/// <summary>
/// Writes the given property containers to a JSON string and any asset references to the given storage
/// @NOTE return string is in the format "[{..}, {..}]"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objects">Generic property containers to write</param>
/// <returns>JSON stringified objects</returns>
public static string Persist(params IPropertyContainer[] objects)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("[");
var first = true;
foreach (var obj in objects)
{
if (!first)
{
sb.Append(",\n");
}
else
{
first = false;
}
sb.Append(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write(obj, Visitor));
}
sb.Append("]");
return(sb.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// NOTE: This method is not optimal. It must type check and cast objects
/// @TODO Write specialized methods for our use cases
/// </summary>
/// <param name="writer"></param>
/// <param name="objects">Objects to pack</param>
private static void Persist(TextWriter writer, IEnumerable <IPropertyContainer> objects)
{
writer.Write("[");
var first = true;
foreach (var obj in objects)
{
if (null == obj)
{
continue;
}
if (!first)
{
writer.Write(",\n");
}
else
{
first = false;
}
(obj as IRegistryObject)?.Refresh();
if (obj is UTinyProject)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyProject)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyModule)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyModule)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyType)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyType)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyEntityGroup)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyEntityGroup)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyEntity)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyEntity)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyObject)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyObject)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinyScript)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinyScript)obj, Visitor));
}
else if (obj is UTinySystem)
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write((UTinySystem)obj, Visitor));
}
else
{
writer.Write(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write(obj, Visitor));
}
}
writer.Write("]");
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the given property container to a JSON string and any asset references to the given storage
/// </summary>
/// <param name="container">Generic property container</param>
/// <returns>JSON stringified object</returns>
public static string Persist(IPropertyContainer container)
{
return(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write(container, Visitor));
}
public static string Serialize <TContainer>(ref TContainer container, JsonPropertyVisitor visitor = null)
where TContainer : struct, IPropertyContainer
{
return(JsonPropertyContainerWriter.Write(ref container, visitor));
}
