using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Data;
using Tango.PPC.Common.Notifications;

namespace Tango.PPC.UI.Converters
{
    public class ItemBaseConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            ItemBase item = value as ItemBase;

            if (item != null)
            {
                var view = Activator.CreateInstance(item.ViewType) as FrameworkElement;

                if (view == null)
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException("The type " + item.ViewType + " is not a framework element.");
                }

                view.DataContext = item;
                return view;
            }

            return null;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}