...
    // Should be able to do a curve-wise comparison since all Areas
    // should evaluate their curves in the same top-down order.
    if (other == this) {
        return true;
    }
    if (other == null) {
        return false;
    }
    Vector c = new AreaOp.XorOp().calculate(this.curves, other.curves);
    return c.isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * Transforms the geometry of this <code>Area</code> using the
specified
     * {@link AffineTransform}. The geometry is transformed in place,
which
     * permanently changes the enclosed area defined by this object.
     * @param t the transformation used to transform the area
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>t</code> is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void transform(AffineTransform t) {
        if (t == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("transform must not be
null");
        }
    // REMIND: A simpler operation can be performed for some types
    // of transform.
        curves = pathToCurves(getPathIterator(t));
    invalidateBounds();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>Area</code> object that contains the same
     * geometry as this <code>Area</code> transformed by the specified
     * <code>AffineTransform</code>. This <code>Area</code> object
     * is unchanged.
     * @param t the specified <code>AffineTransform</code> used to
transform
     * the new <code>Area</code>
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>t</code> is null
     * @return a new <code>Area</code> object representing the
transformed
     * geometry.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Area createTransformedArea(AffineTransform t) {
        Area a = new Area(this);
        a.transform(t);
        return a;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean contains(double x, double y) {
    if (!getCachedBounds().contains(x, y)) {
        return false;
    }
    Enumeration enum_ = curves.elements();
    int crossings = 0;
    while (enum_.hasMoreElements()) {
        Curve c = (Curve) enum_.nextElement();
        crossings += c.crossingsFor(x, y);
    }
    return ((crossings & 1) == 1);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean contains(Point2D p) {
    return contains(p.getX(), p.getY());
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean contains(double x, double y, double w, double h) {
    if (w < 0 || h < 0) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!getCachedBounds().contains(x, y, w, h)) {
        return false;
    }
    Crossings c = Crossings.findCrossings(curves, x, y, x+w, y+h);
    return (c != null && c.covers(y, y+h));
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean contains(Rectangle2D r) {
    return contains(r.getX(), r.getY(), r.getWidth(), r.getHeight());
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean intersects(double x, double y, double w, double h)
{
    if (w < 0 || h < 0) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!getCachedBounds().intersects(x, y, w, h)) {
        return false;
    }
    Crossings c = Crossings.findCrossings(curves, x, y, x+w, y+h);
    return (c == null || !c.isEmpty());
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean intersects(Rectangle2D r) {
    return intersects(r.getX(), r.getY(), r.getWidth(), r.getHeight());
    }

    /**
     * Creates a {@link PathIterator} for the outline of this
     * <code>Area</code> object. This <code>Area</code> object is
unchanged.
     * @param at an optional <code>AffineTransform</code> to be
applied to
     * the coordinates as they are returned in the iteration, or
     * <code>null</code> if untransformed coordinates are desired
     * @return the <code>PathIterator</code> object that returns
the
     * geometry of the outline of this <code>Area</code>, one
     * segment at a time.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at) {
    return new AreaIterator(curves, at);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a <code>PathIterator</code> for the flattened outline
of
     * this <code>Area</code> object. Only uncurved path segments
     * represented by the SEG_MOVETO, SEG_LINETO, and SEG_CLOSE point
     * types are returned by the iterator. This <code>Area</code>
     * object is unchanged.
     * @param at an optional <code>AffineTransform</code> to be
     * applied to the coordinates as they are returned in the
     * iteration, or <code>null</code> if untransformed coordinates
     * are desired
     * @param flatness the maximum amount that the control points
     * for a given curve can vary from colinear before a subdivided
     * curve is replaced by a straight line connecting the end points
     * @return the <code>PathIterator</code> object that returns
the
     * geometry of the outline of this <code>Area</code>, one segment
     * at a time.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at, double
flatness) {
    return new FlatteningPathIterator(getPathIterator(at), flatness);
    }
}

class AreaIterator implements PathIterator {
    private AffineTransform transform;
    private Vector curves;
    private int index;
    private Curve prevcurve;
    private Curve thiscurve;

    public AreaIterator(Vector curves, AffineTransform at) {
    this.curves = curves;
    this.transform = at;
    if (curves.size() >= 1) {
        thiscurve = (Curve) curves.get(0);
    }
    }

    public int getWindingRule() {
    // REMIND: Which is better, EVEN_ODD or NON_ZERO?
    // The paths calculated could be classified either way.
    //return WIND_EVEN_ODD;
    return WIND_NON_ZERO;
    }

    public boolean isDone() {
    return (prevcurve == null && thiscurve == null);
    }

    public void next() {
    if (prevcurve != null) {
        prevcurve = null;
    } else {
        prevcurve = thiscurve;
        index++;
        if (index < curves.size()) {
        thiscurve = (Curve) curves.get(index);
        if (thiscurve.getOrder() != 0 &&
            prevcurve.getX1() == thiscurve.getX0() &&
            prevcurve.getY1() == thiscurve.getY0())
        {
            prevcurve = null;
        }
        } else {
        thiscurve = null;
        }
    }
    }

    public int currentSegment(float coords[]) {
    double dcoords[] = new double[6];
    int segtype = currentSegment(dcoords);
    int numpoints = (segtype == SEG_CLOSE ? 0
             : (segtype == SEG_QUADTO ? 2
                : (segtype == SEG_CUBICTO ? 3
                   : 1)));
    for (int i = 0; i < numpoints * 2; i++) {
        coords[i] = (float) dcoords[i];
    }
    return segtype;
    }

    public int currentSegment(double coords[]) {
    int segtype;
    int numpoints;
    if (prevcurve != null) {
        // Need to finish off junction between curves
        if (thiscurve == null || thiscurve.getOrder() == 0) {
        return SEG_CLOSE;
        }
        coords[0] = thiscurve.getX0();
        coords[1] = thiscurve.getY0();
        segtype = SEG_LINETO;
        numpoints = 1;
    } else if (thiscurve == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException("area iterator out of bounds");
    } else {
        segtype = thiscurve.getSegment(coords);
        numpoints = thiscurve.getOrder();
        if (numpoints == 0) {
        numpoints = 1;
        }
    }
    if (transform != null) {
        transform.transform(coords, 0, coords, 0, numpoints);
    }
    return segtype;
    }
}

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