Implementation of an IMvxTextSerializer that can be put inside a PCL and uses the latest version of Newtonsoft.Json

MvxJsonTextSerializer.cs

    internal class MvxJsonTextSerializer : IMvxJsonConverter
    {
        private static readonly JsonSerializerSettings Settings;

        public static void Register()
        {
            Mvx.RegisterType<IMvxJsonConverter, MvxJsonTextSerializer>();
            Mvx.RegisterType<IMvxTextSerializer, MvxJsonTextSerializer>();

        }

        static MvxJsonTextSerializer()
        {
            Settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
                {
                    ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
                    Converters = new List<JsonConverter>
                        {
                            new MvxEnumJsonConverter(),
                        },
                    DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
                };
        }

        public object DeserializeObject(Type type, string inputText)
        {
            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(inputText, type, Settings);
        }

        public T DeserializeObject<T>(string inputText)
        {
            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(inputText, Settings);
        }

        public string SerializeObject(object toSerialise)
        {
            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(toSerialise, Formatting.None, Settings);
        }
    }

    public class MvxEnumJsonConverter : JsonConverter
    {
        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
        {
            return objectType.GetTypeInfo().IsEnum;
        }

        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            writer.WriteValue(value.ToString());
        }

        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            var theString = reader.Value.ToString();
            return Enum.Parse(objectType, theString, false);
        }
    }