import { Serializable } from '../models/interfaces/Serializable';
export class JsonSerializer {

	public static fromJSONArray<T extends Serializable<T>>(items: any[], type: { new(): T; }): T[] {
		if (!items) { return new Array<T>(); }
		const objectList: T[] = new Array<T>();
		for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
			objectList.push(new type().fromJSONObject(items[i]));
		}
		return objectList;
	}

	public static fromJSONObject<T extends Serializable<T>>(item: any, type: { new(): T; }): T {
		if (!item) { return null; }
		return new type().fromJSONObject(item);
	}

	public static copy<T extends Serializable<T>>(item: any, itemToCopy: any): T {
		if (!item) { return null; }
		return item.fromJSONObject(itemToCopy);
	}
}