/// <summary>
/// Obtains the settings identified by the key <paramref name="key"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Represents the type of the target object.</typeparam>
/// <param name="storeKey">The settings store key.</param>
/// <returns>A filled instance of the target object.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// If the requested type is a <see cref="IDictionary{T, T}"/> and <c>T</c> is <see cref="System.String"/>,
/// we just return a copy of our internal dictionary.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// We try to map the keys found in the source dictionary with properties of the target
/// object.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// <b>Important: the target object type must provide a parameterless constructor.</b>
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public virtual T GetSettingsStore <T>(string storeKey) where T : class, new()
{
if (!Stores.ContainsKey(storeKey))
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(
"Settings store {0} doesn't exist", storeKey), "storeKey");
}
T result = null;
try
{
result = serializer.CreateObject <T>(Stores[storeKey].Settings);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new ApplicationException(string.Format(
"Unable to cast settings from settings store {0} to type {1}:\r\n{2}",
storeKey, typeof(T), ex.ToFormattedString()));
}
return(result);
}
