SrcMod/Shell/Shell.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public class Shell
 {
     public const string Author = "That_One_Nerd";
     public const string Name = "SrcMod";
-    public const string Version = "Beta 0.4.0";
+    public const string Version = "Beta 0.5.0";
 
     public readonly string? ShellDirectory;
 

SrcMod/Valve.NET/Miscellaneous/TypeParsers.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 namespace Valve.Miscellaneous;
 
-internal static class TypeParsers
+public static class TypeParsers
 {
     public static bool CanParse(object? obj) => obj is not null && obj is sbyte or byte or short or ushort or int
         or uint or long or ulong or Int128 or UInt128 or nint or nuint or Half or float or double or decimal
         or char or DateOnly or DateTime or DateTimeOffset or Guid or TimeOnly or TimeSpan;
+    public static bool CanParse(Type type) => type == typeof(sbyte) || type == typeof(byte) || type == typeof(short)
+        || type == typeof(ushort) || type == typeof(int) || type == typeof(uint) || type == typeof(long)
+        || type == typeof(ulong) || type == typeof(Int128) || type == typeof(UInt128) || type == typeof(nint)
+        || type == typeof(nuint) || type == typeof(Half) || type == typeof(float) || type == typeof(double)
+        || type == typeof(decimal) || type == typeof(char) || type == typeof(DateOnly) || type == typeof(DateTime)
+        || type == typeof(DateTimeOffset) || type == typeof(Guid) || type == typeof(TimeOnly)
+        || type == typeof(TimeSpan);
     public static object ParseAll(string msg)
     {
         if (TryParse(msg, out sbyte int8)) return int8;

SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvConvert.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using Valve.Vkv.ObjectModels;
 
+using ValveParsers = Valve.Miscellaneous.TypeParsers;
+
 namespace Valve.Vkv;
 
 public static class VkvConvert
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ public static class VkvConvert
     }
 
     private static object DeserializeObject(string content) =>
-        TypeParsers.ParseAll(content);
+        ValveParsers.ParseAll(content);
     private static string DeserializeString(string content, VkvOptions options)
     {
         if (options.useQuotes)
@@ -118,6 +120,23 @@ public static class VkvConvert
     {
         if (node is null) return null;
 
+        if (node is VkvSingleNode single)
+        {
+            object? value = single.value;
+            if (value is null) return null;
+            else if (value is string str)
+            {
+                value = ValveParsers.ParseAll(str);
+                if (value is string still && outputType.IsEnum)
+                {
+                    if (Enum.TryParse(outputType, still, true, out object? res) && res is not null)
+                        value = res;
+                }
+            }
+            return Convert.ChangeType(value, outputType);
+        }
+        else if (node is VkvTreeNode tree)
+        {
             object? instance = Activator.CreateInstance(outputType);
             if (instance is null) return null;
 
@@ -148,25 +167,21 @@ public static class VkvConvert
             {
                 // TODO: check if the node tree has that field.
 
-            Type castType = field.FieldType;
-            if (TypeParsers.CanParse(instance))
-            {
-
-            }
+                // TODO:
+                // parsables
+                // enums
+                // casting
+                // sub-conversion
             }
             foreach (PropertyInfo prop in validProperties)
             {
                 // TODO: check if the node tree has that field.
-
-            Type castType = prop.PropertyType;
-            if (TypeParsers.CanParse(instance))
-            {
-
-            }
             }
 
             return null;
         }
+        else throw new VkvSerializationException("Unknown VKV node type.");
+    }
     #endregion
 
     #region SerializeNode
@@ -238,12 +253,12 @@ public static class VkvConvert
         if (obj is null) return null;
         Type type = obj.GetType();
 
-        if (type.IsPrimitive || TypeParsers.CanParse(obj)) return new VkvSingleNode(obj);
+        if (type.IsPrimitive || ValveParsers.CanParse(obj)) return new VkvSingleNode(obj);
         else if (type.IsPointer) throw new("Cannot serialize a pointer.");
 
         VkvTreeNode tree = new();
 
-        if (obj is IVkvConvertible vdf) return vdf.ToNodeTree();
+        if (obj is IVkvConvertible vkv) return vkv.ToNodeTree();
         else if (obj is IDictionary dictionary)
         {
             object[] keys = new object[dictionary.Count],