/// <summary>
/// Deserialises the specified value node into the specified object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
internal bool Populate(object obj, ValueNode node)
{
// Check the value node
if (obj == null)
{
return(false);
}
if (node == null)
{
return(true);
}
// Check for type overrides
Type type = obj.GetType();
type = GetTypeOverride(type, node.TypeName);
// Find translator
IModelTranslator translator = FindTranslator(type, TranslateCapability.CanDeserialise);
if (translator == null)
{
return(false);
}
// Deserialise
translator.Deserialise(obj, node);
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialises the specified value node into a certain type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
internal bool Deserialise(Type type, ValueNode node, out object obj)
{
// Check the value node
if (node == null)
{
if (type.IsValueType)
{
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
else
{
obj = null;
}
return(true);
}
// Check for type overrides
type = GetTypeOverride(type, node.TypeName);
// Find default
if (type == null)
{
if ((type = GetDefaultType(node)) == null)
{
throw new Exception($"No default type found for {node}");
}
}
// Find translator
IModelTranslator translator = FindTranslator(type, TranslateCapability.CanDeserialise);
if (translator == null)
{
if (type.IsValueType)
{
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
else
{
obj = null;
}
return(false);
}
// Deserialise
obj = translator.Deserialise(type, node);
return(true);
}
