source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Persistence/3.3/Default/CompositeSerializers/EnumSerializer.cs @ 4047

#region License Information
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#endregion

using System;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Interfaces;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers {

  [StorableClass]
  internal sealed class EnumSerializer : ICompositeSerializer {

    public int Priority {
      get { return 100; }
    }

    public bool CanSerialize(Type type) {
      return type.IsEnum || type == typeof(Enum);
    }

    public string JustifyRejection(Type type) {
      return "not an enum and not System.Enum";
    }

    public IEnumerable<Tag> CreateMetaInfo(object obj) {
      yield return new Tag(Enum.Format(obj.GetType(), obj, "G"));
    }

    public IEnumerable<Tag> Decompose(object obj) {
      return new Tag[] { };
    }

    public object CreateInstance(Type t, IEnumerable<Tag> metaInfo) {
      IEnumerator<Tag> it = metaInfo.GetEnumerator();
      try {
        it.MoveNext();
        return Enum.Parse(t, (string)it.Current.Value);
      } catch (InvalidOperationException e) {
        throw new PersistenceException("not enough meta information to recstruct enum", e);
      } catch (InvalidCastException e) {
        throw new PersistenceException("invalid meta information found while trying to reconstruct enum", e);
      }
    }

    public void Populate(object instance, IEnumerable<Tag> elements, Type t) {
      // Enums are already populated during instance creation.
    }
  }
}