public static byte[] ToBytes(this EntityDefinition entity)
{
byte[] result = null;
using (var stream = entity.ToStream())
{
result = stream.ToArray();
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// user provides stream
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity"></param>
/// <param name="stream"></param>
/// <returns>MemoryStream - remember to dispose!</returns>
public static void ToStream(this EntityDefinition entity, Stream stream)
{
if (stream == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
}
var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
formatter.Serialize(stream, entity);
}
public static void ToCompressedStream(this EntityDefinition entity, Stream stream)
{
if (stream == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
}
using (var gzipStream = new GZipStream(stream, CompressionMode.Compress, true))
{
var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
formatter.Serialize(gzipStream, entity);
gzipStream.Flush();
}
}
public static void Write(this Stream stream, EntityDefinition entity)
{
var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
formatter.Serialize(stream, entity);
}
public static string ToJson(this EntityDefinition entity)
{
return(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(entity, _settings));
}
