feat: add YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer, similar to JsonContentPolymorphicSerializer

src/commonMain/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+
+   Copyright 2018-2023 Charles Korn.
+
+   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
+
+       https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+package com.charleskorn.kaml
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.DeserializationStrategy
+import kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi
+import kotlinx.serialization.InternalSerializationApi
+import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PolymorphicKind
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.SerialDescriptor
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.buildSerialDescriptor
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Decoder
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Encoder
+import kotlinx.serialization.serializerOrNull
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
+public abstract class YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer<T : Any>(private val baseClass: KClass<T>) : KSerializer<T> {
+    @OptIn(InternalSerializationApi::class)
+    override val descriptor: SerialDescriptor = buildSerialDescriptor(
+        "${YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer::class.simpleName}<${baseClass.simpleName}>",
+        PolymorphicKind.SEALED,
+    )
+
+    @OptIn(InternalSerializationApi::class)
+    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: T) {
+        val actualSerializer = encoder.serializersModule.getPolymorphic(baseClass, value)
+            ?: value::class.serializerOrNull()
+            ?: throwSubtypeNotRegistered(value::class, baseClass)
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        (actualSerializer as KSerializer<T>).serialize(encoder, value)
+    }
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): T {
+        return decoder.decodeSerializableValue(selectDeserializer((decoder as YamlInput).node))
+    }
+
+    public abstract fun selectDeserializer(node: YamlNode): DeserializationStrategy<T>
+
+    private fun throwSubtypeNotRegistered(subClass: KClass<*>, baseClass: KClass<*>): Nothing {
+        val subClassName = subClass.simpleName ?: "$subClass"
+        throw SerializationException(
+            """
+            Class '$subClassName' is not registered for polymorphic serialization in the scope of '${baseClass.simpleName}'.
+            Mark the base class as 'sealed' or register the serializer explicitly.
+            """.trimIndent(),
+        )
+    }
+}

src/commonMain/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/YamlInput.kt

@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ public sealed class YamlInput(
             is YamlScalar -> when {
                 descriptor.kind is PrimitiveKind || descriptor.kind is SerialKind.ENUM || descriptor.isInline -> YamlScalarInput(node, yaml, context, configuration)
                 descriptor.kind is SerialKind.CONTEXTUAL -> createContextual(node, yaml, context, configuration, descriptor)
-                descriptor.kind is PolymorphicKind -> throw MissingTypeTagException(node.path)
+                descriptor.kind is PolymorphicKind -> {
+                    if (descriptor.isContentBasedPolymorphic) {
+                        createContextual(node, yaml, context, configuration, descriptor)
+                    } else {
+                        throw MissingTypeTagException(node.path)
+                    }
+                }
                 else -> throw IncorrectTypeException("Expected ${descriptor.kind.friendlyDescription}, but got a scalar value", node.path)
             }
 
@@ -63,11 +69,18 @@ public sealed class YamlInput(
                 is StructureKind.CLASS, StructureKind.OBJECT -> YamlObjectInput(node, yaml, context, configuration)
                 is StructureKind.MAP -> YamlMapInput(node, yaml, context, configuration)
                 is SerialKind.CONTEXTUAL -> createContextual(node, yaml, context, configuration, descriptor)
-                is PolymorphicKind -> when (configuration.polymorphismStyle) {
-                    PolymorphismStyle.None ->
-                        throw IncorrectTypeException("Encountered a polymorphic map descriptor but PolymorphismStyle is 'None'", node.path)
-                    PolymorphismStyle.Tag -> throw MissingTypeTagException(node.path)
-                    PolymorphismStyle.Property -> createPolymorphicMapDeserializer(node, yaml, context, configuration)
+                is PolymorphicKind -> {
+                    if (descriptor.isContentBasedPolymorphic) {
+                        createContextual(node, yaml, context, configuration, descriptor)
+                    } else {
+                        when (configuration.polymorphismStyle) {
+                            PolymorphismStyle.None ->
+                                throw IncorrectTypeException("Encountered a polymorphic map descriptor but PolymorphismStyle is 'None'", node.path)
+
+                            PolymorphismStyle.Tag -> throw MissingTypeTagException(node.path)
+                            PolymorphismStyle.Property -> createPolymorphicMapDeserializer(node, yaml, context, configuration)
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 else -> throw IncorrectTypeException("Expected ${descriptor.kind.friendlyDescription}, but got a map", node.path)
             }
@@ -115,6 +128,8 @@ public sealed class YamlInput(
         private fun YamlMap.withoutKey(key: String): YamlMap {
             return this.copy(entries = entries.filterKeys { it.content != key })
         }
+
+        private val SerialDescriptor.isContentBasedPolymorphic get() = serialName.startsWith(YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer::class.simpleName!!)
     }
 
     override fun <T> decodeSerializableValue(deserializer: DeserializationStrategy<T>): T {

src/commonTest/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+
+   Copyright 2018-2023 Charles Korn.
+
+   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
+
+       https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+package com.charleskorn.kaml
+
+import com.charleskorn.kaml.testobjects.TestSealedStructure
+import com.charleskorn.kaml.testobjects.polymorphicModule
+import io.kotest.assertions.asClue
+import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
+import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import kotlinx.serialization.DeserializationStrategy
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.ListSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.nullable
+
+class YamlContentPolymorphicSerializerTest : FlatFunSpec({
+    context("a YAML parser") {
+        context("parsing polymorphic values with PolymorphismStyle.None") {
+            val polymorphicYaml = Yaml(
+                serializersModule = polymorphicModule,
+                configuration = YamlConfiguration(polymorphismStyle = PolymorphismStyle.None),
+            )
+
+            context("given some input where the value should be a sealed class") {
+                val input = """
+                    value: "asdfg"
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                val result = polymorphicYaml.decodeFromString(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer, input)
+
+                test("deserializes it to a Kotlin object") {
+                    result shouldBe TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString("asdfg")
+                }
+            }
+
+            context("given some input where the value should be a sealed class (inline)") {
+                val input = """
+                    "abcdef"
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                val result = polymorphicYaml.decodeFromString(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer, input)
+
+                test("deserializes it to a Kotlin object") {
+                    result shouldBe TestSealedStructure.InlineSealedString("abcdef")
+                }
+            }
+
+            context("given some input missing without the serializer") {
+                val input = """
+                    value: "asdfg"
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                test("throws an exception with the correct location information") {
+                    val exception = shouldThrow<IncorrectTypeException> {
+                        polymorphicYaml.decodeFromString(TestSealedStructure.serializer(), input)
+                    }
+
+                    exception.asClue {
+                        it.message shouldBe "Encountered a polymorphic map descriptor but PolymorphismStyle is 'None'"
+                        it.line shouldBe 1
+                        it.column shouldBe 1
+                        it.path shouldBe YamlPath.root
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            context("given some input representing a list of polymorphic objects") {
+                val input = """
+                    - value: null
+                    - value: -987
+                    - value: 654
+                    - "testing"
+                    - value: "tests"
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                val result = polymorphicYaml.decodeFromString(
+                    ListSerializer(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer),
+                    input,
+                )
+
+                test("deserializes it to a Kotlin object") {
+                    result shouldBe listOf(
+                        TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString(null),
+                        TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt(-987),
+                        TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt(654),
+                        TestSealedStructure.InlineSealedString("testing"),
+                        TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString("tests"),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
+            context("given some input with a tag and a type property") {
+                val input = """
+                    !<sealedInt>
+                    kind: sealedString
+                    value: "asdfg"
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                test("throws an exception with the correct location information") {
+                    val exception = shouldThrow<IncorrectTypeException> {
+                        polymorphicYaml.decodeFromString(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer, input)
+                    }
+
+                    exception.asClue {
+                        it.message shouldBe "Encountered a tagged polymorphic descriptor but PolymorphismStyle is 'None'"
+                        it.line shouldBe 1
+                        it.column shouldBe 1
+                        it.path shouldBe YamlPath.root
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    context("a YAML serializer") {
+        context("serializing polymorphic values with custom serializer") {
+            val polymorphicYaml = Yaml(
+                serializersModule = polymorphicModule,
+                configuration = YamlConfiguration(polymorphismStyle = PolymorphismStyle.Tag),
+            )
+
+            context("serializing a sealed type") {
+                val input = TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt(5)
+                val output = polymorphicYaml.encodeToString(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer, input)
+                val expectedYaml = """
+                    value: 5
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                test("returns the value serialized in the expected YAML form") {
+                    output shouldBe expectedYaml
+                }
+            }
+
+            context("serializing a list of polymorphic values") {
+                val input = listOf(
+                    TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt(5),
+                    TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString("some test"),
+                    TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt(-20),
+                    TestSealedStructure.InlineSealedString("testing"),
+                    TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString(null),
+                    null,
+                )
+
+                val output = polymorphicYaml.encodeToString(
+                    ListSerializer(TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer.nullable),
+                    input,
+                )
+
+                val expectedYaml = """
+                    - value: 5
+                    - value: "some test"
+                    - value: -20
+                    - "testing"
+                    - value: null
+                    - null
+                """.trimIndent()
+
+                test("returns the value serialized in the expected YAML form") {
+                    output shouldBe expectedYaml
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+})
+
+object TestSealedStructureBasedOnContentSerializer : YamlContentPolymorphicSerializer<TestSealedStructure>(
+    TestSealedStructure::class,
+) {
+    override fun selectDeserializer(node: YamlNode): DeserializationStrategy<TestSealedStructure> = when (node) {
+        is YamlScalar -> TestSealedStructure.InlineSealedString.serializer()
+        is YamlMap -> when (val value: YamlNode? = node["value"]) {
+            is YamlScalar -> when {
+                value.content.toIntOrNull() == null -> TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString.serializer()
+                else -> TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedInt.serializer()
+            }
+            is YamlNull -> TestSealedStructure.SimpleSealedString.serializer()
+            else -> throw SerializationException("Unsupported property type for TestSealedStructure.value: ${value?.let { it::class.simpleName}}")
+        }
+        else -> throw SerializationException("Unsupported node type for TestSealedStructure: ${node::class.simpleName}")
+    }
+}