Mobs.java

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package com.jcwhatever.nucleus.managed.entity.mob;

import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.Nucleus;
import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.storage.IDataNode;
import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Static convenience methods for the internal {@link IMobSerializer} implementation.
 */
public final class Mobs {

    private Mobs() {}

    /**
     * Record entity data into an {@link ISerializableMob} instance.
     *
     * @param entity  The entity to serialize.
     *
     * @return  The serialized mob object or null if the entity cannot be serialized.
     */
    @Nullable
    public static ISerializableMob getSerializable(Entity entity) {
        return serializer().getSerializable(entity);
    }

    /**
     * Deserialize mob data from an {@link ItemStack}'s lore meta.
     *
     * @param itemStack  The item stack to deserialize from.
     *
     * @return  An {@link ISerializableMob} that can be used to spawn the entity
     * or null if the item stacks lore meta is invalid.
     */
    @Nullable
    public static ISerializableMob deserialize(ItemStack itemStack) {
        return serializer().deserialize(itemStack);
    }

    /**
     * Deserialize mob data from a data node.
     *
     * @param dataNode  The data node to deserialize from.
     *
     * @return  An {@link ISerializableMob} that can be used to spawn the entity
     * or null if the item stacks lore meta is invalid.
     */
    @Nullable
    public static ISerializableMob deserialize(IDataNode dataNode) {
        return serializer().deserialize(dataNode);
    }

    private static IMobSerializer serializer() {
        return Nucleus.getMobSerializer();
    }
}