#region Copyright notice and license // Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format // Copyright 2008 Google Inc. All rights reserved. // http://github.com/jskeet/dotnet-protobufs/ // Original C++/Java/Python code: // http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ // // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are // met: // // * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright // notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. // * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above // copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer // in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the // distribution. // * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its // contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from // this software without specific prior written permission. // // THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS // "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT // LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR // A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT // OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, // SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT // LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, // DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY // THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. #endregion using System; using System.Reflection; namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers { /// /// Utilities for arbitrary messages of an unknown type. This class does not use /// generics precisely because it is designed for dynamically discovered types. /// public static class MessageUtil { /// /// Returns the default message for the given type. If an exception is thrown /// (directly from this code), the message will be suitable to be displayed to a user. /// /// /// The type parameter is null. /// The type doesn't implement IMessage, or doesn't /// have a static DefaultMessage property of the same type, or is generic or abstract. /// public static IMessage GetDefaultMessage(Type type) { if (type == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("type", "No type specified."); } if (type.IsAbstract || type.IsGenericTypeDefinition) { throw new ArgumentException("Unable to get a default message for an abstract or generic type (" + type.FullName + ")"); } if (!typeof(IMessage).IsAssignableFrom(type)) { throw new ArgumentException("Unable to get a default message for non-message type (" + type.FullName + ")"); } PropertyInfo property = type.GetProperty("DefaultInstance", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic); if (property == null) { throw new ArgumentException(type.FullName + " doesn't have a static DefaultInstance property"); } if (property.PropertyType != type) { throw new ArgumentException(type.FullName + ".DefaultInstance property is of the wrong type"); } return (IMessage) property.GetValue(null, null); } /// /// Returns the default message for the type with the given name. This is just /// a convenience wrapper around calling Type.GetType and then GetDefaultMessage. /// If an exception is thrown, the message will be suitable to be displayed to a user. /// /// /// The typeName parameter is null. /// The type doesn't implement IMessage, or doesn't /// have a static DefaultMessage property of the same type, or can't be found. public static IMessage GetDefaultMessage(string typeName) { if (typeName == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("typeName", "No type name specified."); } Type type = Type.GetType(typeName); if (type == null) { throw new ArgumentException("Unable to load type " + typeName); } return GetDefaultMessage(type); } } }