SabreTools.Serialization

This library comprises of serializers that both read and write from files and streams to the dedicated models as well as convert to and from the common internal models. This library is partially used by the current parsing and writing code but none of the internal model serialization is used.

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Interfaces

Below is a table representing the various conversion interfaces that are implemented within this library.

Interface Name	Source Type	Destination Type
IByteDeserializer	byte[]?	Model
IByteSerializer	Model	byte[]?
IFileDeserializer	string? path	Model
IFileSerializer	Model	string? path
IModelSerializer	Model	Model
IStreamDeserializer	Stream?	Model
IStreamSerializer	Model	Stream?
IStringDeserializer	string? representation	Model
IStringSerializer	Model	string? representation

Below is a table representing the various non-conversion interfaces that are implemented within this library.

Interface Name	Purpose
IPrinter	Provides a formatted output for a model
IWrapper / IWrapper<T>	Wraps a model or set of models to provide additional functionality

Namespaces

Below is a table of all namespaces within the library and what they represent

Namespace	Description
SabreTools.Serialization.CrossModel	Convert between models; mainly used for metadata files converting to and from a common, Dictionary-based model
SabreTools.Serialization.Deserializers	Convert from external sources to models
SabreTools.Serialization.Printers	Export model information in a formatted manner
SabreTools.Serialization.Serializers	Convert from models to external sources
SabreTools.Serialization.Wrappers	Classes that wrap serialization and models to allow for including extension properties