created by github.com/tr3buchet/gister

serializer.py

from datetime import datetime
import time
import json


class A(object):
    def __init__(self, wizards=12, goats='A lot', time_stamp=None):
        self.wizards = wizards
        self.goats = goats
        self.time = time_stamp or datetime.now()

    def serialize(self):
        return {'wizards': self.wizards,
                'goats': self.goats,
                'time': int(time.mktime(self.time.timetuple()))}

    @staticmethod
    def deserialize(sd):
        if 'wizards' in sd and 'goats' in sd and 'time' in sd:
            return A(sd['wizards'], sd['goats'],
                     datetime.fromtimestamp(sd['time']))

    def __str__(self):
        return '%s' % {'wizards': self.wizards,
                       'goats': self.goats, 'time': self.time}


a = A()
some_jsons = json.dumps(a, indent=4, default=lambda obj: obj.serialize())
print some_jsons

some_obj = json.loads(some_jsons, object_hook=A.deserialize)
print some_obj