/// <summary>
/// Load an object from a local file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">type of object to load</param>
/// <param name="file">file to load from</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public object load(Type type, LocalFile file)
{
using (FileStream fileStream = openReadFile(file))
{
XmlObjectSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(type);
return(serializer.ReadObject(fileStream));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Save an object to a local file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">object to save</param>
/// <param name="file">file to save to</param>
public void save(object data, LocalFile file)
{
using (FileStream fileStream = createFile(file))
{
XmlObjectSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(data.GetType());
serializer.WriteObject(fileStream, data);
}
}
public string getPath(SpecialFile file)
{
ILocalFile localFile;
switch (file)
{
case SpecialFile.DATABASE:
localFile = new LocalFile(LogicalDirectory.Data, DATABASE_FILE_NAME);
break;
default:
return("");
}
return(getPath(localFile));
}
/// <summary>
/// Open a file for reading
/// </summary>
/// <param name="file">file to open</param>
/// <returns>file stream to read from the file</returns>
private FileStream openReadFile(LocalFile file)
{
string filePath = filePathBuilder.getPath(file);
return(File.OpenRead(filePath));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="file">file to create</param>
/// <returns>file stream to write to the new file</returns>
private FileStream createFile(LocalFile file)
{
string filePath = filePathBuilder.getPath(file);
return(File.Create(filePath));
}
