internal static void SetNodeData(Node node, object data, Type type, FileStyle style)
{
if (data == null)
{
throw new Exception("you can't serialize null");
}
string dataAsString = data as string;
if (type == typeof(string) && (dataAsString.ContainsNewLine() || node.ChildNodes.Count > 0))
{
BaseTypes.SerializeSpecialStringCase(dataAsString, node, style);
}
else if (BaseTypes.IsBaseType(type))
{
node.Value = BaseTypes.SerializeBaseType(data, type, style);
}
else if (CollectionTypes.TrySetCollection(node, data, type, style))
{
return;
}
else
{
ComplexTypes.SetComplexNode(node, data, type, style);
}
}
/// <summary> Save this file as a dictionary, using the dictionary's keys as top-level keys in the file. </summary>
/// <remarks> TKey must be a Base Type </remarks>
public void SaveAsDictionary <TKey, TValue>(IDictionary <TKey, TValue> dictionary)
{
if (!BaseTypes.IsBaseType(typeof(TKey)))
{
throw new Exception("When using GetAsDictionary, TKey must be a base type");
}
bool _autosave = AutoSave;
AutoSave = false; // don't write to disk when we don't have to
try
{
var CurrentKeys = new List <string>(capacity: dictionary.Count);
foreach (var key in dictionary.Keys)
{
var keyText = BaseTypes.SerializeBaseType(key, Style);
if (!Utilities.IsValidKey(keyText, out string whyNot))
{
throw new Exception($"can't save file as this dictionary. A key ({keyText}) is not valid: {whyNot}");
}
CurrentKeys.Add(keyText);
Set(keyText, dictionary[key]);
}
// make sure that old data in the file is deleted when a new dictionary is saved.
foreach (var key in this.GetTopLevelKeys())
{
if (!CurrentKeys.Contains(key))
{
this.TopLevelNodes.Remove(key);
}
}
}
finally
{
AutoSave = _autosave;
}
if (AutoSave)
{
SaveAllData();
}
}
