/// <summary>
/// Convert an incoming string to a given object type of IBlogBase
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type to convert to</typeparam>
/// <param name="data">The data string to convert</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Object FromXmlString(String data)
{
try
{
// Create a new XmlSerializer instance with the type of the existing type
XmlSerializer serialiser = new XmlSerializer(this.GetType());
using (StringReader reader = new StringReader(data))
{
// Deserialise and return the object
return(serialiser.Deserialize(reader));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw BlogException.Passthrough(ex, new CastObjectBlogException(ex)); // Failed, explain why
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Set up the blog from the configuration section in the app startup
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The application builder that this attaches to</param>
/// <param name="env">The hosting environment supplied from the startup process </param>
public static IApplicationBuilder UseBlog(this IApplicationBuilder value, IHostingEnvironment env)
{
// Set the environment
Environment = env;
// Scan all of the controllers for blog controllers so that they can be registered at start ip
// that way the blogs can be used from other pages etc.
BlogRegistrationHelper regHelper = new BlogRegistrationHelper();
IEnumerable <Type> controllers =
BaseClassExtensions.GetEnumerableOfType <BlogControllerBase>(Assembly.GetCallingAssembly());
// Loop the found controllers
foreach (Type controller in controllers)
{
try
{
// Call the registration process
regHelper.Register(controller, ref Blogs.Items);
// Create a new instance of the blog controller purely to
// fire the customisable initialisation routine
BlogControllerBase blogInstance = (BlogControllerBase)Activator.CreateInstance(controller);
if (blogInstance == null)
{
throw new NotInitialisedBlogException($"Could not initialise the blog '{controller.Name}'");
}
else
{
// Call the blog initialised method so custom actions can be applied
blogInstance.BlogInitialised();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw BlogException.Passthrough(ex, new NotInitialisedBlogException($"Could not initialise the blog '{controller.Name}'"));
}
}
// Allow stacking so it's consistent with the other extension methods
return(value);
}