/// <summary>
/// If a view model's property is a delegate, wrap the action in a Command object and invoke it.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewModel">View model object.</param>
/// <param name="propInfo">Delegate property type info.</param>
/// <param name="newValue">Delegate argument.</param>
/// <returns>Whether the delegate was invoked.</returns>
private bool InvokeDelegate(object viewModel, PropertyInfoHelper propInfo, string newValue)
{
var propType = propInfo.PropertyType.GetTypeInfo();
var argTypes = propType.GetGenericArguments();
Type delegateReturnType = propType.GetMethod(nameof(Action.Invoke)).ReturnType;
if (delegateReturnType == typeof(void))
{
var cmdType = argTypes.Length > 0 ? typeof(Command <>).MakeGenericType(argTypes) : typeof(Command);
(Activator.CreateInstance(cmdType, new object[] { propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) }) as ICommand)?.Execute(newValue);
return(true);
}
else if (delegateReturnType == typeof(Task))
{
var cmdType = argTypes.Length > 1 ? typeof(Command <>).MakeGenericType(argTypes[0]) : typeof(Command);
var task = (Activator.CreateInstance(cmdType, new object[] { propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) }) as IAsyncCommand)?.ExecuteAsync(newValue);
if (viewModel is BaseVM)
{
(viewModel as BaseVM).AsyncCommands.Add(task);
}
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes a property value of a view model.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewModel">View model to deserialize the property to.</param>
/// <param name="vmPath">View model property path.</param>
/// <param name="newValue">New value.</param>
/// <returns>True if the value was deserialized.</returns>
public bool Deserialize(object viewModel, string vmPath, string newValue)
{
try
{
var vmType = viewModel.GetType();
var path = vmPath.Split('.');
for (int i = 0; i < path.Length; i++)
{
var propName = path[i];
var propInfo = viewModel != null?PropertyInfoHelper.Find(viewModel, propName) : null;
if (propInfo == null)
{
return(false);
}
var propType = propInfo.PropertyType.GetTypeInfo();
if (i < path.Length - 1)
{
// Path that starts with $ sign means it is a key to an IEnumerable property.
// By convention we expect a method whose name is in this format:
// <IEnumerable property name>_get (for example: ListContent_get)
// to get the object whose key matches the given value in the path.
if (path[i + 1].StartsWith("$"))
{
var key = path[i + 1].TrimStart('$');
var methodInfo = vmType.GetTypeInfo().GetMethod(propName + "_get");
if (methodInfo == null)
{
return(false);
}
viewModel = methodInfo.Invoke(viewModel, new object[] { key });
if (viewModel == null)
{
return(false);
}
vmType = viewModel.GetType();
i++;
}
else
{
viewModel = propInfo.GetValue(viewModel);
vmType = viewModel?.GetType() ?? propInfo.PropertyType;
}
}
else if (viewModel == null)
{
return(false);
}
else if (typeof(ICommand).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(propInfo.PropertyType))
{
// If the property type is ICommand, execute the command.
(propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) as ICommand)?.Execute(newValue);
}
else if (propType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(MulticastDelegate)) && propType.GetMethod(nameof(Action.Invoke)).ReturnType == typeof(void))
{
// If the property type is Action, wrap the action in a Command object and execute it.
var argTypes = propType.GetGenericArguments();
var cmdType = argTypes.Length > 0 ? typeof(Command <>).MakeGenericType(argTypes) : typeof(Command);
(Activator.CreateInstance(cmdType, new object[] { propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) }) as ICommand)?.Execute(newValue);
}
else if (typeof(IReactiveProperty).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(propInfo.PropertyType))
{
// If the property type is ReactiveProperty, set the new value into the object.
var reactiveProp = propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) as IReactiveProperty;
reactiveProp.Value = ConvertFromString(reactiveProp.PropertyType, newValue);
}
else if (propInfo.SetMethod != null)
{
// Update the new value to the property.
propInfo.SetValue(viewModel, ConvertFromString(propInfo.PropertyType, newValue));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Trace.Fail(ex.ToString());
throw ex;
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes a property value of a view model.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewModel">View model to deserialize the property to.</param>
/// <param name="vmPath">View model property path.</param>
/// <param name="newValue">New value.</param>
/// <returns>True if the value was deserialized.</returns>
public bool Deserialize(object viewModel, string vmPath, string newValue)
{
try
{
var vmType = viewModel.GetType();
var path = vmPath.Split('.');
for (int i = 0; i < path.Length; i++)
{
var propName = path[i];
var propInfo = viewModel != null?PropertyInfoHelper.Find(viewModel, propName) : null;
if (propInfo == null)
{
// If not a property, maybe it's a method with 0 or 1 argument.
if (InvokeIfMethod(viewModel, propName, newValue))
{
continue;
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
var propType = propInfo.PropertyType.GetTypeInfo();
if (i < path.Length - 1)
{
// Path that starts with $ sign means it is a key to an IEnumerable property.
// By convention we expect a method whose name is in this format:
// <IEnumerable property name>_get (for example: ListContent_get)
// to get the object whose key matches the given value in the path.
if (path[i + 1].StartsWith("$"))
{
var key = path[i + 1].TrimStart('$');
var methodInfo = vmType.GetTypeInfo().GetMethod(propName + "_get");
if (methodInfo == null)
{
return(false);
}
viewModel = methodInfo.Invoke(viewModel, new object[] { key });
if (viewModel == null)
{
return(false);
}
vmType = viewModel.GetType();
i++;
}
else
{
viewModel = propInfo.GetValue(viewModel);
vmType = viewModel?.GetType() ?? propInfo.PropertyType;
}
}
else if (viewModel == null)
{
return(false);
}
else if (typeof(ICommand).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(propInfo.PropertyType))
{
// If the property type is ICommand, execute the command.
(propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) as ICommand)?.Execute(newValue);
}
else if (propType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(MulticastDelegate)))
{
// If the property type is a delegate, wrap the action in a Command object and invoke it.
InvokeDelegate(viewModel, propInfo, newValue);
}
else if (typeof(IReactiveProperty).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(propInfo.PropertyType))
{
// If the property type is ReactiveProperty, set the new value into the object.
var reactiveProp = propInfo.GetValue(viewModel) as IReactiveProperty;
reactiveProp.Value = ConvertFromString(reactiveProp.PropertyType, newValue);
}
else if (propInfo.SetMethod != null)
{
// Update the new value to the property.
propInfo.SetValue(viewModel, ConvertFromString(propInfo.PropertyType, newValue));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Logger.LogError($"Failed to deserialize view model property '{vmPath}': {ex.Message}");
throw ex;
}
return(true);
}