89 lines
4.4 KiB
C#
89 lines
4.4 KiB
C#
#region Apache License 2.0
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/*
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Nuclex .NET Framework
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Copyright (C) 2002-2024 Markus Ewald / Nuclex Development Labs
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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*/
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#endregion // Apache License 2.0
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using System;
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namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
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/// <summary>Copies the state of objects</summary>
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public interface IStateCopier {
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/// <summary>
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/// Transfers the state of one object into another, creating clones of referenced objects
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
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/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
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/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
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/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
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/// <remarks>
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/// A property-based copy is useful if you're using dynamically generated proxies,
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/// such as when working with entities returned by an ORM like NHibernate.
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/// When not using a property-based copy, internal proxy fields would be copied
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/// and might cause problems with the ORM.
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/// </remarks>
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void DeepCopyState<TState>(TState original, TState target, bool propertyBased)
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where TState : class;
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/// <summary>
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/// Transfers the state of one object into another, creating clones of referenced objects
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
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/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
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/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
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/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
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/// <remarks>
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/// A property-based copy is useful if you're using dynamically generated proxies,
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/// such as when working with entities returned by an ORM like NHibernate.
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/// When not using a property-based copy, internal proxy fields would be copied
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/// and might cause problems with the ORM.
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/// </remarks>
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void DeepCopyState<TState>(ref TState original, ref TState target, bool propertyBased)
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where TState : struct;
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/// <summary>Transfers the state of one object into another</summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
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/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
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/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
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/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
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/// <remarks>
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/// A property-based copy is useful if you're using dynamically generated proxies,
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/// such as when working with entities returned by an ORM like NHibernate.
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/// When not using a property-based copy, internal proxy fields would be copied
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/// and might cause problems with the ORM.
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/// </remarks>
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void ShallowCopyState<TState>(TState original, TState target, bool propertyBased)
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where TState : class;
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/// <summary>Transfers the state of one object into another</summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
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/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
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/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
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/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
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/// <remarks>
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/// A property-based copy is useful if you're using dynamically generated proxies,
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/// such as when working with entities returned by an ORM like NHibernate.
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/// When not using a property-based copy, internal proxy fields would be copied
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/// and might cause problems with the ORM.
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/// </remarks>
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void ShallowCopyState<TState>(ref TState original, ref TState target, bool propertyBased)
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where TState : struct;
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}
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} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning
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