/// <summary>
/// Generates a Kusto table mapping for a specific <see cref="Type"/>, by mapping it's properties to column mappings.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="client">The <see cref="ICslAdminProvider"/> client that we are extending.</param>
/// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> that we are generating the JSON mapping for.</param>
/// <returns>The name of the mapping created.</returns>
public static string GenerateTableJsonMappingFromType(this ICslAdminProvider client, Type type)
{
var tableName = type.Name;
var mappingName = $"{tableName}_mapping";
var command = CslCommandGenerator.GenerateTableJsonMappingShowCommand(tableName, mappingName);
try
{
client.ExecuteControlCommand(command);
return(mappingName);
}
catch (KustoBadRequestException ex) when(ex.ErrorMessage.Contains("'JsonMappingPersistent' was not found"))
{
// soak
}
var mappings = type.GetProperties().Select(property => new JsonColumnMapping {
ColumnName = property.Name, JsonPath = $"$.{property.Name}"
}).ToList();
command = CslCommandGenerator.GenerateTableJsonMappingCreateCommand(tableName, mappingName, mappings);
client.ExecuteControlCommand(command);
return(mappingName);
}