using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
public class MaxLengthArrayConverter<T> : JsonConverter<T []>
public MaxLengthArrayConverter(int maxLength) => this.MaxLength = maxLength >= 0 ? maxLength : throw new ArgumentException(nameof(maxLength));
public int MaxLength { get; }
public override T [] ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, T [] existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
if (reader.MoveToContentAndAssert().TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
reader.AssertTokenType(JsonToken.StartArray);
var list = new List<T>();
while (reader.ReadToContentAndAssert().TokenType != JsonToken.EndArray)
if (list.Count < MaxLength)
list.Add(serializer.Deserialize<T>(reader));
public override bool CanWrite => false;
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, T [] value, JsonSerializer serializer) => throw new NotImplementedException();
public class MaxLengthListConverter<T> : JsonConverter<List<T>>
public MaxLengthListConverter(int maxLength) => this.MaxLength = maxLength >= 0 ? maxLength : throw new ArgumentException(nameof(maxLength));
public int MaxLength { get; }
public override List<T> ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, List<T> existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
if (reader.MoveToContentAndAssert().TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
reader.AssertTokenType(JsonToken.StartArray);
existingValue ??= (List<T>)serializer.ContractResolver.ResolveContract(objectType).DefaultCreator();
while (reader.ReadToContentAndAssert().TokenType != JsonToken.EndArray)
if (existingValue.Count < MaxLength)
existingValue.Add(serializer.Deserialize<T>(reader));
public override bool CanWrite => false;
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, List<T> value, JsonSerializer serializer) => throw new NotImplementedException();
public static partial class JsonExtensions
public static JsonReader AssertTokenType(this JsonReader reader, JsonToken tokenType) =>
reader.TokenType == tokenType ? reader : throw new JsonSerializationException(string.Format("Unexpected token {0}, expected {1}", reader.TokenType, tokenType));
public static JsonReader ReadToContentAndAssert(this JsonReader reader) =>
reader.ReadAndAssert().MoveToContentAndAssert();
public static JsonReader MoveToContentAndAssert(this JsonReader reader)
throw new ArgumentNullException();
if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.None)
while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Comment)
public static JsonReader ReadAndAssert(this JsonReader reader)
throw new ArgumentNullException();
throw new JsonReaderException("Unexpected end of JSON stream.");
public int Id { get; set; }
public Order [] Orders { get; set; }
public string SomeExtraData { get; set; }
public class OrderList : List<Order>
public OrderList() : base() { }
public OrderList(IEnumerable<Order> orders) : base(orders) { }
public class OrderBookList
public OrderList Orders { get; set; }
public string SomeExtraData { get; set; }
public static void Test()
for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
for (int j = 0; j < i+10; j++)
public static void TestArray(int initialLength, int maxLength, bool print = false)
var initialModel = new OrderBook
Orders = Enumerable.Range(0, initialLength).Select(i => new Order { Id = i }).ToArray(),
SomeExtraData = "some extra data",
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
Converters = { new MaxLengthArrayConverter<Order>(maxLength) },
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(initialModel, Formatting.Indented, settings);
var model = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OrderBook>(json, settings);
Assert.IsTrue(model.Orders.Length <= maxLength);
var expectedLength = Math.Min(maxLength, initialLength);
Assert.AreEqual(expectedLength, model.Orders.Length);
Assert.IsTrue(Enumerable.SequenceEqual(model.Orders.Select(o => o.Id), initialModel.Orders.Take(expectedLength).Select(o => o.Id)));
Assert.AreEqual(initialModel.SomeExtraData, model.SomeExtraData);
Console.WriteLine("Initial {0}:", initialModel);
Console.WriteLine("Re-serialized {0} with maxLength {1}:", model, maxLength);
Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, Formatting.Indented, settings));
public static void TestList(int initialLength, int maxLength, bool print = false)
var initialModel = new OrderBookList
Orders = new (Enumerable.Range(0, initialLength).Select(i => new Order { Id = i })),
SomeExtraData = "some extra data",
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
Converters = { new MaxLengthListConverter<Order>(maxLength) },
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(initialModel, Formatting.Indented, settings);
var model = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OrderBookList>(json, settings);
Assert.IsTrue(model.Orders.Count <= maxLength);
var expectedLength = Math.Min(maxLength, initialLength);
Assert.AreEqual(expectedLength, model.Orders.Count);
Assert.IsTrue(Enumerable.SequenceEqual(model.Orders.Select(o => o.Id), initialModel.Orders.Take(expectedLength).Select(o => o.Id)));
Assert.AreEqual(initialModel.SomeExtraData, model.SomeExtraData);
Console.WriteLine("Initial {0}:", initialModel);
Console.WriteLine("Re-serialized {0} with maxLength {1}:", model, maxLength);
Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, Formatting.Indented, settings));
public static void Main()
Console.WriteLine("Environment version: {0} ({1})", System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription , GetNetCoreVersion());
Console.WriteLine("{0} version: {1}", typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.GetName().Name, typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.FullName);
Console.WriteLine("Failed with unhandled exception: ");
public static string GetNetCoreVersion()
var assembly = typeof(System.Runtime.GCSettings).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
var assemblyPath = assembly.Location.Split(new[] { '/', '\\' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
int netCoreAppIndex = Array.IndexOf(assemblyPath, "Microsoft.NETCore.App");
if (netCoreAppIndex > 0 && netCoreAppIndex < assemblyPath.Length - 2)
return assemblyPath[netCoreAppIndex + 1];