public override void Process(IMetaData metaData, ICustomAttributeProvider attributeProvider, ISerializerSettings config)
{
TypeData typeData = metaData as TypeData;
if (typeData == null)
{
return;
}
JsonExCollectionAttribute attr = ReflectionUtils.GetAttribute <JsonExCollectionAttribute>(attributeProvider, true);
if (attr == null)
{
return;
}
if (!attr.IsValid())
{
throw new Exception("Invalid JsonExCollectionAttribute specified for " + attributeProvider + ", either CollectionHandlerType or ItemType or both must be specified");
}
Type collHandlerType = attr.GetCollectionHandlerType();
Type itemType = attr.GetItemType();
// Try exact type match first
CollectionHandler handler = null;
if (collHandlerType == null)
{
handler = typeData.FindCollectionHandler();
handler = new CollectionHandlerWrapper(handler, typeData.ForType, itemType);
}
bool registerHandler = false;
if (handler == null)
{
handler = ConstructOrFindHandler(config, collHandlerType, ref registerHandler);
}
typeData.CollectionHandler = handler;
// install the handler
if (registerHandler)
{
config.RegisterCollectionHandler(handler);
}
}
