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Add thorough tests for partially supported NRBF types

Open Copilot opened this issue 8 months ago • 2 comments

This PR adds comprehensive tests for Hashtable serialization handling in CoreNrbfSerializer to ensure we're properly handling instances with unsupported content and not losing data over fields we don't currently handle (like the comparer).

The tests include:

  1. Verification that CoreNrbfSerializer.IsFullySupportedType() correctly returns false for Hashtable types
  2. Tests that standard Hashtable objects can be properly serialized and deserialized
  3. Tests that Hashtable objects with custom comparers:
    • Can be serialized but not deserialized by CoreNrbfSerializer
    • Retain all their data including the comparer when roundtripped through serialization
  4. Tests that Hashtable objects with custom hash code providers:
    • Can be serialized but not deserialized by CoreNrbfSerializer
    • Preserve their hash code provider information when roundtripped

These tests are important to ensure that while we may not fully handle all Hashtable configurations through CoreNrbfSerializer, we at least don't lose data when these objects pass through serialization, maintaining compatibility with existing functionality.

Fixes #12927.

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Copilot avatar May 20 '25 20:05 Copilot

Do not update the global.json.

I've reverted the changes to global.json in commit d182b49. The file is now restored to its original state with the correct SDK version.

Copilot avatar May 20 '25 20:05 Copilot

This code does not compile. Please fix the noted errors.

Fixed the compilation issues in commit 7973629 by:

  1. Adding CS0618 suppression for the entire class with explanatory comment
  2. Using the correct Hashtable constructor overload that takes both IHashCodeProvider and IComparer (passing null when only the provider is needed)

Copilot avatar May 20 '25 21:05 Copilot