CC-Functions/AspNet/DictionaryGuidConverter.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization;

namespace CC_Functions.AspNet
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides serializing dictionary with Guid keys
    /// </summary>
    public class DictionaryGuidConverter : JsonConverterFactory
    {
        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert)
        {
            if (!typeToConvert.IsGenericType)
            {
                return false;
            }

            if (typeToConvert.GetGenericTypeDefinition() != typeof(Dictionary<,>))
            {
                return false;
            }

            return typeToConvert.GetGenericArguments()[0] == typeof(Guid);
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override JsonConverter CreateConverter(Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
        {
            Type valueType = typeToConvert.GetGenericArguments()[1];

            JsonConverter converter = (JsonConverter)Activator.CreateInstance(
                typeof(DictionaryGuidConverterInner<>).MakeGenericType(valueType),
                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public,
                null,
                new object[] { options },
                null);

            return converter;
        }
        
        private class DictionaryGuidConverterInner<TValue> : JsonConverter<Dictionary<Guid, TValue>>
        {
            private readonly JsonConverter<TValue> _valueConverter;
            private Type _valueType;

            public DictionaryGuidConverterInner(JsonSerializerOptions options)
            {
                // For performance, use the existing converter if available.
                _valueConverter = (JsonConverter<TValue>)options
                    .GetConverter(typeof(TValue));

                // Cache the key and value types.
                _valueType = typeof(TValue);
            }

            public override Dictionary<Guid, TValue> Read(
                ref Utf8JsonReader reader,
                Type typeToConvert,
                JsonSerializerOptions options)
            {
                if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.StartObject)
                {
                    throw new JsonException();
                }

                Dictionary<Guid, TValue> dictionary = new Dictionary<Guid, TValue>();

                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.EndObject)
                    {
                        return dictionary;
                    }

                    // Get the key.
                    if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                    {
                        throw new JsonException();
                    }

                    string propertyName = reader.GetString();

                    // For performance, parse with ignoreCase:false first.
                    if (!Guid.TryParse(propertyName, out Guid key))
                    {
                        throw new JsonException(
                            $"Unable to convert \"{propertyName}\" to Guid.");
                    }

                    // Get the value.
                    TValue v;
                    if (_valueConverter != null)
                    {
                        reader.Read();
                        v = _valueConverter.Read(ref reader, _valueType, options);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        v = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TValue>(ref reader, options);
                    }

                    // Add to dictionary.
                    dictionary.Add(key, v);
                }

                throw new JsonException();
            }

            public override void Write(
                Utf8JsonWriter writer,
                Dictionary<Guid, TValue> dictionary,
                JsonSerializerOptions options)
            {
                writer.WriteStartObject();

                foreach (KeyValuePair<Guid, TValue> kvp in dictionary)
                {
                    writer.WritePropertyName(kvp.Key.ToString());

                    if (_valueConverter != null)
                    {
                        _valueConverter.Write(writer, kvp.Value, options);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        JsonSerializer.Serialize(writer, kvp.Value, options);
                    }
                }

                writer.WriteEndObject();
            }
        }
    }
}