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author | Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> | 2013-08-24 09:54:45 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> | 2013-08-24 09:54:45 +0000 |
commit | 3e09ac0c10c95bb24a08af62393b4f761e2743d0 (patch) | |
tree | 778dffa2ba8798503fc047db0feef6d65426ea22 /HACKING | |
download | dtas-3e09ac0c10c95bb24a08af62393b4f761e2743d0.tar.gz |
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +serialization (dtas-player) +--------------------------- + +* objects serialize using the "to_hsh" method (like "to_hash", but omits + default values) and then to YAML. We avoid exposing the fact we use + Ruby (or any programming language) in any formats. + +* every serializable class defines a "load" singleton method which takes the + output Hash of "to_hsh" + +* we avoid serializing default values to make the state file shorter and + more suitable for human viewing and editing. |