[NotNull] private static Dictionary <string, Type> BuildTypeNameCache()
{
var outp = new Dictionary <string, Type>();
var everything = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
foreach (var assembly in everything)
{
var name = assembly.GetName().Name;
if (name == null || name.StartsWith("System."))
{
continue; // skip anything we know is not going to contain contract types
}
var types = assembly.GetTypes().Where(t => t.IsPublic && t.IsInterface);
foreach (var interf in types)
{
var shortName = InterfaceStack.Shorten(interf);
if (outp.ContainsKey(shortName))
{
outp[shortName] = null; // null out on conflict, as a feedback mechanism
}
else
{
outp.Add(shortName, interf);
}
}
}
return(outp);
}
///<summary>Return a JSON string representing a source object</summary>
public string Serialise(object messageObject, out string typeDescription)
{
if (messageObject == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(messageObject));
}
var type = messageObject.GetType();
var interfaces = type.DirectlyImplementedInterfaces()?.ToList();
if (interfaces == null || !interfaces.HasSingle())
{
throw new ArgumentException("Messages must directly implement exactly one interface", "messageObject");
}
typeDescription = InterfaceStack.Of(messageObject);
return(Json.Freeze(messageObject));
}