Newtonsoft.Json/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Documentation/Samples/Bson/DeserializeFromBsonCollection.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Bson;

namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Documentation.Samples.Bson
{
    public class DeserializeFromBsonCollection
    {
        #region Types
        public class Event
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
        }
        #endregion

        public void Example()
        {
            //IList<Event> e = new List<Event>
            //  {
            //    new Event {StartDate = new DateTime(2013, 3, 31), Name = "Easter"}
            //  };
            //MemoryStream ms1 = new MemoryStream();
            //using (BsonWriter writer = new BsonWriter(ms1))
            //{
            //  JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();

            //  serializer.Serialize(writer, e);
            //}

            //string ss = Convert.ToBase64String(ms1.ToArray());
            //Console.WriteLine(ss);

            #region Usage
            string s = "MQAAAAMwACkAAAACTmFtZQAHAAAARWFzdGVyAAlTdGFydERhdGUAgDf0uj0BAAAAAA==";
            byte[] data = Convert.FromBase64String(s);

            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(data);
            using (BsonReader reader = new BsonReader(ms))
            {
                reader.ReadRootValueAsArray = true;

                JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();

                IList<Event> events = serializer.Deserialize<IList<Event>>(reader);

                Console.WriteLine(events.Count);
                // 1

                Console.WriteLine(events[0].Name);
                // Easter
            }
            #endregion
        }
    }
}