static void Main(string[] args)
{
RootDescriptor <Person> rootDesc = GetPersonDescriptor();
var czechRepublic = new Country {
Name = "Czech Republic", AreaCode = 420
};
var person = new Person
{
FirstName = "Pavel",
LastName = "Jezek",
HomeAddress = new Address {
Street = "Patkova", City = "Prague"
},
WorkAddress = new Address {
Street = "Malostranske namesti", City = "Prague"
},
CitizenOf = czechRepublic,
MobilePhone = new PhoneNumber {
Country = czechRepublic, Number = 123456789
}
};
rootDesc.Serialize(Console.Out, person);
}
static RootDescriptor <Person> GetPersonDescriptor()
{
//Address
var addressDes = new RootDescriptor <Address>("Address");
addressDes.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Address, string>("Street", a => a.Street));
addressDes.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Address, string>("City", a => a.City));
//Country
var countryDes = new RootDescriptor <Country>("Country");
countryDes.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Country, string>("Name", c => c.Name));
countryDes.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Country, int>("AreaCode", c => c.AreaCode));
//PhoneNumber
var phoneNumberDesc = new RootDescriptor <PhoneNumber>("PhoneNumber");
phoneNumberDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <PhoneNumber, int>("Number", pn => pn.Number));
phoneNumberDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new ComplexPropertyDescriptor <PhoneNumber, Country>("Country", countryDes, pn => pn.Country));
//Person
var personDesc = new RootDescriptor <Person>("Person");
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Person, string>("FirstName", p => p.FirstName));
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new SimpleTypeDescriptor <Person, string>("LastName", p => p.LastName));
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new ComplexPropertyDescriptor <Person, Address>("HomeAddress", addressDes, p => p.HomeAddress));
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new ComplexPropertyDescriptor <Person, Address>("WorkAddress", addressDes, p => p.WorkAddress));
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new ComplexPropertyDescriptor <Person, Country>("CitizenOf", countryDes, p => p.CitizenOf));
personDesc.AddNewDescriptor(new ComplexPropertyDescriptor <Person, PhoneNumber>("MobilePhone", phoneNumberDesc, p => p.MobilePhone));
return(personDesc);
}
//Follow a set of methods serving as a configuration for a serializer
/// <summary>
/// returns a description of Person
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
static RootDescriptor <Person> GetPersonDescriptor()
{
//Create delegates to functions describing Person fields
//functions are to be called from the Serialize function
//descritors for each field nested anywhere in Person object is recursivelly created and .Serialize() is called on each descriptor
GetStringRepresentation <Person> FirstName = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetStringDescriptor().Serialize(person.FirstName, nameof(person.FirstName), builder); });
GetStringRepresentation <Person> LastName = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetStringDescriptor().Serialize(person.LastName, nameof(person.LastName), builder); });
GetStringRepresentation <Person> HomeAddress = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetAddressDescriptor().Serialize(person.HomeAddress, nameof(person.HomeAddress), builder); });
GetStringRepresentation <Person> WorkAddress = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetAddressDescriptor().Serialize(person.WorkAddress, nameof(person.WorkAddress), builder); });
GetStringRepresentation <Person> CitizenOf = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetCountryDescriptor().Serialize(person.CitizenOf, nameof(person.CitizenOf), builder); });
GetStringRepresentation <Person> MobilePhone = new GetStringRepresentation <Person>((Person person, StringBuilder builder) =>
{ GetPhoneNumberDescriptor().Serialize(person.MobilePhone, nameof(person.MobilePhone), builder); });
//create new person descriptor with coresponding array of delegates
RootDescriptor <Person> rootDesc = new RootDescriptor <Person>(new GetStringRepresentation <Person>[]
{ FirstName, LastName, HomeAddress, WorkAddress, CitizenOf, MobilePhone });
return(rootDesc);
//no Person instance is passed directly to GetDescriptor() functions - Descriptors can be created independentally of a particular instance
//Person instance is passed to Serialize function when called, then propageted thru corresponding delegates to recursive serialize calls
}
static RootDescriptor <Person> GetPersonDescriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(Person);
RootDescriptor <String> stringDesc = GetStringDescriptor();
RootDescriptor <Int32> int32Desc = GetInt32Descriptor();
RootDescriptor <Address> adressDesc = GetAdressDescriptor();
RootDescriptor <Country> countryDesc = GetCountryDescriptor();
RootDescriptor <PhoneNumber> phoneNumberDesc = GetPhoneNumberDescriptor();
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>[]
{
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(FirstName),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(LastName),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(HomeAddress),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(WorkAddress),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(CitizenOf),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Person>(MobilePhone),
};
string FirstName(Person person) => stringDesc.Serialize(nameof(FirstName), person.FirstName);
string LastName(Person person) => stringDesc.Serialize(nameof(LastName), person.LastName);
string HomeAddress(Person person) => adressDesc.Serialize(nameof(HomeAddress), person.HomeAddress);
string WorkAddress(Person person) => adressDesc.Serialize(nameof(WorkAddress), person.WorkAddress);
string CitizenOf(Person person) => countryDesc.Serialize(nameof(CitizenOf), person.CitizenOf);
string MobilePhone(Person person) => phoneNumberDesc.Serialize(nameof(MobilePhone), person.MobilePhone);
return(new RootDescriptor <Person>(ownName, variables));
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
RootDescriptor <Person> rootDesc = GetPersonDescriptor();
var czechRepublic = new Country {
Name = "Czech Republic", AreaCode = 420
};
var person = new Person
{
FirstName = "David",
LastName = "Napravnik",
HomeAddress = new Address {
Street = "Vetrna", City = "Predboj"
},
WorkAddress = new Address {
Street = "U kastanu", City = "Prague"
},
CitizenOf = czechRepublic,
MobilePhone = new PhoneNumber {
Country = czechRepublic, Number = 987654321
}
};
rootDesc.Serialize(Console.Out, person);
Console.ReadKey();
}
static RootDescriptor <Int32> GetInt32Descriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(Int32);
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Int32>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Int32>[] { };
var rootDesc = new RootDescriptor <Int32>(ownName, variables);
return(rootDesc);
}
static RootDescriptor <String> GetStringDescriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(String);
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <String>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <String>[] { };
var rootDesc = new RootDescriptor <String>(ownName, variables);
return(rootDesc);
}
static RootDescriptor <Address> GetAdressDescriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(Address);
RootDescriptor <String> stringDesc = GetStringDescriptor();
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Address>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Address>[]
{
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Address>(Street),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Address>(City),
};
string Street(Address address) => stringDesc.Serialize(nameof(Street), address.Street);
string City(Address address) => stringDesc.Serialize(nameof(City), address.City);
return(new RootDescriptor <Address>(ownName, variables));
}
static RootDescriptor <Country> GetCountryDescriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(Country);
RootDescriptor <String> stringDesc = GetStringDescriptor();
RootDescriptor <Int32> int32Desc = GetInt32Descriptor();
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Country>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Country>[]
{
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Country>(Name),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <Country>(AreaCode),
};
string Name(Country country) => stringDesc.Serialize(nameof(Name), country.Name);
string AreaCode(Country country) => int32Desc.Serialize(nameof(AreaCode), country.AreaCode);
return(new RootDescriptor <Country>(ownName, variables));
}
static RootDescriptor <PhoneNumber> GetPhoneNumberDescriptor()
{
string ownName = nameof(PhoneNumber);
RootDescriptor <Country> adressDesc = GetCountryDescriptor();
RootDescriptor <Int32> int32Desc = GetInt32Descriptor();
SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <PhoneNumber>[] variables = new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <PhoneNumber>[]
{
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <PhoneNumber>(Country),
new SerializerHelperPointingToVariableValue <PhoneNumber>(Number),
};
string Country(PhoneNumber phoneNumber) => adressDesc.Serialize(nameof(Country), phoneNumber.Country);
string Number(PhoneNumber phoneNumber) => int32Desc.Serialize(nameof(Number), phoneNumber.Number);
return(new RootDescriptor <PhoneNumber>(ownName, variables));
}
static RootDescriptor <Person> GetPersonDescriptor()
{
var rootDesc = new RootDescriptor <Person>();
return(rootDesc);
}