/// <summary>
/// Deserializes table entity into object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity">Table entity.</param>
/// <returns>Object.</returns>
public static object Deserialize(DynamicTableEntity entity)
{
if (entity.Properties == null)
{
return(new object());
}
if (!entity.Properties.TryGetValue(TypeNameColumnName, out var typeNameProperty) ||
!(typeNameProperty.PropertyAsObject is string typeNamePropertyValue))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unable to get object type name. Table entity either missing '{TypeNameColumnName}' column or it's empty.");
}
var objectType = Type.GetType(typeNamePropertyValue);
if (objectType == null)
{
throw new TypeLoadException($"Unable to resolve table entity type '{typeNamePropertyValue}'.");
}
var uninitializedObject = FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject(objectType);
var result = entity.Properties
.Select(kvp => AzureTableValue.Create(kvp.Key, kvp.Value.PropertyAsObject))
.Aggregate(uninitializedObject, SetProperty);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes object into table presentation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="root">Object to be serialized.</param>
/// <param name="persistType">Save type of serialized object.</param>
/// <returns>Set of column name/value pairs.</returns>
public static Dictionary <string, EntityProperty> Serialize(object root, bool persistType = false)
{
var dict = new Dictionary <string, EntityProperty>();
if (root == null)
{
return(dict);
}
var antecedents = new HashSet <object>(new ObjectReferenceEqualityComparer());
var tableValue = new AzureTableValue(ImmutableList <string> .Empty, root);
if (!Serialize(dict, antecedents, tableValue))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can not flatten object of type '{root.GetType()}'.");
}
if (persistType)
{
var typeName = root.GetType().AssemblyQualifiedName;
dict.Add(TypeNameColumnName, new EntityProperty(typeName));
}
return(dict);
}
private static object SetProperty(object rootObject, AzureTableValue value)
{
try
{
var valueTypeProperties = new Stack <ValueTypeProperty>();
var childObject = rootObject;
var hasValueTypes = false;
for (var index = 0; index < value.Path.Count - 1; ++index)
{
var propertyInfo = childObject.GetType().GetProperty(value.Path[index]);
if (propertyInfo == null)
{
continue;
}
var childObjectPropertyValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(childObject, null);
// Value Type is never NULL so will be skipped.
if (childObjectPropertyValue == null)
{
childObjectPropertyValue = FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject(propertyInfo.PropertyType);
propertyInfo.SetValue(childObject, childObjectPropertyValue, null);
}
// In case of Value Type record in stack to reassign later.
if (hasValueTypes || propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsValueType)
{
hasValueTypes = true;
valueTypeProperties.Push(new ValueTypeProperty(propertyInfo, childObject));
}
childObject = childObjectPropertyValue;
}
var prop = childObject.GetType().GetProperty(value.Path.Last());
value.SetTo(prop, childObject);
// Reassign Value Types values encountered in path.
while (valueTypeProperties.Count > 0)
{
var valueTypeProperty = valueTypeProperties.Pop();
valueTypeProperty.Info.SetValue(valueTypeProperty.Owner, childObject, null);
childObject = valueTypeProperty.Owner;
}
return(rootObject);
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
throw new SerializationException($"Exception thrown while trying to assign value '{value}'.", exception);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes table entity into object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity">Table entity.</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">Object type.</typeparam>
/// <returns>Object.</returns>
public static T Deserialize <T>(DynamicTableEntity entity)
where T : new()
{
if (entity.Properties == null)
{
return(new T());
}
var uninitializedObject = FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject(typeof(T));
var result = entity.Properties
.Select(kvp => AzureTableValue.Create(kvp.Key, kvp.Value.PropertyAsObject))
.Aggregate(uninitializedObject, SetProperty);
return((T)result);
}
private static bool Serialize(Dictionary <string, EntityProperty> propertyDictionary, ISet <object> antecedents, AzureTableValue value)
{
if (value.Value == null)
{
return(true);
}
if (value.TrySerialize(out var columnName, out var propertyEntity))
{
propertyDictionary.Add(columnName, propertyEntity);
return(true);
}
if (!value.Type.IsValueType && !antecedents.Add(value.Value))
{
throw new SerializationException($"Circular reference of value '{value}' of type '{value.Value.GetType()}' is detected.");
}
var successful = value
.SelectChildValues()
.All(v => Serialize(propertyDictionary, antecedents, v));
antecedents.Remove(value.Value);
return(successful);
}