Added decimal type as object

msrest/serialization.py

@@ -961,6 +961,8 @@ def serialize_object(self, attr, **kwargs):
             return self.serialize_time(attr)
         if obj_type is datetime.timedelta:
             return self.serialize_duration(attr)
+        if obj_type is decimal.Decimal:
+            return self.serialize_decimal(attr)
 
         # If it's a model or I know this dependency, serialize as a Model
         elif obj_type in self.dependencies.values() or isinstance(attr, Model):

tests/test_serialization.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from decimal import Decimal
 import sys
 import json
 import isodate
@@ -1416,6 +1417,21 @@ class TestModel(Model):
             'timedelta': 'P56D'
         }
 
+    def test_decimal_types_as_type_object(self):
+        """https://github.com/Azure/msrest-for-python/issues/223
+        """
+
+        class TestModel(Model):
+            _attribute_map = {'data': {'key': 'data', 'type': 'object'}}
+
+        m = TestModel(data = {
+            'decimal': Decimal('1.1'),
+        })
+        serialized = m.serialize()
+        assert serialized['data'] == {
+            'decimal': 1.1
+        }
+
     def test_json_with_xml_map(self):
         basic_json = {'age': 37, 'country': 'france'}