preferences now use object as type for serialization and no longer uses marker interface.

RecrownedAthenaeum/DataTypes/TextureAtlas.cs

@@ -35,13 +35,20 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.DataTypes
             return dictionaryOfRegions[name].AsTexture2D(graphicsDevice, texture);
         }
 
-        public struct TextureAtlasRegion : IComparable<TextureAtlasRegion>, IDisposable
+        public class TextureAtlasRegion : IComparable<TextureAtlasRegion>, IDisposable
         {
-            public string name;
-            Rectangle sourceRectangle;
-            NinePatch ninepatch;
+            public readonly string name;
+            readonly Rectangle sourceRectangle;
+            readonly NinePatch ninepatch;
             Texture2D regionTexture;
 
+            public TextureAtlasRegion(string name, Rectangle source, NinePatch ninePatch)
+            {
+                this.name = name;
+                this.sourceRectangle = source;
+                this.ninepatch = ninePatch;
+            }
+
             public void Draw(SpriteBatch batch, Rectangle destination, Texture2D fromTexture, Color color, float rotation, Vector2 origin)
             {
                 batch.Draw(fromTexture, destination, sourceRectangle, color, rotation, origin, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);

RecrownedAthenaeum/Persistence/Preferences.cs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
-
-namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Persistence
-{
-    public interface Preferences
-    {
-    }
-}

RecrownedAthenaeum/Persistence/PreferencesManager.cs

@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Persistence
 {
     public class PreferencesManager
     {
-        private readonly Dictionary<Type, Preferences> preferenceList;
+        private readonly Dictionary<Type, object> preferenceList;
         string savePath;
         XmlSerializer xmlSerializer;
 
-        public PreferencesManager(string savePath, params Preferences[] preferences)
+        public PreferencesManager(string savePath, params object[] preferences)
         {
             this.savePath = savePath;
             Directory.CreateDirectory(savePath);
-            preferenceList = new Dictionary<Type, Preferences>();
+            preferenceList = new Dictionary<Type, object>();
             Debug.WriteLine("Preference manager setting up...");
             Type[] preferenceTypes = new Type[preferences.Length];
             for (int prefID = 0; prefID < preferences.Length; prefID++)
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Persistence
                 Debug.WriteLine(preferences[prefID] + " added to list of preferences");
             }
 
-            xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Preferences), preferenceTypes);
+            xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(object), preferenceTypes);
         }
 
-        public T GetPreferences<T>() where T : Preferences
+        public T GetPreferences<T>()
         {
             return (T)preferenceList[typeof(T)];
         }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Persistence
 
         public void Save()
         {
-            foreach (KeyValuePair<Type, Preferences> prefs in preferenceList)
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<Type, object> prefs in preferenceList)
             {
                 SaveSpecific(prefs.Key);
             }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Persistence
             if (File.Exists(path))
             {
                 Stream stream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
-                preferenceList[preference] = (Preferences)xmlSerializer.Deserialize(stream);
+                preferenceList[preference] = xmlSerializer.Deserialize(stream);
                 stream.Close();
                 return true;
             }

RecrownedAthenaeum/RecrownedAthenaeum.csproj

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     <Compile Include="obj\Debug\TemporaryGeneratedFile_5937a670-0e60-4077-877b-f7221da3dda1.cs" />
     <Compile Include="obj\Debug\TemporaryGeneratedFile_E7A71F73-0F8D-4B9B-B56E-8E70B10BC5D3.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParticleSystem\Particle.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Preferences.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\PreferencesManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ScreenSystem\ITransition.cs" />