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

namespace HeuristicLab.JsonInterface {

  public class JsonItem<T> : JsonItem<T,T> { }

  public class JsonItem<V,R> : JsonItem {
    public new V Value {
      get => ConvertObject(base.Value);
      set => base.Value = value;
    }
    
    public new IEnumerable<R> Range {
      get => base.Range?.Cast<R>();
      set => base.Range = value.Cast<object>();
    }

    private V ConvertObject(object obj) {
      if (obj is IConvertible)
        return (V)Convert.ChangeType(obj, typeof(V));

      if (obj is JToken token)
        return token.ToObject<V>();

      return (V)obj;
    }
  }
}