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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Serializers
+  # This serializer exports data as JSON,
+  # it is designed to be used with interwork compatibility between MySQL and PostgreSQL
+  # implementations, as used version of MySQL does not support native json type
+  #
+  # Secondly, the loader makes the resulting hash to have deep indifferent access
+  class JSON
+    class << self
+      def dump(obj)
+        # MySQL stores data as text
+        # look at ./config/initializers/ar_mysql_jsonb_support.rb
+        if Gitlab::Database.mysql?
+          obj = ActiveSupport::JSON.encode(obj)
+        end
+
+        obj
+      end
+
+      def load(data)
+        return if data.nil?
+
+        # On MySQL we store data as text
+        # look at ./config/initializers/ar_mysql_jsonb_support.rb
+        if Gitlab::Database.mysql?
+          data = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(data)
+        end
+
+        Gitlab::Utils.deep_indifferent_access(data)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end