/**
* Asserts during serialization, that provided data is either an object, or has custom handler registered.
*
* @param mixed $data
* @param array $type
* @param \JMS\Serializer\Context $context
* @throws \LogicException Thrown, when a primitive type has no custom handler registered.
*/
public function assertObjectOrCustomHandlerForSerialization($data, $type, Context $context)
{
//Ok during deserialization
if ($context->getDirection() === static::DIRECTION_DESERIALIZATION) {
return;
}
//Ok, if data is an object
if (is_object($data) || $data === null) {
return;
}
//Ok, if custom handler exists
if (null !== $this->handlerRegistry->getHandler($context->getDirection(), $type['name'], $context->getFormat())) {
return;
}
//Not ok - throw an exception
throw new LogicException('Expected object but got ' . gettype($data) . '. Do you have the wrong @Type mapping or could this be a Doctrine many-to-many relation?');
}