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src/main/java/net/locusworks/common/utils/DateTimeStampSerializer.java

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+package net.locusworks.common.utils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer;
+
+/**
+ * Class to serialize a date object into a json string value <br>
+ * This serializer will convert date objects to their timestamp representation <br>
+ * For example the below code:
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code @JsonSerialize(using=DateTimeStampSerializer.class)
+ * private Date purgeEndDate;
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * Will specify to use this serializer class when the {@code purgeEndDate} is encountered when converting to json
+ * and will try to convert the date object to its timestamp equivalent
+ * @author Isaac Parenteau
+ * @date 02/15/2018
+ * @version 1.0
+ * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize
+ * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer
+ */
+public class DateTimeStampSerializer extends StdSerializer<Date> {
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   */
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = -4753139740916300831L;
+
+  public DateTimeStampSerializer() {
+    this(null);
+  }
+  
+  public DateTimeStampSerializer(Class<Date> t) {
+    super(t);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void serialize(Date date, JsonGenerator generator, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {
+    generator.writeNumber(date.getTime());
+  }
+}