/// <summary>
/// Generates a Kusto table for a specific <see cref="Type"/>, by mapping it's properties to columns.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="client">The <see cref="ICslAdminProvider"/> that we are extending.</param>
/// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> that we are generating a table for.</param>
/// <returns>The name of the table created.</returns>
public static string GenerateTableFromType(this ICslAdminProvider client, Type type)
{
var tableName = type.Name;
var command = CslCommandGenerator.GenerateTableShowCommand(tableName);
try
{
client.ExecuteControlCommand(command);
return(tableName);
}
catch (KustoBadRequestException ex) when(ex.ErrorMessage.Contains("'Table' was not found"))
{
// soak
}
var columns = type.GetProperties().Select(property => new Tuple <string, string>(property.Name, property.PropertyType.FullName)).ToList();
command = CslCommandGenerator.GenerateTableCreateCommand(tableName, columns);
client.ExecuteControlCommand(command);
return(tableName);
}