/// <summary>
/// Serializes an object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="writer">The target stream</param>
/// <param name="instance">The object to serialize. This can be null.</param>
/// <param name="flags">One or more <see cref="SerializedFlags"/> options</param>
public static void Serialize <T>(IPrimitiveWriter writer, T instance, SerializerFlags flags)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
TypeSerializationArgs args = new TypeSerializationArgs();
args.Writer = writer;
args.Flags = flags;
typeInfo.Serialize(instance, args);
}
public static bool Compare <T>(T x, T y)
{
Type t = ((object)x).GetType();
if (t != ((object)y).GetType())
{
return(false);
}
return(TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(x).Compare(x, y));
}
public static object Deserialize(Stream stream, SerializerFlags flags, CompressionImplementation compression, Type instanceType)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = null;
TypeSerializationArgs args = new TypeSerializationArgs();
object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(instanceType);
args.Flags = flags;
args.Reader = GetReader(stream, flags, compression);
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo(instanceType);
typeInfo.Deserialize(ref instance, args);
return(instance);
}
/// <summary>
/// Internal use only
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="instance"></param>
/// <param name="args"></param>
public static void Serialize <T>(T instance, TypeSerializationArgs args)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = null;
if (args.IsBaseClass)
{
// For base class handling, make sure we explicitly get the type
// info for the template parameter
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo(typeof(T));
}
else
{
// Otherwise use the default type detection
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
}
typeInfo.Serialize(instance, args);
}
/// <summary>
/// Internal use only
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="instance"></param>
/// <param name="args"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Deserialize <T>(ref object instance, TypeSerializationArgs args)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = null;
// Check arguments
if (args.Reader == null)
{
Debug.Fail("Input stream is null");
throw new ArgumentNullException("reader");
}
if (args.IsBaseClass)
{
// For base class handling, make sure we explicitly get the type
// info for the template parameter
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo(typeof(T));
}
else
{
// Otherwise use the default type detection
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
}
return(typeInfo.Deserialize(ref instance, args));
}
public static void CallGetTypeInfo <T>(object instance)
{
TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
}