protected static T InternalDeserialize <T>(Dictionary <string, string> keyval)
{
Dictionary <string, object> root = new Dictionary <string, object>();
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, string> k in keyval)
{
string itemKey = k.Key.Replace("\"", "");
string[] parts = itemKey.Split('.');
object current = root;
int counter = 0;
foreach (string p in parts)
{
counter++;
// last one
if (counter == parts.Length)
{
// an empty list;
if (k.Value == "[]")
{
if (current is Dictionary <string, object> )
{
(current as Dictionary <string, object>).Add(p, new List <int>());
}
else if (current is List <object> )
{
(current as List <object>).Add(new List <int>());
}
}
// an empty object;
else if (k.Value == "{}")
{
if (current is Dictionary <string, object> )
{
(current as Dictionary <string, object>).Add(p, new Dictionary <string, object>());
}
else if (current is List <object> )
{
(current as List <object>).Add(new Dictionary <string, object>());
}
}
// a value
else
{
object value = null;
string lowerval = k.Value.ToLower();
if (lowerval == "true")
{
value = true;
}
else if (lowerval == "false")
{
value = false;
}
else if (lowerval == "null")
{
value = null;
}
else if (Misc.IsInt(lowerval))
{
value = Int32.Parse(lowerval);
}
else if (Misc.IsDouble(lowerval))
{
value = Double.Parse(lowerval);
}
else
{
string strval = k.Value;
if (strval.StartsWith("\""))
{
strval = strval.Substring(1);
}
if (strval.EndsWith("\""))
{
strval = strval.Substring(0, strval.Length - 1);
}
value = strval;
}
if (current is Dictionary <string, object> )
{
(current as Dictionary <string, object>).Add(p, value);
}
else if (current is List <object> )
{
(current as List <object>).Add(value);
}
}
}
// in middle, .. key.key ..
// current is dict, child is dict
else if (Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1) == -1 && Misc.TryParseInt(parts[counter], -1) == -1)
{
// current must be a dict in this situation...
// x.y.0.z.w,5
// {
// x: {
// y: [
// {
// z : {
// w : 5;
Dictionary <string, object> dcurrent = current as Dictionary <string, object>;
if (dcurrent.ContainsKey(p))
{
current = dcurrent[p];
}
else
{
dcurrent.Add(p, new Dictionary <string, object>());
current = dcurrent[p];
}
}
// in middle, .. key.number ...
// current is dict, child is list
else if (Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1) == -1 && Misc.TryParseInt(parts[counter], -1) >= 0)
{
Dictionary <string, object> dcurrent = current as Dictionary <string, object>;
if (dcurrent.ContainsKey(p))
{
current = dcurrent[p];
}
else
{
dcurrent.Add(p, new List <object>());
current = dcurrent[p];
}
}
// in middle, .. number.key ..
// current is list, child is dict
else if (Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1) >= 0 && Misc.TryParseInt(parts[counter], -1) == -1)
{
int index = Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1);
List <object> lcurrent = current as List <object>;
if (lcurrent.Count > index)
{
current = lcurrent[index];
}
else
{
for (int i = lcurrent.Count; i < index + 1; i++)
{
lcurrent.Add(new Dictionary <string, object>());
}
current = lcurrent[index];
}
}
// in middle, .. number.number ..
// current is list, child is list
else if (Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1) >= 0 && Misc.TryParseInt(parts[counter], -1) >= 0)
{
int index = Misc.TryParseInt(p, -1);
List <object> lcurrent = current as List <object>;
if (lcurrent.Count > index)
{
current = lcurrent[index];
}
else
{
for (int i = lcurrent.Count; i < index + 1; i++)
{
lcurrent.Add(new List <object>());
}
current = lcurrent[index];
}
}
}
}
string json = JsonObjectSerializer.Serialize(root);
return(JsonObjectSerializer.Deserialize <T>(json));
}
