def serialize(self, data):
"""Serializes a dictionary into either XML or JSON.
A dictionary with a single key can be passed and it can contain any
structure.
"""
if data is None:
return None
elif type(data) is dict:
return serializer.Serializer(self.get_attr_metadata()).serialize(
data, self.content_type())
else:
raise Exception(
_("Unable to serialize object of type = '%s'") % type(data))
def deserialize(self, data, status_code):
"""Deserializes an XML or JSON string into a dictionary."""
if status_code == 204:
return data
return serializer.Serializer(self.get_attr_metadata()).deserialize(
data, self.content_type())['body']
