/// <summary>
/// Creates a structurally equivalent type from a given type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to copy the structure of.</param>
/// <returns>A structurally equivalent copy of the given type.</returns>
public static IStonType Copy(IStonType type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
}
if (type is IStonNamedType)
{
return(StonNamedType.Copy(type as IStonNamedType));
}
if (type is IStonCollectionType)
{
return(StonCollectionType.Copy(type as IStonCollectionType));
}
if (type is IStonUnionType)
{
return(StonUnionType.Copy(type as IStonUnionType));
}
throw new StonImplementationException(type.GetType(), typeof(IStonType), typeof(IStonNamedType), typeof(IStonCollectionType), typeof(IStonUnionType));
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks the validity of a given STON type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to check the validity of.</param>
public static void ValidateType(IStonType type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
}
else if (type is IStonNamedType)
{
ValidateType(type as IStonNamedType);
}
else if (type is IStonCollectionType)
{
ValidateType(type as IStonCollectionType);
}
else if (type is IStonUnionType)
{
ValidateType(type as IStonUnionType);
}
else
{
throw new StonImplementationException(type.GetType(), typeof(IStonType), typeof(IStonNamedType), typeof(IStonCollectionType), typeof(IStonUnionType));
}
}
// writes any type
private void WriteType(StonTokenWriter writer, IStonType type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new StonException("A non-existing type has been found in the structure to be written.");
}
else if (type is IStonNamedType)
{
WriteType(writer, type as IStonNamedType);
}
else if (type is IStonCollectionType)
{
WriteType(writer, type as IStonCollectionType);
}
else if (type is IStonUnionType)
{
WriteType(writer, type as IStonUnionType);
}
else
{
throw new StonImplementationException(type.GetType(), typeof(IStonType), typeof(IStonNamedType), typeof(IStonCollectionType), typeof(IStonUnionType));
}
}
