source: stable/HeuristicLab.ExtLibs/HeuristicLab.ProtobufCS/2.4.1/ProtobufCS/src/ProtocolBuffers/RpcUtil.cs

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using System;

namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Grab-bag of utility functions useful when dealing with RPCs.
    /// </summary>
    public static class RpcUtil
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts an Action[IMessage] to an Action[T].
        /// </summary>
        public static Action<T> SpecializeCallback<T>(Action<IMessage> action)
            where T : IMessage<T>
        {
            return message => action(message);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts an Action[T] to an Action[IMessage].
        /// The generalized action will accept any message object which has
        /// the same descriptor, and will convert it to the correct class
        /// before calling the original action. However, if the generalized
        /// callback is given a message with a different descriptor, an
        /// exception will be thrown.
        /// </summary>
        public static Action<IMessage> GeneralizeCallback<TMessage, TBuilder>(Action<TMessage> action,
                                                                              TMessage defaultInstance)
            where TMessage : class, IMessage<TMessage, TBuilder>
            where TBuilder : IBuilder<TMessage, TBuilder>
        {
            return message =>
                       {
                           TMessage castMessage = message as TMessage;
                           if (castMessage == null)
                           {
                               castMessage = defaultInstance.CreateBuilderForType().MergeFrom(message).Build();
                           }
                           action(castMessage);
                       };
        }
    }
}