public static T ToStatic <T>(object dynamicObject)
{
//Create new Instance of the Static
var entity = Activator.CreateInstance <T>();
//Convert the dynamicObject as an implemented dictionary
var properties = dynamicObject as IDictionary <string, object>;
if (properties == null)
{
return(entity);
}
//Create Lookup Dictionary to hold static destination class set of FacebookMapping decorated properties
List <propertycontainer> PropertyLookup = new List <propertycontainer>();
//Get list of FacebookMapping custom attribute properties decorated within the destination static class
var destFBMappingProperties = (from PropertyInfo property in entity.GetType().GetProperties()
where property.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(FacebookMapping), true).Length > 0
select property).ToList();
//Loop through the list of Facebook properties to build a dictionary lookup list
foreach (PropertyInfo pi in destFBMappingProperties)
{
foreach (object attribute in pi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(FacebookMapping)))
{
FacebookMapping facebookMapAttribute = attribute as FacebookMapping;
if (facebookMapAttribute != null)
{
//string facebookLookupKey = string.Empty;
//if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(facebookMapAttribute.parent))
// facebookLookupKey = facebookMapAttribute.GetName();
//else
// facebookLookupKey = facebookMapAttribute.parent;
//Add new property container with Facebook mapping and property info details from destination class
PropertyLookup.Add(new propertycontainer
{
facebookfield = facebookMapAttribute.GetName(),
facebookparent = facebookMapAttribute.parent,
facebookMappedProperty = pi
});
}
}
}
//Iterate through the dynamic Object's list of properties, looking for match from the facebook mapping lookup
foreach (var entry in properties)
{
var MatchedResults = PropertyLookup.Where(x => x.facebookparent == entry.Key || x.facebookfield == entry.Key);
if (MatchedResults != null)
{
foreach (propertycontainer DestinationPropertyInfo in MatchedResults)
{
object mappedValue = null;
if (entry.Value.GetType().Name == "JsonObject")
{
//drill down on level to obtain a list of properties from the child set of properties
//of the dynamic Object
//var childproperties = entry.Value as IDictionary<string, object>;
//mappedValue = (from KeyValuePair<string, object> item in childproperties
// where item.Key == DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookfield
// select item.Value).FirstOrDefault();
mappedValue = FindMatchingChildPropertiesRecursively(entry, DestinationPropertyInfo);
//child properity was not matched so apply the parent FacebookJson object as the entry value
if (mappedValue == null &&
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookfield == entry.Key)
{
mappedValue = entry.Value;
}
}
else
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookparent) &&
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookfield == entry.Key)
{
mappedValue = entry.Value;
}
}
//copy mapped value into destination class property
if (mappedValue != null)
{
if (DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.PropertyType.Name == "DateTime")
{
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.SetValue(entity, System.DateTime.Parse(mappedValue.ToString()), null);
}
else
{
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.SetValue(entity, mappedValue, null);
}
}
}
}
}
return(entity);
}
public static T ToStatic <T>(object dynamicObject)
{
//create new instance of the static
var entity = Activator.CreateInstance <T>();
//convert dynamic object as an implemented directory
var properties = dynamicObject as IDictionary <string, object>;
if (properties == null)
{
return(entity);
}
Dictionary <string, propertycontainer> PropertyLookup = new Dictionary <string, propertycontainer>();
var destFBMapplingProperties = (from PropertyInfo property in entity.GetType().GetProperties()
where property.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(FacebookMapping), true).Length > 0
select property).ToList();
foreach (PropertyInfo pi in destFBMapplingProperties)
{
foreach (object attribute in pi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(FacebookMapping)))
{
FacebookMapping facebookMappingAttribute = attribute as FacebookMapping;
if (facebookMappingAttribute != null)
{
string facebookLookupKey = string.Empty;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(facebookMappingAttribute.parent))
{
facebookLookupKey = facebookMappingAttribute.GetName();
}
else
{
facebookLookupKey = facebookMappingAttribute.parent;
}
try
{
PropertyLookup.Add(facebookLookupKey,
new propertycontainer
{
facebookfield = facebookMappingAttribute.GetName(),
facebookparent = facebookMappingAttribute.parent,
facebookMappedProperty = pi
});
}
catch (Exception)
{
}
}
}
}
foreach (var entry in properties)
{
if (PropertyLookup.ContainsKey(entry.Key))
{
var DestinationPropertyInfo = PropertyLookup[entry.Key];
if (DestinationPropertyInfo != null)
{
object mappedValue;
if (entry.Value.GetType().Name == "JsonObject")
{
//var childProperties = entry.Value as IDictionary<string, object>;
//mappedValue = (from KeyValuePair<string, object> item in childProperties
// where item.Key == DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookfield
// select item.Value).FirstOrDefault();
mappedValue = FindMatchingChildProperitesRecursively(entry, DestinationPropertyInfo);
if (mappedValue == null)
{
mappedValue = entry.Value;
}
}
else
{
mappedValue = entry.Value;
}
if (DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.PropertyType.Name == "DateTime")
{
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.SetValue(entity, System.DateTime.Parse(mappedValue.ToString()), null);
}
else
{
DestinationPropertyInfo.facebookMappedProperty.SetValue(entity, mappedValue.ToString(), null);
}
}
}
}
return(entity);
}
