/// <inheritdoc />
public virtual void Add(string name, int?ordinal, FudgeFieldType type, object value)
{
if (ordinal.HasValue && (ordinal < short.MinValue || ordinal > short.MaxValue))
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("ordinal", "Ordinal must be within signed 16-bit range");
}
if (type == null)
{
// See if we can derive it
type = context.TypeHandler.DetermineTypeFromValue(value);
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Cannot determine a Fudge type for value " + value + " of type " + value.GetType());
}
}
if (type == FudgeMsgFieldType.Instance && !(value is FudgeMsg))
{
// Copy the fields across to a new message
value = CopyContainer((IFudgeFieldContainer)value);
}
// Adjust values to the lowest possible representation.
value = type.Minimize(value, ref type);
FudgeMsgField field = new FudgeMsgField(type, value, name, (short?)ordinal);
fields.Add(field);
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public override object Minimize(object value, ref FudgeFieldType type)
{
type = wireType;
object newValue = outputConverter((T)value);
return(wireType.Minimize(newValue, ref type)); // Allow the wire type to minimise further if it wants
}