/// <summary>
/// Split the passed parameter collection into smaller chunks and merge each chunk with the rest of the parameters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collectionParameter">The collection parameter to split.</param>
/// <param name="otherParameters">All other parameters that are part of the request, e.g. 'filter'.</param>
/// <returns>A list of all parameter definitions for each chunk of the collection.</returns>
public IEnumerable <IEnumerable <ParameterDefinition> > SplitAndMerge <T>(
CollectionParameterDefinition <T> collectionParameter,
IEnumerable <ParameterDefinition> otherParameters)
{
var otherParametersArray = otherParameters.ToArray();
var maxLength = DetermineMaxLength(collectionParameter, otherParametersArray);
var splitParameters = collectionParameter.Split(maxLength);
var result = MergeWithOtherParameters(splitParameters, otherParametersArray);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determine the maximum lenght per value string.
/// </summary>
private int DetermineMaxLength <T>(
CollectionParameterDefinition <T> collectionParameter,
IEnumerable <ParameterDefinition> otherParameters)
{
// Add the empty collection to the parameter collection
// to also count the characters of the parameter name and the collection delimiters.
var emptyCollection = collectionParameter.Empty;
// Determinde maximum length per value string
var maxLength = RestClientHelper.GetUriTargetSize(
_ServiceLocation,
_RequestPath,
_MaxUriLength,
new[] { emptyCollection }.Concat(otherParameters).ToArray());
return(maxLength);
}
