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require 'json'

module Google
  class APIClient
    ##
    # Provides a consistent interface by which to parse request and response
    # content.
    # TODO(mattpok): ensure floats, URLs, dates are parsed correctly
    module JSONParser

      def self.serialize(hash)
        # JSON parser used can accept arrays as well, but we will limit
        # to only allow hash to JSON string parsing to keep a simple interface
        unless hash.instance_of? Hash
          raise ArgumentError,
            "JSON generate expected a Hash but got a #{hash.class}."
        end
        return JSON.generate(hash)
      end

      def self.parse(json_string)
        return JSON.parse(json_string)
      end
    end
  end
end