public void load(string path)
{
//clear lists
elements.Clear();
connections.Clear();
element_counter = 0;
//load file
savable temp = new savable();
using (StreamReader file = File.OpenText(path))
{
JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
temp = (savable)serializer.Deserialize(file, typeof(savable));
}
foreach (element_object e in temp.elements)
{
PictureBox p = new PictureBox();
p.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
p.ClientSize = new Size(e.width, e.hight);
p.Location = e.location;
p.BackColor = e.colour;
p.Name = e.type + element_counter;
element_counter++;
p.Visible = true;
p.Draggable(true);
Component c = new Component(e.name, e.voltage, e.current, e.resistance, e.numconnections, p, e.type);
elements.Add(c);
}
foreach (Tuple <string, string> t in temp.connections)
{
connections.Add(t);
}
element_counter = temp.element_counter;
}
public void save(string path)
{
//convert to savable format since i can't save windows form objects
savable temp = new savable();
foreach (Component c in elements)
{
element_object elem = new element_object();
elem.name = c.name;
elem.voltage = c.voltage;
elem.current = c.current;
elem.resistance = c.resistance;
elem.numconnections = c.numconnections;
elem.type = c.type;
elem.box_name = c.box.Name;
elem.colour = c.box.BackColor;
elem.width = c.box.ClientSize.Width;
elem.hight = c.box.ClientSize.Height;
elem.location = c.box.Location;
temp.elements.Add(elem);
}
foreach (Tuple <string, string> t in connections)
{
temp.connections.Add(t);
}
temp.element_counter = element_counter;
//save to json
using (StreamWriter file = File.CreateText(path))
{
JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
serializer.Serialize(file, temp);
}
}
