private object GetPropertyRecursively(DirectoryEntry userEntry, string propertyToGet, Type destinationType,
SettingsSerializeAs serializeAs, AttributeMappingList attributeListForContext)
{
//Get the Active Directory User attribute mapping
AttributeMapping attrMap = attributeListForContext[propertyToGet];
//if no such key exists i.e. attrMap is null, simply return null;
//Primitives, string, simple collections and serialized complex types
if (destinationType.IsPrimitive || destinationType.Equals(typeof(string)) ||
typeof(ICollection).IsAssignableFrom(destinationType) || destinationType.IsArray || destinationType.IsValueType)
{
//Get value from Active Directory and convert it into correct type
object convertedObject = GetConvertedAttributeValueForUser(userEntry, attrMap.ActiveDirectoryUserAttribute, destinationType);
return(convertedObject);
}
//Complex types
else
{
if (serializeAs != SettingsSerializeAs.ProviderSpecific)
{
if (serializeAs == SettingsSerializeAs.String || serializeAs == SettingsSerializeAs.Xml)
{
return(GetConvertedAttributeValueForUser(userEntry, attrMap.ActiveDirectoryUserAttribute, typeof(string)));
}
else
{
return(GetConvertedAttributeValueForUser(userEntry, attrMap.ActiveDirectoryUserAttribute, typeof(byte[])));
}
}
else
{
//Get the mappings for the inner properties
AttributeMappingList innerMappings = attributeListForContext[propertyToGet].InnerMappingList;
//Create a new instance of the complex type using Activator.CreateInstance and default constructor.
object complexObj = Activator.CreateInstance(destinationType);
//Call AD to get value for each inner property
foreach (AttributeMapping innerMapping in innerMappings)
{
//Get the current property
PropertyInfo propInfo = destinationType.GetProperty(innerMapping.ProfileAttribute);
//Recursively call BuildComplexObject
object convertedObject = GetPropertyRecursively(userEntry, innerMapping.ProfileAttribute,
propInfo.PropertyType, SettingsSerializeAs.ProviderSpecific, innerMappings);
//Set the property of complex type
propInfo.SetValue(complexObj, convertedObject, null);
}
return(complexObj);
}
}
}
public override void SetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyValueCollection collection)
{
//Get the user name
string userName = context["UserName"] as string;
//Get the DirectoryEntry for the user name
using (DirectoryEntry userEntry = GetUserEntryByUserName(userName))
{
//Get each property
IEnumerator en = collection.GetEnumerator();
while (en.MoveNext())
{
SettingsPropertyValue spv = (en.Current as SettingsPropertyValue);
//The name of the property
string propertyToSet = spv.Name;
//The AttributeMapping associated with the property
AttributeMapping am = AttributeList[propertyToSet];
//if no such key exists, simply continue;
//Set properties recursievly because it might be a complex object
SetPropertyRecursively(userEntry, spv.Deserialized ? spv.PropertyValue : spv.SerializedValue, !spv.Deserialized, am);
}
//Set last actvity date
if (LastActivityDateAttribute != null)
{
userEntry.InvokeSet(LastActivityDateAttribute, DateTime.Now);
}
//Set last update date
if (LastUpdateDateAttribute != null)
{
userEntry.InvokeSet(LastUpdateDateAttribute, DateTime.Now);
}
//Commit changes
userEntry.CommitChanges();
}
}
private void SetPropertyRecursively(DirectoryEntry userEntry, object propertyValue, bool isSerialized, AttributeMapping am)
{
Type propertyType = propertyValue.GetType();
//Simple property
if (am.InnerMappingList == null || am.InnerMappingList.Count == 0)
{
//Primitives, strings and serialized objects
if (propertyType.IsPrimitive || propertyType.Equals(typeof(string)) || propertyType.IsValueType || isSerialized)
{
//Set the value of the attribute. Uncomment this
//userEntry.InvokeSet(am.ActiveDirectoryUserAttribute, propertyValue);
return;
}
//Collections and arrays
else if (typeof(ICollection).IsAssignableFrom(propertyType))
{
ICollection coll = (ICollection)propertyValue;
object[] arr = new object[coll.Count];
//Populate the object array that will be saved.
int i = 0;
IEnumerator en = coll.GetEnumerator();
while (en.MoveNext())
{
arr[i] = en.Current;
i++;
}
//Save. Uncomment this
//userEntry.InvokeSet(am.ActiveDirectoryUserAttribute, arr);
return;
}
throw new Exception("Unknown format");
}
//Complex property
else
{
AttributeMappingList innerMappingList = am.InnerMappingList;
foreach (AttributeMapping innerAm in innerMappingList)
{
SetPropertyRecursively(userEntry, propertyType.GetProperty(innerAm.ProfileAttribute).GetValue(propertyValue, null), false, innerAm);
}
}
}
