Penwork.Foundations.Extensions 1.5.1

Introduction

This library supports various common and fundamental extensions, enhancing simplicity to any project.

Following extensions are featured:

• ByteArrayExtensions; provides easy convertions features to a byte array:
  • ToText: Decodes to UTF8-formatted text.
  • ToHex: Hexadecimal representation of an byte array.
  • ToBase64: Converts to base 64 format.

• EnumExtensions; provides convertion features to a enum:
  • ToCollection: Converts bitwise enumeration values to a collection.

• DictionaryExtensions provides convertion features to a dictionary instance. Creates a generic object with properties created from the dictionary collection.
  • ToObject

• ObjectExtensions; provides various convertion features to any object:
  • Clone: Makes a new clone copy of the object.
  • (removed) ToJson: Serializes properties for a object as JSON.
  • ToDictionary: Serializes properties for a object into a dictionary.
  • ToByteArray: Serializes object to its binary representation.

• ReflectionExtensions; provides helper methods easing access to reflection methods:
  • IsNullable: Checks whether the underlying type is nullable or not.
  • GetCallingMethodName: Returns the name of the calling method.
  • GetPropertyValue<T>: Returns the property value of a specified object.

• StreamExtensions; provides convertions from and to Base64:
  • FromBase64
  • ToBase64
  • ToBase64String

• StringExtensions; provides various convertion and string manipulating features to a string instance:
  • ToFirstLetterUpper
  • TrimFrom: Removes the chars from the found char. If char is not found trimming is not executed.
  • TrimTo: Removes the chars until the found char. If char is not found trimming is not executed.
  • ToByteArray
  • FromHexToByteArray
  • ToBase64
  • FromBase64ToByteArray
  • FromBase64

• IEnumerableExtensions; provides methods to compare two IEnumerables with each other and advanced ordering methods:
  • Where: Filters a sequence of values based on a predicate written as a string.
  • WhereIn: Filters a sequence of values from first set mapped to second set based on a predicate.
  • WhereNotIn: Filters a sequence of values from first set that is not mapped to second set based on a predicate.
  • AnyIn: Determines whether any element of a sequence that satisfies a condition exists in a secondary sequence of elements.
  • AnyNotIn: Determines whether any element of a sequence that satisfies a condition does not exists in a secondary sequence of elements.
  • OrderBy: Sorts the elements of a sequence in ascending or descending order according to a key written as a string.Supports property name defined as string.
  • ThenBy: Performs a subsequent ordering of elements in a sequence in ascending or descending order according to a key written as a string.
  • ForEach: Performs the specified action on each element of the IEnumerable<T>

• IQueryableExtensions; Same as IEnumerable extensions:
  • Where: Filters a sequence of values based on a predicate written as a string.
  • WhereIn: Filters a sequence of values from first set mapped to second set based on a predicate.
  • WhereNotIn: Filters a sequence of values from first set that is not mapped to second set based on a predicate.
  • AnyIn: Determines whether any element of a sequence that satisfies a condition exists in a secondary sequence of elements.
  • AnyNotIn: Determines whether any element of a sequence that satisfies a condition does not exists in a secondary sequence of elements.
  • OrderBy: Sorts the elements of a sequence in ascending or descending order according to a key written as a string.Supports property name defined as string.
  • ThenBy: Performs a subsequent ordering of elements in a sequence in ascending or descending order according to a key written as a string.
  • Include

Also some converters are featured:

• EnumConverter: Provides support for deserializing enums from JSON.

Credits:

• IQueryable and IEnumerable extensions are using System.Linq.Dynamic.Core library delivered by ZZZ to handle specialized ordering methods.

Also important helpers are featured:

• HttpHelper. A basic HTTP client simplifying System.Net.Http.HttpClient.
• EncryptionHelper. TripleDes encryption.
• RestHelper. Simplifies converting requests into query strings.