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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\serialization\Normalizer;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Denormalizes field item object structure by updating the entity field values.
+ */
+class FieldItemNormalizer extends ComplexDataNormalizer implements DenormalizerInterface {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ protected $supportedInterfaceOrClass = FieldItemInterface::class;
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function denormalize($data, $class, $format = NULL, array $context = []) {
+ if (!isset($context['target_instance'])) {
+ throw new InvalidArgumentException('$context[\'target_instance\'] must be set to denormalize with the FieldItemNormalizer');
+ }
+
+ if ($context['target_instance']->getParent() == NULL) {
+ throw new InvalidArgumentException('The field item passed in via $context[\'target_instance\'] must have a parent set.');
+ }
+
+ /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemInterface $field_item */
+ $field_item = $context['target_instance'];
+
+ $field_item->setValue($this->constructValue($data, $context));
+ return $field_item;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Build the field item value using the incoming data.
+ *
+ * Most normalizers that extend this class can simply use this method to
+ * construct the denormalized value without having to override denormalize()
+ * and reimplementing its validation logic or its call to set the field value.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $data
+ * The incoming data for this field item.
+ * @param array $context
+ * The context passed into the Normalizer.
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ * The value to use in Entity::setValue().
+ */
+ protected function constructValue($data, $context) {
+ return $data;
+ }
+
+}