serialization.py

import json
from json import JSONEncoder


class JSON(JSONEncoder):
        def default(self, o):
            return o.__dict__

class Settings(object):
    boundaries_settings = None
    segmentation_settings = None
    saliency_settings = None
    face_settings = None

    def __init__(self, dict):
        self.boundaries_settings = dict.get('boundaries_settings')
        self.segmentation_settings = dict.get('segmentation_settings')
        self.saliency_settings = dict.get('saliency_settings')
        self.face_settings = dict.get('face_settings')

    def __init__(self, boundaries_settings, segmentation_settings, saliency_settings, face_settngs):
        self.boundaries_settings = boundaries_settings
        self.segmentation_settings = segmentation_settings
        self.saliency_settings = saliency_settings
        self.face_settings = face_settngs


def serialize(settings):
    filename = 'settings.json'
    json.dump(settings, fp=open(filename, mode='w+'), cls=JSON)


def deserialize():
    filename = 'settings.json'
    dict = json.load(fp=open(filename, mode='r'))
    settings = Settings(dict)
    return settings