/// <summary>
/// Decodes a value in <paramref name="buffer"/> starting at <paramref name="offset"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value to decode.</typeparam>
/// <param name="buffer">The buffer that contains the encoded data.</param>
/// <param name="offset">The offset within the buffer to begin decoding from.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the decoded value in <paramref name="buffer"/> starting at <paramref name="offset"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
/// Thrown when the specified <paramref name="T"/> has no associated mapping.
/// </exception>
public static T To <T>(byte[] buffer, int offset)
{
Type type = typeof(T);
if (!CONVERT_TO_DELEGATE_MAPPING.ContainsKey(type))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Could not find delegate mapping for generic type");
}
ConvertToDelegate <T> convertDelegate = (ConvertToDelegate <T>)CONVERT_TO_DELEGATE_MAPPING[type];
return(convertDelegate(buffer, offset));
}
/// <summary>
/// Registers a <see cref="ConvertToDelegate{T}"/> for the <paramref name="T"/> type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The value type.</typeparam>
/// <param name="convertToDelegate">The delegate that decodes the <paramref name="T"/> type.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when the specified <paramref name="convertToDelegate"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when the specified <paramref name="T"/> is already registered.</exception>
public static void RegisterConvertToDelegate <T>(ConvertToDelegate <T> convertToDelegate)
{
if (convertToDelegate == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("convertToDelegate");
}
Type type = typeof(T);
if (CONVERT_TO_DELEGATE_MAPPING.ContainsKey(type))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Duplicate delegate registration for generic type");
}
CONVERT_TO_DELEGATE_MAPPING.Add(type, convertToDelegate);
}