source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Common/3.3/Cloner.cs @ 3838

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace HeuristicLab.Common {
  /// <summary>
  /// A helper class which is used to create deep clones of object graphs.
  /// </summary>
  public sealed class Cloner {
    private Dictionary<IDeepCloneable, IDeepCloneable> mapping;

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new Cloner instance.
    /// </summary>
    public Cloner() {
      mapping = new Dictionary<IDeepCloneable, IDeepCloneable>(new ReferenceEqualityComparer<IDeepCloneable>());
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a deep clone of a given deeply cloneable object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="item">The object which should be cloned.</param>
    /// <returns>A clone of the given object.</returns>
    public IDeepCloneable Clone(IDeepCloneable obj) {
      if (obj == null) return null;
      IDeepCloneable clone;
      if (mapping.TryGetValue(obj, out clone))
        return clone;
      else
        return obj.Clone(this);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Registers a new clone for a given deeply cloneable object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="item">The original object.</param>
    /// <param name="clone">The clone of the original object.</param>
    public void RegisterClonedObject(IDeepCloneable item, IDeepCloneable clone) {
      mapping.Add(item, clone);
    }
  }
}