SaveJson()

        /// <summary>
        ///     Serializes the specified object to json and writes the resulting text to the specified file.
        ///     If the destination file exists, it is overwritten if the overwrite flag is set to true.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to serialize.</param>
        /// <param name="fileName">The file to write.</param>
        /// <param name="overwrite">True if the specified file is to be overwritten if it exists, false otherwise.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the operation succeeded.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="FileLoadException">Thrown if the specified file exists and the overwrite flag is false.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="JsonException">Thrown if an exception is encountered while serializing the specified object.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="IOException">Thrown if an exception is encountered while saving the output file.</exception>
        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.DocumentationRules", "SA1650:ElementDocumentationMustBeSpelledCorrectly", Justification = "Reviewed.")]
        private bool SaveJson(object obj, string fileName, bool overwrite = false)
        {
            if (File.Exists(fileName) && !overwrite)
            {
                throw new FileLoadException("The file '" + fileName + "' already exists and will not be overwritten.");
            }
            else
            {
                string objJson;

                // try to serialize the recipe to a string
                try
                {
                    objJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj, Formatting.Indented);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    logger.Info("Exception caught while serializing recipe: " + ex.Message);
                    throw new JsonException("Error serializing recipe.  See inner exception for details.", ex);
                }

                // try to save the string to the specified file
                try
                {
                    File.WriteAllText(fileName, objJson);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    logger.Info("Exception caught while writing output file: " + ex.Message);
                    throw new IOException("Error saving file.  See inner exception for details.", ex);
                }
            }

            return true;
        }