public MetadataParameter[] GetTypeParameters(Type type, JsonMapperEntryMode?mode = null, bool patch = false, string prefix = null)
{
// get JSON mapping manager
var mapper = _jsonMapperManager.GetMapper(type);
if (mapper == null)
{
return new MetadataParameter[] { }
}
;
// create parameters from mapping entries
var parameters = new List <MetadataParameter>();
foreach (var parameter in mapper.Entries.Where(e => mode == null || (mode.Value & e.Mode) == mode.Value))
{
// add parameter that corresponds to the mapped property
var propertyType = parameter.EntityProperty.PropertyType;
var isJsonObject = parameter.EntityProperty.IsDefined(typeof(JsonFieldAttribute), false);
var param = new MetadataParameter
{
Name = prefix + parameter.JsonProperty,
Type = isJsonObject ? "object" : ToJsonType(propertyType),
IsRequred = !patch && IsRequired(parameter.EntityProperty),
Documentation = _xmlCommentReader.GetPropertyElement(parameter.EntityProperty).ElementContents("summary"),
};
parameters.Add(param);
// add child object parameters
if (param.Type == "object" && !isJsonObject)
{
parameters.AddRange(GetTypeParameters(propertyType, mode, false, param.Name + "."));
}
else if (param.Type == "array")
{
var elementType = propertyType.GetInterfaces().First(i => i.IsGenericType &&
i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEnumerable <>)).GetGenericArguments().First();
if (ToJsonType(elementType) == "object")
{
parameters.AddRange(GetTypeParameters(elementType, mode, false, param.Name + "[]."));
}
}
}
return(parameters.ToArray());
}