/// <summary>
/// Will read the data of a xml file from source and return a list of CardDataStructure.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static List <CardDataStructure> XMLReader(string source)
{
//Adds a path the source needs.
source = AddPath(source);
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(CardNodes));
var xmlReader = new XmlTextReader(source);
CardNodes xmlData = (CardNodes)serializer.Deserialize(xmlReader);
var tempHolder = new List <XmlDataStructure>(xmlData.cardsData.Cast <XmlDataStructure>());
return(tempHolder.Select(card =>
{
if (card.ExtraDataTypeName == "SpellExtraData") //Checks what type of card we have in order to create the correct ExtraData.
{
SpellExtraData spellExtra = new SpellExtraData((SpellEffect)card.ExtraData.Effect, card.ExtraData.EffectAmount);
return new CardDataStructure(card.Name, card.Cost, card.ArtPath, card.ExtraDataTypeName, spellExtra);
}
else if (card.ExtraDataTypeName == "MinionExtraData")
{
MinionExtraData minionExtra = new MinionExtraData(card.ExtraData.Health, card.ExtraData.AttackDamage);
return new CardDataStructure(card.Name, card.Cost, card.ArtPath, card.ExtraDataTypeName, minionExtra);
}
else
{
return null; //Returns null if its an unsupported Card type.
}
}).ToList());
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes a list of CardDataStrcutre to an XML file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source"></param>
/// <param name="cardData"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static bool XmlWriter(string source, List <CardDataStructure> cardData)
{
CardNodes cardNodes = new CardNodes();
cardNodes.cardsData = cardData.Select(card =>
{
return(new XmlDataStructure(card.ArtPath, 0, card.Cost, new XmlExtra(card.ExtraData), card.ExtraDataTypeName, 0, card.Name));
}).ToList();
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(CardNodes));
using (StreamWriter stream = File.CreateText(source))
{
xmlSerializer.Serialize(stream, cardNodes);
}
return(false);
}
