/// <summary>
/// Validates if the attributes have been applied correctly and specified object can be serialized
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="settings"></param>
/// <param name="errors"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool Validate(object obj, BnfSettings settings, out List <Exception> errors)
{
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
}
errors = new List <Exception>();
var metaFactory = new PropertyMetaDataFactory();
//TODO: Report multiple properties with the same bnf key on a given type
foreach (var metadata in metaFactory.GetPropertyMetaData(obj))
{
if (metadata.Property.GetIndexParameters().Any())
{
continue;
}
var fieldValue = metadata.Property.GetValue(obj);
if (metadata.IsRequired && fieldValue == null)
{
if (metadata.NullText == null && settings.NullText == null)
{
errors.Add(new Exception($"Detected null value for required bnf field - {metadata.Property.Name}"));
}
}
}
return(!errors.Any());
}
public BnfSerializer(BnfSettings settings)
{
_settings = settings;
}
