/// <summary>
/// Simple conversion of the type to string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to convert</param>
/// <param name="clientReference">The reference to the client</param>
/// <param name="reference">a reference to an instance of the type</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ToString(this IModelType type, string clientReference, string reference)
{
if (type == null || type.IsKindOfString())
{
return(reference);
}
PrimaryType primaryType = type as PrimaryType;
string serializationSettings = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}.SerializationSettings", clientReference);
if (primaryType != null)
{
if (primaryType.KnownPrimaryType == KnownPrimaryType.Date)
{
serializationSettings = "new Microsoft.Rest.Serialization.DateJsonConverter()";
}
else if (primaryType.KnownPrimaryType == KnownPrimaryType.DateTimeRfc1123)
{
serializationSettings = "new Microsoft.Rest.Serialization.DateTimeRfc1123JsonConverter()";
}
else if (primaryType.KnownPrimaryType == KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url)
{
serializationSettings = "new Microsoft.Rest.Serialization.Base64UrlJsonConverter()";
}
else if (primaryType.KnownPrimaryType == KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime)
{
serializationSettings = "new Microsoft.Rest.Serialization.UnixTimeJsonConverter()";
}
}
return(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
"Microsoft.Rest.Serialization.SafeJsonConvert.SerializeObject({0}, {1}).Trim('\"')",
reference,
serializationSettings));
}