/// <summary>
/// Converts a member value to a string output, using MapConversion if available
/// </summary>
/// <param name="member">The class member whose value is to be converted</param>
/// <param name="instance">The instance of the object with the given member</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static string ConvertOut(object member, object instance)
{
try
{
MappingConversion mapConversion = (MappingConversion)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(MappingConversion));
if (mapConversion != null)
{
return(mapConversion.OutConversion(GetValue(member, instance)));
}
else
{
return(GetValue(member, instance)?.ToString());
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw e;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a string to a value output using the MapCOnversion if it is available
/// </summary>
/// <param name="member">The class member whose value is to be converted</param>
/// <param name="value">The string value to convert to the desired out type</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static object ConvertIn(object member, string value)
{
MappingConversion mapConversion = (MappingConversion)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(MappingConversion));
if (mapConversion != null)
{
return(mapConversion.InConversion(value));
}
else
{
try
{
return(Convert.ChangeType(value, MemberType(member)));
}
catch
{
throw new MappableException($"Cannot automatically convert string '{value}' to type {MemberType(member)}. Consider using a value formatter.");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes a class into an XElement using the Mappable/Mapping attributes.
/// Only public properties may be serialized
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serializable"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static XElement Serialize(object serializable, string rootElementName = null)
{
if (serializable == null)
{
return(null);
}
Type t = serializable.GetType();
Attribute[] attrs = Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(t);
Mappable l = (Mappable)attrs.FirstOrDefault(a => a is Mappable);
if (l == null)
{
return(null);
}
if (rootElementName != null)
{
l.Name = rootElementName;
}
// make the element
XElement elm = new XElement(l.Name);
var members = ((object[])t.GetFields()).Union(t.GetProperties());
// assign the attributes
foreach (var member in members.Where(m => GetCustomAttribute(m, typeof(Mapping)) != null))
{
Mapping trait = (Mapping)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(Mapping));
MappingConversion conversion = (MappingConversion)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(MappingConversion));
object value = ConvertOut(member, serializable);
if (value == null && trait.Optional)
{
continue;
}
XAttribute attr = new XAttribute(trait.Name, value ?? "");
elm.Add(attr);
}
// assign values to simple lists
var lists = members.Where(m => GetCustomAttribute(m, typeof(ListMapping)) != null);
foreach (var listMember in lists)
{
ListMapping listMapping = (ListMapping)GetCustomAttribute(listMember, typeof(ListMapping));
IList children = GetValue(listMember, serializable) as IList;
if (children == null)
{
throw new MappableException($"List '{listMapping.Name}' cannot be serialized: is not collection or is null");
}
XElement listElm = new XElement(listMapping.Name);
foreach (var child in children)
{
listElm.Add(Serialize(child));
}
elm.Add(listElm);
}
// assign a value to the XElement
var valueMapping = members.FirstOrDefault(m => GetCustomAttribute(m, typeof(ValueMapping)) != null);
if (valueMapping != null)
{
string val = ConvertOut(valueMapping, serializable);
if (val != null)
{
elm.Value = val;
}
}
// assign the children
foreach (var member in members.Where(m => GetCustomAttribute(m, typeof(ChildMapping)) != null))
{
ChildMapping mapping = (ChildMapping)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(ChildMapping));
if (mapping.ChildType == null)
{
Mappable childMappable = (Mappable)MemberType(member).GetCustomAttribute(typeof(Mappable));
// maps only one value
XElement childElm = Serialize(GetValue(member, serializable), rootElementName: childMappable.Name == null ? mapping.Name : null);
if (childElm != null)
{
elm.Add(childElm);
}
}
else
{
// mapped to many values
IList children = GetValue(member, serializable) as IList;
if (children == null)
{
return(null);
}
foreach (var child in children)
{
XElement childElm = Serialize(child);
elm.Add(childElm);
}
}
}
// assign simple value children (non-Mappable children mapped to members of model)
foreach (var member in members.Where(m => GetCustomAttribute(m, typeof(ValueChildMapping)) != null))
{
ValueChildMapping mapping = (ValueChildMapping)GetCustomAttribute(member, typeof(ValueChildMapping));
XElement simpleChild = new XElement(mapping.Name);
string val = ConvertOut(member, serializable);
if (val != null)
{
simpleChild.Value = val;
elm.Add(simpleChild);
}
}
return(elm);
}