/// <summary>
/// Saves the specified value. A list of external writers can optionally be passed
/// to either override the default writers or add new ones.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">Object to serialize</param>
/// <param name="filePath">Full path to the file</param>
/// <param name="writers">External writers to be used with the savable writer.</param>
public void Save(ISavable value, String filePath, params ExternalWriter[] writers)
{
filePath = Path.ChangeExtension(filePath, Extension);
FileStream output = File.Create(filePath);
//Write header
WriteHeader(output);
//Read in content
BinarySavableWriter writer = new BinarySavableWriter(output, filePath);
writer.WriteExternals = _writeExternals;
//Register externals, but if we're not writing any don't bother
if (_writeExternals)
{
if (writers != null || writers.Length > 0)
{
foreach (ExternalWriter extWr in writers)
{
writer.RegisterExternalWriter(extWr);
}
}
}
writer.WriteSavable <ISavable>(null, value);
writer.Flush();
//Dispose of resources
writer.Dispose();
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves the specified value. Writing external savables will be disabled.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">Object to serialize</param>
/// <param name="output">Stream to serialize the object into</param>
public override void Save(ISavable value, Stream output)
{
//Write header
WriteHeader(output);
//Read in content
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
BinarySavableWriter writer = new BinarySavableWriter(ms);
writer.WriteSavable <ISavable>(null, value);
writer.WriteExternals = false;
writer.Flush();
//Write content to output stream
ms.Position = 0;
output.Write(ms.GetBuffer(), 0, (int)ms.Length);
writer.Dispose();
}