/// <summary>
/// Loads a object from a JSON-formatted file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type to return.</param>
/// <returns>
/// Returns an object containing the data from the file.
/// If the file doesn't exist an empty instance of the object is returned.
/// </returns>
public object Load(Type type)
{
if (!File.Exists(_configurationFilePath))
{
return(Activator.CreateInstance(type.GetCType()));
}
var json = ReadFile();
return(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, type, JsonSerializerSettings));
}
public Dictionary <string, T> LoadAssemblies <T>(string filespec, string pluginFolder)
{
this.filespec = filespec;
this.pluginFolder = pluginFolder;
var types = GetTypesFromPluginAssemblies().FindAll(delegate(CType t) {
var interfaceTypes = new List <CType>(t.GetInterfaces());
return(interfaceTypes.Contains(typeof(T)));
});
var loadedAssemblies = types.Select(t => (T)Activator.CreateInstance(t)).ToList();
return(loadedAssemblies.ToDictionary(a => a.GetType().Name, a => a));
}
/// <summary>
/// Load a section of a JSON-Formatted file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type to return</param>
/// <param name="sectionName">Property to return</param>
/// <returns>
/// Returns on object containing the requested datat.
/// If the file doesn't exist, doesn't contain any data, or doesn't contain the requested section, an empty object is returned
/// </returns>
public object LoadSection(Type type, string sectionName)
{
if (!File.Exists(_configurationFilePath) || new FileInfo(_configurationFilePath).Length == 0)
{
return(Activator.CreateInstance(type.GetCType()));
}
var json = ReadFile();
var settingsSection = GetSectionJToken(json, sectionName);
return(settingsSection == null
? Activator.CreateInstance(type.GetCType())
: JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(settingsSection.ToString(), type, JsonSerializerSettings));
}