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+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace HousingWebApi.Areas.HelpPage
+{
+ /// <summary>
+ /// This class will create an object of a given type and populate it with sample data.
+ /// </summary>
+ public class ObjectGenerator
+ {
+ internal const int DefaultCollectionSize = 2;
+ private readonly SimpleTypeObjectGenerator SimpleObjectGenerator = new SimpleTypeObjectGenerator();
+
+ /// <summary>
+ /// Generates an object for a given type. The type needs to be public, have a public default constructor and settable public properties/fields. Currently it supports the following types:
+ /// Simple types: <see cref="int"/>, <see cref="string"/>, <see cref="Enum"/>, <see cref="DateTime"/>, <see cref="Uri"/>, etc.
+ /// Complex types: POCO types.
+ /// Nullables: <see cref="Nullable{T}"/>.
+ /// Arrays: arrays of simple types or complex types.
+ /// Key value pairs: <see cref="KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}"/>
+ /// Tuples: <see cref="Tuple{T1}"/>, <see cref="Tuple{T1,T2}"/>, etc
+ /// Dictionaries: <see cref="IDictionary{TKey,TValue}"/> or anything deriving from <see cref="IDictionary{TKey,TValue}"/>.
+ /// Collections: <see cref="IList{T}"/>, <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/>, <see cref="ICollection{T}"/>, <see cref="IList"/>, <see cref="IEnumerable"/>, <see cref="ICollection"/> or anything deriving from <see cref="ICollection{T}"/> or <see cref="IList"/>.
+ /// Queryables: <see cref="IQueryable"/>, <see cref="IQueryable{T}"/>.
+ /// </summary>
+ /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+ /// <returns>An object of the given type.</returns>
+ public object GenerateObject(Type type)
+ {
+ return GenerateObject(type, new Dictionary<Type, object>());
+ }
+
+ [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1031:DoNotCatchGeneralExceptionTypes", Justification = "Here we just want to return null if anything goes wrong.")]
+ private object GenerateObject(Type type, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ if (SimpleTypeObjectGenerator.CanGenerateObject(type))
+ {
+ return SimpleObjectGenerator.GenerateObject(type);
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsArray)
+ {
+ return GenerateArray(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsGenericType)
+ {
+ return GenerateGenericType(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (type == typeof(IDictionary))
+ {
+ return GenerateDictionary(typeof(Hashtable), DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(type))
+ {
+ return GenerateDictionary(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (type == typeof(IList) ||
+ type == typeof(IEnumerable) ||
+ type == typeof(ICollection))
+ {
+ return GenerateCollection(typeof(ArrayList), DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (typeof(IList).IsAssignableFrom(type))
+ {
+ return GenerateCollection(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (type == typeof(IQueryable))
+ {
+ return GenerateQueryable(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsEnum)
+ {
+ return GenerateEnum(type);
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsPublic || type.IsNestedPublic)
+ {
+ return GenerateComplexObject(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+ }
+ catch
+ {
+ // Returns null if anything fails
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateGenericType(Type type, int collectionSize, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type genericTypeDefinition = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+ if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Nullable<>))
+ {
+ return GenerateNullable(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(KeyValuePair<,>))
+ {
+ return GenerateKeyValuePair(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (IsTuple(genericTypeDefinition))
+ {
+ return GenerateTuple(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ Type[] genericArguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
+ if (genericArguments.Length == 1)
+ {
+ if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IList<>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IEnumerable<>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(ICollection<>))
+ {
+ Type collectionType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments);
+ return GenerateCollection(collectionType, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IQueryable<>))
+ {
+ return GenerateQueryable(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ Type closedCollectionType = typeof(ICollection<>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments[0]);
+ if (closedCollectionType.IsAssignableFrom(type))
+ {
+ return GenerateCollection(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (genericArguments.Length == 2)
+ {
+ if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IDictionary<,>))
+ {
+ Type dictionaryType = typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments);
+ return GenerateDictionary(dictionaryType, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ Type closedDictionaryType = typeof(IDictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments[0], genericArguments[1]);
+ if (closedDictionaryType.IsAssignableFrom(type))
+ {
+ return GenerateDictionary(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsPublic || type.IsNestedPublic)
+ {
+ return GenerateComplexObject(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateTuple(Type type, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type[] genericArgs = type.GetGenericArguments();
+ object[] parameterValues = new object[genericArgs.Length];
+ bool failedToCreateTuple = true;
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ for (int i = 0; i < genericArgs.Length; i++)
+ {
+ parameterValues[i] = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(genericArgs[i], createdObjectReferences);
+ failedToCreateTuple &= parameterValues[i] == null;
+ }
+ if (failedToCreateTuple)
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+ object result = Activator.CreateInstance(type, parameterValues);
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static bool IsTuple(Type genericTypeDefinition)
+ {
+ return genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,,>) ||
+ genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,,,>);
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateKeyValuePair(Type keyValuePairType, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type[] genericArgs = keyValuePairType.GetGenericArguments();
+ Type typeK = genericArgs[0];
+ Type typeV = genericArgs[1];
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ object keyObject = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeK, createdObjectReferences);
+ object valueObject = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeV, createdObjectReferences);
+ if (keyObject == null && valueObject == null)
+ {
+ // Failed to create key and values
+ return null;
+ }
+ object result = Activator.CreateInstance(keyValuePairType, keyObject, valueObject);
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateArray(Type arrayType, int size, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type type = arrayType.GetElementType();
+ Array result = Array.CreateInstance(type, size);
+ bool areAllElementsNull = true;
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+ {
+ object element = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ result.SetValue(element, i);
+ areAllElementsNull &= element == null;
+ }
+
+ if (areAllElementsNull)
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateDictionary(Type dictionaryType, int size, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type typeK = typeof(object);
+ Type typeV = typeof(object);
+ if (dictionaryType.IsGenericType)
+ {
+ Type[] genericArgs = dictionaryType.GetGenericArguments();
+ typeK = genericArgs[0];
+ typeV = genericArgs[1];
+ }
+
+ object result = Activator.CreateInstance(dictionaryType);
+ MethodInfo addMethod = dictionaryType.GetMethod("Add") ?? dictionaryType.GetMethod("TryAdd");
+ MethodInfo containsMethod = dictionaryType.GetMethod("Contains") ?? dictionaryType.GetMethod("ContainsKey");
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+ {
+ object newKey = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeK, createdObjectReferences);
+ if (newKey == null)
+ {
+ // Cannot generate a valid key
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ bool containsKey = (bool)containsMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { newKey });
+ if (!containsKey)
+ {
+ object newValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeV, createdObjectReferences);
+ addMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { newKey, newValue });
+ }
+ }
+
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateEnum(Type enumType)
+ {
+ Array possibleValues = Enum.GetValues(enumType);
+ if (possibleValues.Length > 0)
+ {
+ return possibleValues.GetValue(0);
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateQueryable(Type queryableType, int size, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ bool isGeneric = queryableType.IsGenericType;
+ object list;
+ if (isGeneric)
+ {
+ Type listType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(queryableType.GetGenericArguments());
+ list = GenerateCollection(listType, size, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ list = GenerateArray(typeof(object[]), size, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+ if (list == null)
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+ if (isGeneric)
+ {
+ Type argumentType = typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(queryableType.GetGenericArguments());
+ MethodInfo asQueryableMethod = typeof(Queryable).GetMethod("AsQueryable", new[] { argumentType });
+ return asQueryableMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { list });
+ }
+
+ return Queryable.AsQueryable((IEnumerable)list);
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateCollection(Type collectionType, int size, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type type = collectionType.IsGenericType ?
+ collectionType.GetGenericArguments()[0] :
+ typeof(object);
+ object result = Activator.CreateInstance(collectionType);
+ MethodInfo addMethod = collectionType.GetMethod("Add");
+ bool areAllElementsNull = true;
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+ {
+ object element = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ addMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { element });
+ areAllElementsNull &= element == null;
+ }
+
+ if (areAllElementsNull)
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateNullable(Type nullableType, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ Type type = nullableType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ return objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences);
+ }
+
+ private static object GenerateComplexObject(Type type, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ object result = null;
+
+ if (createdObjectReferences.TryGetValue(type, out result))
+ {
+ // The object has been created already, just return it. This will handle the circular reference case.
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ if (type.IsValueType)
+ {
+ result = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ ConstructorInfo defaultCtor = type.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes);
+ if (defaultCtor == null)
+ {
+ // Cannot instantiate the type because it doesn't have a default constructor
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ result = defaultCtor.Invoke(new object[0]);
+ }
+ createdObjectReferences.Add(type, result);
+ SetPublicProperties(type, result, createdObjectReferences);
+ SetPublicFields(type, result, createdObjectReferences);
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private static void SetPublicProperties(Type type, object obj, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ PropertyInfo[] properties = type.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
+ {
+ if (property.CanWrite)
+ {
+ object propertyValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(property.PropertyType, createdObjectReferences);
+ property.SetValue(obj, propertyValue, null);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ private static void SetPublicFields(Type type, object obj, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
+ {
+ FieldInfo[] fields = type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+ ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator();
+ foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
+ {
+ object fieldValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(field.FieldType, createdObjectReferences);
+ field.SetValue(obj, fieldValue);
+ }
+ }
+
+ private class SimpleTypeObjectGenerator
+ {
+ private long _index = 0;
+ private static readonly Dictionary<Type, Func<long, object>> DefaultGenerators = InitializeGenerators();
+
+ [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Maintainability", "CA1502:AvoidExcessiveComplexity", Justification = "These are simple type factories and cannot be split up.")]
+ private static Dictionary<Type, Func<long, object>> InitializeGenerators()
+ {
+ return new Dictionary<Type, Func<long, object>>
+ {
+ { typeof(Boolean), index => true },
+ { typeof(Byte), index => (Byte)64 },
+ { typeof(Char), index => (Char)65 },
+ { typeof(DateTime), index => DateTime.Now },
+ { typeof(DateTimeOffset), index => new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now) },
+ { typeof(DBNull), index => DBNull.Value },
+ { typeof(Decimal), index => (Decimal)index },
+ { typeof(Double), index => (Double)(index + 0.1) },
+ { typeof(Guid), index => Guid.NewGuid() },
+ { typeof(Int16), index => (Int16)(index % Int16.MaxValue) },
+ { typeof(Int32), index => (Int32)(index % Int32.MaxValue) },
+ { typeof(Int64), index => (Int64)index },
+ { typeof(Object), index => new object() },
+ { typeof(SByte), index => (SByte)64 },
+ { typeof(Single), index => (Single)(index + 0.1) },
+ {
+ typeof(String), index =>
+ {
+ return String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "sample string {0}", index);
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ typeof(TimeSpan), index =>
+ {
+ return TimeSpan.FromTicks(1234567);
+ }
+ },
+ { typeof(UInt16), index => (UInt16)(index % UInt16.MaxValue) },
+ { typeof(UInt32), index => (UInt32)(index % UInt32.MaxValue) },
+ { typeof(UInt64), index => (UInt64)index },
+ {
+ typeof(Uri), index =>
+ {
+ return new Uri(String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "http://webapihelppage{0}.com", index));
+ }
+ },
+ };
+ }
+
+ public static bool CanGenerateObject(Type type)
+ {
+ return DefaultGenerators.ContainsKey(type);
+ }
+
+ public object GenerateObject(Type type)
+ {
+ return DefaultGenerators[type](++_index);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+} \ No newline at end of file