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name: kotlin-serialization description: kotlinx.serialization - JSON, Protobuf, custom serializers version: "1.0.0" sasmp_version: "1.3.0" bonded_agent: 01-kotlin-fundamentals bond_type: SECONDARY_BOND

execution: timeout_ms: 30000 retry: max_attempts: 3 backoff: exponential initial_delay_ms: 1000

parameters: required: - name: format type: string validation: "^(json|protobuf|cbor|custom)$" optional: - name: version type: string default: "1.6.3"

logging: level: info events: [skill_invoked, format_loaded, error_occurred]

Kotlin Serialization Skill

Type-safe serialization with kotlinx.serialization.

Topics Covered

JSON Serialization

Copy@Serializable
data class User(
    val id: Long,
    val name: String,
    @SerialName("email_address") val email: String,
    val createdAt: Instant = Instant.now()
)

val json = Json {
    ignoreUnknownKeys = true
    encodeDefaults = true
    prettyPrint = true
}

val user = json.decodeFromString<User>(jsonString)
val output = json.encodeToString(user)

Custom Serializers

Copyobject InstantSerializer : KSerializer<Instant> {
    override val descriptor = PrimitiveSerialDescriptor("Instant", PrimitiveKind.LONG)
    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: Instant) = encoder.encodeLong(value.toEpochMilli())
    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder) = Instant.ofEpochMilli(decoder.decodeLong())
}

@Serializable
data class Event(
    @Serializable(with = InstantSerializer::class) val timestamp: Instant
)

Polymorphic Serialization

Copy@Serializable
sealed class Response {
    @Serializable @SerialName("success")
    data class Success(val data: String) : Response()

    @Serializable @SerialName("error")
    data class Error(val message: String) : Response()
}

val json = Json { classDiscriminator = "type" }

Troubleshooting

Usage

CopySkill("kotlin-serialization")