source: branches/3026_IntegrationIntoSymSpace/HeuristicLab.JsonInterface/SingleLineArrayJsonWriter.cs @ 17828

using System.IO;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

namespace HeuristicLab.JsonInterface {
  /// <summary>
  /// Custom json writer for own formatting for templates.
  /// It collapses arrays into a single line.
  /// </summary>
  public class SingleLineArrayJsonWriter : JsonTextWriter {
    private bool isRangeArray = false;
    public override void WriteStartArray() {
      
      if (isRangeArray) base.Formatting = Formatting.None;
      base.WriteStartArray();
    }

    public override void WritePropertyName(string name) {
      base.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
      base.WritePropertyName(name);
      isRangeArray = 
        name == nameof(IConcreteRestrictedJsonItem<int>.ConcreteRestrictedItems) || 
        name == nameof(IValueJsonItem.Value) ||
        name == nameof(IMatrixJsonItem.RowNames) || 
        name == nameof(IMatrixJsonItem.ColumnNames);
    }

    public override void WriteStartObject() {
      base.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
      base.WriteStartObject();
    }

    public override void WriteEndObject() {
      base.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
      base.WriteEndObject();
    }

    public SingleLineArrayJsonWriter(TextWriter writer) : base(writer) { }

    public static string Serialize(JToken token) {
      JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
      StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
      SingleLineArrayJsonWriter writer = new SingleLineArrayJsonWriter(sw);
      writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
      serializer.Serialize(writer, token);
      return sw.ToString();
    }
  }
}