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using System;
using System.Globalization;
namespace QuantConnect.Util
{
///
/// Allows for conversion of string numeric values from JSON to the type
///
public class StringDecimalJsonConverter : TypeChangeJsonConverter
{
private readonly bool _defaultOnFailure;
///
/// Creates an instance of the class, with an optional flag to default to decimal's default value on failure.
///
/// Default to decimal's default value on failure
public StringDecimalJsonConverter(bool defaultOnFailure = false)
{
_defaultOnFailure = defaultOnFailure;
}
///
/// Converts a decimal to a string
///
/// The input value to be converted before serialization
/// String representation of the decimal
protected override string Convert(decimal value)
{
return value.ToStringInvariant();
}
///
/// Converts the input string to a decimal
///
/// The deserialized value that needs to be converted to T
/// The converted value
protected override decimal Convert(string value)
{
try
{
return decimal.Parse(value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (_defaultOnFailure)
{
return default(decimal);
}
throw;
}
}
}
}