/// <summary>
/// Serialize the given object resolving any properties which are <see cref="DatabaseEntity"/> into pointers using <see cref="DatabaseEntityJsonConverter"/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <param name="repositoryLocator"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string SerializeObject(object value, IRDMPPlatformRepositoryServiceLocator repositoryLocator)
{
var databaseEntityJsonConverter = new DatabaseEntityJsonConverter(repositoryLocator);
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
{
TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.None,
TypeNameAssemblyFormatHandling = TypeNameAssemblyFormatHandling.Simple,
Converters = new JsonConverter[] { databaseEntityJsonConverter },
ContractResolver = new DictionaryAsArrayResolver()
};
return(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value, settings));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes a string created with <see cref="SerializeObject(object,IRDMPPlatformRepositoryServiceLocator)"/>. This involves two additional areas of functionality
/// beyond basic JSON:
///
/// <para>1. Any database pointer (e.g. Catalogue 123 0xab1d) will be fetched and returned from the appropriate platform database (referenced by <paramref name="repositoryLocator"/>)</para>
/// <para>2. Objects do not need a default constructor, instead <see cref="PickAnyConstructorJsonConverter"/> will be used with <paramref name="objectsForConstructingStuffWith"/></para>
/// <para>3. Any objects implementing <see cref="IPickAnyConstructorFinishedCallback"/> will have <see cref="IPickAnyConstructorFinishedCallback.AfterConstruction"/> called</para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="repositoryLocator"></param>
/// <param name="objectsForConstructingStuffWith"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object DeserializeObject(string value, Type type, IRDMPPlatformRepositoryServiceLocator repositoryLocator, params object[] objectsForConstructingStuffWith)
{
var databaseEntityJsonConverter = new DatabaseEntityJsonConverter(repositoryLocator);
var lazyJsonConverter = new PickAnyConstructorJsonConverter(new[] { repositoryLocator }.Union(objectsForConstructingStuffWith).ToArray());
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
{
TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.None,
TypeNameAssemblyFormatHandling = TypeNameAssemblyFormatHandling.Simple,
Converters = new JsonConverter[] { databaseEntityJsonConverter, lazyJsonConverter },
ContractResolver = new DictionaryAsArrayResolver()
};
return(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(value, type, settings));
}