// Read and store metadata about given type, for non-compiled serialization/deserialization
// This only needs to be called once, on the very first serialization/deserialization call.
public static TypeMetadata ReadTypeMetadata([NotNull] Type type)
{
if (type == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
TypeMetadata typeMeta;
if (!TypeMetadataCache.TryGetValue(type, out typeMeta)) {
// If meta cache does not contain this type yet, lock and double-check
lock (TypeMetadataCache) {
if (!TypeMetadataCache.TryGetValue(type, out typeMeta)) {
// If meta cache still does not contain this type, fetch info and store it in cache
typeMeta = new TypeMetadata(type);
TypeMetadataCache.TryAdd(type, typeMeta);
}
}
}
return typeMeta;
}