Serialise class to Dictionary

Asked Aug 24 '20 at 03:56

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I have the following code preparing a dictionary before inserting into MemoryConfigurationSource

 var clientConfigurations = await httpClient.GetFromJsonAsync<ClientConfigurations>("api/ClientConfiguration");

 var clientConfigurationsDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>()
 {
      { "AzureAd:Authority", clientConfigurations.AzureAd.Authority },
      { "AzureAd:ClientId", clientConfigurations.AzureAd.ClientId },
      { "AzureAd:ValidateAuthority", $"{clientConfigurations.AzureAd.ValidateAuthority}" },
      { "AccessTokenScope", clientConfigurations.AccessTokenScope }

     };

 var memoryConfig = new MemoryConfigurationSource { InitialData = clientConfigurationsDictionary };

I want to make the second line a generic method that takes a class and returns a dictionary. Hoping to not reinvent to wheel by doing this myself via reflection. I'm looking for a library utility that already does this.

Note: the compound value of ClientConfigurations.AzureAd.Authority is broken down to "AzureAd:Authority".

edited Aug 24 '20 at 04:03

asked Aug 24 '20 at 03:56

Brian Parker

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What does "make this method more generic" mean to you? – Enigmativity Aug 24 '20 at 04:00
Thanks for feedback I try reword that part – Brian Parker Aug 24 '20 at 04:00
What does "takes a class and returns a dictionary" mean to you? – Enigmativity Aug 24 '20 at 04:09
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why not convert to dictionary in first line: `GetFromJsonAsync>` – Umang Aug 24 '20 at 04:10
This question is too broad. you cant magic stuff into a dictionary in the way you have shown, without a bunch of rules and knowing the structure and at least some constraints on what the data is that needs to be processed. – TheGeneral Aug 24 '20 at 04:11
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Here's a solution deserializing json into a similar structure: https://stackoverflow.com/q/32782937/5803406. You'd need to serialize your class back to json first, or just use the original json from the first line – devNull Aug 24 '20 at 04:19
The class represents a configuration read from the servers configuration. configuration.Get(). Which has a property of type ClientConfigurations – Brian Parker Aug 24 '20 at 04:21
@devNull Perfect thankyou! – Brian Parker Aug 24 '20 at 04:23

Serialise class to Dictionary

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