MapAdapter.java

package pebl;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlValue;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;

import org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations.XmlVariableNode;

public class MapAdapter extends XmlAdapter<MapAdapter.AdaptedMap, Map<String, String>> {

    public static class AdaptedMap {

        @XmlVariableNode("key")
        List<AdaptedEntry> entries = new ArrayList<>();

    }

    public static class AdaptedEntry {

        @XmlTransient
        public String key;

        @XmlValue
        public String value;

    }

    @Override
    public AdaptedMap marshal(Map<String, String> map) throws Exception {
        AdaptedMap adaptedMap = new AdaptedMap();
        for(Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map.entrySet()) {
            AdaptedEntry adaptedEntry = new AdaptedEntry();
            adaptedEntry.key = entry.getKey();
            adaptedEntry.value = entry.getValue();
            adaptedMap.entries.add(adaptedEntry);
        }
        return adaptedMap;
    }

    @Override
    public Map<String, String> unmarshal(AdaptedMap adaptedMap) throws Exception {
        List<AdaptedEntry> adaptedEntries = adaptedMap.entries;
        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap(adaptedEntries.size());
        for(AdaptedEntry adaptedEntry : adaptedEntries) {
            map.put(adaptedEntry.key, adaptedEntry.value);
        }
        return map;
    }

}