public static void SetValue(IDictionary <string, object> child, OverrideDetails details, string root)
{
var path = details.Attribute.Path;
var pathParts = path.Split(Consts.PathSeperator);
var obj = child;
var containingType = details.Property.PropertyType;
foreach (var pathPart in pathParts.Take(pathParts.Count() - 1))
{
containingType = GetPropertyType(containingType, pathPart, details);
obj = obj[pathPart] as IDictionary <string, object>;
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ProgrammerErrorException("We managed to find the type via reflection, but our " +
"object holding the data is formed to match.");
}
}
var targetPropertyName = pathParts.Last();
var targetPropertyType = GetPropertyType(containingType, targetPropertyName, details);
obj[targetPropertyName] = ValueDeserialiser.GetValue(details.Attribute.Value, targetPropertyType,
$"{root}.{path}", $"setting override from property '{details.Property.Name}' in " +
$"type '{details.ContainingType}'");
var sourcePath = root.Substring(root.IndexOf('.') + 1); // Trim the top root
obj[targetPropertyName + Consts.SourceMetadata] = $"Override on {sourcePath}";
}
private static Type GetPropertyType(Type containingType, string propertyName, OverrideDetails details)
{
var property = GetProperties(containingType).SingleOrDefault(p => p.Name == propertyName);
if (property == null)
{
throw new InvalidPropertySpecifierException(containingType, propertyName, details);
}
return(property.PropertyType);
}
internal InvalidPropertySpecifierException(Type containingType, string propertyName, OverrideDetails details)
: this(containingType, propertyName, details.Attribute.Path, details.Property, details.ContainingType)
{
}