/// <summary>
/// <para>Converts the <paramref name="parameters"/> to their equivalent query string representation.</para>
/// <para>NOTE. Default values are excluded</para>
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TOrder">The type of the <see cref="PagedParameters{TOrder}.Order"/> property.</typeparam>
public static string ToQuery <TOrder>(this PagedParameters <TOrder> parameters)
where TOrder : struct
{
IEnumerable <KeyValuePair <string, string> > keyValuePairs = parameters.ToKvp();
StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, string> keyValuePair in keyValuePairs)
{
if (stringBuilder.Length > 0)
{
stringBuilder.Append('&');
}
stringBuilder.Append(Uri.EscapeDataString(keyValuePair.Key));
stringBuilder.Append('=');
stringBuilder.Append(Uri.EscapeDataString(keyValuePair.Value));
}
return(stringBuilder.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// <para>Converts the <paramref name="parameters"/> to their equivalent key value pair representation.</para>
/// <para>NOTE. Default values are excluded</para>
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TOrder">The type of the <see cref="PagedParameters{TOrder}.Order"/> property.</typeparam>
public static IEnumerable <KeyValuePair <string, string> > ToKvp <TOrder>(this PagedParameters <TOrder> parameters)
where TOrder : struct
{
if (parameters == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(parameters));
}
// Remove default values to ensure they're not passed as parameters.
JsonSerializer serializer = JsonSerializer.CreateDefault(new JsonSerializerSettings
{
DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore,
});
JObject json = JObject.FromObject(parameters, serializer);
return
(((IDictionary <string, JToken>)json).Select(
kvp => new KeyValuePair <string, string>(kvp.Key, kvp.Value.Value <string>())));
}
