private Type GetObjectType(Type hintType, FudgeMsg message)
{
Type objectType = null;
IFudgeField typeField = message.GetByOrdinal(FudgeSerializer.TypeIdFieldOrdinal);
if (typeField == null)
{
if (hintType == null)
{
throw new FudgeRuntimeException("Serialized object has no type ID");
}
objectType = hintType;
}
else if (typeField.Type == StringFieldType.Instance)
{
var typeName = (string)typeField.Value;
objectType = typeMappingStrategy.GetType(typeName);
if (objectType == null)
{
var typeNames = message.GetAllValues <string>(FudgeSerializer.TypeIdFieldOrdinal);
for (int i = 1; i < typeNames.Count; i++) // 1 because we've already tried the first
{
objectType = typeMappingStrategy.GetType(typeNames[i]);
if (objectType != null)
{
// Found it
break;
}
}
}
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Serialisation framework does not support back/forward references");
}
return(objectType);
}