Make serialization util class

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/base/UrbanDictionary.java

@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.component.ButtonInteractionEvent;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.ActionRow;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.ItemComponent;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.buttons.Button;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationException;
 import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
 import wtf.beatrice.hidekobot.Cache;
 import wtf.beatrice.hidekobot.datasources.DatabaseSource;
+import wtf.beatrice.hidekobot.util.SerializationUtil;
 
-import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class UrbanDictionary
@@ -88,40 +87,12 @@ public class UrbanDictionary
         return embedBuilder.build();
     }
 
-    public static String serialize(List dataList) {
 
-        try (ByteArrayOutputStream bo = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    public static String getTermNotFoundError()
-             ObjectOutputStream so = new ObjectOutputStream(bo)) {
-            so.writeObject(dataList);
-            so.flush();
-            return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(bo.toByteArray());
-        }
-        catch (IOException ignored) {}
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    public static LinkedList deserialize(String dataStr) {
-
-        byte[] b = Base64.getDecoder().decode(dataStr);
-        ByteArrayInputStream bi = new ByteArrayInputStream(b);
-        ObjectInputStream si;
-        try {
-            si = new ObjectInputStream(bi);
-            return LinkedList.class.cast(si.readObject());
-        }
-        catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new SerializationException("Error during deserialization", e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static String getNoTermFoundError()
     {
         return "\uD83D\uDE22 I couldn't find that term!";
     }
 
-
-
-
     public static void track(Message message, User user, UrbanSearch search, String sanitizedTerm)
     {
         Cache.getDatabaseSource().queueDisabling(message);
@@ -134,7 +105,6 @@ public class UrbanDictionary
                 sanitizedTerm);
     }
 
-
     public static void changePage(ButtonInteractionEvent event, ChangeType changeType)
     {
         String messageId = event.getMessageId();
@@ -224,10 +194,10 @@ public class UrbanDictionary
             this.serializedContributors = serializedContributors;
             this.serializedDates = serializedDates;
 
-            this.plaintextMeanings = UrbanDictionary.deserialize(serializedMeanings);
+            this.plaintextMeanings = SerializationUtil.deserializeBase64(serializedMeanings);
-            this.plaintextExamples = UrbanDictionary.deserialize(serializedExamples);
+            this.plaintextExamples = SerializationUtil.deserializeBase64(serializedExamples);
-            this.contributorsNames = UrbanDictionary.deserialize(serializedContributors);
+            this.contributorsNames = SerializationUtil.deserializeBase64(serializedContributors);
-            this.submissionDates = UrbanDictionary.deserialize(serializedDates);
+            this.submissionDates = SerializationUtil.deserializeBase64(serializedDates);
 
             this.pages = submissionDates.size();
         }
@@ -297,10 +267,10 @@ public class UrbanDictionary
                 }
             }
 
-            serializedMeanings = serialize(plaintextMeanings);
+            serializedMeanings = SerializationUtil.serializeBase64(plaintextMeanings);
-            serializedExamples = serialize(plaintextExamples);
+            serializedExamples = SerializationUtil.serializeBase64(plaintextExamples);
-            serializedContributors = serialize(contributorsNames);
+            serializedContributors = SerializationUtil.serializeBase64(contributorsNames);
-            serializedDates = serialize(submissionDates);
+            serializedDates = SerializationUtil.serializeBase64(submissionDates);
 
             pages = submissionDates.size();
         }

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/message/UrbanDictionaryCommand.java

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class UrbanDictionaryCommand implements MessageCommand
         try {
             doc = Jsoup.connect(url).get();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            event.getMessage().reply(UrbanDictionary.getNoTermFoundError()).queue();
+            event.getMessage().reply(UrbanDictionary.getTermNotFoundError()).queue();
             return;
         }
 

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/UrbanDictionaryCommand.java

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class UrbanDictionaryCommand extends SlashCommandImpl
         try {
             doc = Jsoup.connect(url).get();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            event.reply(UrbanDictionary.getNoTermFoundError())
+            event.reply(UrbanDictionary.getTermNotFoundError())
                     .setEphemeral(true)
                     .queue();
             return;

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/util/SerializationUtil.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package wtf.beatrice.hidekobot.util;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationException;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class SerializationUtil
+{
+
+    public static String serializeBase64(List dataList) {
+
+        try (ByteArrayOutputStream bo = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+             ObjectOutputStream so = new ObjectOutputStream(bo)) {
+            so.writeObject(dataList);
+            so.flush();
+            return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(bo.toByteArray());
+        }
+        catch (IOException ignored) {}
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static LinkedList deserializeBase64(String dataStr) {
+
+        byte[] b = Base64.getDecoder().decode(dataStr);
+        ByteArrayInputStream bi = new ByteArrayInputStream(b);
+        ObjectInputStream si;
+        try {
+            si = new ObjectInputStream(bi);
+            return LinkedList.class.cast(si.readObject());
+        }
+        catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new SerializationException("Error during deserialization", e);
+        }
+    }
+}