public String CreateJsonFormatString(List <JsonList> list)
{
if (list.Count == 0)
{
StringValue = string.Empty; return("{}");
}
string result = string.Empty;
foreach (var item in list)
{
result +=
JsonBlockExtractor.Splitters[0];
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.StringKey))
{
result += item.StringKey + _splitters[0];
}
if (item.Count > 0)
{
result += CreateJsonFormatString(item);
}
else
{
result += item.StringValue;
}
}
if (result == string.Empty)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
return("{" + JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderCommaReplacer(result.Substring(1)) + "}");
}
public IDictionary BuildDictionaryFromCom(CommunicationBase com, Type keyType, Type valType)
{
var DicInstance = (IDictionary)typeof(Dictionary <,>)
.MakeGenericType(keyType, valType)
.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes)
.Invoke(null);
foreach (var item in com)
{
var parts = JsonBlockExtractor.FirstRestSplitter(
item.Value.ToString(), new string[] { ":" });
var key = CreateInstance(keyType);
var val = CreateInstance(valType);
key = BuildFromCom(new CommunicationBase()
{
Value = parts[0]
}, key);
val = BuildFromCom(new CommunicationBase()
{
Value = parts[1]
}, val);
DicInstance.Add(key, val);
}
return(DicInstance);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a list of blocks based on our definition on what a block is
/// </summary>
public void CreateList(string stringValue)
{
// keeps
List <String> blocksList = JsonBlockExtractor.GetBlocks(stringValue);
this.Clear();
if (BlockListIsNotNullOrEmpty(blocksList))
{
for (int i = 0; i < blocksList.Count; i++)
{
String[] firstRestParts = JsonBlockExtractor.FirstRestSplitter(blocksList[i], _splitters);
firstRestParts[1] = JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderCommaReplacer(firstRestParts[1]);
if (FirstPartIsNotEmpty(firstRestParts))
{
this.Add(new JsonList()
{
StringKey = firstRestParts[0], StringValue = firstRestParts[1]
});
}
else
{
this.Add(new JsonList()
{
StringValue = firstRestParts[1]
});
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a dictionary of string/object key value pairs from JsonFormatString
/// </summary>
public void CreateDictionary()
{
List <String> blocksList = JsonBlockExtractor.GetBlocks(StringValue);
if (BlockListIsNotNullOrEmpty(blocksList))
{
ConvertionDictionary = new Dictionary <string, object>();
int index = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < blocksList.Count; i++)
{
String[] firstRestParts = JsonBlockExtractor.FirstRestSplitter(blocksList[i], Splitters);
firstRestParts[1] = JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderCommaReplacer(firstRestParts[1]);
if (TheRestPartIsOfTypeString(firstRestParts))
{
JsonDictionaryConverter sp = new JsonDictionaryConverter(firstRestParts[1]);
if (sp.ConvertionDictionary == null)
{
if (FirstPartIsNotEmpty(firstRestParts))
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add(firstRestParts[0], JsonBlockExtractor.ConvertObjectValueToItsNativeType(firstRestParts[1])); // Why Do We Convert One More Time?
}
else
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add("#Key" + index++, JsonBlockExtractor.ConvertObjectValueToItsNativeType(firstRestParts[1]));// Why Do We Convert One More Time?
}
}
else
{
if (FirstPartIsNotEmpty(firstRestParts))
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add(firstRestParts[0], sp);
}
else
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add("#Key" + index++, sp);
}
}
}
else
{
if (FirstPartIsNotEmpty(firstRestParts))
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add(firstRestParts[0], JsonBlockExtractor.ConvertObjectValueToItsNativeType(firstRestParts[1]));
}
else
{
ConvertionDictionary.Add("#Key" + index++, JsonBlockExtractor.ConvertObjectValueToItsNativeType(firstRestParts[1]));
}
}
}
}
else
{
ConvertionDictionary = null;
}
}
public String CreateJsonFormatString(Dictionary <string, object> settingsDictionary)
{
if (settingsDictionary == null)
{
StringValue = string.Empty; return("{}");
}
string result = string.Empty;
foreach (string key in settingsDictionary.Keys)
{
try
{
Dictionary <string, object> tempDic = (Dictionary <string, object>)settingsDictionary[key];
result +=
JsonBlockExtractor.Splitters[0] +
JsonDictionaryConverter.GetKey(key, Splitters[0]) +
CreateJsonFormatString(tempDic);
}
catch
{
try
{
object[] subData = (object[])settingsDictionary[key];
string _result = "";
for (int i = 0; i < subData.Length; i++)
{
_result += JsonBlockExtractor.Splitters[0] + subData[i].ToString();
}
result +=
JsonBlockExtractor.Splitters[0] +
JsonDictionaryConverter.GetKey(key, Splitters[0]) +
"{" + JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderReplacer(_result.Substring(1)) + "}";
}
catch
{
result +=
JsonBlockExtractor.Splitters[0] +
JsonDictionaryConverter.GetKey(key, Splitters[0]) +
JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderReplacer(settingsDictionary[key].ToString());
}
}
}
if (result == string.Empty)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
return("{" + JsonBlockExtractor.SplitterPlaceHolderCommaReplacer(result.Substring(1)) + "}");
}
/// <summary>
/// populates properties of an object given as parameter
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ix"></param>
/// <param name="respectiveObject"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object PopulateRespectiveObjectValue(CommunicationBase ix, object respectiveObject)
{
if (respectiveObject == null)
{
return(null);
}
var respectiveObjectType = respectiveObject.GetType();
foreach (var property in GetCommunicationFlaggedProperties(respectiveObjectType, ConversionMode.Build))
{
var buildOptions = property.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(BuildValueFromAttribute), true)
.Select(x => (BuildValueFromAttribute)x).FirstOrDefault();
if (buildOptions != null && buildOptions.Pattern != property.Name)
{
if (buildOptions.Properties.Count == 1)
{
var firstOrDefault = ix.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == buildOptions.Pattern);
if (firstOrDefault != null)
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, firstOrDefault.Value, null);
}
}
else
{
var value = "";
foreach (var bProperties in buildOptions.Properties)
{
var firstOrDefault = ix.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == buildOptions.Pattern);
if (firstOrDefault != null)
{
value += CommunicationBase.PatternJoint + firstOrDefault.Value.ToString();
}
}
if (value != "")
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, value.Substring(CommunicationBase.PatternJoint.Length), null);
}
}
}
else
{
var subIx = ix.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == property.Name);
if (subIx != null && property.CanWrite)
{
if (subIx.Value != null && IsOfExclusiveTypes(property.PropertyType))
{
try
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, subIx.Value.ToCurrentType(), null);
}
catch
{
if (property.PropertyType == typeof(bool))
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, (subIx.Value.ToString().ToLower() != "true" ? false : true), null);
}
else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(int))
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, (subIx.Value.ToString().ToLower() != "" ? subIx.Value.To <int>(0) : 0), null);
}
else
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, subIx.Value.ToString(), null);
}
}
}
else if (subIx.Value != null && property.PropertyType == typeof(System.Object) && !subIx.Value.ToString().StartsWith("{"))
{
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, subIx.Value.ToCurrentType(), null);
}
else if (property.PropertyType.IsGenericType && property.PropertyType.Name.Contains("List"))
{
var gtype = property.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
var listInstance = (IList)typeof(List <>)
.MakeGenericType(gtype)
.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes)
.Invoke(null);
foreach (var item in (CommunicationBase)subIx)
{
try
{
if (gtype.IsEnum)
{
var it = Enum.Parse(gtype, item.Value.ToString());
listInstance.Add(it);
}
else if (gtype.IsClass && !gtype.FullName.StartsWith("System"))
{
var it = item.Value.ToString().JsonTo(gtype.Assembly.CreateInstance(gtype.FullName));
listInstance.Add(it);
}
else
{
listInstance.Add(item.Value);
}
}
catch
{
}
}
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, listInstance, null);
}
else if (property.PropertyType.IsGenericType && property.PropertyType.Name.Contains("Dictionary"))
{
var keyType = property.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
var valType = property.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[1];
var DicInstance = (IDictionary)typeof(Dictionary <,>)
.MakeGenericType(keyType, valType)
.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes)
.Invoke(null);
foreach (var item in (CommunicationBase)subIx)
{
try
{
var parts = JsonBlockExtractor.FirstRestSplitter(
item.Value.ToString(), new string[] { ":" });
dynamic key = "";
dynamic val = "";
if (keyType.IsEnum)
{
key = Enum.Parse(keyType, parts[0]);
}
else if (keyType.IsClass && !keyType.FullName.StartsWith("System"))
{
key = parts[0].JsonTo(
keyType.Assembly.CreateInstance(keyType.FullName));
}
else
{
key = parts[0];
}
if (valType.IsEnum)
{
val = Enum.Parse(valType, parts[1]);
}
else if (valType.IsClass && !valType.FullName.StartsWith("System"))
{
val = parts[1].JsonTo(
valType.Assembly.CreateInstance(valType.FullName));
}
else
{
val = parts[1];
}
DicInstance.Add(key, val);
}
catch
{
}
}
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, DicInstance, null);
}
else if (property.PropertyType.IsArray)
{
}
else if (property.PropertyType.IsEnum)
{
if (((CommunicationBase)subIx).PropertyType == CommunicationBase.PropertyTypes.Enum)
{
try
{
var val = Enum.Parse(property.PropertyType, ((CommunicationBase)subIx)[0].Value.ToString()
.Replace("'", "")
.Replace("\"", ""));
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, val, null);
}
catch
{
var val = Enum.Parse(property.PropertyType, ((CommunicationBase)subIx).Value.ToString()
.Replace("'", "")
.Replace("\"", ""));
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, val, null);
}
}
else
{
var val = Enum.Parse(property.PropertyType, subIx.Value.ToString()
.Replace("'", "")
.Replace("\"", ""));
property.SetValue(respectiveObject, val, null);
}
}
else
{
if (((CommunicationBase)subIx).PropertyType == CommunicationBase.PropertyTypes.Class)
{
property.SetValue(
respectiveObject,
property.PropertyType.Assembly.CreateInstance(property.PropertyType.FullName)
, null);
}
PopulateRespectiveObjectValue(
(CommunicationBase)ix.Where(x => x.Name == property.Name)
.FirstOrDefault(), property.GetValue(respectiveObject, null));
}
}
}
}
return(respectiveObject);
}
private bool TheRestPartIsOfTypeString(string[] elements)
{
return(JsonBlockExtractor.ConvertObjectValueToItsNativeType(elements[1]).GetType() == typeof(string));
}