/// <summary>
/// Returns a Template created from a locator string generated by CreateLocator.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="locator">A locator string provided by CreateLocator.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Template Locate(string locator)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(locator))
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("locator");
}
string decryptedLocator = Util.DecryptString(locator);
string[] tokens = decryptedLocator.Split('|');
if (tokens.Length != 4)
{
throw new Exception("Invalid template locator.");
}
string fileName = tokens[0];
string switches = tokens[1];
string key = tokens[2];
string locationLocator = tokens[3];
Template template = new Template(fileName, TemplateLocation.Locate(locationLocator), switches);
template.Key = key;
template.UpdateFileName();
return(template);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a <c>TemplateLocation</c> object from an encrypted locator string returned by <c>TemplateLocation.CreateLocator</c>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="encodedLocator">An encoded template locator.</param>
/// <returns>A <c>TemplateLocation</c> object.</returns>
public static TemplateLocation Locate(string encodedLocator)
{
string locator = Util.DecryptString(encodedLocator);
int stampLen = locator.IndexOf('|');
if (stampLen == -1)
{
return(null);
}
string stamp = locator.Substring(0, stampLen);
string content = locator.Substring(stampLen + 1, locator.Length - (stampLen + 1));
foreach (Type type in _registeredTypes)
{
if (stamp == type.ToString())
{
object obj = System.Runtime.Serialization.FormatterServices.GetSafeUninitializedObject(type);
TemplateLocation templateLocation = obj as TemplateLocation;
if (templateLocation == null)
{
throw new Exception("Invalid template location.");
}
try
{
templateLocation.DeserializeContent(content);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw new Exception("Invalid template location.");
}
return(templateLocation);
}
}
throw new Exception("The type " + stamp + " is not registered as a TemplateLocation. Call TemplateLocation.RegisterLocation at application start-up.");
}