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JSON.NET converter for serializing a C# Dictionary to a javascript Map initialization array
public class DictionaryToMapConverter<TKey, TValue> : JsonConverter
{
public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
{
return false;
}
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
// I'm only using this for writing as of now
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
if (value == null)
{
writer.WriteToken(JsonToken.Null);
return;
}
var values = value as IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>;
if (values == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("value was not a dictionary");
}
writer.WriteToken(JsonToken.StartArray);
foreach (var kvp in values)
{
writer.WriteToken(JsonToken.StartArray);
serializer.Serialize(writer, kvp.Key);
serializer.Serialize(writer, kvp.Value);
writer.WriteToken(JsonToken.EndArray);
}
writer.WriteToken(JsonToken.EndArray);
}
}
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mlienau commented Feb 13, 2018

And here's how you'd use in a view model.

public class ViewModel 
{
    public class UserInfo 
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string ImgUrl { get; set; }
    }

    [JsonConverter(typeof(DictionaryToMapConverter<int, UserInfo>))]
    public Dictionary<int, UserInfo> UserData { get; set; }
}

When serialized it will spit out an array of key value pair arrays i.e

var data = [
    [1, { "name": "Obi-Wan Kenobi", "imgUrl": "/img/kenobi" }],
    [2, { "name": "Luke Skywalker", "imgUrl": "/img/lskywalker" }]
]

That way you can pass this array right into your map initializer

var jedis = new Map(data)

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