/// <summary>
        /// Finds the appriopriate decoder within specified category
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="o">Object to find the decoder for</param>
        /// <param name="category">Category of decoders to consider</param>
        /// <returns>An encoder method appropriate for that object or null if not found</returns>
        protected virtual BinaryDecoderData GetSpecificDecoder(object o, ConverterCategory category, ConverterCategory[] disallowed = null)
        {
            BinaryDecoderMethod decoder;
            Func <IEnumerable <byte>, object> decoderMethod;

            if (disallowed == null)
            {
                disallowed = new ConverterCategory[] { }
            }
            ;

            switch (category)
            {
            case ConverterCategory.ANY:
                return(GetDecoder(o));

            case ConverterCategory.CUSTOM:
                decoder = GetCustomDecoder(o.GetType());
                return((decoder == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));

            case ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_PREDEFINED:
                decoder = GetPredefinedCustomDecoder(o.GetType());
                return((decoder == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_PREDEFINED)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));

            case ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_FOR_CLASS:
                decoderMethod = GetCustomClassEncoder(o);
                return((decoderMethod == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_FOR_CLASS)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoderMethod));

            case ConverterCategory.GLOBAL_FOR_CLASS:
                decoderMethod = GetGlobalClassDecoder(o.GetType());
                return((decoderMethod == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.GLOBAL_FOR_CLASS)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoderMethod));

            case ConverterCategory.DEFAULT:
                decoder = GetDefaultDecoder(o.GetType());
                return((decoder == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.DEFAULT)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));

            case ConverterCategory.DEFAULT_PREDEFINED:
                decoder = GetPredefinedDefaultDecoder(o.GetType());
                return((decoder == null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.DEFAULT_PREDEFINED)) ? null : new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));

            case ConverterCategory.PRIMITIVE:
                if (o.GetType().IsPrimitive&& !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.PRIMITIVE))
                {
                    return(new BinaryDecoderData(PrimitiveTypeDecoder));
                }
                return(null);

            case ConverterCategory.SERIALIZABLE:
                if (o.GetType().IsSerializable&& !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.SERIALIZABLE))
                {
                    return(new BinaryDecoderData(SerializableTypeDecoder));
                }
                return(null);

            case ConverterCategory.COMPLEX:
                if (!o.GetType().IsPrimitive&& !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.COMPLEX))
                {
                    return(new BinaryDecoderData(ComplexTypeDecoder));
                }
                return(null);

            default:
                throw new NotImplementedException("Provided category was not implemented");
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the appropriate decoder for provided object
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="o">Object to find the decoder for</param>
        /// <returns>An decoder method appropriate for that object</returns>
        protected virtual BinaryDecoderData GetDecoder(object o, ConverterCategory[] disallowed = null)
        {
            Type objectType = o.GetType();
            BinaryDecoderMethod decoder;
            Func <IEnumerable <byte>, object> decoderMethod;

            if (disallowed == null)
            {
                disallowed = new ConverterCategory[] { }
            }
            ;

            // Step 1. Looking for a custom converter added manually to the converters list
            decoder = GetCustomDecoder(objectType);
            if (decoder != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM))
            {
                // Found the appropriate decoder
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));
            }

            //  Step 2. Looking for a custom converter defined within the converter class
            decoder = GetPredefinedCustomDecoder(objectType);
            if (decoder != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_PREDEFINED))
            {
                // Found the appropriate decoder
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));
            }

            // Step 3. Looking for a custom converter defined within the converted class
            decoderMethod = GetCustomClassDecoder(o);
            if (decoderMethod != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.CUSTOM_FOR_CLASS))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoderMethod));
            }

            // Step 4. Looking for a global converter defined for the class
            decoderMethod = GetGlobalClassDecoder(objectType);
            if (decoderMethod != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.GLOBAL_FOR_CLASS))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoderMethod));
            }

            // Step 5. Looking for a default converter added manually to the converters list
            decoder = GetDefaultDecoder(objectType);
            if (decoder != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.DEFAULT))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));
            }

            // Step 6. Looking for a default converter defined within the converter class
            decoder = GetPredefinedDefaultDecoder(objectType);
            if (decoder != null && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.DEFAULT_PREDEFINED))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(decoder.Decoder));
            }

            // Step 7. Attempting a converter for a primitive type
            if (objectType.IsPrimitive && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.PRIMITIVE))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(PrimitiveTypeDecoder, ConverterType.INCLUSIVE_PRIMITIVE));
            }

            // Step 8. Attempting a converter for a serializable type
            if (objectType.IsSerializable && !disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.SERIALIZABLE))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(SerializableTypeDecoder, ConverterType.INCLUSIVE_SERIALIZABLE));
            }

            // Step 9. None of the above is valid, apply the default decoder
            if (!disallowed.Contains(ConverterCategory.COMPLEX))
            {
                return(new BinaryDecoderData(ComplexTypeDecoder));
            }

            return(null);
        }