public static ConfigObject ParseJson(string json)
{
string[] lines = json.Split(new[] { '\n' });
// remove lines that start with a dash # character
IEnumerable <string> filtered = from l in lines
where !(Regex.IsMatch(l, @"^\s*#(.*)"))
select l;
string filtered_json = string.Join("\n", filtered);
dynamic parsed = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ExpandoObject>(filtered_json, new ExpandoObjectConverter());
// convert the ExpandoObject to ConfigObject before returning
return(ConfigObject.FromExpando(parsed));
}
/// <summary>
/// Merge the specified obj2 and obj1, where obj1 has precendence and
/// overrules obj2 if necessary.
/// </summary>
/// <exception cref='TypeMissmatchException'>
/// Is thrown when the type missmatch exception.
/// </exception>
public static dynamic Merge(dynamic m_obj1, dynamic m_obj2)
{
dynamic obj1 = m_obj1;
dynamic obj2 = m_obj2;
// make sure we only deal with ConfigObject but not ExpandoObject as currently
// return from JsonFX
if (obj1 is ExpandoObject)
{
obj1 = ConfigObject.FromExpando(obj1);
}
if (obj2 is ExpandoObject)
{
obj2 = ConfigObject.FromExpando(obj2);
}
// if both objects are NullExceptionPreventer, return a ConfigObject so the
// user gets an "Empty" ConfigObject
if (obj1 is NullExceptionPreventer && obj2 is NullExceptionPreventer)
{
return(new ConfigObject());
}
// if any object is of NullExceptionPreventer, the other object gets precedence / overruling
if (obj1 is NullExceptionPreventer && obj2 is ConfigObject)
{
return(obj2);
}
if (obj2 is NullExceptionPreventer && obj1 is ConfigObject)
{
return(obj1);
}
// handle what happens if one of the args is null
if (obj1 == null && obj2 == null)
{
return(new ConfigObject());
}
if (obj2 == null)
{
return(obj1);
}
if (obj1 == null)
{
return(obj2);
}
if (obj1.GetType() != obj2.GetType())
{
throw new TypeMissmatchException();
}
// changes in the dictionary WILL REFLECT back to the object
var dict1 = (IDictionary <string, object>)(obj1);
var dict2 = (IDictionary <string, object>)(obj2);
dynamic result = new ConfigObject();
var rdict = (IDictionary <string, object>)result;
// first, copy all non colliding keys over
foreach (var kvp in dict1)
{
if (!dict2.Keys.Contains(kvp.Key))
{
rdict.Add(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
}
}
foreach (var kvp in dict2)
{
if (!dict1.Keys.Contains(kvp.Key))
{
rdict.Add(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
}
}
// now handle the colliding keys
foreach (var kvp1 in dict1)
{
// skip already copied over keys
if (!dict2.Keys.Contains(kvp1.Key) || dict2[kvp1.Key] == null)
{
continue;
}
var kvp2 = new KeyValuePair <string, object>(kvp1.Key, dict2[kvp1.Key]);
// some shortcut variables to make code more readable
string key = kvp1.Key;
object value1 = kvp1.Value;
object value2 = kvp2.Value;
Type type1 = value1.GetType();
Type type2 = value1.GetType();
// check if both are same type
if (type1 != type2)
{
throw new TypeMissmatchException();
}
if (value1 is ConfigObject[])
{
rdict[key] = CollectionMerge(value1, value2);
/*var d1 = val1 as IDictionary<string, object>;
* var d2 = val2 as IDictionary<string, object>;
* rdict[key] = CollectionMerge (val1, val2); */
}
else if (value1 is ConfigObject)
{
rdict[key] = Merge(value1, value2);
}
else if (value1 is string)
{
rdict[key] = value1;
}
else if (value1 is IEnumerable)
{
rdict[key] = CollectionMerge(value1, value2);
}
else
{
rdict[key] = value1;
}
//else if (kvp.Value.GetType ().IsByRef) {
// recursively merge it
//}
}
return(result);
}