source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Problems.ExternalEvaluation/3.3/Converters/TimeSpanValueConverter.cs @ 4537

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.ExternalEvaluation {
  [Item("TimeSpanValueConverter", "Converts a TimeSpanValue and adds it to the SolutionMessage's StringVars. The format is d.hh:mm:ss, e.g. 1113.10:55:00 (1113 days 10 hours, 55 minutes, 0 seconds).")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class TimeSpanValueConverter : Item, IItemToSolutionMessageConverter {
    private static readonly Type[] itemTypes = new Type[] { typeof(TimeSpanValue) };

    #region IItemToSolutionMessageConverter Members

    public Type[] ItemTypes {
      get { return itemTypes; }
    }

    public void AddItemToBuilder(IItem item, string name, SolutionMessage.Builder builder) {
      DateTimeValue date = (item as DateTimeValue);
      if (date != null) {
        SolutionMessage.Types.StringVariable.Builder var = SolutionMessage.Types.StringVariable.CreateBuilder();
        var.SetName(name).SetData(date.Value.ToString(@"d\.hh\:mm\:ss"));
        builder.AddStringVars(var.Build());
      } else {
        throw new ArgumentException(ItemName + ": Item is not of a supported type.", "item");
      }
    }

    #endregion

  }
}