/// <summary>
/// Responsible for deciding how to encode/decode a given data-type; maybe
/// not the most elegant solution, but it is simple and quick.
/// </summary>
private static Property <T> CreateProperty <T>(Type type, ref DataFormat format, MemberSerializationOptions options)
{
if (type.IsEnum)
{
if (format != DataFormat.Default && Attribute.IsDefined(type, typeof(FlagsAttribute)))
{
type = Enum.GetUnderlyingType(type);
}
else
{
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyEnum", type));
}
}
if (type == typeof(int))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyInt32Variant <T>());
case DataFormat.ZigZag:
return(new PropertyInt32ZigZag <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize:
return(new PropertyInt32Fixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(short))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyInt16Variant <T>());
case DataFormat.ZigZag:
return(new PropertyInt16ZigZag <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(long))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyInt64Variant <T>());
case DataFormat.ZigZag:
return(new PropertyInt64ZigZag <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize:
return(new PropertyInt64Fixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(uint))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyUInt32Variant <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize:
return(new PropertyUInt32Fixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(ulong))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyUInt64Variant <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize:
return(new PropertyUInt64Fixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(ushort))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default:
case DataFormat.TwosComplement:
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement;
return(new PropertyUInt16Variant <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(byte[]))
{
format = DataFormat.Default; return(new PropertyBlob <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(byte))
{
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement; return(new PropertyByte <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(sbyte))
{
format = DataFormat.ZigZag; return(new PropertySByte <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(char))
{
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement; return(new PropertyChar <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(bool))
{
format = DataFormat.TwosComplement; return(new PropertyBoolean <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(string))
{
format = DataFormat.Default; return(new PropertyString <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(float))
{
format = DataFormat.FixedSize; return(new PropertySingle <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(double))
{
format = DataFormat.FixedSize; return(new PropertyDouble <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(Uri))
{
format = DataFormat.Default; return(new PropertyUri <T>());
}
if (type == typeof(Guid))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Group: return(new PropertyGuidGroup <T>());
case DataFormat.Default: return(new PropertyGuidString <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(TimeSpan))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Group: return(new PropertyTimeSpanGroup <T>());
case DataFormat.Default: return(new PropertyTimeSpanString <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize: return(new PropertyTimeSpanFixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(DateTime))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Group: return(new PropertyDateTimeGroup <T>());
case DataFormat.Default: return(new PropertyDateTimeString <T>());
case DataFormat.FixedSize: return(new PropertyDateTimeFixed <T>());
}
}
if (type == typeof(decimal))
{
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Group: return(new PropertyDecimalGroup <T>());
case DataFormat.Default: return(new PropertyDecimalString <T>());
}
}
if (Serializer.IsEntityType(type))
{
Type baseType = type;
while (Serializer.IsEntityType(baseType.BaseType))
{
baseType = baseType.BaseType;
}
switch (format)
{
case DataFormat.Default: return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyMessageString", type, baseType, baseType));
case DataFormat.Group: return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyMessageGroup", type, baseType, baseType));
}
}
if (type.IsValueType && type.IsGenericType && type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(KeyValuePair <,>))
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyPairString", type.GetGenericArguments()));
}
bool isEnumerableOnly;
Type listItemType = GetListType(type, out isEnumerableOnly);
if (type.IsArray)
{
// verify that we can handle it
if (type.GetArrayRank() != 1)
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Only 1-dimensional arrays can be used; consider an array/list of a class-type instead");
}
}
if (listItemType != null && listItemType != typeof(byte[]))
{
bool dummy;
if (GetListType(listItemType, out dummy) != null)
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Nested (jagged) arrays/lists are not supported (except for byte[]); consider an array/list of a class-type with an inner array/list instead");
}
}
if (type == typeof(byte[]))
{ // want to treat byte[] as a special case
listItemType = null;
}
if (type.IsArray && listItemType != null) // second check is for byte[]
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty(
(PropertyFactory.HasOption(options, MemberSerializationOptions.Packed)
? "CreatePropertyPackedArray" : "CreatePropertyArray"), listItemType));
}
if (listItemType != null)
{
if (isEnumerableOnly)
{
if (GetAddMethod(type, listItemType) != null)
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty(
(PropertyFactory.HasOption(options, MemberSerializationOptions.Packed)
? "CreatePropertyPackedEnumerable" : "CreatePropertyEnumerable"), type, listItemType));
}
}
else
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty(
(PropertyFactory.HasOption(options, MemberSerializationOptions.Packed)
? "CreatePropertyPackedList" : "CreatePropertyList"), type, listItemType));
}
}
Type nullType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(type);
if (nullType != null)
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyNullable", nullType));
}
if (format == DataFormat.Default && GetParseMethod(type) != null)
{
return(PropertyUtil <T> .CreateTypedProperty("CreatePropertyParseable", type));
}
throw Serializer.ThrowNoEncoder(format, type);
}