source: branches/3026_IntegrationIntoSymSpace/HeuristicLab.JsonInterface/Converters/BaseConverter.cs @ 17417

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

namespace HeuristicLab.JsonInterface {
  public abstract class BaseConverter : IJsonItemConverter
  {
    public abstract int Priority { get; }
    public abstract Type ConvertableType { get; }

    public abstract void Inject(IItem item, IJsonItem data, IJsonItemConverter root);
    public abstract IJsonItem Extract(IItem value, IJsonItemConverter root);

    #region Helper
    protected ValueType CastValue<ValueType>(object obj) {
      if (obj is JToken)
        return ((JToken)obj).ToObject<ValueType>();
      else if (obj is IConvertible)
        return (ValueType)Convert.ChangeType(obj, typeof(ValueType));
      else return (ValueType)obj;
    }

    protected IItem Instantiate(Type type, params object[] args) =>
      (IItem)Activator.CreateInstance(type,args);

    protected T Instantiate<T>(params object[] args) => (T)Instantiate(typeof(T), args);

    protected object GetMaxValue(Type t) {
      TypeCode typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode(t);


      if (t.IsEqualTo(typeof(PercentValue)))
        return 1.0d;

      if(t == typeof(IntValue)) {
        return int.MaxValue;
      }

      switch (typeCode) {
        case TypeCode.Int16: return short.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Int32: return int.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Int64: return long.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt16: return ushort.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt32: return uint.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt64: return ulong.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Single: return float.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Double: return double.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Decimal: return decimal.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Byte: return byte.MaxValue;
        case TypeCode.Boolean: return true;
        default: return GetDefaultValue(t);
      }
    }

    protected object GetMinValue(Type t) {
      TypeCode typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode(t);

      if (t.IsEqualTo(typeof(PercentValue)))
        return 0.0d;

      if (t == typeof(IntValue)) {
        return int.MinValue;
      }

      switch (typeCode) {
        case TypeCode.Int16: return short.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Int32: return int.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Int64: return long.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt16: return ushort.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt32: return uint.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.UInt64: return ulong.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Single: return float.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Double: return double.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Decimal: return decimal.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Byte: return byte.MinValue;
        case TypeCode.Boolean: return false;
        default: return GetDefaultValue(t);
      }
    }

    protected object GetDefaultValue(Type t) => t.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(t) : null;
    #endregion
  }
}