supporting DataContract/DataMember/IgnoreDataMember

[BrannonKing]

I attempted to write my own inheritor of IDynamicTypeSerializer for handling DataContract objects. It would be very similar to the GenericSerializer. Some things that caused me a problem: the Serializer.Settings and Serializer.GetIndirectData are both internal, making it impossible for me to duplicate the mechanism in GenericSerializer. It would be nice if GenericSerializer wasn't sealed and had virtual methods for GetFieldInfos and Handles.

[tomba]

Yes, I never really finished the mechanism to create custom serializers. I didn't want to make all the stuff public, as I felt it's exposing too much internal data, but as you noticed, at least some of it is needed. But if I recall right, I didn't consider making GenericSerializer inheritable. I was only thinking of how a user could write a serializer from scratch. Perhaps making GenericSerializer inheritable would be an easier step forward.

However, I haven't done any .Net development for a long time, so I don't think I'll work on this any time soon.