Remotely/Shared/Extensions/DeviceExtensions.cs

using Remotely.Shared.Dtos;
using Remotely.Shared.Entities;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Remotely.Shared.Extensions;

public static class DeviceExtensions
{
    private static JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new()
    {
        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
    };

    /// <summary>
    /// A helper method for creating a DeviceClientDto from a Device entity.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="device"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public static DeviceClientDto ToDto(this Device device)
    {
        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(device, _serializerOptions);
        var dto = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DeviceClientDto>(json, _serializerOptions);
        return dto ?? throw new SerializationException("Failed to create DTO.");
    }
}