internal static object GetNodeData(Node node, Type type)
{
try
{
if (type == typeof(string) && node.Value == MultiLineStringNode.Terminator && node.ChildLines.Count > 0)
{
return(BaseTypes.ParseSpecialStringCase(node));
}
if (BaseTypes.IsBaseType(type))
{
return(BaseTypes.ParseBaseType(node.Value, type));
}
var collection = CollectionTypes.TryGetCollection(node, type);
if (collection != null)
{
return(collection);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(node.Value))
{
return(ComplexTypeShortcuts.GetFromShortcut(node.Value, type));
}
return(ComplexTypes.RetrieveComplexType(node, type));
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception($"Error getting data of type {type} from node: {e.Message}");
}
}
/// <summary> Interpret this file as a dictionary. Top-level keys in the file are interpreted as keys in the dictionary. </summary>
/// <remarks> TKey must be a Base Type </remarks>
public Dictionary <TKey, TValue> GetAsDictionary <TKey, TValue>()
{
if (!BaseTypes.IsBaseType(typeof(TKey)))
{
throw new Exception("When using GetAsDictionary, TKey must be a base type");
}
var keys = GetTopLevelKeys();
var dictionary = new Dictionary <TKey, TValue>(capacity: keys.Length);
foreach (var keyText in keys)
{
TKey key = BaseTypes.ParseBaseType <TKey>(keyText);
TValue value = NodeManager.GetNodeData <TValue>(TopLevelNodes[keyText]);
dictionary.Add(key, value);
}
return(dictionary);
}