/// <summary>
/// Loads the data structure from path. Use path with file name if <see cref="fileDataFilenameMode.propertyValue" />
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="path">The path.</param>
/// <param name="parentFolder">The parent folder.</param>
/// <param name="output">The output.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.NotImplementedException">Can't have File Data Structure loaded if no file structure mode specified
/// or
/// JSON not implemented yet
/// or
/// binary file not implemented yet</exception>
public static T LoadDataStructure <T>(this String path, folderNode parentFolder = null, ILogBuilder output = null) where T : IFileDataStructure, new()
{
fileDataStructureDescriptor descriptor = GetFileDataStructureDescriptor <T>();
T instance = new T();
instance = (T)descriptor.LoadDataStructure(path, parentFolder, instance, output);
return(instance);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the file data structure descriptor for class implementing <see cref="IFileDataStructure"/> interface
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static fileDataStructureDescriptor GetFileDataStructureDescriptor <T>() where T : IFileDataStructure
{
Type type = typeof(T);
fileDataStructureDescriptor descriptor = new fileDataStructureDescriptor();
descriptor.deployDescriptor(type, null);
return(descriptor);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deletes the data structure.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="dataStructure">The data structure.</param>
/// <param name="output">The output.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Boolean DeleteDataStructure <T>(this T dataStructure, ILogBuilder output = null) where T : IFileDataStructure
{
fileDataStructureDescriptor descriptor = GetFileDataStructureDescriptor(dataStructure);
return(descriptor.DeleteDataStructure(dataStructure, output));
}
public static String SaveDataStructure <T>(this T dataStructure, folderNode parentFolder = null, ILogBuilder output = null) where T : IFileDataStructure
{
fileDataStructureDescriptor descriptor = GetFileDataStructureDescriptor(dataStructure);
return(descriptor.SaveDataStructure(dataStructure, parentFolder, output));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the file data structure descriptor.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataStructure">The data structure.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static fileDataStructureDescriptor GetFileDataStructureDescriptor(this IFileDataStructure dataStructure)
{
fileDataStructureDescriptor output = new fileDataStructureDescriptor(dataStructure);
return(output);
}