/// <summary>
/// Create an object of the specified Type using the values provided
/// </summary>
/// <param name="values">Values to assign to the object</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of object to create</param>
/// <returns>An Object of the type initialized with the specified Values</returns>
public static object CreateObject(Dictionary <PropertyInfo, object> values, Type type)
{
// Check that an import template exists for this type
if (!ImportTemplates.ContainsKey(type))
{
throw new NotSupportedException($"Cannot create an import for type '{type}'");
}
IImportTemplate importTemplate = ImportTemplates[type];
// Check that the values contain all required properties
if (importTemplate.RequiredProperties != null && importTemplate.RequiredProperties.Length == 0)
{
foreach (var property in importTemplate.RequiredProperties)
{
if (!values.ContainsKey(property))
{
throw new NullReferenceException($"You have not set all required values for an object of type '{type}'");
}
}
}
object entity = importTemplate.CreateTemplateObject();
SetDatesOnTemplateObject(entity, type);
// Set all of the values specified
foreach (var valuePair in values)
{
var property = valuePair.Key;
var value = valuePair.Value;
// Check to make sure the ID of this field is not being set
if (property.Name == $"{type.Name}ID")
{
throw new ArgumentException($"You cannot set the ID for a {type.Name}");
}
// Make sure that they are not overriding an automatic value
if (importTemplate.IgnoredProperties.Contains(property))
{
continue;
}
property.SetValue(entity, value);
}
return(entity);
}
/// <summary>
/// Handles the RowCommand event of the grdTemplates control.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">The source of the event.</param>
/// <param name="e">The <see cref="System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewCommandEventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
protected void grdTemplates_RowCommand(object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName.Equals("Delete"))
{
{
int rowIndex = Convert.ToInt32(e.CommandArgument);
string id = grdTemplates.DataKeys[rowIndex].Value.ToString();
IImportTemplate importMap = EntityFactory.GetById <IImportTemplate>(id);
if (importMap != null)
{
importMap.Delete();
LoadTemplates();
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets all the Import templates that have been written
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private static Dictionary <Type, IImportTemplate> GetImportTemplates()
{
Dictionary <Type, IImportTemplate> importTemplates = new Dictionary <Type, IImportTemplate>();
// Check all types in the current assembly and return all any that implement ImportTemplate<>
var importTemplateTypes = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes().Where(type => IsImportTemplate(type)).ToArray();
foreach (var importTemplateType in importTemplateTypes)
{
// This is the type of object the import template creates (E.G Asset)
var importType = importTemplateType.BaseType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
// The import template class itself
IImportTemplate importTemplate = Activator.CreateInstance(importTemplateType) as IImportTemplate;
importTemplates.Add(importType, importTemplate);
// This converts the property names into property info's
importTemplate.SetRequiredAndIgnoredProperties();
}
return(importTemplates);
}
