/// <summary>
/// Writes the given object instance to a Json file.
/// <para>Object type must have a parameterless constructor.</para>
/// <para>Only Public properties and variables will be written to the file. These can be any type though, even other classes.</para>
/// <para>If there are public properties/variables that you do not want written to the file, decorate them with the [JsonIgnore] attribute.</para>
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being written to the file.</typeparam>
/// <param name="filePath">The file path to write the object instance to.</param>
/// <param name="objectToWrite">The object instance to write to the file.</param>
/// <param name="append">If false the file will be overwritten if it already exists. If true the contents will be appended to the file.</param>
public static void WriteToJsonFile <T>(SecureString cryptoKey, string filePath, T objectToWrite, bool append = false) where T : new()
{
TextWriter writer = null;
try
{
var contentsToWriteToFile = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(objectToWrite);
writer = new StreamWriter(filePath, append);
writer.Write(new SecurityController().Encrypt(SecureStringController.ConvertToUNSecureString(cryptoKey), contentsToWriteToFile));
}
finally
{
if (writer != null)
{
writer.Close();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads an object instance from an Json file.
/// <para>Object type must have a parameterless constructor.</para>
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to read from the file.</typeparam>
/// <param name="filePath">The file path to read the object instance from.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a new instance of the object read from the Json file.</returns>
public static T ReadFromJsonFile <T>(SecureString cryptoKey, string filePath) where T : new()
{
TextReader reader = null;
try
{
reader = new StreamReader(filePath);
var fileContents = reader.ReadToEnd();
return(Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <T>(new SecurityController().Decrypt(SecureStringController.ConvertToUNSecureString(cryptoKey), fileContents)));
}
finally
{
if (reader != null)
{
reader.Close();
}
}
}