/// <summary>
/// Saves the settings in the db
/// </summary>
/// <param name="config"></param>
public void SaveSetting(SettingConfigurationElement element)
{
string elementName = null;
if (element is GeneralElement)
{
elementName = "general";
}
else if (element is UIElement)
{
elementName = "ui";
}
else if (element is SpamPreventionElement)
{
elementName = "spamPrevention";
}
else if (element is SearchElement)
{
elementName = "search";
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Element of type " + element.GetType().Name + " is not supported.");
}
element.ValidateFields();
SaveElement(element, elementName);
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves current settings.
/// </summary>
/// <exception cref="ValidationException"></exception>
public virtual void SaveSetting(SettingConfigurationElement element)
{
if (!UseSettings)
{
throw new ConfigurationErrorsException("Saving settings is not possible when is not enabled by configuration (useSettings)");
}
if (_settingsRepository == null)
{
throw new NullReferenceException("settings repository can not be null");
}
_settingsRepository.SaveSetting(element);
if (element is GeneralElement)
{
General = (GeneralElement) element;
}
else if (element is UIElement)
{
UI = (UIElement)element;
}
else if (element is SpamPreventionElement)
{
SpamPrevention = (SpamPreventionElement)element;
}
else if (element is SearchElement)
{
Search = (SearchElement)element;
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Element of type " + element.GetType().Name + " is not supported.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes an element and stores into the database
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element"></param>
/// <param name="elementName"></param>
/// <exception cref="ValidationException"></exception>
protected virtual void SaveElement(SettingConfigurationElement element, string elementName)
{
var builder = new StringBuilder();
element.Serialize(builder, elementName);
SaveToDb(builder, elementName);
}
protected virtual void LoadElement(SettingConfigurationElement element, string elementName)
{
var serializedValue = GetFromDb(elementName);
if (serializedValue != null && serializedValue.Length > 0)
{
element.Deserialize(serializedValue);
}
}
