public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
object list;
if (DocumentRootConverter.TryResolveAsRootData(reader, objectType, serializer, out list))
{
return(list);
}
//read into the 'Data' path
var preDataPath = ReaderUtil.ReadUntilStart(reader, DataPathRegex);
//we should be dealing with list types, but we also want the element type
Type elementType;
if (!ListUtil.IsList(objectType, out elementType))
{
throw new ArgumentException($"{typeof(ResourceObjectListConverter)} can only read json lists", nameof(objectType));
}
var itemsIterator = ReaderUtil.IterateList(reader).Select(x => serializer.Deserialize(reader, elementType));
list = ListUtil.CreateList(objectType, itemsIterator);
//read out of the 'Data' path
ReaderUtil.ReadUntilEnd(reader, preDataPath);
return(list);
}
protected object PopulateProperties(JsonSerializer serializer, object obj, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract)
{
foreach (var propName in ReaderUtil.IterateProperties(reader))
{
if (propName == PropertyNames.Type)
{
var type = reader.Value;
if (obj.GetType().Name.ToLower() != type.ToString().ToLower())
{
Assembly[] assembly = Utility.GetAssemblies();
var tp = assembly.SelectMany(s => s.GetTypes()).ToList().Where(t => t.Name.ToLower() == type.ToString().ToLower()).SingleOrDefault();
if (tp != null)
{
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(tp);
contract = (JsonObjectContract)serializer.ContractResolver.ResolveContract(obj.GetType());
}
}
//retObj.id = obj;
}
var successfullyPopulateProperty = ReaderUtil.TryPopulateProperty(
serializer,
obj,
contract.Properties.GetClosestMatchProperty(propName),
reader);
if (!successfullyPopulateProperty)
{
//flatten out attributes onto the object
if (propName == "attributes")
{
foreach (var innerPropName in ReaderUtil.IterateProperties(reader))
{
ReaderUtil.TryPopulateProperty(
serializer,
obj,
contract.Properties.GetClosestMatchProperty(innerPropName),
reader);
}
}
//flatten out relationships onto the object
if (propName == "relationships")
{
foreach (var innerPropName in ReaderUtil.IterateProperties(reader))
{
//read into the 'Data' path
var preDataPath = ReaderUtil.ReadUntilStart(reader, DataPathRegex);
ReaderUtil.TryPopulateProperty(
serializer,
obj,
contract.Properties.GetClosestMatchProperty(innerPropName),
reader);
//read out of the 'Data' path
ReaderUtil.ReadUntilEnd(reader, preDataPath);
}
}
}
}
return(obj);
}
