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Ayymoss12/11/2022
✅ Determining a Configuration Type
I'm running into a problem trying to access a specific property of a configuration type. I'm unsure if I'm having this problem due to the layout of my configuration or just part of C# I've not yet ran into. 🙂
I have an enum
I have a configuration for those relevant types
Each 'TYPE'Configuration has a inherited property
In my code, I need to access this cooldown specific to the vote type.
How do I do this? In the method I need it, I have access to the
The full property 'path'(?) is...
Let's say I've got this method..
I'm running into a problem trying to access a specific property of a configuration type. I'm unsure if I'm having this problem due to the layout of my configuration or just part of C# I've not yet ran into. 🙂
I have an enum
VoteType with 4 members, Kick, Ban, Map, Skip, Mute.I have a configuration for those relevant types
KickConfiguration, BanConfiguration, MuteConfiguration etc these configurations inherit from BaseConfigurationEach 'TYPE'Configuration has a inherited property
Cooldown.In my code, I need to access this cooldown specific to the vote type.
How do I do this? In the method I need it, I have access to the
VoteType enum. I'm not sure if there's a way to infer the configuration type from this enum?The full property 'path'(?) is...
_configuration.VoteConfiguration.BanConfiguration.Cooldown;
_configuration.VoteConfiguration.KickConfiguration.Cooldown;
// etcLet's say I've got this method..
public static TimeSpan Cooldown(VoteType voteType)
{
return new TimeSpan( /* What do I put here to get the per-voteType relevant cooldown?*/ );
}
Ero12/11/2022
If statements?
Ero12/11/2022
Or a switch expression?
Ayymoss12/11/2022
I thought this, but it feels unnecessarily verbose.
Ayymoss12/11/2022
Surely there's a smarter way to infer the type?
Ero12/11/2022
Dictionary?
Ayymoss12/11/2022
Again. I don't want to make a static dict with all key and types. 😄 It's way to verbose and not scalable.
Ero12/11/2022
You don't really have any other options
Ayymoss12/11/2022
I tried using Generics, but I'm not too familiar with them and I believe you need to already know the type beforehand?
Ayymoss12/11/2022
I suppose this is a problem with the layout.
Do you have any suggestions on how I could redo my config with this per-votetype-configuration in mind?
Do you have any suggestions on how I could redo my config with this per-votetype-configuration in mind?
Ero12/11/2022
Difficult to make any assumptions without seeing use cases and implementations and intentions
Ayymoss12/11/2022
_configuration.VotePassPercentage This was my old format, and is now broken. 🙂
I need to get
_configuration.VoteConfiguration.<Type>.VotePassPercentage now. Again, the enum is passed through to this method.Ero12/11/2022
Yeah that doesn't answer anything
Ero12/11/2022
That's your current setup that you asked for suggestions to change
Ero12/11/2022
I'm saying it's impossible to tell you how to change it without more context
Ayymoss12/11/2022
I'm trying to provide that context. Can you be more specific in what context you need?
I can start dumping entire code snippets out but I can't imagine this helpful.
I can start dumping entire code snippets out but I can't imagine this helpful.
phaseshift12/11/2022
Are you saying the property is not on the base class? If not, what is the problem?
phaseshift12/11/2022
Passing round an enum into lots of different methods expecting them to switch or otherwise iterate the options is often not a good pattern. Just pass a single thing that is set up appropriately
Ayymoss12/11/2022
Possibly my problem. I'm unsure.
I'm using the enum to pass through to functions to know what the calling vote was. But I also need to get relevant configuration results from it.
It'd be nice at the top of the function to call like...
The property in question here is part of the BaseConfiguration class. But some properties will not be.
I'm using the enum to pass through to functions to know what the calling vote was. But I also need to get relevant configuration results from it.
It'd be nice at the top of the function to call like...
var voteConfig = <someway to retreive the specific voteconfig based off of the passed enum>;
// then do
voteConfig.Cooldown;The property in question here is part of the BaseConfiguration class. But some properties will not be.
phaseshift12/11/2022
so you only need a dictionary/list of configs somewhere. you can even have the enum as a property on the actual configs