sharplib/ser/XmlSer_Core.cs

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Xml;

namespace ser;


// --- Primitive Handler ---
public partial class PrimitiveHandler : ser.ITypeHandler
{
	public bool CanHandle( TypeInfo ti, XmlElement? elem )
	{
		var typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode( ti.Type );
		var typeNotObject = Type.GetTypeCode( ti.Type ) != TypeCode.Object;
		var isString = ti.Type == typeof( string );
		return typeNotObject | isString;
	}
}

// --- Proxy Handler ---
public partial class ProxyHandler : ITypeHandler
{
	public bool CanHandle( TypeInfo ti, XmlElement? elem ) => ti.IsProxy || ( elem?.HasAttribute( "proxy" ) ?? false );
}

// --- ISerializable Handler ---
public partial class ISerializableHandler : ITypeHandler
{
	public bool CanHandle( TypeInfo ti, XmlElement? elem ) => ti.IsISerializable;
}

// --- Collection Handler ---
public partial class CollectionHandler : ITypeHandler
{
	public bool CanHandle( TypeInfo ti, XmlElement? elem ) =>
			typeof( IEnumerable ).IsAssignableFrom( ti.Type );

	private Type GetElementType( Type collectionType )
	{
		if( collectionType.IsArray )
			return collectionType.GetElementType()!;
		if( collectionType.IsGenericType )
		{
			var args = collectionType.GetGenericArguments();
			if( args.Length == 1 )
				return args[0];
			if( args.Length == 2 )
				return typeof( KeyValuePair<,> ).MakeGenericType( args );
		}
		return typeof( object ); // Fallback
	}

	private object ConvertToFinalCollection( IList list, Type expectedType, Type elemType )
	{
		if( expectedType.IsArray )
		{
			var arr = Array.CreateInstance( elemType, list.Count );
			list.CopyTo( arr, 0 );
			return arr;
		}
		if( expectedType.IsGenericType )
		{
			var genDef = expectedType.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
			if( genDef == typeof( ImmutableArray<> ) )
			{
				var method = typeof( ImmutableArray ).GetMethods()
						.First( m => m.Name == "ToImmutableArray" && m.GetParameters().Length == 1 && m.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType.IsGenericType && m.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof( IEnumerable<> ) )
						.MakeGenericMethod( elemType );
				return method.Invoke( null, new object[] { list } )!;
			}
			if( genDef == typeof( ImmutableList<> ) )
			{
				var method = typeof( ImmutableList ).GetMethods()
						.First( m => m.Name == "ToImmutableList" && m.GetParameters().Length == 1 && m.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType.IsGenericType && m.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof( IEnumerable<> ) )
						.MakeGenericMethod( elemType );
				return method.Invoke( null, new object[] { list } )!;
			}
			// Add more immutable/dictionary handlers here (using MakeImmutableDictionary etc.)
		}
		return list; // Default to List<T> if no specific match
	}
}


// --- Object Handler (Default/Complex) ---
public partial class ObjectHandler : ITypeHandler
{
	public bool CanHandle( TypeInfo ti, XmlElement? elem ) => true; // Fallback

	private (XmlNode? source, bool isAttribute) FindValueSource( XmlElement parent, string name )
	{
		if( parent.HasAttribute( name ) )
		{
			return (parent.Attributes[name], true);
		}
		foreach( XmlNode node in parent.ChildNodes )
		{
			if( node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && node.Name == name )
			{
				return (node, false);
			}
		}
		return (null, false);
	}

	private bool ShouldSetValue( MemberMeta member, bool isHydrating )
	{
		// [Dont] members are filtered out during metadata generation.
		// If a member is present in the metadata and a value is found in the XML,
		// we should always set it. This handles both new creation and hydration/merge.
		return true;

	}


	private (object? obj, long id) GetOrCreateInstance( XmlSer xml, XmlElement elem, Type type, object? existing )
	{
		long id = -1;
		bool first = true;

		// Check existing
		if( existing != null && type.IsAssignableFrom( existing.GetType() ) )
		{
			id = xml._idGen.GetId( existing, out first );
			return (existing, id);
		}

		// Create new
		object? newObj = null;
		try
		{
			if( type.GetConstructor( Type.EmptyTypes ) != null )
			{
				newObj = Activator.CreateInstance( type );
			}
			else
			{
				newObj = FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject( type );
			}
		}
		catch( Exception ex )
		{
			log.error( $"Failed to create instance of {type.Name}: {ex.Message}" );
			return (null, -1);
		}

		id = xml._idGen.GetId( newObj, out first );
		return (newObj, id);
	}
}