Linger.Utils

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A comprehensive .NET utility library providing extensive extension methods and helper classes for everyday development tasks.

Overview

Linger.Utils offers a rich collection of extension methods and helper classes that make common programming tasks simpler and more efficient. The library follows modern C# coding practices, emphasizes strict type safety, and supports multiple .NET framework versions.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Target Frameworks
• Quick Start
  • String Extensions
  • DateTime Extensions
  • File Operations
  • Collection Extensions
  • Object Extensions
  • JSON Extensions
  • GUID Extensions
  • Array Extensions
  • Enum Extensions
  • Parameter Validation
• Advanced Features
• Best Practices
• API Standardization & Type Safety
• Migration Notes

Features

🚀 Core Extensions

• String Extensions: Rich string operations, validation, conversion, and formatting utilities
• DateTime Extensions: Date and time manipulation, formatting, and calculations
• Numeric Extensions: Type-safe numeric conversions with strict type safety principles, complete support for all .NET basic numeric types
• Enum Extensions: Enhanced enum handling and conversion
• Object Extensions: General object operations and validation, enhanced with complete numeric type support
• Array Extensions: Array processing and manipulation utilities
• GUID Extensions: GUID operation and validation utilities

📦 Collection Extensions

• List Extensions: Enhanced list operations and processing
• Collection Extensions: General collection utilities and transformations

💾 Data Extensions

• DataTable Extensions: DataTable operation utilities
• Data Conversion: Safe data type conversion and transformation

📁 File System Operations

• File Helper: Comprehensive file operations (read, write, copy, move, delete)
• Path Helper: Cross-platform path operations and validation
• Directory Operations: Directory management and traversal utilities

🔧 Helper Classes

• Expression Helper: Expression tree operations and utilities
• Retry Helper: Robust retry mechanisms for operations
• Property Helper: Reflection-based property operations
• GUID Code: Enhanced GUID generation and operations
• OS Platform Helper: Cross-platform operating system detection
• Parameter Validation Extensions: Defensive programming and input validation utilities

🌐 JSON Support

• JSON Extensions: Simplified JSON serialization and deserialization
• Custom Converters: Specialized JSON converters for complex types

Installation

dotnet add package Linger.Utils

Target Frameworks

• .NET 9.0
• .NET 8.0
• .NET Standard 2.0
• .NET Framework 4.7.2

Quick Start

String Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

// String validation
string email = "user@example.com";
bool isValid = email.IsEmail();

// String conversion
string number = "123";
int result = number.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 123, or 0 if conversion fails
int? nullableResult = number.ToIntOrNull(); // Returns nullable type

// String manipulation
string text = "  Hello World  ";
string cleaned = text.Trim(); // Removes whitespace from both ends (.NET native method)

// String extraction
string longText = "Hello World";
string leftPart = longText.Left(5); // Get left 5 characters: Hello
string rightPart = longText.Right(5); // Get right 5 characters: World
string part = longText.SafeSubstring(0, 20); // Won't throw if length exceeds

// String checks
bool isEmpty = text.IsNullOrEmpty();
bool isNumber = number.IsNumber(); // Check if it's a number
bool isInt = number.IsInteger(); // Check if it's an integer

DateTime Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

DateTime date = DateTime.Now;

// Age calculation
DateTime birthDate = new DateTime(1990, 5, 15);
int age = birthDate.CalculateAge();

// Date range operations
bool isInRange = date.InRange(DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today.AddDays(7));

// Date operations
DateTime startOfDay = date.StartOfDay(); // Beginning of the day
DateTime endOfDay = date.EndOfDay(); // End of the day
DateTime startOfMonth = date.StartOfMonth(); // Beginning of the month
DateTime endOfMonth = date.EndOfMonth(); // End of the month

File Operations

using Linger.Helper;

// File operations
FileHelper.WriteText("data.txt", "Hello World");
string content = FileHelper.ReadText("data.txt");

// File copy with directory creation
FileHelper.CopyFile("source.txt", "backup/dest.txt");

// Safe file deletion
FileHelper.DeleteFileIfExists("temp.txt");

// Directory operations
FileHelper.EnsureDirectoryExists("logs/2024");

Collection Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Collection;

var list = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

// Safe collection state checking
bool isEmpty = list.IsNullOrEmpty(); // Check if null or empty

// Pagination
var pagedResult = list.Paging(2, 2); // Page 2, 2 items per page: [3, 4]

// Convert to delimited string
string result = list.ToSeparatedString(", "); // "1, 2, 3, 4, 5"

// Execute action on each element
list.ForEach(Console.WriteLine); // Print each element

// Convert to DataTable
var dataTable = list.Select(x => new { Value = x }).ToDataTable();

Object Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

// 🆕 Complete numeric type support with performance optimization
// Signed integer types
object sbyteObj = "100";
sbyte sbyteValue = sbyteObj.ToSByteOrDefault(0);    // Support: -128 to 127
short shortValue = sbyteObj.ToShortOrDefault(0);    // Support: -32,768 to 32,767
int intValue2 = sbyteObj.ToIntOrDefault(0);         // Support: -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
long longValue2 = sbyteObj.ToLongOrDefault(0L);     // Support: -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807

// Unsigned integer types  
object ubyteObj = "255";
byte byteValue = ubyteObj.ToByteOrDefault(0);       // Support: 0 to 255
ushort ushortValue = ubyteObj.ToUShortOrDefault(0); // Support: 0 to 65,535
uint uintValue = ubyteObj.ToUIntOrDefault(0U);      // Support: 0 to 4,294,967,295
ulong ulongValue = ubyteObj.ToULongOrDefault(0UL);  // Support: 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615

// Floating-point types
float floatValue = ubyteObj.ToFloatOrDefault(0.0f); // Support: ±1.5 x 10^-45 to ±3.4 x 10^38
double doubleValue = ubyteObj.ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0); // Support: ±5.0 × 10^−324 to ±1.7 × 10^308
decimal decimalValue = ubyteObj.ToDecimalOrDefault(0.0m); // Support: ±1.0 x 10^-28 to ±7.9228 x 10^28

// 🔍 Enhanced type checking methods - supports all numeric types
object testObj = GetSomeObject();
bool isByte = testObj.IsByte();           // Check if byte type
bool isSByte = testObj.IsSByte();         // Check if sbyte type
bool isUShort = testObj.IsUShort();       // Check if ushort type  
bool isUInt = testObj.IsUInt();           // Check if uint type
bool isULong = testObj.IsULong();         // Check if ulong type
bool isShort = testObj.IsShort();         // Check if short type
bool isInt = testObj.IsInt();             // Check if int type
bool isLong = testObj.IsLong();           // Check if long type
bool isFloat = testObj.IsFloat();         // Check if float type
bool isDouble = testObj.IsDouble();       // Check if double type
bool isDecimal = testObj.IsDecimal();     // Check if decimal type

// 🚀 Performance optimization: Direct type matching (zero overhead)
object intObj = 123;
int result2 = intObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns: 123 (direct type match, no ToString())

// ⚠️ Non-compatible types: Converted via ToString()
object doubleObj = 123.45;
int result3 = doubleObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns: 0 ("123.45" cannot convert to int)

// Type-safe object conversion - New standardized methods
object stringObj = "123";
int intValue = stringObj.ToIntOrDefault(0);        // Success: 123
long longValue = stringObj.ToLongOrDefault(0L);    // Success: 123
double doubleValue2 = stringObj.ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0); // Success: 123.0

// Strict type safety: Non-string objects return default values
object numberObj = 123.45; // Non-string type
int invalidInt = numberObj.ToIntOrDefault(0);      // Returns 0 (default value)
bool invalidBool = numberObj.ToBoolOrDefault(false); // Returns false (default value)

// Other conversion methods
DateTime dateValue = stringObj.ToDateTimeOrDefault(DateTime.MinValue);
Guid guidValue = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000".ToGuidOrDefault();

// Null-safe operations
object obj = GetSomeObject();
string result = obj.ToStringOrDefault("default"); // Returns default when null

// Type checking (for strings only)
string stringValue = "123.45";
bool isNumber = stringValue.IsNumber(); // Check if it's a number format
bool isInt2 = stringValue.IsInteger(); // Check if it's an integer format
bool isDouble2 = stringValue.IsDouble(); // Check if it's a double format

// Try-style numeric conversions (to avoid masking failures with defaults)
if ("123".TryInt(out var parsedInt)) { /* parsedInt = 123 */ }
if (!"bad data".TryDecimal(out var decVal)) { /* decVal = 0, conversion failed */ }

// Ensure prefix/suffix (idempotent, won't duplicate)
var apiUrl = "api/v1".EnsureStartsWith("/"); // => "/api/v1"
var folder = "logs".EnsureEndsWith("/");     // => "logs/"

// Range checking (for numeric values)
int value = 5;
bool inRange = value.InRange(1, 10); // Check if in range 1 to 10

JSON Extensions

using Linger.Extensions;

// Object to JSON
var user = new { Name = "John", Age = 30 };
string json = user.ToJsonString(); // or user.SerializeJson()

// JSON to object
var userObj = json.Deserialize<User>(); // or json.DeserializeJson<User>()

// Dynamic JSON object
dynamic dynamicObj = json.DeserializeDynamicJsonObject();
string name = dynamicObj.Name; // Access properties

// JSON to DataTable (string extension)
string jsonArray = "[{\"Name\":\"John\",\"Age\":30}]";
DataTable? dataTable = jsonArray.ToDataTable();

GUID Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

// GUID checking
Guid guid = Guid.NewGuid();
bool isEmpty = guid.IsEmpty(); // Check if empty GUID
bool isNotEmpty = guid.IsNotEmpty(); // Check if not empty

// Nullable GUID operations
Guid? nullableGuid = null;
bool isNull = nullableGuid.IsNull(); // Check if null
bool isNotNull = nullableGuid.IsNotNull(); // Check if not null
bool isNullOrEmpty = nullableGuid.IsNullOrEmpty(); // Check if null or empty
bool isNotNullAndEmpty = nullableGuid.IsNotNullAndEmpty(); // Check if neither null nor empty

// GUID conversion
long longValue = guid.ToInt64(); // Convert to Int64
int intValue = guid.ToInt32(); // Convert to Int32

// .NET 9+ feature: V7 GUID timestamp extraction
#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
DateTimeOffset timestamp = guid.GetTimestamp(); // Only for V7 GUIDs
#endif

Array Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

int[] numbers = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

// Execute action on each element
numbers.ForEach(n => Console.WriteLine(n)); // Output: 1 2 3 4 5

// Iterate with index
numbers.ForEach((n, index) => Console.WriteLine($"Index {index}: {n}"));
// Output: Index 0: 1, Index 1: 2, ...

Enum Extensions

using Linger.Extensions.Core;

public enum Status
{
    Active = 1,
    Inactive = 2,
    Pending = 3
}

// String to enum
string statusName = "Active";
Status status = statusName.GetEnum<Status>(); // or statusName.ToEnum<Status>()

// Integer to enum
int statusValue = 1;
Status statusFromInt = statusValue.GetEnum<Status>();

// Get enum name
string enumName = statusValue.GetEnumName<Status>(); // Returns "Active"

// Get enum description (if Description attribute exists)
string description = status.GetDescription(); // Get description text

Parameter Validation

using Linger.Helper;

public void ProcessData(string data, IEnumerable<int> numbers, string filePath)
{
    // Basic validation
    data.EnsureIsNotNull(nameof(data)); // Ensure not null
    data.EnsureIsNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(data)); // Ensure not null or empty
    data.EnsureIsNotNullOrWhiteSpace(nameof(data)); // Ensure not null, empty or whitespace

    // Collection validation
    numbers.EnsureIsNotNullOrEmpty(nameof(numbers)); // Ensure collection is not null or empty

    // File system validation
    filePath.EnsureFileExists(nameof(filePath)); // Ensure file exists
    Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath).EnsureDirectoryExists(); // Ensure directory exists

    // Condition validation
    (data.Length > 0).EnsureIsTrue(nameof(data), "Data must not be empty");
    (numbers.Count() < 1000).EnsureIsTrue(nameof(numbers), "Too many items");

    // Range validation
    int value = 5;
    value.EnsureIsInRange(1, 10, nameof(value)); // Ensure value is in range

    // Null checking
    object? obj = GetSomeObject();
    obj.EnsureIsNotNull(nameof(obj)); // If object should not be null
    // or
    obj.EnsureIsNull(nameof(obj)); // If object should be null
}

Advanced Features

Retry Helper

using Linger.Helper;

// Retry operation with configurable policy
var options = new RetryOptions 
{
    MaxRetryAttempts = 3,
    DelayMilliseconds = 1000, // 1 second
    MaxDelayMilliseconds = 5000,
    UseExponentialBackoff = true,
    Jitter = 0.2
};
var retryHelper = new RetryHelper(options);
var result = await retryHelper.ExecuteAsync(
    async () => await SomeOperationThatMightFail(),
    "Operation Name"
);

// Or use default options
var defaultRetryHelper = new RetryHelper();
var result2 = await defaultRetryHelper.ExecuteAsync(
    async () => await AnotherOperationThatMightFail(),
    "Another Operation Name"
);

// Synchronous variant
defaultRetryHelper.Execute(() => DoSomething());

// Try-style file writing
FileHelper.TryWriteText("logs/app.log", "hello world");
FileHelper.TryAppendText("logs/app.log", "\nnext line");

Expression Helper

using Linger.Helper;
using Linger.Enums;

// Dynamic expression building
// Basic expressions
Expression<Func<User, bool>> trueExpression = ExpressionHelper.True<User>();
Expression<Func<User, bool>> falseExpression = ExpressionHelper.False<User>();

// Single condition expressions
Expression<Func<User, bool>> ageFilter = ExpressionHelper.CreateGreaterThan<User>("Age", "18");
Expression<Func<User, bool>> nameFilter = ExpressionHelper.GetContains<User>("Name", "John");

// Build complex expressions using condition collections
var conditions = new List<Condition>
{
    new Condition { Field = "Age", Op = CompareOperator.GreaterThan, Value = 18 },
    new Condition { Field = "Name", Op = CompareOperator.Contains, Value = "John" }
};
Expression<Func<User, bool>> complexFilter = ExpressionHelper.BuildLambda<User>(conditions);

Path Operations

using Linger.Helper.PathHelpers;

// Path normalization - handles relative paths, duplicate separators, etc.
string messyPath = @"C:\temp\..\folder\.\file.txt";
string normalized = StandardPathHelper.NormalizePath(messyPath);
// Result: "C:\folder\file.txt" (Windows) or "/folder/file.txt" (Unix)

// Path comparison - cross-platform safe path equality check
string path1 = @"C:\Users\Documents\file.txt";
string path2 = @"c:\users\documents\FILE.TXT"; // Different case
bool pathEquals = StandardPathHelper.PathEquals(path1, path2); // Windows: true, Linux: false

// Get relative path - from base path to target path
string basePath = @"C:\Projects\MyApp";
string targetPath = @"C:\Projects\MyApp\src\Components\Button.cs";
string relative = StandardPathHelper.GetRelativePath(basePath, targetPath);
// Result: "src\Components\Button.cs" (Windows) or "src/Components/Button.cs" (Unix)

// Resolve absolute path - convert relative path to absolute
string workingDir = @"C:\Projects";
string relativePath = @"MyApp\src\file.txt";
string absolutePath = StandardPathHelper.ResolveToAbsolutePath(workingDir, relativePath);
// Result: "C:\Projects\MyApp\src\file.txt"

// Check for invalid path characters
string suspiciousPath = "file<name>.txt"; // Contains invalid character '<'
bool hasInvalidChars = StandardPathHelper.ContainsInvalidPathChars(suspiciousPath); // true

// Check if file or directory exists
string filePath = @"C:\temp\data.txt";
bool fileExists = StandardPathHelper.Exists(filePath, checkAsFile: true); // Check as file
bool dirExists = StandardPathHelper.Exists(filePath, checkAsFile: false); // Check as directory

// Get parent directory path
string deepPath = @"C:\Projects\MyApp\src\Components\Button.cs";
string parentDir = StandardPathHelper.GetParentDirectory(deepPath, levels: 1);
// Result: "C:\Projects\MyApp\src\Components"
string grandParentDir = StandardPathHelper.GetParentDirectory(deepPath, levels: 2);
// Result: "C:\Projects\MyApp\src"

API Standardization & Type Safety

Starting from version 0.8.2, Linger.Utils has undergone significant API standardization with a strong emphasis on type safety and consistency.

🔒 Strict Type Safety Principles

ObjectExtensions Performance-Optimized Conversion Strategy:

• First: Direct type matching - If the object is already the target type, return directly (zero overhead)
• Then: String conversion attempt - Call ToString() to convert to string, then parse to target type
• This ensures optimal performance and predictable conversion behavior
• Complete numeric type support: Now supports all .NET basic numeric types

// ✅ Recommended: Performance-optimized conversion with complete type support
object intObj = 123;
int result1 = intObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 123 (direct type match, zero overhead)

object doubleObj = 123.45;
int result2 = doubleObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 0 ("123.45" cannot parse to int)

object stringObj = "123";
int result3 = stringObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 123 (string parsing)

// 🆕 New unsigned integer type support
object byteObj = (byte)255;
byte byteResult = byteObj.ToByteOrDefault(0); // Direct return 255 (zero overhead)

object ushortObj = "65535";
ushort ushortResult = ushortObj.ToUShortOrDefault(0); // String parsing to 65535

object uintStr = "4294967295";
uint uintResult = uintStr.ToUIntOrDefault(0); // Supports full uint range

object ulongStr = "18446744073709551615";
ulong ulongResult = ulongStr.ToULongOrDefault(0); // Supports full ulong range

// 🆕 Signed byte type support
object sbyteStr = "-100";
sbyte sbyteResult = sbyteStr.ToSByteOrDefault(0); // Supports -128 to 127

📊 API Naming Standardization

All type conversion methods use a unified ToXxxOrDefault pattern with complete .NET numeric type support:

🆕 New Type Checking Methods:

🎯 Usage Examples

// String extension methods (recommended usage)
string numberStr = "123";
int result = numberStr.ToIntOrDefault(0);           // Success: 123
long longResult = numberStr.ToLongOrDefault(0L);    // Success: 123
double doubleResult = "123.45".ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0); // Success: 123.45

// 🆕 Complete numeric type support examples
byte byteResult = "255".ToByteOrDefault(0);         // Success: 255
sbyte sbyteResult = "-100".ToSByteOrDefault(0);     // Success: -100  
ushort ushortResult = "65535".ToUShortOrDefault(0); // Success: 65535
uint uintResult = "4294967295".ToUIntOrDefault(0U); // Success: 4294967295
ulong ulongResult = "18446744073709551615".ToULongOrDefault(0UL); // Success: max ulong

// Object extension methods (performance optimized)
object validObj = "456";
int validResult = validObj.ToIntOrDefault(0);       // Success: 456

object directMatch = 789; // Direct type match
int directResult = directMatch.ToIntOrDefault(0);   // Success: 789 (zero overhead)

object invalidObj = 789.12; // Non-compatible type conversion
int invalidResult = invalidObj.ToIntOrDefault(0);   // Returns: 0 (via ToString conversion fails)

// Enhanced boolean conversion
bool success1 = "true".ToBoolOrDefault(false);      // true
bool success2 = "yes".ToBoolOrDefault(false);       // true (English support)
bool success3 = "1".ToBoolOrDefault(false);         // true (numeric support)
bool success4 = "Y".ToBoolOrDefault(false);         // true (letter support)

⚡ Performance Benefits

• Zero-overhead same-type conversion: Direct type matching requires no string allocation and parsing (e.g., object intObj = 123 → direct return)
• Complete numeric type support: Covers all .NET basic numeric types (byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal)
• Exception Avoidance: Returns default values instead of throwing exceptions on conversion failure, improving performance
• Smart fallback strategy: Only performs string conversion when needed, maximizing performance
• Type Safety: Ensures type safety at both compile-time and runtime
• Consistency: Unified naming and behavior patterns reduce learning costs

Performance Benchmarks (1 million operations):

• Same-type object conversion: ~14ms (71M ops/sec) 🚀 (Direct type matching, zero string allocation)
• String object conversion: ~42ms (24M ops/sec) (String parsing required)
• Non-compatible type conversion: ~119ms (8M ops/sec) (ToString + parsing)

New Type Performance (All unsigned integer and sbyte types enjoy the same optimization):

• Byte direct conversion: 71M ops/sec 🚀
• UShort direct conversion: 71M ops/sec 🚀
• UInt direct conversion: 71M ops/sec 🚀
• ULong direct conversion: 71M ops/sec 🚀
• SByte direct conversion: 71M ops/sec 🚀

Best Practices

1. Follow Type Safety Principles:

   • Prefer string extension methods for type conversion
   • For object types, ensure they are string objects before conversion
   • Use ToXxxOrDefault() instead of the old ToXxx() methods

2. Use Safe Methods:

   • Prefer ToIntOrDefault() over exception handling when conversion might fail
   • Use ToIntOrNull() and similar nullable methods when you need to distinguish between conversion failure and valid default values

3. Leverage Null Checking:

   • Use extension methods like IsNullOrEmpty(), IsNotNullOrEmpty() for validation
   • Use the standardized IsNotNullOrEmpty() instead of IsNotNullAndEmpty()

4. Parameter Validation:

   • Use GuardExtensions methods like EnsureIsNotNull(), EnsureIsNotNullOrEmpty() for input validation
   • Use the new standardized Guard method names

5. Leverage Async Operations:

   • Use async versions of file operations for better performance and responsiveness

6. Handle Exceptions Properly:

   • Always handle potential exceptions in file operations
   • Use RetryHelper for retry operations and catch OutOfRetryCountException

7. Resource Management:

   • Use using statements for disposable resources

8. GUID Operations:

   • Use extension methods like IsEmpty(), IsNotEmpty(), IsNotNullOrEmpty() instead of direct comparison

9. Collection Processing:

   • Use ForEach(), IsNullOrEmpty() and other extension methods to simplify collection handling

10. Code Migration:

    • Migrate to new APIs promptly to avoid using methods marked with [Obsolete]
    • Pay attention to compiler warnings and follow migration guides

Migration Notes (0.8.2 → Next)

To improve naming consistency, type safety, and readability, this version has made important API standardization improvements. Old names are marked with [Obsolete] and remain usable (transition period: 0.9.x, planned removal in the first 1.0 pre-release), but migration is strongly recommended.

🔒 Important: Type Safety Enhancement

ObjectExtensions Behavior Change:

• All type conversion methods now use performance-optimized conversion strategy
• First perform direct type matching: If the object is already the target type, return directly (zero overhead)
• Then attempt string conversion: Call ToString() to convert to string, then parse to target type
• This ensures optimal performance and predictable conversion behavior
• Complete numeric type support: Now supports all .NET basic numeric types

// 🆕 New behavior (performance optimized + type safe)
object intObj = 123;
int result = intObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 123 (direct type match, zero overhead)

object doubleObj = 123.45;
int result2 = doubleObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 0 ("123.45" cannot parse to int)

object stringObj = "123";
int result3 = stringObj.ToIntOrDefault(0); // Returns 123 (string parsing)

// 🆕 New unsigned integer type support
object byteObj = (byte)255;
byte byteResult = byteObj.ToByteOrDefault(0); // Direct return 255 (zero overhead)

object ushortObj = "65535";
ushort ushortResult = ushortObj.ToUShortOrDefault(0); // String parsing to 65535

object uintStr = "4294967295";
uint uintResult = uintStr.ToUIntOrDefault(0); // Supports full uint range

object ulongStr = "18446744073709551615";
ulong ulongResult = ulongStr.ToULongOrDefault(0); // Supports full ulong range

// 🆕 Signed byte type support
object sbyteStr = "-100";
sbyte sbyteResult = sbyteStr.ToSByteOrDefault(0); // Supports -128 to 127

Renamed Guard Methods

String extension counterparts also gained the new IsNotNullOrEmpty / IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace names with old names kept as obsolete shims.

Exception Renaming

RetryHelper Enhancements

How to Update Your Code

1. Replace old Guard method names with the new ones (search & replace is safe).
2. Remove explicit operationName arguments where they were just descriptive duplicates of the delegate (optional).
3. Update exception catch blocks from OutOfReTryCountException to OutOfRetryCountException (you can temporarily catch the base type if supporting both).
4. (Optional) Suppress obsolete warnings temporarily with #pragma warning disable CS0618 if performing incremental migration.

Example Before / After

// Before (Guard methods)
data.EnsureIsNotNullAndEmpty();
filePath.EnsureFileExist();
directory.EnsureDirectoryExist();
try { await retry.ExecuteAsync(action, "MyAction"); } catch (OutOfReTryCountException ex) { ... }

// Before (Type conversions)
int value = stringValue.ToInt(0);
double amount = stringValue.ToDouble(0.0);
bool flag = stringValue.ToBool(false);

// After (Guard methods)
data.EnsureIsNotNullOrEmpty();
filePath.EnsureFileExists();
directory.EnsureDirectoryExists();
try { await retry.ExecuteAsync(action); } catch (OutOfRetryCountException ex) { ... }

// After (Type conversions)
int value = stringValue.ToIntOrDefault(0);
double amount = stringValue.ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0);
bool flag = stringValue.ToBoolOrDefault(false);

No functional behavior changed—this is a surface naming / diagnostics improvement.

New String & Guid API Enhancements (post 0.8.2)

Type Conversion API Standardization (0.8.2+)

The type conversion methods have been standardized to use consistent ToXxxOrDefault naming pattern with complete .NET numeric type support:

🆕 New Type Checking Methods:

Benefits of New API:

• ✅ Consistent naming across all conversion methods
• ✅ Complete .NET numeric type support matrix
• ✅ Performance optimization with direct type checking
• ✅ Unified parameter ordering: (value, defaultValue, additionalParams)
• ✅ Better IntelliSense discoverability
• ✅ Professional API design aligned with industry standards
• ✅ Clearer semantic meaning of "default value on failure"

Deprecated (Obsolete) Members – Scheduled Removal (Target: 1.0.0)

Deletion Window: These will be removed after the first 0.9.x stable (or at latest before 1.0.0). Begin migrating now to avoid breaking changes.

Usage Examples (New APIs)

// Type conversion with new standardized methods including complete numeric types
string numberStr = "123";
int result = numberStr.ToIntOrDefault(0);           // Returns 123, or 0 if conversion fails
long longResult = numberStr.ToLongOrDefault(0L);    // Consistent naming pattern
double doubleResult = "123.45".ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0); // Professional API design

// 🆕 New unsigned integer type conversions
byte byteResult = "255".ToByteOrDefault(0);         // Returns 255, supports 0-255 range
ushort ushortResult = "65535".ToUShortOrDefault(0); // Returns 65535, supports 0-65,535 range
uint uintResult = "4294967295".ToUIntOrDefault(0U); // Returns max uint value
ulong ulongResult = "18446744073709551615".ToULongOrDefault(0UL); // Returns max ulong value

// 🆕 New signed byte type conversion
sbyte sbyteResult = "-100".ToSByteOrDefault(0);     // Returns -100, supports -128 to 127 range

// Performance-optimized object conversions
object directMatch = 789; // Direct type match
int directResult = directMatch.ToIntOrDefault(0);   // Returns 789 (zero overhead conversion)

object byteObj = (byte)200;
byte optimizedByte = byteObj.ToByteOrDefault(0);    // Direct return 200 (zero overhead)

// Boolean conversion with enhanced parsing
bool success1 = "true".ToBoolOrDefault(false);      // Returns true
bool success2 = "yes".ToBoolOrDefault(false);       // Returns true (enhanced parsing)
bool success3 = "1".ToBoolOrDefault(false);         // Returns true (numeric support)

// DateTime conversion
DateTime date = "2024-01-01".ToDateTimeOrDefault(DateTime.MinValue);

// GUID conversion
Guid guid = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000".ToGuidOrDefault();

// 🆕 New type checking methods
object testValue = GetSomeValue();
if (testValue.IsByte()) { /* Handle byte type */ }
if (testValue.IsUInt()) { /* Handle unsigned integer type */ }
if (testValue.IsULong()) { /* Handle unsigned long type */ }

// Remove a single suffix ignoring case
var trimmed = "Report.DOCX".RemoveSuffixOnce(".docx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // => "Report"

// Ensure prefix (case-insensitive)
var normalized = "api/values".EnsureStartsWith("/API", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // => "/api/values"

Migration Examples

// Before (Obsolete)
int value1 = stringValue.ToInt(0);
long value2 = stringValue.ToLong(0L);
double value3 = stringValue.ToDouble(0.0);
bool value4 = stringValue.ToBool(false);
DateTime value5 = stringValue.ToDateTime(DateTime.MinValue);
Guid value6 = stringValue.ToGuid();

// After (Current) - Standard types
int value1 = stringValue.ToIntOrDefault(0);
long value2 = stringValue.ToLongOrDefault(0L);
double value3 = stringValue.ToDoubleOrDefault(0.0);
bool value4 = stringValue.ToBoolOrDefault(false);
DateTime value5 = stringValue.ToDateTimeOrDefault(DateTime.MinValue);
Guid value6 = stringValue.ToGuidOrDefault();

// 🆕 New (0.8.2+) - Complete numeric type support
byte byteValue = stringValue.ToByteOrDefault(0);
sbyte sbyteValue = stringValue.ToSByteOrDefault(0);
ushort ushortValue = stringValue.ToUShortOrDefault(0);
uint uintValue = stringValue.ToUIntOrDefault(0U);
ulong ulongValue = stringValue.ToULongOrDefault(0UL);

// 🆕 New type checking capabilities
bool isByte = obj.IsByte();
bool isUInt = obj.IsUInt();
bool isULong = obj.IsULong();

// Symmetric remove var inner = "value".RemovePrefixAndSuffix("__", StringComparison.Ordinal); // => "value"

Guid? gid = Guid.NewGuid(); if (gid.IsNotNullOrEmpty()) { /* ... */ }

### 1.0.0 Planned Removal List (Preview)
Prepare for removal of all obsolete members listed above plus any marked with "Will be removed in 1.0.0" attributes in code. A final confirmation list will be published in the 1.0.0 release notes.


### New Additions (Post 0.8.2 Preview)

#### Non-Throwing Enum Parsing
Use the new `TryGetEnum` helpers to avoid exception-driven flow when converting from string or integer values:

```csharp
if ("Active".TryGetEnum<Status>(out var status))
{
    // use status
}

if (2.TryGetEnum<Status>(out var status2))
{
    // use status2
}

Additional Exception Constructors

OutOfRetryCountException now provides parameterless and message-only constructors:

throw new OutOfRetryCountException(); // default message
throw new OutOfRetryCountException("Custom message");
throw new OutOfRetryCountException("Custom message", innerEx);

Legacy OutOfReTryCountException remains (obsolete) for one transition cycle.

Dependencies

The library has minimal external dependencies:

• System.Text.Json (for JSON operations)
• System.Data.DataSetExtensions (for .NET Framework and .NET Standard 2.0)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. Please ensure:

• Follow existing code style
• Add unit tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the license provided with the Linger project.

For more information about the Linger framework and other related packages, visit the Linger Project Repository.