/// <summary>
/// Converts an object to a string.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// `input` will be one of the types provided in HandledTypes(); it will not be null. Whatever you return should be convertable back to an object by an overridden FromString().
///
/// In case of error, call Def.Dbg.Err with some appropriately useful message and return null.
/// </remarks>
public virtual string ToString(object input)
{
Dbg.Err($"Failed to generate a string when attempting to record {input.GetType()}");
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a string to a suitable object type.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// `type` is set to the expected return type; you can return null, or anything that can be implicitly converted to that type.
///
/// In case of error, call Def.Dbg.Err with some appropriately useful message and return null. Message should be formatted as $"{inputName}:{lineNumber}: Something went wrong".
///
/// Note: In the case of empty input (i.e. <member></member> or <member />) this function will be called.
/// </remarks>
public virtual object FromString(string input, Type type, string inputName, int lineNumber)
{
Dbg.Err($"{inputName}:{lineNumber}: Failed to parse string when attempting to parse {type}");
return(null);
}
