/// <summary>
/// Uses reflection to recursively generate UIDisplayData object
/// If UIAttribute.DisplayName == "", the UIField DisplayName will be generated by splitting the property name at capital letters (assuming we use camel case)
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UIProperty] will be added UIDisplayData.UIFields
/// A property/field marked with the attribute [UICollection] will be recursively processed and added to UIDisplayData.NestedUIDisplayData
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
static public UIDisplayData GetUIData(IHasUIData obj)
{
var displayData = new UIDisplayData {
DisplayName = obj.UIDisplayName
};
PopulateUIData(obj, ref displayData);
return(displayData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get UI data from complex (class) members marked with UICollection
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
static void GetUICollections(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
foreach (var prop in GetUICollectionProperties(obj))
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
var propertyName = prop.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData()
{
DisplayName = displayName
};
if (prop.PropertyType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = prop.PropertyType.Name;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)prop.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(propertyName, nestedData);
}
else if (prop.PropertyType.GetInterface(typeof(IEnumerable).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = GetFullType(prop.PropertyType);
PopulateUIData((IEnumerable)prop.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(propertyName, nestedData);
}
}
foreach (var field in GetUICollectionFields(obj))
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UICollection)) as UICollection;
var fieldName = field.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData()
{
DisplayName = displayName
};
if (field.FieldType.GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = field.FieldType.Name;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)field.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(fieldName, nestedData);
}
else if (field.FieldType.GetInterface(typeof(IEnumerable).Name) != null)
{
nestedData.ObjectType = GetFullType(field.FieldType);
PopulateUIData((IEnumerable)field.GetValue(obj), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(fieldName, nestedData);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get UI data for IEnumerable<IHasUIData> and Dictionary<t, IHasUIData>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
static void PopulateUIData(IEnumerable obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
var genericArgs = obj.GetType().GetGenericArguments();
var t = obj.GetType();
if (genericArgs[0].GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
int i = 0;
foreach (var v in obj)
{
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData();
nestedData.DisplayName = ((IHasUIData)v).UIDisplayName;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)v, ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(i.ToString(), nestedData);
i++;
}
}
else if (genericArgs[0].GetInterface(typeof(IEnumerable).Name) != null)
{
//IEnumerable<IEnumerable>, don't know what to do about the display name...
int i = 0;
foreach (var v in obj)
{
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData();
nestedData.DisplayName = ((IHasUIData)v.GetType().GetProperty("Key").GetValue(v)).UIDisplayName;
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(i.ToString(), nestedData);
i++;
}
}
else if (genericArgs.Length == 2 && genericArgs[1].GetInterface(typeof(IHasUIData).Name) != null)
{
//Dictionaries have 2 generic arguments
//if Value implements IHasUIData:
foreach (var v in obj)
{
var nestedData = new UIDisplayData();
nestedData.DisplayName = ((IHasUIData)v.GetType().GetProperty("Value").GetValue(v)).UIDisplayName;
PopulateUIData((IHasUIData)(v.GetType().GetProperty("Value").GetValue(v)), ref nestedData);
UIData.NestedUIDisplayData.Add(v.GetType().GetProperty("Key").GetValue(v).ToString(), nestedData);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get UI data from simple (non-class) members marked with UIProperty
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
static void GetUIFields(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
foreach (var prop in GetUIPropertyProperties(obj))
{
var uiattribute = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var propertyName = prop.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? prop.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = prop.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
var type = prop.PropertyType.Name;
UIData.UIFields.Add(propertyName, new UIField {
DisplayName = displayName, DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed, Type = type
});
}
foreach (var field in GetUIPropertyFields(obj))
{
var uiattribute = field.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(UIProperty)) as UIProperty;
var propertyName = field.Name;
var displayName = uiattribute.DisplayName == "" ? field.Name.SplitCamelCase() : uiattribute.DisplayName;
var displayValue = field.GetValue(obj).ToString();
var displayOrder = uiattribute.DisplayOrder;
var units = uiattribute.Units;
var isDisplayed = uiattribute.IsDisplayed;
var type = field.FieldType.Name;
UIData.UIFields.Add(propertyName, new UIField {
DisplayName = displayName, DisplayValue = displayValue, DisplayOrder = displayOrder, Units = units, IsDisplayed = isDisplayed, Type = type
});
}
}
/// <summary>
/// If displayName == null, DisplayName is set to obj.UIDisplayName
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="UIData"></param>
/// <param name="displayName"></param>
static void PopulateUIData(IHasUIData obj, ref UIDisplayData UIData)
{
UIData.ObjectType = obj.GetType().Name;
GetUIFields(obj, ref UIData);
GetUICollections(obj, ref UIData);
}