File: ModelExplorer.cs
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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Internal;
 
namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
 
/// <summary>
/// Associates a model object with it's corresponding <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>.
/// </summary>
[DebuggerDisplay("DeclaredType = {Metadata.ModelType.Name}, PropertyName = {Metadata.PropertyName}")]
public class ModelExplorer
{
    private readonly IModelMetadataProvider _metadataProvider;
 
    private object _model;
    private Func<object, object> _modelAccessor;
    private ModelExplorer[] _properties;
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="metadataProvider">The <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="model">The model object. May be <c>null</c>.</param>
    public ModelExplorer(
        IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
        ModelMetadata metadata,
        object model)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadataProvider);
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadata);
 
        _metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
        Metadata = metadata;
        _model = model;
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="metadataProvider">The <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="container">The container <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="modelAccessor">A model accessor function..</param>
    public ModelExplorer(
        IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
        ModelExplorer container,
        ModelMetadata metadata,
        Func<object, object> modelAccessor)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadataProvider);
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(container);
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadata);
 
        _metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
        Container = container;
        Metadata = metadata;
        _modelAccessor = modelAccessor;
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="metadataProvider">The <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="container">The container <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="model">The model object. May be <c>null</c>.</param>
    public ModelExplorer(
        IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
        ModelExplorer container,
        ModelMetadata metadata,
        object model)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadataProvider);
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadata);
 
        _metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
        Container = container;
        Metadata = metadata;
        _model = model;
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the container <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// The <see cref="Container"/> will most commonly be set as a result of calling
    /// <see cref="GetExplorerForProperty(string)"/>. In this case, the returned <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> will
    /// have it's <see cref="Container"/> set to the instance upon which <see cref="GetExplorerForProperty(string)"/>
    /// was called.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// This however is not a requirement. The <see cref="Container"/> is informational, and may not
    /// represent a type that defines the property represented by <see cref="Metadata"/>. This can
    /// occur when constructing a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> based on evaluation of a complex
    /// expression.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// If calling code relies on a parent-child relationship between <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>
    /// instances, then use <see cref="ModelMetadata.ContainerType"/> to validate this assumption.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer Container { get; }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public ModelMetadata Metadata { get; }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the model object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Retrieving the <see cref="Model"/> object will execute the model accessor function if this
    /// <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> was provided with one.
    /// </remarks>
    public object Model
    {
        get
        {
            if (_model == null && _modelAccessor != null)
            {
                Debug.Assert(Container != null);
                _model = _modelAccessor(Container.Model);
 
                // Null-out the accessor so we don't invoke it repeatedly if it returns null.
                _modelAccessor = null;
            }
 
            return _model;
        }
    }
 
    /// <remarks>
    /// Retrieving the <see cref="ModelType"/> will execute the model accessor function if this
    /// <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> was provided with one.
    /// </remarks>
    public Type ModelType
    {
        get
        {
            if (Metadata.IsNullableValueType)
            {
                // We have a model, but if it's a nullable value type, then Model.GetType() will return
                // the non-nullable type (int? -> int). Since it's a value type, there's no subclassing,
                // just go with the declared type.
                return Metadata.ModelType;
            }
 
            if (Model == null)
            {
                // If the model is null, then use the declared model type;
                return Metadata.ModelType;
            }
 
            // We have a model, and it's not a nullable, so use the runtime type to handle
            // cases where the model is a subclass of the declared type and has extra data.
            return Model.GetType();
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the properties.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Includes a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for each property of the <see cref="ModelMetadata"/>
    /// for <see cref="ModelType"/>.
    /// </remarks>
    public IEnumerable<ModelExplorer> Properties => PropertiesInternal;
 
    internal ModelExplorer[] PropertiesInternal
    {
        get
        {
            if (_properties == null)
            {
                var metadata = GetMetadataForRuntimeType();
                var properties = metadata.Properties;
                var propertyHelpers = PropertyHelper.GetProperties(ModelType);
 
                _properties = new ModelExplorer[properties.Count];
                for (var i = 0; i < properties.Count; i++)
                {
                    var propertyMetadata = properties[i];
                    PropertyHelper propertyHelper = null;
                    for (var j = 0; j < propertyHelpers.Length; j++)
                    {
                        if (string.Equals(
                            propertyMetadata.PropertyName,
                            propertyHelpers[j].Property.Name,
                            StringComparison.Ordinal))
                        {
                            propertyHelper = propertyHelpers[j];
                            break;
                        }
                    }
 
                    Debug.Assert(propertyHelper != null);
                    _properties[i] = CreateExplorerForProperty(propertyMetadata, propertyHelper);
                }
            }
 
            return _properties;
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the given <paramref name="model"/> value.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="model">The model value.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</returns>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForModel(object model)
    {
        if (Container == null)
        {
            return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, Metadata, model);
        }
        else
        {
            return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, Container, Metadata, model);
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the property with given <paramref name="name"/>, or <c>null</c> if
    /// the property cannot be found.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="name">The property name.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForProperty(string name)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(name);
 
        for (var i = 0; i < PropertiesInternal.Length; i++)
        {
            var property = PropertiesInternal[i];
            if (string.Equals(name, property.Metadata.PropertyName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
            {
                return property;
            }
        }
 
        return null;
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the property with given <paramref name="name"/>, or <c>null</c> if
    /// the property cannot be found.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="name">The property name.</param>
    /// <param name="modelAccessor">An accessor for the model value.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// As this creates a model explorer with a specific model accessor function, the result is not cached.
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForProperty(string name, Func<object, object> modelAccessor)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(name);
 
        var metadata = GetMetadataForRuntimeType();
 
        var propertyMetadata = metadata.Properties[name];
        if (propertyMetadata == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
 
        return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, propertyMetadata, modelAccessor);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the property with given <paramref name="name"/>, or <c>null</c> if
    /// the property cannot be found.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="name">The property name.</param>
    /// <param name="model">The model value.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// As this creates a model explorer with a specific model value, the result is not cached.
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForProperty(string name, object model)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(name);
 
        var metadata = GetMetadataForRuntimeType();
 
        var propertyMetadata = metadata.Properties[name];
        if (propertyMetadata == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
 
        return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, propertyMetadata, model);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the provided model value and model <see cref="Type"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="modelType">The model <see cref="Type"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="model">The model value.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> created by <see cref="GetExplorerForExpression(Type, object)"/>
    /// represents the result of executing an arbitrary expression against the model contained
    /// in the current <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> instance.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// The returned <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> will have the current instance set as its <see cref="Container"/>.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForExpression(Type modelType, object model)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(modelType);
 
        var metadata = _metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(modelType);
        return GetExplorerForExpression(metadata, model);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the provided model value and model <see cref="Type"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> associated with the model.</param>
    /// <param name="model">The model value.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> created by
    /// <see cref="GetExplorerForExpression(ModelMetadata, object)"/>
    /// represents the result of executing an arbitrary expression against the model contained
    /// in the current <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> instance.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// The returned <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> will have the current instance set as its <see cref="Container"/>.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForExpression(ModelMetadata metadata, object model)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadata);
 
        return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, metadata, model);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the provided model value and model <see cref="Type"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="modelType">The model <see cref="Type"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="modelAccessor">A model accessor function.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> created by
    /// <see cref="GetExplorerForExpression(Type, Func{object, object})"/>
    /// represents the result of executing an arbitrary expression against the model contained
    /// in the current <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> instance.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// The returned <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> will have the current instance set as its <see cref="Container"/>.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForExpression(Type modelType, Func<object, object> modelAccessor)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(modelType);
 
        var metadata = _metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(modelType);
        return GetExplorerForExpression(metadata, modelAccessor);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the provided model value and model <see cref="Type"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> associated with the model.</param>
    /// <param name="modelAccessor">A model accessor function.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// A <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> created by
    /// <see cref="GetExplorerForExpression(ModelMetadata, Func{object, object})"/>
    /// represents the result of executing an arbitrary expression against the model contained
    /// in the current <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> instance.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// The returned <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> will have the current instance set as its <see cref="Container"/>.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public ModelExplorer GetExplorerForExpression(ModelMetadata metadata, Func<object, object> modelAccessor)
    {
        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(metadata);
 
        return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, metadata, modelAccessor);
    }
 
    private ModelMetadata GetMetadataForRuntimeType()
    {
        // We want to make sure we're looking at the runtime properties of the model, and for
        // that we need the model metadata of the runtime type.
        var metadata = Metadata;
        if (Metadata.ModelType != ModelType)
        {
            metadata = _metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(ModelType);
        }
 
        return metadata;
    }
 
    private ModelExplorer CreateExplorerForProperty(
        ModelMetadata propertyMetadata,
        PropertyHelper propertyHelper)
    {
        if (propertyHelper == null)
        {
            return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, propertyMetadata, modelAccessor: null);
        }
 
        var modelAccessor = new Func<object, object>((c) =>
        {
            return c == null ? null : propertyHelper.GetValue(c);
        });
 
        return new ModelExplorer(_metadataProvider, this, propertyMetadata, modelAccessor);
    }
}