// needs to be tested for reflection speed
// Goes through all properties/fields with DataMember attributes and tries to copy them from passed object
public virtual void Replace(BaseNoun obj)
{
if (!(this.GetType().Equals(obj.GetType()) || this.GetType().IsSubclassOf(obj.GetType())))
{
return;
}
BindingFlags allFields = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
List <PropertyInfo> properties = this.GetType().GetProperties(allFields)
.Where(x => Attribute.IsDefined(x, typeof(JsonPropertyAttribute)))
.ToList();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
{
property.SetValue(this, property.GetValue(obj, null), null);
}
List <FieldInfo> fields = this.GetType().GetFields(allFields)
.Where(x => Attribute.IsDefined(x, typeof(JsonPropertyAttribute)))
.ToList();
foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
{
field.SetValue(this, field.GetValue(obj));
}
}
public virtual int CompareTo(object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(1);
}
BaseNoun noun = obj as BaseNoun;
if (noun != null)
{
if (noun.UniqueCodeField.Equals("id"))
{
return(this.Id.CompareTo(noun.Id));
}
else
{
return(this.UniqueCode.CompareTo(noun.UniqueCode));
}
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException("Object is not a Noun");
}
}
public override bool Equals(object obj)
{
BaseNoun otherObj = obj as BaseNoun;
if (otherObj == null)
{
return(false);
}
return(otherObj.id == this.id && obj.GetType().Equals(this.GetType()));
}
// Nested send supported when parent not null, will return full list of values no matter what method you use
// Method used by for nested createNew: false - replace with list, true - add to list
public virtual List <T> SendObjects <T>(Noun.Base.BaseNoun parent, List <T> sendingObject, bool createNew = false) where T : Noun.Base.BaseNoun, new()
{
if (parent != null && parent.Id <= 0)
{
throw new RESTAPIException("Parent noun (" + parent + ") must have a valid id");
}
// serialize sending object
string jsonOut = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(sendingObject);
Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
byte[] output = encoding.GetBytes(jsonOut);
// send post/put request
string urlNoun = "/" + Noun.Base.BaseNoun.GetNoun(typeof(T));
if (parent != null)
{
urlNoun = "/" + Noun.Base.BaseNoun.GetNoun(parent.GetType()) + "/" + parent.Id + urlNoun;
}
string contentType = "application/json";
Dictionary <string, string> requestHeaders = null;
if (!createNew && this.UseIfUnmodifiedSince)
{
DateTime updated = DateTime.MinValue;
if (parent == null && sendingObject is List <IUpdatedNoun> )
{
foreach (IUpdatedNoun updateObject in (sendingObject as List <IUpdatedNoun>))
{
if (updated < updateObject.Updated)
{
updated = updateObject.Updated;
}
}
}
else if (parent != null && parent is IUpdatedNoun)
{
updated = (parent as IUpdatedNoun).Updated;
}
if (updated != DateTime.MinValue)
{
requestHeaders = new Dictionary <string, string>();
requestHeaders["If-Unmodified-Since"] = updated.ToUniversalTime().ToString("r");
}
}
string responseText = sendObjectStringResponse(output, createNew, urlNoun, contentType, requestHeaders);
// fill values list
List <T> values = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <T> >(responseText);
return(values);
}
public virtual Information.Options GetOptions(Noun.Base.BaseNoun noun)
{
return(GetOptions(noun.GetType(), noun.Id));
}
// Empty response on success, throws error on failure
// Handles new option to delete a single nested noun item
public virtual void DeleteObject <T>(int id, Noun.Base.BaseNoun parent = null) where T : Noun.Base.BaseNoun
{
deleteObject(typeof(T), id, parent);
}