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/// <summary>
/// Serializes ShapeNode instances.
/// </summary>
public class ShapeNodeConverter : DiagramNodeConverter
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new instance of the ShapeNodeConverter class.
    /// </summary>
    public ShapeNodeConverter(DiagramView view): base(view)
    {
        this.view = view;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// SupportedTypes override.
    /// </summary>
    public override IEnumerable<Type> SupportedTypes
    {
        get
        {
            return new List<Type>(new Type[] { typeof(MindFusion.Diagramming.ShapeNode) });
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Deserialize override.
    /// </summary>
    public override object Deserialize(IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, Type type, JavaScriptSerializer serializer)
    {
        ShapeNode node = (ShapeNode)Activator.CreateInstance(type);

        SerializationUtils.DeserializeNode(node as DiagramNode, dictionary, serializer, view);

        if (dictionary.ContainsKey("shape") && dictionary["shape"] != null)
            node.Shape = Shape.FromId(dictionary["shape"].ToString());
        if (dictionary.ContainsKey("rotateText") && dictionary["rotateText"] != null)
            node.RotateText = (bool)dictionary["rotateText"];
        if (dictionary.ContainsKey("text") && dictionary["text"] != null)
            node.Text = dictionary["text"].ToString();
        if (dictionary.ContainsKey("transparent") && dictionary["transparent"] != null)
            node.Transparent = (bool)dictionary["transparent"];
        // more properties ...
        return node;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Serialize override.
    /// </summary>
    public override IDictionary<string, object> Serialize(object obj, JavaScriptSerializer serializer)
    {
        IDictionary<string, object> json = base.Serialize(obj, serializer);
        MindFusion.Diagramming.ShapeNode node = (MindFusion.Diagramming.ShapeNode)obj;

        json.Add("shape", node.Shape.Id);
        json.Add("text", node.Text);
        json.Add("transparent", node.Transparent);
        json.Add("rotateText", node.RotateText);
        // more properties
        return json;
    }

    private DiagramView view;
}