/// <summary>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <returns>NullProperty if the value is null</returns>
public Property CreateProperty(string name, object value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return(new NullProperty(name));
}
// If value type is recognized, it will be taken from typeinfo cache
var typeInfo = InternalTypeInfo.GetTypeInfo(value);
// Is it simple type
var property = CreateSimpleProperty(name, typeInfo, value);
if (property != null)
{
return(property);
}
// From now it can only be an instance of ReferenceTargetProperty
var referenceTarget = CreateReferenceTargetInstance(name, typeInfo);
// Search in Cache
ReferenceTargetProperty cachedTarget;
if (_propertyCache.TryGetValue(value, out cachedTarget))
{
// Value was already referenced
// Its reference will be used
cachedTarget.Reference.Count++;
referenceTarget.MakeFlatCopyFrom(cachedTarget);
return(referenceTarget);
}
// Target was not found in cache
// it must be created
// Adding property to cache
referenceTarget.Reference = new ReferenceInfo
{
Id = _currentReferenceId++
};
_propertyCache.Add(value, referenceTarget);
// Parsing the property
var handled = FillSingleDimensionalArrayProperty(referenceTarget as SingleDimensionalArrayProperty, typeInfo,
value);
handled = handled ||
FillMultiDimensionalArrayProperty(referenceTarget as MultiDimensionalArrayProperty, typeInfo,
value);
handled = handled || FillDictionaryProperty(referenceTarget as DictionaryProperty, typeInfo, value);
handled = handled || FillCollectionProperty(referenceTarget as CollectionProperty, typeInfo, value);
handled = handled || FillComplexProperty(referenceTarget as ComplexProperty, typeInfo, value);
if (!handled)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException($"Property cannot be filled. Property: {referenceTarget}");
}
return(referenceTarget);
}