I have implemented/used simple JsonConverter to represent the object value as string on swagger UI, which works as expected.
Converter Attribute :
public class Dependency
{
public string Name { get; set; }
[JsonProperty("Range")]
[JsonConverter(typeof(RangeConverter))]
public RangeRange { get; set; }
}
Converter :
public class RangeConverter : JsonConverter<Range>
{
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, Range value, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
writer.WriteValue(value.ToString());
}
public override Range ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Range existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
//some logic
return existingValue;
}
}
Request Body:
Swagger Request example which is being shown in request body :
[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
public class CreateDtoExample : IExamplesProvider<CreateDto>
{
/// <inheritdoc/>
public CreateDto GetExamples()
{
Service service = new Service
{
Code = "string",
AdditionalProperties = new Dictionary<string, JToken>()
{
{ "Property1", "Value1" },
{ "Property2", "Value2" },
},
};
CreateDto createDtoExample = new createDto
{
Name = "Model",
Dependencies = new List<Dependencies>
{
new Dependencies
{
Name = "string",
VersionRange = VersionRange.Parse("[1,2)"),
},
},
AdditionalProperties = new Dictionary<string, JToken>()
{
{ "Property1", "Value1" },
{ "Property2", "Value2" },
},
};
return createDtoExample;
}
}
But while Posting above request body . I want to save whole Range object with its properties to Cosmos DB.
Due to JsonConveter Implemenation, only string value representation of object is getting saved. i.e. Range": "[1.0.0, 2.0.0)"
Range Class have following properties :
"Range": {
"IsFloating": true,
"Float": {
"HasMinVersion": true,
"MinVersion": "string",
"FloatBehavior": 0,
"OriginalReleasePrefix": "string"
},
"OriginalString": "string",
"HasLowerBound": true,
"HasUpperBound": true,
"HasLowerAndUpperBounds": true,
"IsMinInclusive": true,
"IsMaxInclusive": true,
"MaxVersion": "string",
"MinVersion": "string"
I want to save this Object as is to Cosmos after De-serializing string value posted (keeping string representation on swagger UI).