/// <summary>
/// Create an Expando from a dictionary
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dict"></param>
public Expando(IDictionary <string, object> dict)
{
var expando = this;
Initialize(expando);
Properties = new ConcurrentDictionary <string, object>();
foreach (var(key, kvpValue) in dict)
{
switch (kvpValue)
{
case IDictionary <string, object> _:
var expandoVal = new Expando(kvpValue);
expando[key] = expandoVal;
break;
case ICollection collection:
var objList = new List <object>();
foreach (var item in collection)
{
if (item is IDictionary <string, object> )
{
var expandoItem = new Expando(item);
objList.Add(expandoItem);
}
else
{
objList.Add(item);
}
}
expando[key] = objList;
break;
default:
expando[key] = kvpValue;
break;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Convert expando class to a typed object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TObject">typed object</typeparam>
/// <param name="expando">expando class</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static TObject ToObject <TObject>(this Expando expando) where TObject : class
{
var json = JObject.FromObject(expando);
return(json.ToObject <TObject>());
}