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package com.google.gwt.requestfactory.client.impl;

import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <p>
 * <span style="color:red">Experimental API: This class is still under rapid
 * development, and is very likely to be deleted. Use it at your own risk.
 * </span>
 * </p>
 * A convenience class to convert a Map<String, String> to a JSON string on the
 * client side.
 */
public class ClientRequestHelper {

  private static class MyJSO extends JavaScriptObject {
    static native MyJSO create() /*-{
      return {};
    }-*/;

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    protected MyJSO() {
    }

    private native void put(String key, String value)/*-{
      // TODO(jgw): Find a better way to do this. Occasionally a js-wrapped
      // string ends up in 'value', which breaks the json2.js implementation
      // of JSON.stringify().
      this[key] = String(value);
    }-*/;

    private native String toJsonString()/*-{
      return $wnd.JSON.stringify(this);
    }-*/;
  }

  public static String getRequestString(Map<String, String> requestData) {
    MyJSO requestObject = MyJSO.create();
    for (String key : requestData.keySet()) {
      requestObject.put(key, requestData.get(key));
    }
    return requestObject.toJsonString();
  }
}