/// <summary>
/// Uses reflection to recursively generate UIDisplayData object
/// If UIAttribute.DisplayName == "", the UIField DisplayName will be generated by splitting the property name at capital letters (assuming we use camel case)
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UIProperty] will be added UIDisplayData.UIFields
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UICollection] will be recursively processed and added to UIDisplayData.NestedUIDisplayData
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
static public UIDisplayData GetUIData(IHasUIData obj)
{
var displayData = new UIDisplayData {
DisplayName = obj.UIDisplayName
};
PopulateUIData(obj, ref displayData);
return(displayData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Uses reflection to generate (displayName, displayData) key value pairs
/// the returned dictionary always contains a <string, string> ("ObjectType", [ObjectType].ToString()) to identify the serialized object type
/// If UIAttribute.DisplayName == "", the UIField DisplayName will be generated by splitting the property name at capital letters (assuming we use camel case)
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UIProperty] will be added to the dictionary as a kvp<string, UIField>(DisplayName, UIField)
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UICollection] will be added to the dictionary as a kvp<string, UIGroup>(DisplayName, UIGroup)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <KeyValuePair <string, object> > GetUIData(IHasUIData obj)
{
var UIData = new List <KeyValuePair <string, object> >();
UIData.Add(new KeyValuePair <string, object>("ObjectType", obj.GetType().Name));
GetUIFields(obj, ref UIData);
GetUIGroups(obj, ref UIData);
return(UIData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get UI data from complex (class) members marked with UICollection
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
static void GetUICollections(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
foreach (var prop in GetUICollectionProperties(obj))
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
var propertyName = prop.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData()
{
DisplayName = displayName
};
if (prop.PropertyType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = prop.PropertyType.Name;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)prop.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(propertyName, nestedData);
}
else if (prop.PropertyType.GetInterface(typeof(IEnumerable).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = GetFullType(prop.PropertyType);
PopulateUIData((IEnumerable)prop.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(propertyName, nestedData);
}
}
foreach (var field in GetUICollectionFields(obj))
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
var fieldName = field.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData()
{
DisplayName = displayName
};
if (field.FieldType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = field.FieldType.Name;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)field.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(fieldName, nestedData);
}
else if (field.FieldType.GetInterface(typeof(IEnumerable).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = GetFullType(field.FieldType);
PopulateUIData((IEnumerable)field.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(fieldName, nestedData);
}
}
}
static IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> GetUICollectionProperties(IHasUIData obj)
{
var t = obj.GetType();
if (_UICollectionPropertyCache.ContainsKey(t))
{
return(_UICollectionPropertyCache[t]);
}
else
{
var properties = t.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance).Where(
prop => Attribute.IsDefined(prop, typeof(UICollection)));
_UICollectionPropertyCache.TryAdd(t, properties);
return(properties);
}
}
static IEnumerable <FieldInfo> GetUICollectionFields(IHasUIData obj)
{
var t = obj.GetType();
if (_UICollectionFieldCache.ContainsKey(t))
{
return(_UICollectionFieldCache[t]);
}
else
{
var fields = t.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance).Where(
field => Attribute.IsDefined(field, typeof(UICollection)));
_UICollectionFieldCache.TryAdd(t, fields);
return(fields);
}
}
private static void GetUIGroups(IHasUIData obj, ref List <KeyValuePair <string, object> > UIData)
{
var properties = obj.GetType()
.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)
.Where(prop => Attribute.IsDefined(prop, typeof(UICollection)));
var fields = obj.GetType()
.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)
.Where(field => Attribute.IsDefined(field, typeof(UICollection)));
foreach (var prop in properties)
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
if (prop.PropertyType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) == null)
{
continue;
}
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var uifields = new List <KeyValuePair <string, object> >();
GetUIFields((IHasUIData)prop.GetValue(obj), ref uifields);
UIData.Add(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(displayName, new UIGroup(uifields)));
}
foreach (var field in fields)
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
if (field.FieldType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) == null)
{
continue;
}
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var uifields = new List <KeyValuePair <string, object> >();
GetUIFields((IHasUIData)field.GetValue(obj), ref uifields);
UIData.Add(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(displayName, new UIGroup(uifields)));
}
}
static void GetUIFields(IHasUIData obj, ref List <KeyValuePair <string, object> > UIData)
{
var properties = obj.GetType()
.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)
.Where(prop => Attribute.IsDefined(prop, typeof(UIProperty)));
var fields = obj.GetType()
.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)
.Where(field => Attribute.IsDefined(field, typeof(UIProperty)));
foreach (var prop in properties)
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = prop.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
UIData.Add(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(displayName, new UIField {
DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed
}));
}
foreach (var field in fields)
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = field.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
UIData.Add(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(displayName, new UIField {
DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed
}));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get UI data from simple (non-class) members marked with UIProperty
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
static void GetUIFields(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
foreach (var prop in GetUIPropertyProperties(obj))
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var propertyName = prop.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = prop.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
var type = prop.PropertyType.Name;
UIData.UIFields.Add(propertyName, new UIField {
DisplayName = displayName, DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed, Type = type
});
}
foreach (var field in GetUIPropertyFields(obj))
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var propertyName = field.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = field.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
var type = field.FieldType.Name;
UIData.UIFields.Add(propertyName, new UIField {
DisplayName = displayName, DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed, Type = type
});
}
}
/// <summary>
/// If displayName == null, DisplayName is set to obj.UIDisplayName
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
/// <param name="displayName"></param>
static void PopulateUIData(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
UIData.ObjectType = obj.GetType().Name;
GetUIFields(obj, ref UIData);
GetUICollections(obj, ref UIData);
}