protected function serialize(AbstractQueryRequest $request) {
$parameters = NULL;
// serializing columns names to sort result
if (isset($request->sortingConfigurations)) {
$sortColumns = NULL;
foreach ($request->sortingConfigurations as $sortingConfiguration) {
$sortColumns[] = ColumnBasedComparator_AbstractSortingConfiguration::assembleDirectionalColumnName(
$sortingConfiguration->getColumnName(), $sortingConfiguration->isSortAscending);
}
ArrayHelper::merge(
$parameters,
$this->serializeValue(
DataQueryControllerUIParameterNames::SORT,
DataQueryControllerUIRequestPreparer::prepareSortColumns($sortColumns)));
}
// serializing record offset
if (isset($request->startWith) && ($request->startWith > 0)) {
$parameters[DataQueryControllerUIParameterNames::OFFSET] = $request->startWith;
}
// serializing record limit
if (isset($request->limit)) {
$parameters[DataQueryControllerUIParameterNames::LIMIT] = $request->limit;
}
return $parameters;
}
