I'm porting my configuration file from .json to .yaml format. In Newtonsoft.Json I was able to apply attribute to a property which needed custom converter, for example
[JsonConverter(typeof(CustomIdConverter))]
public IList<CustomID> Users { get; set; }
How would I do the same using YamlDotNet?
I know converters should implement IYamlTypeConverter interface, but how would I apply this converter to exact property?
There is no support for that, although that would be a useful feature. What is supported is to associate a converter to a type. As a workaround, you can create a custom type for your property and associate the converter to it:
public interface ICustomIDList : IList<CustomID> {}
public class CustomIDListConverter : IYamlTypeConverter { /* ... */ }
var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder()
.WithTypeConverter(new CustomIDListConverter())
.Build();
