XmlSerializableDictionary.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace GitCommands
{
    [XmlRoot("dictionary")]
    [Serializable]
    public class XmlSerializableDictionary<TKey, TValue> : Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, IXmlSerializable
    {
        public XmlSerializableDictionary()
        {
        }

        protected XmlSerializableDictionary(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
            : base(info, context)
        {
        }

        #region IXmlSerializable Members

        public XmlSchema GetSchema()
        {
            return null;
        }

        public void ReadXml(XmlReader reader)
        {
            var keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));
            var valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));
            var wasEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;

            reader.Read();

            if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration)
            {
                reader.Read();
            }

            if (wasEmpty || reader.IsEmptyElement)
            {
                return;
            }

            if (reader.ReadToDescendant("item"))
            {
                while (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
                {
                    reader.ReadStartElement("item");

                    reader.ReadStartElement("key");
                    var key = (TKey)keySerializer.Deserialize(reader);
                    reader.ReadEndElement();

                    reader.ReadStartElement("value");
                    var value = (TValue)valueSerializer.Deserialize(reader);
                    reader.ReadEndElement();

                    reader.ReadEndElement();
                    reader.MoveToContent();

                    this[key] = value;
                }
            }

            reader.ReadEndElement();
        }

        public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
        {
            var keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));
            var valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));

            foreach (var (key, value) in this.OrderBy(pair => pair.Key))
            {
                writer.WriteStartElement("item");

                writer.WriteStartElement("key");
                keySerializer.Serialize(writer, key);
                writer.WriteEndElement();

                writer.WriteStartElement("value");
                valueSerializer.Serialize(writer, value);
                writer.WriteEndElement();

                writer.WriteEndElement();
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }
}