sae201_qwirkle/Qwirkle/QwirkleClassLibrary/Persistences/LeaderboardPersistenceJson.cs

using System.Runtime.Serialization.Json;
using QwirkleClassLibrary.Players;

namespace QwirkleClassLibrary.Persistences
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This is the persistence class for the leaderboard : it is in charge of managing all the parameters necessary for the backup and recovery of data concerning the leaderboard.
    /// </summary>
    public class LeaderboardPersistenceJson : ILeaderboardPersistence
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// As the name suggest, this class is used to save the data from the leaderboard.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="leaderboard">The current leaderboard we want to save data from.</param>
        public void SaveLeaderboard(Leaderboard leaderboard)
        {
            var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(Leaderboard));

            using (Stream writer = File.Create("Leaderboard.json"))
            {
                serializer.WriteObject(writer, leaderboard);
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to load the leaderboard into the app when the application starts.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Leaderboard</returns>
        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"></exception>
        public Leaderboard LoadLeaderboard()
        {
            var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(Leaderboard));

            using (Stream reader = File.OpenRead("Leaderboard.json"))
            {
                return serializer.ReadObject(reader) as Leaderboard ?? throw new InvalidOperationException();
            }
        }
    }
}