private static BinaryBuilder Deconstruction(object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(nullObj);
}
if (obj.GetType().IsPrimitive || obj is string)
{
return(BinaryBuilder.PrimitiveToByte(obj));
}
if (!obj.GetType().IsSerializable) //PROTECTION
{
return(new byte[0]); //don't touch the field, CONSIDER: throwing an error
}
else if (obj is ISerializable)
{
return(SeriObjDeconstructor((ISerializable)obj));
}
if (obj is IList) //string is also an enum but will never reach here thanks to the primitive check
{
return(ListObjDeconstructor((IList)obj));
}
var fields = obj.GetType().GetFields(bindingFlags);
BinaryBuilder objGraph = new BinaryBuilder();
#region SpecialCases
/*Special cases so far:
* 1. Object is null (Done)
* 2. Object points to itself in an infnite loop (Done)
* 3. backingField (Done)
* 4. Object is an enum/list/array (Done)
*/
#endregion
foreach (var field in fields)
{
//the field is a field class, the fieldValue is the value of this field (the actual object)
//for examle field is "int num = 5" and the field value is the 5
if (field.IsNotSerialized) //PROTECTION
{
continue; //Don't touch the object, was meant to not be serialized
}
object fieldValue = field.GetValue(obj);
if (fieldValue == null) //No sending nulls
{
continue; //Null object, ignore. spares the text in the writing
}
if (fieldValue == obj)
{
throw new StackOverflowException("An object points to itself"); //Will cause an infinite loop, so just throw it
}
//BACKING FIELDS ARE IGNORED BECAUSE THE PROPERTIES LINE SAVES THEM INSTEAD
//one of the few compiler generated attributes is backing fields
//backing field is a proprty with a get and set only, which has a hidden field behind it
//instead we save this field in the properties
if (Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(field, typeof(CompilerGeneratedAttribute)) == null) //this line checks for backing field
{
objGraph.Append(startClass + field.Name + equals + Deconstruction(fieldValue) + endClass);
}
else
{
objGraph.Append(startClass + GetNameOfBackingField(field.Name) + equals + Deconstruction(fieldValue) + endClass);
}
}
return(objGraph);
}
