Type Adapters

import xyz.matthewtgm.json.adaptation.TypeAdapter;
import xyz.matthewtgm.json.entities.JsonElement;
import xyz.matthewtgm.json.entities.JsonObject;
import xyz.matthewtgm.json.entities.JsonPrimitive;
import xyz.matthewtgm.json.parser.JsonParser;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.UUID;

public class TypeAdapterExampleApplication {

    public static TypeAdapterExampleApplication instance = new TypeAdapterExampleApplication();

    public void start() {
        JsonParser.registerTypeAdapter(UUID.class, new UuidTypeAdapter());
        JsonObject uuidHolder = new JsonObject().add("uuid", UUID.randomUUID());
        System.out.println(uuidHolder.getAsString());
    }

    public static class UuidTypeAdapter implements TypeAdapter<UUID> {

        public JsonElement serialize(UUID source, Type type) {
            return new JsonPrimitive(source.toString());
        }

        public UUID deserialize(JsonElement json, Type type) {
            String uuid = json.getAsString();
            UUID ret;
            if (uuid.contains("-")) ret = UUID.fromString(uuid);
            else ret = UUID.fromString(uuid.substring(0, 8) + "-" + uuid.substring(8, 12) + "-" + uuid.substring(12, 16) + "-" + uuid.substring(16, 20) + "-" + uuid.substring(20, 32));
            return ret;
        }

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TypeAdapterExampleApplication.instance.start();
    }

}

Above is an example application to showcase the type adapter API. Type adapters modify the serialization and deserialization process of certain classes, allowing more flexibility on the developer's end when dealing with custom storage classes.