using System; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis; using System.Globalization; using System.Linq; using System.Reflection; namespace HRMobileAPI.Areas.HelpPage { /// /// This class will create an object of a given type and populate it with sample data. /// public class ObjectGenerator { internal const int DefaultCollectionSize = 2; private readonly SimpleTypeObjectGenerator SimpleObjectGenerator = new SimpleTypeObjectGenerator(); /// /// Generates an object for a given type. The type needs to be public, have a public default constructor and settable public properties/fields. Currently it supports the following types: /// Simple types: , , , , , etc. /// Complex types: POCO types. /// Nullables: . /// Arrays: arrays of simple types or complex types. /// Key value pairs: /// Tuples: , , etc /// Dictionaries: or anything deriving from . /// Collections: , , , , , or anything deriving from or . /// Queryables: , . /// /// The type. /// An object of the given type. public object GenerateObject(Type type) { return GenerateObject(type, new Dictionary()); } [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1031:DoNotCatchGeneralExceptionTypes", Justification = "Here we just want to return null if anything goes wrong.")] private object GenerateObject(Type type, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { try { if (SimpleTypeObjectGenerator.CanGenerateObject(type)) { return SimpleObjectGenerator.GenerateObject(type); } if (type.IsArray) { return GenerateArray(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (type.IsGenericType) { return GenerateGenericType(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (type == typeof(IDictionary)) { return GenerateDictionary(typeof(Hashtable), DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(type)) { return GenerateDictionary(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (type == typeof(IList) || type == typeof(IEnumerable) || type == typeof(ICollection)) { return GenerateCollection(typeof(ArrayList), DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (typeof(IList).IsAssignableFrom(type)) { return GenerateCollection(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (type == typeof(IQueryable)) { return GenerateQueryable(type, DefaultCollectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (type.IsEnum) { return GenerateEnum(type); } if (type.IsPublic || type.IsNestedPublic) { return GenerateComplexObject(type, createdObjectReferences); } } catch { // Returns null if anything fails return null; } return null; } private static object GenerateGenericType(Type type, int collectionSize, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type genericTypeDefinition = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition(); if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Nullable<>)) { return GenerateNullable(type, createdObjectReferences); } if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(KeyValuePair<,>)) { return GenerateKeyValuePair(type, createdObjectReferences); } if (IsTuple(genericTypeDefinition)) { return GenerateTuple(type, createdObjectReferences); } Type[] genericArguments = type.GetGenericArguments(); if (genericArguments.Length == 1) { if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IList<>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IEnumerable<>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(ICollection<>)) { Type collectionType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments); return GenerateCollection(collectionType, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IQueryable<>)) { return GenerateQueryable(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } Type closedCollectionType = typeof(ICollection<>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments[0]); if (closedCollectionType.IsAssignableFrom(type)) { return GenerateCollection(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } } if (genericArguments.Length == 2) { if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IDictionary<,>)) { Type dictionaryType = typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments); return GenerateDictionary(dictionaryType, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } Type closedDictionaryType = typeof(IDictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(genericArguments[0], genericArguments[1]); if (closedDictionaryType.IsAssignableFrom(type)) { return GenerateDictionary(type, collectionSize, createdObjectReferences); } } if (type.IsPublic || type.IsNestedPublic) { return GenerateComplexObject(type, createdObjectReferences); } return null; } private static object GenerateTuple(Type type, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type[] genericArgs = type.GetGenericArguments(); object[] parameterValues = new object[genericArgs.Length]; bool failedToCreateTuple = true; ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); for (int i = 0; i < genericArgs.Length; i++) { parameterValues[i] = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(genericArgs[i], createdObjectReferences); failedToCreateTuple &= parameterValues[i] == null; } if (failedToCreateTuple) { return null; } object result = Activator.CreateInstance(type, parameterValues); return result; } private static bool IsTuple(Type genericTypeDefinition) { return genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,,>) || genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Tuple<,,,,,,,>); } private static object GenerateKeyValuePair(Type keyValuePairType, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type[] genericArgs = keyValuePairType.GetGenericArguments(); Type typeK = genericArgs[0]; Type typeV = genericArgs[1]; ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); object keyObject = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeK, createdObjectReferences); object valueObject = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeV, createdObjectReferences); if (keyObject == null && valueObject == null) { // Failed to create key and values return null; } object result = Activator.CreateInstance(keyValuePairType, keyObject, valueObject); return result; } private static object GenerateArray(Type arrayType, int size, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type type = arrayType.GetElementType(); Array result = Array.CreateInstance(type, size); bool areAllElementsNull = true; ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { object element = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences); result.SetValue(element, i); areAllElementsNull &= element == null; } if (areAllElementsNull) { return null; } return result; } private static object GenerateDictionary(Type dictionaryType, int size, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type typeK = typeof(object); Type typeV = typeof(object); if (dictionaryType.IsGenericType) { Type[] genericArgs = dictionaryType.GetGenericArguments(); typeK = genericArgs[0]; typeV = genericArgs[1]; } object result = Activator.CreateInstance(dictionaryType); MethodInfo addMethod = dictionaryType.GetMethod("Add") ?? dictionaryType.GetMethod("TryAdd"); MethodInfo containsMethod = dictionaryType.GetMethod("Contains") ?? dictionaryType.GetMethod("ContainsKey"); ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { object newKey = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeK, createdObjectReferences); if (newKey == null) { // Cannot generate a valid key return null; } bool containsKey = (bool)containsMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { newKey }); if (!containsKey) { object newValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(typeV, createdObjectReferences); addMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { newKey, newValue }); } } return result; } private static object GenerateEnum(Type enumType) { Array possibleValues = Enum.GetValues(enumType); if (possibleValues.Length > 0) { return possibleValues.GetValue(0); } return null; } private static object GenerateQueryable(Type queryableType, int size, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { bool isGeneric = queryableType.IsGenericType; object list; if (isGeneric) { Type listType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(queryableType.GetGenericArguments()); list = GenerateCollection(listType, size, createdObjectReferences); } else { list = GenerateArray(typeof(object[]), size, createdObjectReferences); } if (list == null) { return null; } if (isGeneric) { Type argumentType = typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(queryableType.GetGenericArguments()); MethodInfo asQueryableMethod = typeof(Queryable).GetMethod("AsQueryable", new[] { argumentType }); return asQueryableMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { list }); } return Queryable.AsQueryable((IEnumerable)list); } private static object GenerateCollection(Type collectionType, int size, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type type = collectionType.IsGenericType ? collectionType.GetGenericArguments()[0] : typeof(object); object result = Activator.CreateInstance(collectionType); MethodInfo addMethod = collectionType.GetMethod("Add"); bool areAllElementsNull = true; ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { object element = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences); addMethod.Invoke(result, new object[] { element }); areAllElementsNull &= element == null; } if (areAllElementsNull) { return null; } return result; } private static object GenerateNullable(Type nullableType, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { Type type = nullableType.GetGenericArguments()[0]; ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); return objectGenerator.GenerateObject(type, createdObjectReferences); } private static object GenerateComplexObject(Type type, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { object result = null; if (createdObjectReferences.TryGetValue(type, out result)) { // The object has been created already, just return it. This will handle the circular reference case. return result; } if (type.IsValueType) { result = Activator.CreateInstance(type); } else { ConstructorInfo defaultCtor = type.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes); if (defaultCtor == null) { // Cannot instantiate the type because it doesn't have a default constructor return null; } result = defaultCtor.Invoke(new object[0]); } createdObjectReferences.Add(type, result); SetPublicProperties(type, result, createdObjectReferences); SetPublicFields(type, result, createdObjectReferences); return result; } private static void SetPublicProperties(Type type, object obj, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { PropertyInfo[] properties = type.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance); ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties) { if (property.CanWrite) { object propertyValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(property.PropertyType, createdObjectReferences); property.SetValue(obj, propertyValue, null); } } } private static void SetPublicFields(Type type, object obj, Dictionary createdObjectReferences) { FieldInfo[] fields = type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance); ObjectGenerator objectGenerator = new ObjectGenerator(); foreach (FieldInfo field in fields) { object fieldValue = objectGenerator.GenerateObject(field.FieldType, createdObjectReferences); field.SetValue(obj, fieldValue); } } private class SimpleTypeObjectGenerator { private long _index = 0; private static readonly Dictionary> DefaultGenerators = InitializeGenerators(); [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Maintainability", "CA1502:AvoidExcessiveComplexity", Justification = "These are simple type factories and cannot be split up.")] private static Dictionary> InitializeGenerators() { return new Dictionary> { { typeof(Boolean), index => true }, { typeof(Byte), index => (Byte)64 }, { typeof(Char), index => (Char)65 }, { typeof(DateTime), index => DateTime.Now }, { typeof(DateTimeOffset), index => new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now) }, { typeof(DBNull), index => DBNull.Value }, { typeof(Decimal), index => (Decimal)index }, { typeof(Double), index => (Double)(index + 0.1) }, { typeof(Guid), index => Guid.NewGuid() }, { typeof(Int16), index => (Int16)(index % Int16.MaxValue) }, { typeof(Int32), index => (Int32)(index % Int32.MaxValue) }, { typeof(Int64), index => (Int64)index }, { typeof(Object), index => new object() }, { typeof(SByte), index => (SByte)64 }, { typeof(Single), index => (Single)(index + 0.1) }, { typeof(String), index => { return String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "sample string {0}", index); } }, { typeof(TimeSpan), index => { return TimeSpan.FromTicks(1234567); } }, { typeof(UInt16), index => (UInt16)(index % UInt16.MaxValue) }, { typeof(UInt32), index => (UInt32)(index % UInt32.MaxValue) }, { typeof(UInt64), index => (UInt64)index }, { typeof(Uri), index => { return new Uri(String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "http://webapihelppage{0}.com", index)); } }, }; } public static bool CanGenerateObject(Type type) { return DefaultGenerators.ContainsKey(type); } public object GenerateObject(Type type) { return DefaultGenerators[type](++_index); } } } }