public static string SerializeType(Type type, ButlerSerializerSettings settings)
{
object instance = ButlerActivator.CreateInstance(type, settings);
string instanceSerialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(instance, settings.JsonSerializerSettings);
return(instanceSerialized);
}
public static object CreateInstance(Type type, ButlerSerializerSettings settings)
{
// Bail/simplify external objects first.
if (type.Assembly != settings.RootCallingAssembly)
{
return(CreateDefaultInstance(type));
}
ConstructorInfo constructorInfo = ReflectionUtilities.GetPreferredConstructor(type, settings.PreferredAttributeTypesOnConstructor);
if (type.IsValueType && constructorInfo == null)
{
return(Activator.CreateInstance(type));
}
return(CreateInstanceWithConstructor(type, settings, constructorInfo));
}
private static object CreateInstanceWithConstructor(Type type, ButlerSerializerSettings settings, ConstructorInfo constructorInfo)
{
ParameterInfo[] parameterInfos = constructorInfo.GetParameters();
if (parameterInfos.Length == 0)
{
return(Activator.CreateInstance(type));
}
object[] parameterObjects = new object[parameterInfos.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < parameterInfos.Length; i++)
{
Type parameterType = parameterInfos[i].ParameterType;
parameterObjects[i] = CreateInstance(parameterType, settings);
}
object instance = constructorInfo.Invoke(parameterObjects);
return(instance);
}
public static object CreateInstance <T> (ButlerSerializerSettings settings)
{
return(CreateInstance(typeof(T), settings));
}
public static string SerializeType <T> (ButlerSerializerSettings settings)
{
return(SerializeType(typeof(T), settings));
}