static void WriteHalResource(Representation representation, XmlWriter writer, string propertyName = null)
{
if (representation == null)
{
return;
}
representation.RepopulateHyperMedia();
// First write the well-known HAL properties
writer.WriteStartElement("resource");
writer.WriteAttributeString("rel", representation.Rel);
writer.WriteAttributeString("href", representation.Href);
if (representation.LinkName != null || propertyName != null)
{
writer.WriteAttributeString("name", representation.LinkName = representation.LinkName ?? propertyName);
}
// Second, determine if resource is of Generic Resource List Type , list out all the items
var representationList = representation as IRepresentationList;
if (representationList != null)
{
foreach (var item in representationList.Cast <Representation>())
{
WriteHalResource(item, writer);
}
}
//Third write out the links of the resource
var links = new HashSet <Link>(representation.Links.Where(link => link.Rel != "self"), new LinkEqualityComparer());
foreach (var link in links)
{
writer.WriteStartElement("link");
writer.WriteAttributeString("rel", link.Rel);
writer.WriteAttributeString("href", link.Href);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
// Fourth, write the rest of the properties
WriteResourceProperties(representation, writer);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
static void WriteHalResource(Representation representation, XmlWriter writer, string propertyName = null)
{
if (representation == null)
{
return;
}
representation.RepopulateHyperMedia();
// First write the well-known HAL properties
writer.WriteStartElement("resource");
writer.WriteAttributeString("rel", representation.Rel);
writer.WriteAttributeString("href", representation.Href);
if (representation.LinkName != null || propertyName != null)
{
writer.WriteAttributeString("name", representation.LinkName = representation.LinkName ?? propertyName);
}
// Second, determine if resource is of Generic Resource List Type , list out all the items
var representationList = representation as IRepresentationList;
if (representationList != null)
{
foreach (var item in representationList.Cast<Representation>())
{
WriteHalResource(item, writer);
}
}
//Third write out the links of the resource
foreach (var link in representation.Links.Where(link => link.Rel != "self"))
{
writer.WriteStartElement("link");
writer.WriteAttributeString("rel", link.Rel);
writer.WriteAttributeString("href", link.Href);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
// Fourth, write the rest of the properties
WriteResourceProperties(representation, writer);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
