/// <summary>
/// Read existing items in an existing Dictionary instance.
/// Used with Dictionaries of specific things which may or may not be present in the file, like Table.Columns.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of values in Dictionary</typeparam>
/// <param name="reader">ITreeReader to read from</param>
/// <param name="dictionary">Dictionary containing items to read</param>
/// <param name="throwOnUnknown">True to throw for property name not in Dictionary, false to quietly skip over it</param>
public static void ReadDictionaryItems <T>(this ITreeReader reader, Dictionary <string, T> dictionary, bool throwOnUnknown = true) where T : ITreeSerializable
{
reader.Expect(TreeToken.StartObject);
reader.Read();
while (reader.TokenType == TreeToken.PropertyName)
{
string itemName = reader.ReadAsString();
reader.Read();
if (dictionary.TryGetValue(itemName, out T item))
{
item.Read(reader);
reader.Read();
}
else
{
if (throwOnUnknown)
{
throw new IOException($"Found unknown {typeof(T).Name} property \"{itemName}\", expected one of \"{String.Join("; ", dictionary.Keys)}\" at {reader.Position:n0} using {reader.GetType().Name}.");
}
else
{
reader.Skip();
}
}
}
reader.Expect(TreeToken.EndObject);
}
/// <summary>
/// ReadObject wraps the loop to read each property in an object and call the corresponding
/// setter to set it.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This works for classes only, as the instance can't be passed by ref.
/// Structs can serialize as arrays or directly implement the loop to decode themselves.
/// Setters take a reference to the instance so that the Dictionary can be static per type,
/// which is critical for acceptable performance.
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type being deserialized</typeparam>
/// <param name="reader">ITreeReader being read from</param>
/// <param name="instance">T instance being initialized</param>
/// <param name="setters">Dictionary of setter per field name</param>
/// <param name="throwOnUnknown">Throw if property name not in setters found</param>
public static void ReadObject <T>(this ITreeReader reader, T instance, Dictionary <string, Setter <T> > setters, bool throwOnUnknown = true) where T : ITreeSerializable
{
// Ensure object state reset before Read
instance.Clear();
reader.Expect(TreeToken.StartObject);
reader.Read();
while (reader.TokenType == TreeToken.PropertyName)
{
string propertyName = reader.ReadAsString();
reader.Read();
if (setters.TryGetValue(propertyName, out Setter <T> setter))
{
setter(reader, instance);
reader.Read();
}
else
{
if (throwOnUnknown)
{
throw new IOException($"Found unknown {typeof(T).Name} property, \"{propertyName}\", expected one of \"{String.Join("; ", setters.Keys)}\" at {reader.Position:n0} using {reader.GetType().Name}.");
}
else
{
reader.Skip();
}
}
}
reader.Expect(TreeToken.EndObject);
// EndObject must be left for caller to handle
}
public static Dictionary <string, T> ReadStringDictionary <T>(this ITreeReader reader, Func <T> ctor) where T : ITreeSerializable
{
if (reader.TokenType == TreeToken.Null)
{
return(null);
}
Dictionary <string, T> result = new Dictionary <string, T>();
reader.Expect(TreeToken.StartObject);
reader.Read();
while (reader.TokenType == TreeToken.PropertyName)
{
string key = reader.ReadAsString();
reader.Read();
T value = ctor();
value.Read(reader);
result[key] = value;
reader.Read();
}
reader.Expect(TreeToken.EndObject);
return(result);
}
public static Guid ReadAsGuid(this ITreeReader reader)
{
string writtenValue = reader.ReadAsString();
return(Guid.Parse(writtenValue));
}