Generates code to generate objects using C# Object Initializer syntax

ObjectInitializerCodeGenerator.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;

namespace ObjectInitializerCodeGenerator
{
    public class CodeGenerator
    {

        private CodeGenerator()
        {

        }

        public static string GetFriendlyTypeName(Type type)
        {
            if (type.IsGenericParameter) { return type.Name; }
            if (!type.IsGenericType) { return type.FullName; }
            var builder = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
            var name = type.Name; 
            var index = name.IndexOf("`");
            builder.AppendFormat("{0}.{1}", type.Namespace, name.Substring(0, index)); builder.Append('<');
            var first = true;
            foreach (var arg in type.GetGenericArguments())
            {
                if (!first) { builder.Append(','); }
                builder.Append(GetFriendlyTypeName(arg)); first = false;
            }
            builder.Append('>');
            return builder.ToString();
        }
        

        private string GenerateCodeInternal(object input)
        {

            var variableType = input.GetType();
            var variableName = CreateVariableName(variableType);
            sb.Append("var ");
            sb.Append(variableName);

            //TODO: better check
            if (variableType.IsClass && variableType != typeof(string))
            {
                sb.Append(" = new ");
                sb.Append(GetFriendlyTypeName(variableType));
                sb.AppendLine("();");

                //if (variableType.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(System.Collections.IList)))
                var asList = input as System.Collections.IList;
                if (asList != null)
                {
                    foreach (var element in asList)
                    {
                        var elementName = GenerateCodeInternal(element);
                        sb.Append(variableName);
                        sb.Append(".Add(");
                        sb.Append(elementName);
                        sb.AppendLine(");");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    foreach (PropertyInfo pi in variableType.GetProperties())
                    {
                        var propertyValue = pi.GetValue(input, null);

                        if (pi.PropertyType.IsValueType)
                        {
                            //if not default
                            if (!object.Equals(Activator.CreateInstance(pi.PropertyType), propertyValue))
                            {
                                sb.Append(variableName);
                                sb.Append(".");
                                sb.Append(pi.Name);
                                sb.Append(" = ");
                                sb.Append(propertyValue); //does not work for Decimal
                                sb.AppendLine(";");
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if (propertyValue != null)
                            {
                                if (pi.PropertyType == typeof(String))
                                {
                                    sb.Append(variableName);
                                    sb.Append(".");
                                    sb.Append(pi.Name);
                                    sb.Append(" = \"");
                                    sb.Append(propertyValue);
                                    sb.AppendLine("\";");
                                }
                                //collection

                                else
                                {
                                    //warn if no constructor
                                    if (pi.PropertyType.GetConstructor(System.Type.EmptyTypes) == null)
                                        sb.AppendLine("//Warning - no parameterless constructor.  Will not compile");

                                    //recurse
                                    var objectName = GenerateCodeInternal(propertyValue);
                                    sb.Append(variableName);
                                    sb.Append(".");
                                    sb.Append(pi.Name);
                                    sb.Append(" = ");
                                    sb.Append(objectName);
                                    sb.AppendLine(";");

                                }
                            }
                        }
                        //
                        //var propname = GenerateCodeInternal(pi.GetValue(input, null));
                    }
                }
            }
            //else if (variableType.IsValueType)
            //{
            //    sb.Append(" = ");
            //    sb.Append(input);
            //    sb.AppendLine(";");
            //}

            return variableName;
        }
        const string spaces = "    ";

        private string GenerateObjectInitializerCodeInternal(object input, int indent = 0)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            var variableType = input.GetType();

            if (variableType.IsValueType)
            {
                sb.Append(input.ToString()); //does not work for Decimal
            }
            else if (variableType == typeof(String))
            {
                sb.Append("\"");
                sb.Append(input.ToString());
                sb.Append("\"");
            }
            else if (variableType.IsClass)
            {
                sb.Append("new ");
                sb.Append(GetFriendlyTypeName(variableType));

                //if (variableType.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(System.Collections.IList)))
                var list = input as System.Collections.IList;
                if (list != null)
                {
                    sb.AppendLine("{");
                    var listItems = new List<String>();
                    foreach (object item in list)
                    {
                        listItems.Add(new String('\t', indent + 1) + GenerateObjectInitializerCodeInternal(item, indent + 1));
                    }
                    if (listItems.Count > 0)
                    {
                        sb.AppendLine(String.Join(", \n", listItems));
                    }
                    sb.Append(new String('\t', indent) + "}");
                }
                else
                {
                    sb.Append("()");

                    var props = new List<String>();
                    foreach (PropertyInfo pi in variableType.GetProperties())
                    {
                        if (pi.PropertyType.IsValueType)
                        {
                            var propertyValue = pi.GetValue(input, null);
                            //if not default
                            if (!object.Equals(Activator.CreateInstance(pi.PropertyType), propertyValue))
                            {
                                props.Add(new String('\t', indent + 1) + pi.Name + " = " + GenerateObjectInitializerCodeInternal(propertyValue, indent + 1));
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            var propertyValue = pi.GetValue(input, null);
                            if (propertyValue != null)
                            {
                                props.Add(new String('\t', indent + 1) + pi.Name + " = " + GenerateObjectInitializerCodeInternal(propertyValue, indent + 1));

                            }
                        }

                    }
                    if (props.Count > 0)
                    {
                        sb.AppendLine(" { ");
                        sb.AppendLine(String.Join(", \n", props));
                        sb.Append(new String('\t', indent) + "}");
                    }
                }
            }

            return sb.ToString();
        }


        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        public static string GenerateCode<T>(T input) where T : new()
        {
            CodeGenerator cg = new CodeGenerator();
            cg.GenerateCodeInternal(input);
            return cg.sb.ToString();

        }

        public static string GenerateObjectInitializerCode<T>(T input) where T : new()
        {
            CodeGenerator cg = new CodeGenerator();
            return cg.GenerateObjectInitializerCodeInternal(input);
        }

        Dictionary<Type, int> variableNameCounter = new Dictionary<Type, int>();
        public string CreateVariableName(Type t)
        {
            if (!variableNameCounter.ContainsKey(t))
            {
                variableNameCounter.Add(t, 0);
                return t.Name.ToCamelCase() + "0";
            }
            else
            {
                var count = variableNameCounter[t]++;
                return t.Name.ToCamelCase() + count;
            }
        }

    }

    public static class Extentions
    {
        public static string ToCamelCase(this string input)
        {
            if (input == null) return null;
            if (input == String.Empty) return String.Empty;
            if (input.Length == 1) return input.ToLower();
            return Char.ToLower(input[0]).ToString() + input.Substring(1);
        }
    }

    public class Formatter : IFormatProvider
    {
        public object GetFormat(Type formatType)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}