public string GenerateUpdateJsonFromObject(IncomeSource updateFrom)
        {
            // form the json (determine the fields that need to be updated)
            var sb     = new StringBuilder();
            var sw     = new StringWriter(sb);
            var writer = new JsonTextWriter(sw)
            {
                Formatting = Formatting.None
            };

            writer.WriteStartObject();
            writer.WritePropertyName(@"income_source");
            writer.WriteStartObject();

            if (!ProductServiceName.Equals(updateFrom.ProductServiceName))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("name");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.ProductServiceName ?? @"");
            }

            if (!EstimatedVolumeProduced.Equals(updateFrom.EstimatedVolumeProduced))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("estimated_volume_produced");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.EstimatedVolumeProduced ?? null);
            }

            if (!EstimatedVolumeSold.Equals(updateFrom.EstimatedVolumeSold))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("estimated_volume_sold");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.EstimatedVolumeSold ?? null);
            }

            if (!UnitOfMeasure.Equals(updateFrom.UnitOfMeasure))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("unit_of_measure");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.UnitOfMeasure ?? @"");
            }

            if (!EstimatedIncome.Equals(updateFrom.EstimatedIncome))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("estimated_income");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.EstimatedIncome ?? null);
            }

            if (!Currency.Equals(updateFrom.Currency))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("currency");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.Currency ?? @"");
            }

            if (!ExternalParentId.Equals(updateFrom.ExternalParentId))
            {
                writer.WritePropertyName("household_id");
                writer.WriteValue(updateFrom.ExternalParentId);
            }

            writer.WriteEndObject();
            writer.WriteEndObject();
            return(sw.ToString());
        }
 public bool GetObjectNeedsUpate(IncomeSource checkUpdateFrom)
 {
     if (!ProductServiceName.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.ProductServiceName))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!EstimatedVolumeProduced.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.EstimatedVolumeProduced))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!EstimatedVolumeSold.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.EstimatedVolumeSold))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!UnitOfMeasure.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.UnitOfMeasure))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!EstimatedIncome.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.EstimatedIncome))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!Currency.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.Currency))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     if (!ExternalParentId.Equals(checkUpdateFrom.ExternalParentId))
     {
         return(true);
     }
     return(false);
 }