Serialize Symbol as string

divoxx · Oct 5, 2009 · a1bd25c · a1bd25c
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diff --git a/lib/php_serialization/serializer.rb b/lib/php_serialization/serializer.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def run(object)
         "i:#{object};"
       when Float then
         "d:#{object};"
-      when String then
-        "s:#{object.length}:\"#{object}\";"
+      when String, Symbol then
+        "s:#{object.to_s.length}:\"#{object}\";"
       when Array then
         idx   = -1
         items = object.map { |item| "#{run(idx += 1)}#{run(item)}" }.join

diff --git a/spec/serialization_spec.rb b/spec/serialization_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     PhpSerialization.dump("Name").should == 's:4:"Name";'
   end
 
+  it "should serialize a symbol string" do
+    PhpSerialization.dump(:name).should == 's:4:"name";'
+  end
+
   it "should serialize true" do
     PhpSerialization.dump(true).should == 'b:1;'
   end