public override string ToString()
{
if (HasGliFormat)
{
return(GliFormat.ToString());
}
if (IsCompressed)
{
return(InternalFormat.ToString().ToUpper());
}
return(ExternalFormat.ToString().ToUpper() + "_" + Type.ToString().ToUpper());
}
} // ctor
public Thing(string csvString, char separator = ',')
{
m_stringSeparatorChar = separator;
string[] attributes = csvString.Split(m_stringSeparatorChar);
ExternalFormat ef = ExternalFormat.Unknown;
// Read format specifier:
switch (attributes[0])
{
case "T":
ef = ExternalFormat.Tiny; // T,TypeAsNumber,Id
break;
case "S":
ef = ExternalFormat.Standard; // S,TypeAsString,Id,CreatedWhen
break;
case "D":
ef = ExternalFormat.Display; // D,TypeAsNumber,TypeAsString,Id,CreatedWhen
break;
default:
DeviceServerApp.Logger.Error($"Invalid format specifier <{attributes[ 0 ]}>");
throw new FormatException("Invalid CSV format");
} // determine format.
try
{
// Deserialize type of the thing:
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Tiny || ef == ExternalFormat.Display)
{
// Type has integer format, e.g. "9000":
Type = (ThingType)Convert.ToUInt64(attributes[1]);
}
else
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Standard)
{
// Type has string format, e.g. "Digger":
Type = (ThingType)Enum.Parse(typeof(ThingType), attributes[1]);
}
TypeAsString = Type.ToString();
// Deserialize the GUID of the thing:
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Tiny || ef == ExternalFormat.Standard)
{
Id = Guid.Parse(attributes[2]);
}
else
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Display)
{
Id = Guid.Parse(attributes[3]);
}
// Deserialize the birthday, if present:
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Standard)
{
CreatedWhen = DateTime.Parse(attributes[3]);
}
else
if (ef == ExternalFormat.Display)
{
CreatedWhen = DateTime.Parse(attributes[4]);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DeviceServerApp.Logger.Error(ex.Message);
throw;
}
} // ctor
