feat:so now different type could connected if a Converter is given

TNodeCore/Attribute/InternalUsageAttribute.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// Internal use only. so that Editor Cache and Runtime cache could register it globally.
     /// </summary>
-    public class InternalModel:System.Attribute{
-        public InternalModel(){
+    public class InternalUsageAttribute:System.Attribute{
+        public InternalUsageAttribute(){
      
         }
     }

TNodeCore/Attribute/PortTypeConversion.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace TNodeCore.Attribute{
+
+}

TNodeCore/Attribute/PortTypeConversion.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: fb41beebff2a41efb7a3f76d58af6179
+timeCreated: 1658306360

TNodeCore/Models/BlackboardDragNodeData.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace TNodeCore.Models{
     [Serializable]
-    [InternalModel]
+    [InternalUsage]
     public class BlackboardDragNodeData:RuntimeNodeData{
         public string blackDragData;
       

TNodeCore/Runtime/Interfaces.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 69f4e5ae5bcf45caa656a36173eeded3
+timeCreated: 1658306474

TNodeCore/Runtime/Interfaces/IPortTypeConversion.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace TNodeCore.Runtime.Interfaces{
+
+    public interface IPortTypeConversion<in TFrom, out TTo>{
+        public TTo Convert(TFrom tFrom);
+    }
+
+}

TNodeCore/Runtime/Interfaces/IPortTypeConversion.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 4e8bdf96ae104472a12f010f37ff1190
+timeCreated: 1658306486

TNodeCore/RuntimeCache/RuntimeCache.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using PlasticPipe.PlasticProtocol.Messages;
 using TNodeCore.Attribute;
 using TNodeCore.Models;
+using TNodeCore.Runtime.Interfaces;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
@@ -32,6 +33,22 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
             Set((T1)model,(T2)value);
         }
     }
+
+    internal class PortConverterHelper<T1,T2> : IPortConverterHelper{
+        private readonly IPortTypeConversion<T1, T2> _converter;
+        public PortConverterHelper(Type type){
+            _converter = Activator.CreateInstance(type) as IPortTypeConversion<T1, T2>;
+        }
+        public object Convert(object value){
+            return _converter.Convert((T1)value);
+        }
+        
+    }
+
+    internal interface IPortConverterHelper{
+        public object Convert(object value);
+    }
+
     public class PropertyNotFoundException : Exception{
         public PropertyNotFoundException(string path):base("Property not found :"+path){
             
@@ -55,7 +72,12 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
             new ();
         public readonly Dictionary<Type,Dictionary<string,IModelPropertyAccessor>> CachedPropertyAccessors =
             new ();
-
+        /// <summary>
+        /// TODO: Converters now work globally, but it should be possible to specify a converter for a specific graph.but it will be too nested.so in current implementation, we will use a global converter.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Dictionary<Type,Dictionary<Type,IPortConverterHelper>> CachedPortConverters =
+            new ();
+        
 
         private readonly Dictionary<Type, Type> _graphBlackboardDictionary = new Dictionary<Type, Type>();
 
@@ -75,8 +97,8 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
                         AddTypeToCache(type,attribute as GraphUsageAttribute);
                     }
 
-                    if (attribute is InternalModel){
-                        AddTypeToCache(type,attribute as InternalModel);
+                    if (attribute is InternalUsageAttribute usageAttribute){
+                        AddTypeToCache(type,usageAttribute);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -93,9 +115,53 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
                 //if it is, add it to the cache
                 CacheRuntimeNodeData(type);
             }
-            
+            //Check if the type is implementing IPortTypeConversion<T1,T2>
+            if(typeof(IPortTypeConversion<,>).IsAssignableFrom(type)){
+                //if it is, add it to the cache
+                CacheRuntimePortTypeConversion(type);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void CacheRuntimePortTypeConversion(Type type){
+            if (type.IsGenericType == false){
+                return;
+            }
+            var genericType = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+            if (genericType != typeof(IPortTypeConversion<,>)){
+                return;
+            }
+            var type1 = type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+            var type2 = type.GetGenericArguments()[1];
+
+            var specificType = typeof(PortConverterHelper<,>).MakeGenericType(type1, type2);
+            var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(specificType, type) as IPortConverterHelper;
+            if (instance == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!CachedPortConverters.ContainsKey(type1)){
+                CachedPortConverters.Add(type1,new Dictionary<Type,IPortConverterHelper>());
+            }
+            CachedPortConverters[type1].Add(type2,instance);
         }
         
+        public object GetConvertedValue(Type from,Type to,object value){
+            if(!CachedPortConverters.ContainsKey(from)){
+                throw new ConversionFailedException("No converter found for type "+from);
+                return value;
+            }
+            if(!CachedPortConverters[from].ContainsKey(to)){
+                return value;
+            }
+            return CachedPortConverters[from][to].Convert(value);
+        }
+        public List<Type> GetSupportedTypes(Type type){
+            if(!CachedPortConverters.ContainsKey(type)){
+                return null;
+            }
+            return CachedPortConverters[type].Keys.ToList();
+        }
+
+
         private void AddBlackboardDataTypeToCache(Type type,GraphUsageAttribute attribute){
             var graphData = attribute.GraphDataType;
             _graphBlackboardDictionary.Add(graphData,type);
@@ -121,18 +187,6 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
             if(!CachedDelegatesForGettingValue.ContainsKey(type)){
                 CachedDelegatesForGettingValue.Add(type, new Dictionary<string, GetValueDelegate>());
                 CachedDelegatesForSettingValue.Add(type,new Dictionary<string, SetValueDelegate>());
-              
-                // var properties = type.GetProperties();
-                // foreach(var property in properties){
-                //     //if the property only has a setter ,skip 
-                //
-                //     var getValueDelegate = GetValueDelegateForProperty(property);
-                //     CachedDelegatesForGettingValue[type].Add(property.Name,getValueDelegate);
-                //     
-                //     var setValueDelegate = SetValueDelegateForProperty(property);
-                //     CachedDelegatesForSettingValue[type].Add(property.Name,setValueDelegate);
-                // }
-                //register the fields
                 var fields = type.GetFields();
                 foreach(var field in fields){
                     var getValueDelegate = GetValueDelegateForField(field);
@@ -184,9 +238,17 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
             
             return field.SetValue;
         }
+        
   
     }
 
+    public class ConversionFailedException : Exception{
+        public ConversionFailedException(string noConverterFoundForType):base(noConverterFoundForType){
+            
+        
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class RuntimeExtension{
      
         //todo  latter on i will try some way caching reflection more efficiently
@@ -208,4 +270,5 @@ namespace TNodeCore.RuntimeCache{
             method.Invoke(data,value);
         }
     }
+
 }

TNodeGraphViewImpl/Editor/NodeGraphView/DataGraphView.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using TNodeCore.Editor.NodeGraphView;
 using TNodeCore.Editor.Tools.NodeCreator;
 using TNodeCore.Models;
 using TNodeCore.Runtime;
+using TNodeCore.RuntimeCache;
 using TNodeGraphViewImpl.Editor.Cache;
 using TNodeGraphViewImpl.Editor.GraphBlackboard;
 using TNodeGraphViewImpl.Editor.NodeViews;
@@ -411,7 +412,10 @@ namespace TNodeGraphViewImpl.Editor.NodeGraphView{
         }
         public override List<Port> GetCompatiblePorts(Port startPort, NodeAdapter nodeAdapter){
             
-            return  ports.Where(x => startPort!=x &&  (x.portType == startPort.portType || x.portType.IsAssignableFrom(startPort.portType))).ToList();
+            return  ports.Where(x => startPort!=x &&  
+                                     (x.portType == startPort.portType ||
+                                      x.portType.IsAssignableFrom(startPort.portType) || 
+                                      RuntimeCache.Instance.GetSupportedTypes(startPort.portType).Contains(x.portType))).ToList();
         
         }