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How do I convert a Json file (that contains a array) to a List (of a class object) C# Unity

i'm using a NewtonSoft Json API to read my dialogue texts and i'm having problem to populate a List of dialogues information.
i would like to populate my list (of this class below) using one of this 2 Json formats.
[System.Serializable]
public class DialogueList
{
public string dialogueName;
public bool isDialogueOption;
public string[] dialogueText;
public string option1;
public string option2;
}
Ex: I would like if the list be like this.
//(Slot 1)
dialogueList[0].dialogueName = "Nyma";
dialogueList[0].isDialogueOption = true;
dialogueList[0].dialogueText[0] = "Hi Xire! how are you?";
dialogueList[0].dialogueText[1] = "Hi Nyma! i'm fine and you?";
dialogueList[0].option1 = "Fine!";
dialogueList[0].option2 = "I'm not fine!";
//(Slot2)
dialogueList[1].dialogueName = "Xire";
dialogueList[1].isDialogueOption = false;
dialogueList[1].dialogueText[0] = "Run Nyma";
dialogueList[1].dialogueText[1] = "I'm Running Xire";
dialogueList[1].option1 = Null;
dialogueList[1].option2 = Null;
Json Format 1:
{
"Dialogue_Nyma": [
{
"dialogueName": "Nyma",
"isDialogueOption": true,
"dialogueText": [
"Hi Xire! how are you?",
"Hi Nyma! i'm fine and you?"
],
"Option1": "Fine!",
"Option2": "i'm not fine!"
}
],
"Dialogue_Xire": [
{
"dialogueName": "Xire",
"isDialogueOption": false,
"dialogueText": [
"Run Nyma!",
"i'm Running Xire."
],
"Option1": null,
"Option2": null
}
]
}
Json format 2:
[
{
"dialogueName": "Nyma",
"isDialogueOption": true,
"dialogueText": [
"Hi Xire! how are you?",
"Hi Nyma! i'm fine and you?"
],
"Option1": "Fine!",
"Option2": "i'm not fine!"
},
{
"dialogueName": "Xire",
"isDialogueOption": false,
"dialogueText": [
"Run Nyma!",
"i'm Running Xire."
],
"Option1": null,
"Option2": null
}
]
If someone could help me to find a way to deserialize one of these json formats to populate my list i'll be really thankful!
i also tried to create a class that contains a array of Dialogue List
[System.Serializable]
public class DialogueListCollection
{
public DialogueList[] dialogueList;
}
and tried to parse like this
string path = "DialogueJson/Textos";
var contents = Resources.Load<TextAsset>(path);
dialogueList = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DialogueListCollection>(contents.text);
but didn't work.

Your class should represent the dialog:
public class Dialogue
{
public string dialogueName;
public bool isDialogueOption;
public string[] dialogueText;
public string option1;
public string option2;
}
(Notice the "List" is gone from the class name)
You can then use Newtonsoft to deserialize it to an array:
var json = #"[
{
""dialogueName"": ""Nyma"",
""isDialogueOption"": true,
""dialogueText"": [
""Hi Xire! how are you?"",
""Hi Nyma! i'm fine and you?""
],
""Option1"": ""Fine!"",
""Option2"": ""i'm not fine!""
},
{
""dialogueName"": ""Xire"",
""isDialogueOption"": false,
""dialogueText"": [
""Run Nyma!"",
""i'm Running Xire.""
],
""Option1"": null,
""Option2"": null
}
]";
Dialogue[] list = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dialogue[]>(json);
Your array list now contains two entries.
The second format you provided is correctly formatted and used in this sample.

Add class that will contain only array of DialogueList and parse json as this class. You'll need to add one field in json to put list in it.

C# GoogleAPI - How to set a time duration when variable type is "object"?

I'm stuck with my problem using " Google.Apis.Testing.v1.Data " and their documentation doesn't help me.
I have to set a "timeout" value (= a duration), but the variable type is "object" instead of "float" for example. I tried to put an int, a float, and a string but that doesn't work.
The object API doc is here. My variable is "TestTimeout" which is definitely a duration.
When I searched for a solution, I saw in java the variable type is string but that doesn't help (here)
Just for your information, I'm using this lib to execute my android application on their test devices. It's a service called TestLab in Firebase. The timeout value needs to be higher because I don't have enough time to execute my test. Here is my code, everything is working well besides this TimeOut.
TestMatrix testMatrix = new TestMatrix();
testMatrix.TestSpecification = new TestSpecification();
testMatrix.TestSpecification.TestTimeout = 600.0f; // I tested 600, 600.0f, "600", "30m", "500s"
testMatrix.EnvironmentMatrix = new EnvironmentMatrix();
testMatrix.EnvironmentMatrix.AndroidDeviceList = new AndroidDeviceList();
testMatrix.EnvironmentMatrix.AndroidDeviceList.AndroidDevices = new List<AndroidDevice>();
foreach (TestMatrixModel.TestData testData in _model.ListTests)
{
if (testData.IsSelected)
{
//Here I'm using my own data class to set GoogleAPI objects, it's simple
//as it asks me strings even for integer numbers, and it's working
foreach (int indice in testData.ChosenAndroidVersionsIndices)
{
AndroidDevice device = new AndroidDevice();
device.AndroidModelId = testData.ModelID;
device.AndroidVersionId = testData.AvailableAndroidVersions[indice];
device.Locale = testData.AvailableLocales[testData.ChosenLocale];
device.Orientation = testData.Orientation;
testMatrix.EnvironmentMatrix.AndroidDeviceList.AndroidDevices.Add(device);
}
}
}
Ok and here is the result of the request :
{
"testMatrixId": "matrix-2dntrwio3kco7",
"testSpecification": {
"testTimeout": "300s",
"testSetup": {},
"androidTestLoop": {
"appApk": {
"gcsPath": "gs://myLinkIntoGoogleCloudStorage.apk"
}
}
},
"environmentMatrix": {
"androidDeviceList": {
"androidDevices": [
{
"androidModelId": "grandpplte",
"androidVersionId": "23",
"locale": "en_001",
"orientation": "landscape"
},
{
"androidModelId": "hero2lte",
"androidVersionId": "23",
"locale": "en_001",
"orientation": "landscape"
},
etc.....
As you can see, it seems to be a string set to "300s"... so why "500s" cannot enter in ?
Thanks a lot.

Ok I got my answer :
testMatrix.TestSpecification.TestTimeout = "600s";
So it was a string and needed to finish with "s". Why that didn't work when I tried ? Just because my code was overrided with another TestSpecification after... my bad.

Parsing/Iterating over Json

I'm fairly new to parsing Json with C# and i'm having a little issue i can't work my head around.
My data looks something like this:
{
"languages": {
"ja_lang": {
"data": {
"name": "Japanese"
},
"files": [["ja",
"Japanese File",
"lang_ja.txt"]]
},
"en_lang": {
"data": {
"name": "English"
},
"files": [["en",
"English File",
"lang_en.txt"]]
}
}
}
Now i want to iterate over the items in languages and only work with the one where the object-name starts with "ja_" (in this case it would only work with "ja_lang" and ignore "en_lang"), then extract the name inside data and the "lang_ja.txt" in files.
To Parse the Json in C# i downloaded the Newtonsoft.Json library and came up with this:
dynamic json_obj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject("json string");
// when debugging language holds { "ja_lang": { "data": { "name": "Japanese" }, "files": [["ja", "Japanese File", "lang_ja.txt"]] } }
foreach (var language in json_obj.languages)
{
// not sure how i can access the object-name
/*if(!language.StartsWith("ja_"))
continue;*/
// Exception: 'Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JProperty' does not contain a definition for 'data' - Not sure why it is treated as a property?
var name = language.data.name;
var file = language.files[2];
}
I'm sorry for this probably dumb question, but i've been trying to cast it to different types and searched the web for solutions, but i just couldn't figure it out. So if someone could help me out with this i would be really greatful.
Thanks in advance!

Since you're stating in a comment (on an answer that has been deleted) that the data changes so a fixed model won't work, you can still fix what is known:
Here's a LINQPad program that demonstrates:
void Main()
{
var collection = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LanguagesCollection>(File.ReadAllText(#"c:\temp\test.json"));
foreach (var keyValuePair in collection.Languages)
if (keyValuePair.Key.StartsWith("ja_"))
keyValuePair.Value.Dump();
}
public class LanguagesCollection
{
public Dictionary<string, JObject> Languages { get; } = new Dictionary<string, JObject>();
}
This will deserialize the outer object, with the "languages" key, and inside you have a dictionary with the keys, "ja_lang", "en_lang", and you can just process the values as you see fit. These are left as JObject which means they will contain whatever json was present as a value for that key in the dictionary.

Using a site like json2sharp you can just pass your json data in and get a ready to use c# model out.
Then you can easily deserialize your json data into that c# model and use the properties for much easier handling:
string jsonData = #"{
'languages': {
'ja_lang': {
'data': {
'name': 'Japanese'
},
'files': [['ja',
'Japanese File',
'lang_ja.txt']]
},
'en_lang': {
'data': {
'name': 'English'
},
'files': [['en',
'English File',
'lang_en.txt']]
}
}
}";
RootObject data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(jsonData);
foreach(Languages lang in data.languages) //would work if Languages was a listing
{
}
Although I admit that your Json is a bit strange and that Languages most likly should be a listing and not a property for each language.

Creating A Filetree from a directory with Json.net LINQ

With the following code:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
JObject fileSystemTree = CreateFileSystemJsonTree("C:/DirectoryTree");
Console.WriteLine(fileSystemTree);
Console.WriteLine("------");
//
// Write it out to a file
//
System.IO.File.WriteAllText(#"C:\jsontree.txt", fileSystemTree.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
}
static JObject joNew = new JObject();
static JObject CreateFileSystemJsonTree(string source)
{
//
// Build a list of all the IPs
//
//Console.WriteLine(source);
using (var poiDbContext = new poiDbEntities())
{
DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(source);
{
joNew = new JObject(
new JProperty(di.Name, new JArray(Directory.GetDirectories(source).Select(d => CreateFileSystemJsonTree(d)))),
new JProperty("files", new JArray(di.GetFiles().Select(fi => new JObject(new JProperty(fi.Name, GetText(fi.Name)))))));
}
Console.WriteLine(joNew);
}
return joNew;
}
public static string GetText(string fiName)
{
using (var poiDbContext = new poiDbEntities())
{
string indexNameBody = fiName.Substring(0, fiName.LastIndexOf('.'));
var indexResult = "test"; // dummied up for use by evaluators
return indexResult.Trim();
}
}
I am trying to create a filetree from a system directory using recursion. I have this working with XML but would prefer a JSON tree. The problem is that the txt files appear, not withing the Parent's [], which represents the lowest folder, but instead being added as JsonProperties with the text name I have added as "files"(which I don't want). Plus the "files" are generated even if there are no files, such as in an empty folder. The system generated snippet is followed by the a possible desired snippet.
"Sports": [
{
"NBA": [],
"files": [] // Undesirable--The folder is empty``
},``
The two snippets:
{
"Politics": [
{
"PresCandidates": [
{
"Republican": [], // Notice the files are not in array within the [] of the Republican
"files": [
{
"carson_ben_s.txt": "Ben Carson"
},
{
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump"
},
{
"walker_scott_k.txt": "Scott Walker"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"Politics": [ // The desired format
{
"PresCandidates": [
{
"Republican": [
{
"carson_ben_s.txt": "Ben Carson"
},
{
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump"
},
{
"walker_scott_k.txt": "Scott Walker"
}
],
{

I'm not sure I understand the JSON you want to create. If you're looking for a set of nested JSON objects where each property name corresponds to the file or directory name, and for a file, the property value is given by some callback method, while for a subdirectory, the value is an object recursively containing objects for all contents of the subdirectory, you could do this:
public static class DirectoryInfoExtensions
{
public static JObject ToJson<TResult>(this DirectoryInfo info, Func<FileInfo, TResult> getData)
{
return new JObject
(
info.GetFiles().Select(f => new JProperty(f.Name, getData(f))).Concat(info.GetDirectories().Select(d => new JProperty(d.Name, d.ToJson(getData))))
);
}
}
And then use it like:
string path = #"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0";
var di = new DirectoryInfo(path);
Debug.WriteLine(di.ToJson(f => f.LastWriteTimeUtc));
Which produces output like:
{
"redist.txt": "2007-10-16T21:56:34Z",
"Common7": {
"IDE": {
"Brief.vsk": "2007-06-20T21:55:14Z",
"WinFxCustomControlTemplateWizard.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z",
"1033": {
"cmddefui.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z",
Many values removed,
"VsWizUI.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z",
"WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll": "2008-07-30T14:06:58Z"
},
"en": {
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.xml": "2007-03-02T04:30:40Z",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.xml": "2007-03-06T04:40:44Z",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.xml": "2007-03-06T04:40:44Z"
},
"ExceptionAssistantContent": {
"1033": {
"DefaultContent.xml": "2007-09-03T05:11:44Z"
}
}
}
}
}
Is that what you want? Your partial JSON sample has arrays but I don't see where or how you need them.
If this is not what you want, could you clarify the desired JSON format somewhat?
By the way, if you have XML working, you could always use JsonConvert.SerializeXNode().

You idea worked beautifully. Thank you. I have one comment and a further question. I understand there is no standard format for a json file tree. However doesn't it make sense that each folder should be started and ended with [] because they are not "leaf" nodes? I tried to modify you code to make it look like the following but without success. I added the time stamp.
{
"7/28/2015 6:00:45 PM": // Modified by hand
lennane_ava_l.txt": "Ava Lennane",
"ALists": [ // Modified by hand
"clinton_hillary_r.txt": "Hillary Clinton",
"depasquale_vincent_99.txt": "Vincent Depasquale",
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump",
"zz_kilroy_99.txt": "Kilroy",
"Criminals": [], // Modified by hand
"Entertainment": [], // Modified by hand
"Politics": [ // Modified by hand
"clinton_hillary_r.txt": "Hillary Clinton",
"lennane_james_p.txt": "Jim Lennane",
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump",
"PresCandidates": { // Unmodified
"clinton_hillary_r.txt": "Hillary Clinton",
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump",
"Democrat": { // Unmodified
"clinton_hillary_r.txt": "Hillary Clinton"
},
"Other": {},
"Republican": {
"carson_ben_s.txt": "Ben Carson",
"lennane_james_p.txt": "Jim Lennane",
"trump_donald_j.txt": "Donald Trump",
"walker_scott_k.txt": "Scott Walker"

Interacting with the Facebook C# SDK

Thanks to some of your patience and a small epiphany (sp?), I've now managed to get hold of the user object and groups etc. However, when I try to make calls to the api I notice my shortcomings (no, don't comment - I know you've noticed a while ago :p ). According to Facebook's docs, I should be able to post using something like
var body = 'Reading Connect JS documentation';
FB.api('/me/feed', 'post', { body: body }, function(response) {
if (!response || response.error) {
alert('Error occured');
} else {
alert('Post ID: ' + response);
}
});
However, translated to the SDK, I would assume I would do something like
app.Api("/me/feed", HttpMethod.Post);
but I don't see how I can send the text to write...
Also, while I'm at it - how would I go about using raw fql?
Any takers?
Thanks in advance :)

Well, while an interesting read, the link I was given here didn't really help. Was that the old Sdk?
Anyone know how to get to the elements in this?
JsonObject friends = app.Api("/me/friends") as JsonObject;
if (friends != null)
{
JsonArray friendsArr = friends["data"] as JsonArray;
for (int i = 0; i < friendsArr.Count(); i++ )
{
The data, as I got from the Graph doc is like this:
// me/friends:
//"data": [
// {
// "name": "Jan Voolstra",
// "id": "9013644"
// },
// {
// "name": "Christopher O'Rielly",
// "id": "9124229"
// },
All VS is telling me is that friendsArr[0] is of type Facebook.JsonObject with two elements...
Cheers!

var fb = new FacebookClient(_accessToken);
var arguments = new Dictionary<string, object>();
fb.PostCompleted += (o, args) =>
{
if (args.Error == null)
MessageBox.Show("Your status have been successfully posted to facebook!");
};
arguments["message"] = AboutTextBox.Text;
fb.PostAsync("me/feed", arguments);

How to get items from JsonObject:
List<string>names = new List<string>();
foreach (List<object> listresult in _result.Values)
{
foreach (JsonObject oneResult in listresult)
{
if (oneResult.ContainsKey("name"))
{
names.Add(oneResult["name"].ToString());
}
}
}
break;
}
I think this should work.