C#•2y ago

Map complex object (dictionary) from appsettings.json to model

Hi, i have a complex appsettings.json like this

"interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "redirect",
    "protectedResourceMap": [
      ["https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me", ["user.read"]]
    ]
}

"interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "redirect",
    "protectedResourceMap": [
      ["https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me", ["user.read"]]
    ]
}

How can I map this? I have a class definition

public class MSAL 
{
  public MSALInterceptorConfig Interceptor { get; set; }
}

public class MSALInterceptorConfig
{
  public string? InteractionType { get; set; }
  public List<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>? ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
}

public class MSAL 
{
  public MSALInterceptorConfig Interceptor { get; set; }
}

public class MSALInterceptorConfig
{
  public string? InteractionType { get; set; }
  public List<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>? ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
}

and read the config like

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var config = builder.Configuration;
var clientConfig = config.Get<MSAL>();

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var config = builder.Configuration;
var clientConfig = config.Get<MSAL>();

When I check the clientConfig object, I see that the ProtectedResourceMap has one entry: key="1" and value="user.read". How can I fix it so I have a list of dictionary entries?

4 Replies

Angius•2y ago

Well, it's not a dictionary in your JSON So kinda hard to parse it into something it is not

[
      ["https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me", ["user.read"]]
    ]
}

[
      ["https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me", ["user.read"]]
    ]
}

is an array of arrays of strings-or-arrays So List<List<object>> would be the closest

Davaaron•2y ago

Okay, got. That's way too complicated, I guess will leave Microsofts structure there 😄 Shouldn't this work?

"msal-interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "popup",
    "protectedResourceMap": {
      "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me": [ "user.read" ]
    }
  }

"msal-interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "popup",
    "protectedResourceMap": {
      "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me": [ "user.read" ]
    }
  }

    public class MSALInterceptorConfig
    {
        public string? InteractionType { get; set; }
        public Dictionary<string, List<string>>? ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
    }

    public class MSALInterceptorConfig
    {
        public string? InteractionType { get; set; }
        public Dictionary<string, List<string>>? ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
    }

The key is now "http" and value is empty

Angius•2y ago

This should work, yeah Not sure why it wouldn't

Davaaron•2y ago

Couldnt get this to work. Changed it completely now 😄

  "msal-interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "popup",
    "protectedResourceMap": [
      {
        "resource": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me",
        "permissions": [ "user.read" ]
      }
    ]
  }

  "msal-interceptor": {
    "interactionType": "popup",
    "protectedResourceMap": [
      {
        "resource": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me",
        "permissions": [ "user.read" ]
      }
    ]
  }

    public class MSALInterceptorConfig
    {
        public string? InteractionType { get; set; }

        public List<MSALProtectedResourceMap> ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
    }

    public class MSALProtectedResourceMap
    {
        public string? Resource { get; set; }
        public List<string> Permissions { get; set; }
    }

    public class MSALInterceptorConfig
    {
        public string? InteractionType { get; set; }

        public List<MSALProtectedResourceMap> ProtectedResourceMap { get; set; }
    }

    public class MSALProtectedResourceMap
    {
        public string? Resource { get; set; }
        public List<string> Permissions { get; set; }
    }

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