/// <summary>
/// Determines the discriminator to use when serialising the type
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string GetTypeDiscriminator()
{
var discriminatingType = MongoDiscriminatedAttribute.GetDiscriminatingTypeFor(_type);
if (discriminatingType != null)
{
return(String.Join(",", _type.AssemblyQualifiedName.Split(','), 0, 2));
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Given the type, get the fluently configured collection type.
/// </summary>
/// <param retval="type">The type.</param>
/// <returns>Type's Collection retval</returns>
internal static string GetCollectionName(Type type)
{
var discriminatingType = MongoDiscriminatedAttribute.GetDiscriminatingTypeFor(type);
if (discriminatingType != null)
{
return(discriminatingType.Name);
}
return(_configuration != null?_configuration.GetConfigurationMap().GetCollectionName(type) :
ReflectionHelper.GetScrubbedGenericName(type));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the property alias for a type.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If it's the ID Property, returns "_id" regardless of additional mapping.
/// If it's not the ID Property, returns the mapped retval if it exists.
/// Else return the original propertyName.
/// </remarks>
/// <param retval="type">The type.</param>
/// <param retval="propertyName">Name of the type's property.</param>
/// <returns>
/// Type's property alias if configured; otherwise null
/// </returns>
public string GetPropertyAlias(Type type, string propertyName)
{
var map = MongoTypeConfiguration.PropertyMaps;
var retval = propertyName;//default to the original.
var discriminator = MongoDiscriminatedAttribute.GetDiscriminatingTypeFor(type);
if (IsIdPropertyForType(type, propertyName) && !IsDbReference(type))
{
retval = "_id";
}
else if (map.ContainsKey(type) && map[type].ContainsKey(propertyName))
{
retval = map[type][propertyName].Alias;
}
else if (discriminator != null && discriminator != type)
{
//if we are are inheriting
//checked for ID and in the current type helper.
retval = this.GetPropertyAlias(discriminator, propertyName);
}
return(retval);
}