C#: Property List (plist) serialization script.

Plist.cs

/**
 * PlistCS Property List (plist) serialization and parsing library.
 * 
 * https://github.com/animetrics/PlistCS
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Animetrics Inc. (marc@animetrics.com)
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

/**
 * https://gist.github.com/yourpalmark/6237636
 */

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;

namespace PlistCS
{
	public static class Plist
	{
		private static List<int> offsetTable = new List<int>();
		private static List<byte> objectTable = new List<byte>();
		private static int refCount;
		private static int objRefSize;
		private static int offsetByteSize;
		private static long offsetTableOffset;
		
		#region Public Functions
		
		public static object readPlist(string path)
		{
			using (FileStream f = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
			{
				return readPlist(f, plistType.Auto);
			}
		}
		
		public static object readPlistSource(string source)
		{
			return readPlist(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source));
		}
		
		public static object readPlist(byte[] data)
		{
			return readPlist(new MemoryStream(data), plistType.Auto);
		}
		
		public static plistType getPlistType(Stream stream)
		{
			byte[] magicHeader = new byte[8];
			stream.Read(magicHeader, 0, 8);
			
			if (BitConverter.ToInt64(magicHeader, 0) == 3472403351741427810)
			{
				return plistType.Binary;
			}
			else
			{
				return plistType.Xml;
			}
		}
		
		public static object readPlist(Stream stream, plistType type)
		{
			if (type == plistType.Auto)
			{
				type = getPlistType(stream);
				stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
			}
			
			if (type == plistType.Binary)
			{
				using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
				{
					byte[] data = reader.ReadBytes((int) reader.BaseStream.Length);
					return readBinary(data);
				}
			}
			else
			{
				XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
				xml.XmlResolver = null;
				xml.Load(stream);
				return readXml(xml);
			}
		}
		
		public static void writeXml(object value, string path)
		{
			using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(path))
			{
				writer.Write(writeXml(value));
			}
		}
		
		public static void writeXml(object value, Stream stream)
		{
			using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
			{
				writer.Write(writeXml(value));
			}
		}
		
		public static string writeXml(object value)
		{
			using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
			{
				XmlWriterSettings xmlWriterSettings = new XmlWriterSettings();
				xmlWriterSettings.Encoding = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding(false);
				xmlWriterSettings.ConformanceLevel = ConformanceLevel.Document;
				xmlWriterSettings.Indent = true;
				
				using (XmlWriter xmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(ms, xmlWriterSettings))
				{
					xmlWriter.WriteStartDocument(); 
					//xmlWriter.WriteComment("DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" " + "\"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\"");
					xmlWriter.WriteDocType("plist", "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN", "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd", null);
					xmlWriter.WriteStartElement("plist");
					xmlWriter.WriteAttributeString("version", "1.0");
					compose(value, xmlWriter);
					xmlWriter.WriteEndElement();
					xmlWriter.WriteEndDocument();
					xmlWriter.Flush();
					xmlWriter.Close();
					return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(ms.ToArray());
				}
			}
		}
		
		public static void writeBinary(object value, string path)
		{
			using (BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create)))
			{
				writer.Write(writeBinary(value));
			}
		}
		
		public static void writeBinary(object value, Stream stream)
		{
			using (BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(stream))
			{
				writer.Write(writeBinary(value));
			}
		}
		
		public static byte[] writeBinary(object value)
		{
			offsetTable.Clear();
			objectTable.Clear();
			refCount = 0;
			objRefSize = 0;
			offsetByteSize = 0;
			offsetTableOffset = 0;
			
			//Do not count the root node, subtract by 1
			int totalRefs = countObject(value) - 1;
			
			refCount = totalRefs;
			
			objRefSize = RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(refCount)).Length;
			
			composeBinary(value);
			
			writeBinaryString("bplist00", false);
			
			offsetTableOffset = (long)objectTable.Count;
			
			offsetTable.Add(objectTable.Count - 8);
			
			offsetByteSize = RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(offsetTable[offsetTable.Count-1])).Length;
			
			List<byte> offsetBytes = new List<byte>();
			
			offsetTable.Reverse();
			
			for (int i = 0; i < offsetTable.Count; i++)
			{
				offsetTable[i] = objectTable.Count - offsetTable[i];
				byte[] buffer = RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(offsetTable[i]), offsetByteSize);
				Array.Reverse(buffer);
				offsetBytes.AddRange(buffer);
			}
			
			objectTable.AddRange(offsetBytes);
			
			objectTable.AddRange(new byte[6]);
			objectTable.Add(Convert.ToByte(offsetByteSize));
			objectTable.Add(Convert.ToByte(objRefSize));
			
			var a = BitConverter.GetBytes((long) totalRefs + 1);
			Array.Reverse(a);
			objectTable.AddRange(a);
			
			objectTable.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes((long)0));
			a = BitConverter.GetBytes(offsetTableOffset);
			Array.Reverse(a);
			objectTable.AddRange(a);
			
			return objectTable.ToArray();
		}
		
		#endregion
		
		#region Private Functions
		
		private static object readXml(XmlDocument xml)
		{
			XmlNode rootNode = xml.DocumentElement.ChildNodes[0];
			return (Dictionary<string, object>)parse(rootNode);
		}
		
		private static object readBinary(byte[] data)
		{
			offsetTable.Clear();
			List<byte> offsetTableBytes = new List<byte>();
			objectTable.Clear();
			refCount = 0;
			objRefSize = 0;
			offsetByteSize = 0;
			offsetTableOffset = 0;
			
			List<byte> bList = new List<byte>(data);
			
			List<byte> trailer = bList.GetRange(bList.Count - 32, 32);
			
			parseTrailer(trailer);
			
			objectTable = bList.GetRange(0, (int)offsetTableOffset);
			
			offsetTableBytes = bList.GetRange((int)offsetTableOffset, bList.Count - (int)offsetTableOffset - 32);
			
			parseOffsetTable(offsetTableBytes);
			
			return parseBinary(0);
		}
		
		private static Dictionary<string, object> parseDictionary(XmlNode node)
		{
			XmlNodeList children = node.ChildNodes;
			if (children.Count % 2 != 0)
			{
				throw new DataMisalignedException("Dictionary elements must have an even number of child nodes");
			}
			
			Dictionary<string, object> dict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
			
			for (int i = 0; i < children.Count; i += 2)
			{
				XmlNode keynode = children[i];
				XmlNode valnode = children[i + 1];
				
				if (keynode.Name != "key")
				{
					throw new ApplicationException("expected a key node");
				}
				
				object result = parse(valnode);
				
				if (result != null)
				{
					dict.Add(keynode.InnerText, result);
				}
			}
			
			return dict;
		}
		
		private static List<object> parseArray(XmlNode node)
		{
			List<object> array = new List<object>();
			
			foreach (XmlNode child in node.ChildNodes)
			{
				object result = parse(child);
				if (result != null)
				{
					array.Add(result);
				}
			}
			
			return array;
		}
		
		private static void composeArray(List<object> value, XmlWriter writer)
		{
			writer.WriteStartElement("array");
			foreach (object obj in value)
			{
				compose(obj, writer);
			}
			writer.WriteEndElement();
		}
		
		private static object parse(XmlNode node)
		{
			switch (node.Name)
			{
				case "dict":
					return parseDictionary(node);
				case "array":
					return parseArray(node);
				case "string":
					return node.InnerText;
				case "integer":
					//  int result;
					//int.TryParse(node.InnerText, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result);
					return Convert.ToInt32(node.InnerText, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
				case "real":
					return Convert.ToDouble(node.InnerText,System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
				case "false":
					return false;
				case "true":
					return true;
				case "null":
					return null;
				case "date":
					return XmlConvert.ToDateTime(node.InnerText, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Utc);
				case "data":
					return Convert.FromBase64String(node.InnerText);
			}
			
			throw new ApplicationException(String.Format("Plist Node `{0}' is not supported", node.Name));
		}
		
		private static void compose(object value, XmlWriter writer)
		{
			if (value == null || value is string)
			{
				writer.WriteElementString("string", value as string);
			}
			else if (value is int || value is long)
			{
				writer.WriteElementString("integer", ((int)value).ToString(System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo));
			}
			else if (value is System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, object> || value.GetType().ToString().StartsWith("System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String"))
			{
				//Convert to Dictionary<string, object>
				Dictionary<string, object> dic = value as Dictionary<string, object>;
				if (dic == null)
				{
					dic = new Dictionary<string, object>();
					IDictionary idic = (IDictionary)value;
					foreach (var key in idic.Keys)
					{
						dic.Add(key.ToString(), idic[key]);
					}
				}
				writeDictionaryValues(dic, writer);
			}
			else if (value is List<object>)
			{
				composeArray((List<object>)value, writer);
			}
			else if (value is byte[])
			{
				writer.WriteElementString("data", Convert.ToBase64String((Byte[])value));
			}
			else if (value is float || value is double)
			{
				writer.WriteElementString("real", ((double)value).ToString(System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo));
			}
			else if (value is DateTime)
			{
				DateTime time = (DateTime)value;
				string theString = XmlConvert.ToString(time, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Utc);
				writer.WriteElementString("date", theString);//, "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ"));
			}
			else if (value is bool)
			{
				writer.WriteElementString(value.ToString().ToLower(), "");
			}
			else
			{
				throw new Exception(String.Format("Value type '{0}' is unhandled", value.GetType().ToString()));
			}
		}
		
		private static void writeDictionaryValues(Dictionary<string, object> dictionary, XmlWriter writer)
		{
			writer.WriteStartElement("dict");
			foreach (string key in dictionary.Keys)
			{
				object value = dictionary[key];
				writer.WriteElementString("key", key);
				compose(value, writer);
			}
			writer.WriteEndElement();
		}
		
		private static int countObject(object value)
		{
			int count = 0;
			switch (value.GetType().ToString())
			{
				case "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.Object]":
					Dictionary<string, object> dict = (Dictionary<string, object>)value;
					foreach (string key in dict.Keys)
					{
						count += countObject(dict[key]);
					}
					count += dict.Keys.Count;
					count++;
					break;
				case "System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Object]":
					List<object> list = (List<object>)value;
					foreach (object obj in list)
					{
						count += countObject(obj);
					}
					count++;
					break;
				default:
					count++;
					break;
			}
			return count;
		}
		
		private static byte[] writeBinaryDictionary(Dictionary<string, object> dictionary)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>();
			List<byte> header = new List<byte>();
			List<int> refs = new List<int>();
			for (int i = dictionary.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				var o = new object[dictionary.Count];
				dictionary.Values.CopyTo(o, 0);
				composeBinary(o[i]);
				offsetTable.Add(objectTable.Count);
				refs.Add(refCount);
				refCount--;
			}
			for (int i = dictionary.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				var o = new string[dictionary.Count];
				dictionary.Keys.CopyTo(o, 0);
				composeBinary(o[i]);//);
				offsetTable.Add(objectTable.Count);
				refs.Add(refCount);
				refCount--;
			}
			
			if (dictionary.Count < 15)
			{
				header.Add(Convert.ToByte(0xD0 | Convert.ToByte(dictionary.Count)));
			}
			else
			{
				header.Add(0xD0 | 0xf);
				header.AddRange(writeBinaryInteger(dictionary.Count, false));
			}
			
			foreach (int val in refs)
			{
				byte[] refBuffer = RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(val), objRefSize);
				Array.Reverse(refBuffer);
				buffer.InsertRange(0, refBuffer);
			}
			
			buffer.InsertRange(0, header);
			
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] composeBinaryArray(List<object> objects)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>();
			List<byte> header = new List<byte>();
			List<int> refs = new List<int>();
			
			for (int i = objects.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
			{
				composeBinary(objects[i]);
				offsetTable.Add(objectTable.Count);
				refs.Add(refCount);
				refCount--;
			}
			
			if (objects.Count < 15)
			{
				header.Add(Convert.ToByte(0xA0 | Convert.ToByte(objects.Count)));
			}
			else
			{
				header.Add(0xA0 | 0xf);
				header.AddRange(writeBinaryInteger(objects.Count, false));
			}
			
			foreach (int val in refs)
			{
				byte[] refBuffer = RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(val), objRefSize);
				Array.Reverse(refBuffer);
				buffer.InsertRange(0, refBuffer);
			}
			
			buffer.InsertRange(0, header);
			
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] composeBinary(object obj)
		{
			byte[] value;
			switch (obj.GetType().ToString())
			{
				case "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.Object]":
					value = writeBinaryDictionary((Dictionary<string, object>)obj);
					return value;
					
				case "System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Object]":
					value = composeBinaryArray((List<object>)obj);
					return value;
					
				case "System.Byte[]":
					value = writeBinaryByteArray((byte[])obj);
					return value;
					
				case "System.Double":
					value = writeBinaryDouble((double)obj);
					return value;
					
				case "System.Int32":
					value = writeBinaryInteger((int)obj, true);
					return value;
					
				case "System.String":
					value = writeBinaryString((string)obj, true);
					return value;
					
				case "System.DateTime":
					value = writeBinaryDate((DateTime)obj);
					return value;
					
				case "System.Boolean":
					value = writeBinaryBool((bool)obj);
					return value;
					
				default:
					return new byte[0];
			}
		}
		
		public static byte[] writeBinaryDate(DateTime obj)
		{
			List<byte> buffer =new List<byte>(RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(PlistDateConverter.ConvertToAppleTimeStamp(obj)), 8));
			buffer.Reverse();
			buffer.Insert(0, 0x33);
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		public static byte[] writeBinaryBool(bool obj)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>(new byte[1] { (bool)obj ? (byte)9 : (byte)8 });
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] writeBinaryInteger(int value, bool write)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>(BitConverter.GetBytes((long) value));
			buffer =new List<byte>(RegulateNullBytes(buffer.ToArray()));
			while (buffer.Count != Math.Pow(2, Math.Log(buffer.Count) / Math.Log(2)))
				buffer.Add(0);
			int header = 0x10 | (int)(Math.Log(buffer.Count) / Math.Log(2));
			
			buffer.Reverse();
			
			buffer.Insert(0, Convert.ToByte(header));
			
			if (write)
				objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] writeBinaryDouble(double value)
		{
			List<byte> buffer =new List<byte>(RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(value), 4));
			while (buffer.Count != Math.Pow(2, Math.Log(buffer.Count) / Math.Log(2)))
				buffer.Add(0);
			int header = 0x20 | (int)(Math.Log(buffer.Count) / Math.Log(2));
			
			buffer.Reverse();
			
			buffer.Insert(0, Convert.ToByte(header));
			
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] writeBinaryByteArray(byte[] value)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>(value);
			List<byte> header = new List<byte>();
			if (value.Length < 15)
			{
				header.Add(Convert.ToByte(0x40 | Convert.ToByte(value.Length)));
			}
			else
			{
				header.Add(0x40 | 0xf);
				header.AddRange(writeBinaryInteger(buffer.Count, false));
			}
			
			buffer.InsertRange(0, header);
			
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] writeBinaryString(string value, bool head)
		{
			List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>();
			List<byte> header = new List<byte>();
			foreach (char chr in value.ToCharArray())
				buffer.Add(Convert.ToByte(chr));
			
			if (head)
			{
				if (value.Length < 15)
				{
					header.Add(Convert.ToByte(0x50 | Convert.ToByte(value.Length)));
				}
				else
				{
					header.Add(0x50 | 0xf);
					header.AddRange(writeBinaryInteger(buffer.Count, false));
				}
			}
			
			buffer.InsertRange(0, header);
			
			objectTable.InsertRange(0, buffer);
			
			return buffer.ToArray();
		}
		
		private static byte[] RegulateNullBytes(byte[] value)
		{
			return RegulateNullBytes(value, 1);
		}
		
		private static byte[] RegulateNullBytes(byte[] value, int minBytes)
		{
			Array.Reverse(value);
			List<byte> bytes = new List<byte>(value);
			for (int i = 0; i < bytes.Count; i++)
			{
				if (bytes[i] == 0 && bytes.Count > minBytes)
				{
					bytes.Remove(bytes[i]);
					i--;
				}
				else
					break;
			}
			
			if (bytes.Count < minBytes)
			{
				int dist = minBytes - bytes.Count;
				for (int i = 0; i < dist; i++)
					bytes.Insert(0, 0);
			}
			
			value = bytes.ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(value);
			return value;
		}
		
		private static void parseTrailer(List<byte> trailer)
		{
			offsetByteSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(trailer.GetRange(6, 1).ToArray(), 4), 0);
			objRefSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(trailer.GetRange(7, 1).ToArray(), 4), 0);
			byte[] refCountBytes = trailer.GetRange(12, 4).ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(refCountBytes);
			refCount = BitConverter.ToInt32(refCountBytes, 0);
			byte[] offsetTableOffsetBytes = trailer.GetRange(24, 8).ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(offsetTableOffsetBytes);
			offsetTableOffset = BitConverter.ToInt64(offsetTableOffsetBytes, 0);
		}
		
		private static void parseOffsetTable(List<byte> offsetTableBytes)
		{
			for (int i = 0; i < offsetTableBytes.Count; i += offsetByteSize)
			{
				byte[] buffer = offsetTableBytes.GetRange(i, offsetByteSize).ToArray();
				Array.Reverse(buffer);
				offsetTable.Add(BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(buffer, 4), 0));
			}
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryDictionary(int objRef)
		{
			Dictionary<string, object> buffer = new Dictionary<string, object>();
			List<int> refs = new List<int>();
			int refCount = 0;
			
			//byte dictByte = objectTable[offsetTable[objRef]];
			
			int refStartPosition;
			refCount = getCount(offsetTable[objRef], out refStartPosition);
			
			if (refCount < 15)
				refStartPosition = offsetTable[objRef] + 1;
			else
				refStartPosition = offsetTable[objRef] + 2 + RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(refCount), 1).Length;
			
			for (int i = refStartPosition; i < refStartPosition + refCount * 2 * objRefSize; i += objRefSize)
			{
				byte[] refBuffer = objectTable.GetRange(i, objRefSize).ToArray();
				Array.Reverse(refBuffer);
				refs.Add(BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(refBuffer, 4), 0));
			}
			
			for (int i = 0; i < refCount; i++)
			{
				buffer.Add((string)parseBinary(refs[i]), parseBinary(refs[i + refCount]));
			}
			
			return buffer;
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryArray(int objRef)
		{
			List<object> buffer = new List<object>();
			List<int> refs = new List<int>();
			int refCount = 0;
			
			//byte arrayByte = objectTable[offsetTable[objRef]];
			
			int refStartPosition;
			refCount = getCount(offsetTable[objRef], out refStartPosition);
			
			if (refCount < 15)
				refStartPosition = offsetTable[objRef] + 1;
			else
				//The following integer has a header aswell so we increase the refStartPosition by two to account for that.
				refStartPosition = offsetTable[objRef] + 2 + RegulateNullBytes(BitConverter.GetBytes(refCount), 1).Length;
			
			for (int i = refStartPosition; i < refStartPosition + refCount * objRefSize; i += objRefSize)
			{
				byte[] refBuffer = objectTable.GetRange(i, objRefSize).ToArray();
				Array.Reverse(refBuffer);
				refs.Add(BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(refBuffer, 4), 0));
			}
			
			for (int i = 0; i < refCount; i++)
			{
				buffer.Add(parseBinary(refs[i]));
			}
			
			return buffer;
		}
		
		private static int getCount(int bytePosition, out int newBytePosition)
		{
			byte headerByte = objectTable[bytePosition];
			byte headerByteTrail = Convert.ToByte(headerByte & 0xf);
			int count;
			if (headerByteTrail < 15)
			{
				count = headerByteTrail;
				newBytePosition = bytePosition + 1;
			}
			else
				count = (int)parseBinaryInt(bytePosition + 1, out newBytePosition);
			return count;
		}
		
		private static object parseBinary(int objRef)
		{
			byte header = objectTable[offsetTable[objRef]];
			switch (header & 0xF0)
			{
				case 0:
				{
					//If the byte is
					//0 return null
					//9 return true
					//8 return false
					return (objectTable[offsetTable[objRef]] == 0) ? (object)null : ((objectTable[offsetTable[objRef]] == 9) ? true : false);
				}
				case 0x10:
				{
					return parseBinaryInt(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0x20:
				{
					return parseBinaryReal(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0x30:
				{
					return parseBinaryDate(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0x40:
				{
					return parseBinaryByteArray(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0x50://String ASCII
				{
					return parseBinaryAsciiString(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0x60://String Unicode
				{
					return parseBinaryUnicodeString(offsetTable[objRef]);
				}
				case 0xD0:
				{
					return parseBinaryDictionary(objRef);
				}
				case 0xA0:
				{
					return parseBinaryArray(objRef);
				}
			}
			throw new Exception("This type is not supported");
		}
		
		public static object parseBinaryDate(int headerPosition)
		{
			byte[] buffer = objectTable.GetRange(headerPosition + 1, 8).ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(buffer);
			double appleTime = BitConverter.ToDouble(buffer, 0);
			DateTime result = PlistDateConverter.ConvertFromAppleTimeStamp(appleTime);
			return result;
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryInt(int headerPosition)
		{
			int output;
			return parseBinaryInt(headerPosition, out output);
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryInt(int headerPosition, out int newHeaderPosition)
		{
			byte header = objectTable[headerPosition];
			int byteCount = (int)Math.Pow(2, header & 0xf);
			byte[] buffer = objectTable.GetRange(headerPosition + 1, byteCount).ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(buffer);
			//Add one to account for the header byte
			newHeaderPosition = headerPosition + byteCount + 1;
			return BitConverter.ToInt32(RegulateNullBytes(buffer, 4), 0);
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryReal(int headerPosition)
		{
			byte header = objectTable[headerPosition];
			int byteCount = (int)Math.Pow(2, header & 0xf);
			byte[] buffer = objectTable.GetRange(headerPosition + 1, byteCount).ToArray();
			Array.Reverse(buffer);
			
			return BitConverter.ToDouble(RegulateNullBytes(buffer, 8), 0);
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryAsciiString(int headerPosition)
		{
			int charStartPosition;
			int charCount = getCount(headerPosition, out charStartPosition);
			
			var buffer = objectTable.GetRange(charStartPosition, charCount);
			return buffer.Count > 0 ? Encoding.ASCII.GetString(buffer.ToArray()) : string.Empty;
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryUnicodeString(int headerPosition)
		{
			int charStartPosition;
			int charCount = getCount(headerPosition, out charStartPosition);
			charCount = charCount * 2;
			
			byte[] buffer = new byte[charCount];
			byte one, two;
			
			for (int i = 0; i < charCount; i+=2)
			{
				one = objectTable.GetRange(charStartPosition+i,1)[0];
				two = objectTable.GetRange(charStartPosition + i+1, 1)[0];
				
				if (BitConverter.IsLittleEndian)
				{
					buffer[i] = two;
					buffer[i + 1] = one;
				}
				else
				{
					buffer[i] = one;
					buffer[i + 1] = two;
				}
			}
			
			return Encoding.Unicode.GetString(buffer);
		}
		
		private static object parseBinaryByteArray(int headerPosition)
		{
			int byteStartPosition;
			int byteCount = getCount(headerPosition, out byteStartPosition);
			return objectTable.GetRange(byteStartPosition, byteCount).ToArray();
		}
		
		#endregion
	}
	
	public enum plistType
	{
		Auto, Binary, Xml
	}
	
	public static class PlistDateConverter
	{
		public static long timeDifference = 978307200;
		
		public static long GetAppleTime(long unixTime)
		{
			return unixTime - timeDifference;
		}
		
		public static long GetUnixTime(long appleTime)
		{
			return appleTime + timeDifference;
		}
		
		public static DateTime ConvertFromAppleTimeStamp(double timestamp)
		{
			DateTime origin = new DateTime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
			return origin.AddSeconds(timestamp);
		}
		
		public static double ConvertToAppleTimeStamp(DateTime date)
		{
			DateTime begin = new DateTime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
			TimeSpan diff = date - begin;
			return Math.Floor(diff.TotalSeconds);
		}
	}
}