merge DUI3/Alpha into sdk (#13)

* merge DUI3/Alpha into sdk

* formatting

src/Speckle.Core/Serialisation/SerializationUtilities/ValueConverter.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Globalization;
 using Speckle.Core.Logging;
@@ -157,16 +158,17 @@ public static bool ConvertValue(Type type, object? value, out object? convertedV
       #endregion
     }
 
-    // Handle List<?>
-    if (type.IsGenericType && type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(List<>))
+    // Handle List<>, IList<>, and IReadOnlyList<>
+    if (type.IsGenericType && IsGenericList(type))
     {
       if (value is not List<object> valueList)
       {
         return false;
       }
 
+      var targetType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(type.GenericTypeArguments);
       Type listElementType = type.GenericTypeArguments[0];
-      IList ret = (IList)Activator.CreateInstance(type, valueList.Count);
+      IList ret = (IList)Activator.CreateInstance(targetType, valueList.Count);
       foreach (object inputListElement in valueList)
       {
         if (!ConvertValue(listElementType, inputListElement, out object? convertedListElement))
@@ -311,4 +313,21 @@ public static bool ConvertValue(Type type, object? value, out object? convertedV
 
     return false;
   }
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Tests that the given <paramref name="type"/> is assignable from a generic type def <see cref="List{T}"/>
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="type"></param>
+  /// <returns></returns>
+  [Pure]
+  private static bool IsGenericList(Type type)
+  {
+    if (!type.IsGenericType)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    Type typeDef = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+    return typeDef == typeof(List<>) || typeDef == typeof(IList<>) || typeDef == typeof(IReadOnlyList<>);
+  }
 }