JsonCreationConverter[T].cs

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using System;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
namespace AnalyzeRe.JsonConverters
{
    public abstract class JsonCreationConverter<T> : JsonConverter
    {
        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
        {
            return typeof(T).IsAssignableFrom(objectType);
        }
 
        public override object ReadJson(
            JsonReader reader,
            Type objectType,
            object existingValue,
            JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
                return null;
 
            // Load JObject from stream
            JObject jObject = JObject.Load(reader);
 
            // Create target object based on JObject
            T target = Create(objectType, jObject);
 
            // Populate the object properties
            using (JsonReader jObjectReader =
                   JsonCreationConverter.CopyReaderForObject(reader, jObject))
            {
                serializer.Populate(jObjectReader, target);
            }
 
            return target;
        }
 
        public override void WriteJson(
            JsonWriter writer,
            object value,
            JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            serializer.Serialize(writer, value);
        }
 
        protected abstract T Create(Type objectType, JObject jObject);
    }
}