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15. Serialization Updates

Date: 2025-11-22

Status

Accepted

Context

As new systems (Conditions, CombatStats, Inventory) were added, the serialization model (CreatureState) needed to evolve to persist this data.

Decision

We updated the State DTOs and ToState/FromState methods.

  • CreatureState: Added Conditions (list of strings/enums), Inventory (list of item states), and updated HitPoints (death saves).
  • JSON Serialization: Validated that complex nested objects (like a Creature holding Items) serialize correctly to JSON.
  • Refactoring: Cleaned up StandardCreature serialization logic to delegate to sub-components (HitPoints.GetState(), Inventory.GetState()).

Consequences

  • Full creature state can be saved and loaded.
  • Backward compatibility is not guaranteed during this rapid development phase (breaking changes to schema are accepted).
  • System.Text.Json is the chosen serializer.