public override object ConvertIntermediateToObject(IPublishedElement owner, IPublishedPropertyType propertyType, PropertyCacheLevel referenceCacheLevel, object inter, bool preview)
{
IEnumerable <IPublishedElement> value;
if (inter is string)
{
// TODO: Get helper instance via DI
PublishedElementHelper helper = new PublishedElementHelper();
// Deserialize the JSON into instances of IPublishedElement
value = helper.Deserialize(owner, inter.ToString());
}
else
{
// Make sure to return an empty array if the property value is empty
value = new IPublishedElement[0];
}
// Get the data type configuration
ElementsConfiguration config = propertyType.DataType.ConfigurationAs <ElementsConfiguration>();
// Get the key referencing the converter (if one is selected)
string key = config.Converter?.GetString("key");
// Get the value of the converter if one has been selected
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key) == false && _converters.TryGet(key, out IElementsConverter converter))
{
return(converter.Convert(owner, propertyType, value, config));
}
// Fallback
return(config.SinglePicker ? value.FirstOrDefault() : (object)value);
}
public override Type GetPropertyValueType(IPublishedPropertyType propertyType)
{
// Get the data type configuration
ElementsConfiguration config = propertyType.DataType.ConfigurationAs <ElementsConfiguration>();
// Get the key referencing the converter (if one is selected)
string key = config.Converter?.GetString("key");
// Get the value of the converter if one has been selected
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key) == false && _converters.TryGet(key, out IElementsConverter converter))
{
return(converter.GetType(propertyType, config));
}
// Fallback to IPublishedElement or IEnumerable<IPublishedElement>
return(config.SinglePicker ? typeof(IPublishedElement) : typeof(IEnumerable <IPublishedElement>));
}