/// <summary>
/// Serialize an object
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Any reference type</typeparam>
/// <param name="obj">Object to serialize</param>
/// <param name="options">Serialization options</param>
/// <returns>Byte array containing the serialized object</returns>
public static byte[] Serialize <T>(T obj, SerializationOptions options)
{
using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(new byte[0]);
}
object objToSerialize = ObjectCleaner.PrepareObjectForSerialization(obj);
var cargo = new SerializerObjectTracker();
var serializerMethod = GetTypeToObjectSerializer(obj.GetType());
var stringSerializerMethod = (Action <Stream, string, SerializerObjectTracker>)GetTypeSerializer(typeof(string));
var intSerializerMethod = (Action <Stream, int, SerializerObjectTracker>)GetTypeSerializer(typeof(int));
WriteHeader(ms, cargo, options);
if (!options.OmitRootTypeName)
{
stringSerializerMethod(ms, SerializedTypeResolver.GetShortNameFromType(obj.GetType()), cargo);
}
intSerializerMethod(ms, SerializedTypeResolver.GetHashCodeFromType(obj.GetType()), cargo);
serializerMethod(ms, objToSerialize, cargo);
return(ms.ToArray());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Clone an object
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Any reference type</typeparam>
/// <param name="obj">Object to clone</param>
/// <returns>The cloned object</returns>
public static T Clone <T>(T obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
object objToClone = ObjectCleaner.PrepareObjectForSerialization(obj);
var refTracker = new ObjectClonerReferenceTracker();
var clone = CloneImpl(objToClone.GetType())(objToClone, refTracker);
var queryable = IQueryableCloner.GetInterfaceType(obj.GetType(), typeof(IQueryable <>));
if (queryable != null)
{
var genericArgumentType = queryable.GetGenericArguments()[0];
return((T)Deserializer.ConvertObjectToIQueryable(clone, typeof(IQueryable <>).MakeGenericType(genericArgumentType)));
}
return((T)clone);
}