def load_resource_type(self, data):
"""Split the resource type and into seperate keys."""
if not isinstance(data, string_types):
raise ValidationError('Not a string.',
field_names=['resource_type'])
if not ObjectType.validate_internal_id(data):
raise ValidationError('Not a valid type.',
field_names=['resource_type'])
serialized_object = {}
split_data = data.split('-')
if len(split_data) == 2:
serialized_object['type'], serialized_object['subtype'] = \
split_data
else:
serialized_object['type'] = split_data[0]
return serialized_object
