using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
public class NotificationDTO
public long idCompanyService { get; set; }
public List<Tuple<string, byte[], System.Net.Mime.ContentType>> Attachments { get; set; }
public class StringDictionaryConverter : JsonConverter
public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
return typeof(StringDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(objectType);
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
var tokenType = reader.SkipComments().TokenType;
if (tokenType == JsonToken.Null)
var dictionary = existingValue as StringDictionary ?? (StringDictionary)serializer.ContractResolver.ResolveContract(objectType).DefaultCreator();
case JsonToken.StartArray:
var list = serializer.Deserialize<List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>>(reader);
foreach (var pair in list)
dictionary.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value);
case JsonToken.StartObject:
var typedDictionary = serializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(reader);
foreach (var pair in typedDictionary)
dictionary.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value);
throw new JsonSerializationException(string.Format("Unknown token {0} at path {1}", tokenType, reader.Path));
public override bool CanWrite { get { return true; } }
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
var dictionary = (StringDictionary)value;
writer.WriteStartObject();
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in dictionary)
writer.WritePropertyName((string)entry.Key);
writer.WriteValue((string)entry.Value);
public static partial class JsonExtensions
public static JsonReader SkipComments(this JsonReader reader)
while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Comment && reader.Read())
public static void Test()
static void TestStringDictionary()
StringDictionary myCol = new StringDictionary();
myCol.Add("red", "rojo");
myCol.Add("green", "verde");
myCol.Add("blue", "azul");
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
Converters = { new StringDictionaryConverter() },
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myCol, settings);
var myCol2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<StringDictionary>(json, settings);
Assert.IsTrue(myCol.Count == myCol2.Count);
var json2 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myCol2, settings);
Assert.IsTrue(JToken.DeepEquals(JToken.Parse(json), JToken.Parse(json2)));
var json3 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myCol2);
Console.WriteLine(json3);
var myCol3 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<StringDictionary>(json, settings);
var json4 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myCol2, settings);
Assert.IsTrue(JToken.DeepEquals(JToken.Parse(json), JToken.Parse(json4)));
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
Converters = { new StringDictionaryConverter() },
var json = @"{""Boundary"":null,""CharSet"":null,""MediaType"":""application/pdf"",""Name"":null,""Parameters"":[]}";
var content = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<System.Net.Mime.ContentType>(json, settings);
var json2 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(content, Formatting.Indented, settings);
Console.WriteLine("\nResult of trying to deserialize and re-serialize a {0}: ", typeof(System.Net.Mime.ContentType));
Console.WriteLine(json2);
public static void TestFull()
var json = @"{""idCompanyService"":1234,""DocumentType"":1,""Attachments"":[{""Item1"":""wqere.pdf"",""Item2"":""TWFuIGlzIGRpc3Rpbmd1aXNoZWQsIG5vdCBvbmx5IGJ5IGhpcyByZWFzb24sIGJ1dCBieSB0aGlzIHNpbmd1bGFyIHBhc3Npb24gZnJvbSBvdGhlciBhbmltYWxzLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhIGx1c3Qgb2YgdGhlIG1pbmQsIHRoYXQgYnkgYSBwZXJzZXZlcmFuY2Ugb2YgZGVsaWdodCBpbiB0aGUgY29udGludWVkIGFuZCBpbmRlZmF0aWdhYmxlIGdlbmVyYXRpb24gb2Yga25vd2xlZGdlLCBleGNlZWRzIHRoZSBzaG9ydCB2ZWhlbWVuY2Ugb2YgYW55IGNhcm5hbCBwbGVhc3VyZS4="",""Item3"":{""Boundary"":null,""CharSet"":null,""MediaType"":""application/pdf"",""Name"":null,""Parameters"":[]}},{""Item1"":""ewqeqwe.xml"",""Item2"":""TWFuIGlzIGRpc3Rpbmd1aXNoZWQsIG5vdCBvbmx5IGJ5IGhpcyByZWFzb24sIGJ1dCBieSB0aGlzIHNpbmd1bGFyIHBhc3Npb24gZnJvbSBvdGhlciBhbmltYWxzLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhIGx1c3Qgb2YgdGhlIG1pbmQsIHRoYXQgYnkgYSBwZXJzZXZlcmFuY2Ugb2YgZGVsaWdodCBpbiB0aGUgY29udGludWVkIGFuZCBpbmRlZmF0aWdhYmxlIGdlbmVyYXRpb24gb2Yga25vd2xlZGdlLCBleGNlZWRzIHRoZSBzaG9ydCB2ZWhlbWVuY2Ugb2YgYW55IGNhcm5hbCBwbGVhc3VyZS4="",""Item3"":{""Boundary"":null,""CharSet"":null,""MediaType"":""text/xml"",""Name"":null,""Parameters"":[]}}]}";
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
Converters = { new StringDictionaryConverter() },
var dto = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NotificationDTO>(json, settings);
var json2 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dto, Formatting.Indented, settings);
Console.WriteLine("\nResult of trying to deserialize and re-serialize a {0}: ", typeof(NotificationDTO));
Console.WriteLine(json2);
public static void Main()
Console.WriteLine("Environment version: " + Environment.Version);
Console.WriteLine("Json.NET version: " + typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.FullName);
Console.WriteLine("Failed with unhandled exception: ");