public object ReadThing(VoxBinaryReader thingReader, Type hintType)
{
var type = typeReader.ReadType(thingReader);
// special cases for type deserialization
if (type == typeof(TBoolTrue) || type == typeof(TBoolFalse) || type == typeof(TNull))
{
// fall straight to reader, ignoring hintType
return(thingReaderWriterContainer.Get(type).ReadBody(thingReader));
}
else if (type == typeof(Type))
{
Trace.Assert(hintType == null || typeof(Type).IsAssignableFrom(hintType));
return(thingReaderWriterContainer.Get(type).ReadBody(thingReader));
}
else if (integerTypes.Contains(type))
{
var value = thingReaderWriterContainer.Get(type).ReadBody(thingReader);
if (hintType == null)
{
return(value);
}
else if (hintType.IsEnum)
{
return(Convert.ChangeType(value, Enum.GetUnderlyingType(hintType)));
}
else
{
return(Convert.ChangeType(value, hintType));
}
}
if (hintType != null)
{
var simplifiedType = TypeSimplifier.SimplifyType(hintType);
if (type == simplifiedType)
{
type = hintType;
}
else if (!hintType.IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
logger.Error($"Unable to convert from {type.FullName} to hinted {hintType.FullName}.");
throw new InvalidStateException();
}
}
return(thingReaderWriterContainer.Get(type).ReadBody(thingReader));
}
public object ReadBody(VoxBinaryReader reader)
{
return(typeReader.ReadType(reader));
}