Bundles file size improvements

src/UniGetUI.Core.Tools/SerializationHelpers.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
                 var value = _convertXmlNode(childElement);
                 if (!children.ContainsKey(childElement.Name))
                     children[childElement.Name] = new List<object>();
                 children[childElement.Name].Add(value);
             }
         }
 

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/InstallOptions.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,48 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using UniGetUI.Core.Data;
 
 namespace UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable
 {
     public class InstallOptions: SerializableComponent<InstallOptions>
     {
+        private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, bool> DefaultBoolValues = new Dictionary<string, bool>()
+        {   // OverridesNextLevelOpts is deliberately skipped here
+            { "SkipHashCheck", false },
+            { "InteractiveInstallation", false },
+            { "RunAsAdministrator", false },
+            { "PreRelease", false },
+            { "SkipMinorUpdates", false },
+            { "RemoveDataOnUninstall", false },
+            { "UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate", false },
+            { "AbortOnPreInstallFail", true },
+            { "AbortOnPreUpdateFail", true },
+            { "AbortOnPreUninstallFail", true },
+        };
+
+        private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> DefaultStringValues = new Dictionary<string, string>()
+        {
+            {"Architecture", ""},
+            {"InstallationScope", ""},
+            {"CustomInstallLocation", ""},
+            {"Version", ""},
+            {"PreInstallCommand", ""},
+            {"PostInstallCommand", ""},
+            {"PreUpdateCommand", ""},
+            {"PostUpdateCommand", ""},
+            {"PreUninstallCommand", ""},
+            {"PostUninstallCommand", ""},
+        };
+
+        private readonly IReadOnlyList<string> DefaultListValues = new List<string>()
+        {
+            "CustomParameters_Install",
+            "CustomParameters_Update",
+            "CustomParameters_Uninstall",
+            "KillBeforeOperation",
+        };
+
+
         public bool SkipHashCheck { get; set; }
         public bool InteractiveInstallation { get; set; }
         public bool RunAsAdministrator { get; set; }
@@ -17,7 +55,6 @@ public class InstallOptions: SerializableComponent<InstallOptions>
         public string CustomInstallLocation { get; set; } = "";
         public string Version { get; set; } = "";
         public bool SkipMinorUpdates { get; set; }
-        public bool OverridesNextLevelOpts { get; set; }
         public bool RemoveDataOnUninstall { get; set; }
         public bool UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate { get; set; }
         public List<string> KillBeforeOperation { get; set; } = [];
@@ -32,53 +69,54 @@ public class InstallOptions: SerializableComponent<InstallOptions>
         public string PostUninstallCommand { get; set; } = "";
         public bool AbortOnPreUninstallFail { get; set; } = true;
 
+        public bool OverridesNextLevelOpts { get; set; }
 
         public override InstallOptions Copy()
         {
-            return new()
-            {
-                SkipHashCheck = SkipHashCheck,
-                Architecture = Architecture,
-                CustomInstallLocation = CustomInstallLocation,
-                CustomParameters_Install = CustomParameters_Install.ToList(),
-                CustomParameters_Update = CustomParameters_Update.ToList(),
-                CustomParameters_Uninstall = CustomParameters_Uninstall.ToList(),
-                InstallationScope = InstallationScope,
-                InteractiveInstallation = InteractiveInstallation,
-                PreRelease = PreRelease,
-                RunAsAdministrator = RunAsAdministrator,
-                Version = Version,
-                SkipMinorUpdates = SkipMinorUpdates,
-                OverridesNextLevelOpts = OverridesNextLevelOpts,
-                RemoveDataOnUninstall = RemoveDataOnUninstall,
-                KillBeforeOperation = KillBeforeOperation.ToList(),
-                PreInstallCommand = PreInstallCommand,
-                PreUpdateCommand = PreUpdateCommand,
-                PreUninstallCommand = PreUninstallCommand,
-                PostInstallCommand = PostInstallCommand,
-                PostUpdateCommand = PostUpdateCommand,
-                PostUninstallCommand = PostUninstallCommand,
-                AbortOnPreInstallFail = AbortOnPreInstallFail,
-                AbortOnPreUpdateFail = AbortOnPreUpdateFail,
-                AbortOnPreUninstallFail = AbortOnPreUninstallFail,
-                UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate = UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate,
-            };
+            var copy = new InstallOptions();
+
+            foreach (var (boolKey, _) in DefaultBoolValues)
+                copy.SetValueToProperty(boolKey, GetValueFromProperty<bool>(boolKey));
+
+            foreach (var (stringKey, _) in DefaultStringValues)
+                copy.SetValueToProperty(stringKey, GetValueFromProperty<string>(stringKey));
+
+            foreach (var listKey in DefaultListValues)
+                copy.SetValueToProperty(listKey, GetValueFromProperty<IReadOnlyList<string>>(listKey).ToList());
+
+            // Handle non-automated OverridesNextLevelOpts
+            copy.OverridesNextLevelOpts = OverridesNextLevelOpts;
+            return copy;
+        }
+
+        public void SetValueToProperty<T>(string name, T value)
+        {
+            var property = this.GetType().GetProperty(name);
+            property?.SetValue(this, value);
+        }
+
+        public T GetValueFromProperty<T>(string name)
+        {
+            var property = this.GetType().GetProperty(name);
+            return (T)(property?.GetValue(this) ?? throw new InvalidDataException($"Invalid datatype for property {name} (expected {nameof(T)})"));
         }
 
         public override void LoadFromJson(JsonNode data)
         {
-            // RemoveDataOnUninstall should not be loaded from disk
+            foreach (var (boolKey, defValue) in DefaultBoolValues)
+            {
+                // RemoveDataOnUninstall should not be loaded from disk
+                if(boolKey == "RemoveDataOnUninstall") continue;
+                SetValueToProperty(boolKey, data[boolKey]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? defValue);
+            }
 
-            this.SkipHashCheck = data[nameof(SkipHashCheck)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-            this.InteractiveInstallation = data[nameof(InteractiveInstallation)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-            this.RunAsAdministrator = data[nameof(RunAsAdministrator)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-            this.Architecture = data[nameof(Architecture)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.InstallationScope = data[nameof(InstallationScope)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
+            foreach (var (stringKey, defValue) in DefaultStringValues)
+                SetValueToProperty(stringKey, data[stringKey]?.GetVal<string>() ?? defValue);
 
-            this.CustomParameters_Install = ReadArrayFromJson(data, nameof(CustomParameters_Install));
-            this.CustomParameters_Update = ReadArrayFromJson(data, nameof(CustomParameters_Update));
-            this.CustomParameters_Uninstall = ReadArrayFromJson(data, nameof(CustomParameters_Uninstall));
+            foreach (var listKey in DefaultListValues)
+                SetValueToProperty(listKey, ReadArrayFromJson(data, listKey));
 
+            // Handle case where setting has not been migrated yet
             if (this.CustomParameters_Install.Count is 0 &&
                 this.CustomParameters_Update.Count  is 0 &&
                 this.CustomParameters_Uninstall.Count is 0 &&
@@ -89,28 +127,42 @@ this.CustomParameters_Uninstall.Count is 0 &&
                 this.CustomParameters_Uninstall = ReadArrayFromJson(data, "CustomParameters");
             }
 
-            this.KillBeforeOperation = ReadArrayFromJson(data, nameof(KillBeforeOperation));
-            this.PreRelease = data[nameof(PreRelease)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-            this.CustomInstallLocation = data[nameof(CustomInstallLocation)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.Version = data[nameof(Version)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.SkipMinorUpdates = data[nameof(SkipMinorUpdates)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-            this.UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate = data[nameof(UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? false;
-
-            this.PreInstallCommand = data[nameof(PreInstallCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.PreUpdateCommand = data[nameof(PreUpdateCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.PreUninstallCommand = data[nameof(PreUninstallCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.PostInstallCommand = data[nameof(PostInstallCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.PostUpdateCommand = data[nameof(PostUpdateCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.PostUninstallCommand = data[nameof(PostUninstallCommand)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
-            this.AbortOnPreInstallFail = data[nameof(AbortOnPreInstallFail)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? true;
-            this.AbortOnPreUpdateFail = data[nameof(AbortOnPreUpdateFail)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? true;
-            this.AbortOnPreUninstallFail = data[nameof(AbortOnPreUninstallFail)]?.GetVal<bool>() ?? true;
-
             // if OverridesNextLevelOpts is not found on the JSON, set it to true or false depending
             // on whether the current settings instances are different from the default values.
             // This entry shall be checked the last one, to ensure all other properties are set
-            this.OverridesNextLevelOpts =
-                data[nameof(OverridesNextLevelOpts)]?.GetValue<bool>() ?? DiffersFromDefault();
+            this.OverridesNextLevelOpts = data[nameof(OverridesNextLevelOpts)]?.GetValue<bool>() ?? DiffersFromDefault();
+        }
+
+        public override JsonNode AsJsonNode()
+        {
+            JsonObject obj = new();
+
+            if (OverridesNextLevelOpts is not false)
+                obj.Add(nameof(OverridesNextLevelOpts), OverridesNextLevelOpts);
+
+            foreach (var (boolKey, defValue) in DefaultBoolValues)
+            {
+                bool currentValue = GetValueFromProperty<bool>(boolKey);
+                if (currentValue != defValue) obj.Add(boolKey, currentValue);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var (stringKey, defValue) in DefaultStringValues)
+            {
+                string currentValue = GetValueFromProperty<string>(stringKey);
+                if (currentValue != defValue) obj.Add(stringKey, currentValue);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var listKey in DefaultListValues)
+            {
+                IReadOnlyList<string> currentValue = GetValueFromProperty<IReadOnlyList<string>>(listKey);
+
+                if (currentValue.Where(x => x.Any()).Any())
+                {
+                    obj.Add(listKey, new JsonArray(currentValue.Select(x => JsonValue.Create(x) as JsonNode).ToArray()));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return obj;
         }
 
         private static List<string> ReadArrayFromJson(JsonNode data, string name)
@@ -124,30 +176,19 @@ private static List<string> ReadArrayFromJson(JsonNode data, string name)
 
         public bool DiffersFromDefault()
         {
-            return SkipHashCheck is not false ||
-                   InteractiveInstallation is not false ||
-                   RunAsAdministrator is not false ||
-                   PreRelease is not false ||
-                   SkipMinorUpdates is not false ||
-                   Architecture.Any() ||
-                   InstallationScope.Any() ||
-                   CustomParameters_Install.Where(x => x.Any()).Any() ||
-                   CustomParameters_Update.Where(x => x.Any()).Any() ||
-                   CustomParameters_Uninstall.Where(x => x.Any()).Any() ||
-                   KillBeforeOperation.Where(x => x.Any()).Any() ||
-                   CustomInstallLocation.Any() ||
-                   RemoveDataOnUninstall is not false ||
-                   Version.Any() ||
-                   PreInstallCommand.Any() ||
-                   PostInstallCommand.Any() ||
-                   AbortOnPreInstallFail is not true ||
-                   PreUpdateCommand.Any() ||
-                   PostUpdateCommand.Any() ||
-                   AbortOnPreUpdateFail is not true ||
-                   PreUninstallCommand.Any() ||
-                   PostUninstallCommand.Any() ||
-                   UninstallPreviousVersionsOnUpdate is not false ||
-                   AbortOnPreUninstallFail is not true;
+            foreach (var (boolKey, defValue) in DefaultBoolValues)
+                if (GetValueFromProperty<bool>(boolKey) != defValue) return true;
+
+            foreach (var (stringKey, defValue) in DefaultStringValues)
+                if (GetValueFromProperty<string>(stringKey) != defValue) return true;
+
+            foreach (var listKey in DefaultListValues)
+            {
+                IReadOnlyList<string> currentValue = GetValueFromProperty<IReadOnlyList<string>>(listKey);
+                if (currentValue.Where(x => x.Any()).Any()) return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
             // OverridesNextLevelOpts does not need to be checked here, since
             // this method is invoked before this property has been set
         }

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/SerializableBundle.cs

@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ public override void LoadFromJson(JsonNode data)
             }
         }
 
+        public override JsonNode AsJsonNode()
+        {
+            JsonObject obj = new();
+            obj.Add(nameof(export_version), export_version);
+            obj.Add(nameof(packages), new JsonArray(packages.Select(p => p.AsJsonNode()).ToArray()));
+            obj.Add(nameof(incompatible_packages_info), incompatible_packages_info);
+            obj.Add(nameof(incompatible_packages), new JsonArray(incompatible_packages.Select(p => p.AsJsonNode()).ToArray()));
+            return obj;
+        }
+
         public SerializableBundle() : base()
         {
         }

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/SerializableComponent.cs

@@ -24,17 +24,14 @@ public abstract class SerializableComponent<T> where T: class
     /// <returns>A pretty-formatted JSON string representing the current data</returns>
     public string AsJsonString()
     {
-        return JsonSerializer.Serialize<T>(this as T ?? throw new InvalidCastException("Invalid type"), SerializationHelpers.DefaultOptions);
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(AsJsonNode(), SerializationHelpers.DefaultOptions);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Serializes this object into a JsonNode object
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>A pretty-formatted JSON string representing the current data</returns>
-    public JsonNode AsJsonNode()
-    {
-        return JsonNode.Parse(AsJsonString()) ?? throw new InvalidDataException("The JSON object could not be parsed to a JsonNode");
-    }
+    public abstract JsonNode AsJsonNode();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates an instance of this object with the default data

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/SerializableIncompatiblePackage.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ public override void LoadFromJson(JsonNode data)
             this.Source = data[nameof(Source)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
         }
 
+        public override JsonNode AsJsonNode()
+        {
+            JsonObject obj = new();
+            obj.Add(nameof(Id), Id);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Name), Name);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Version), Version);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Source), Source);
+            return obj;
+        }
+
         public SerializableIncompatiblePackage(JsonNode data) : base(data)
         {
         }

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/SerializablePackage.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ public override void LoadFromJson(JsonNode data)
             this.Updates = new(data[nameof(Updates)] ?? new JsonObject());
         }
 
+        public override JsonNode AsJsonNode()
+        {
+            JsonObject obj = new();
+            obj.Add(nameof(Id), Id);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Name), Name);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Version), Version);
+            obj.Add(nameof(Source), Source);
+            obj.Add(nameof(ManagerName), ManagerName);
+            obj.Add(nameof(InstallationOptions), InstallationOptions.AsJsonNode());
+            obj.Add(nameof(Updates), Updates.AsJsonNode());
+            return obj;
+        }
+
         public SerializablePackage() : base()
         {
         }

src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Serializable/SerializableUpdatesOptions.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ public override void LoadFromJson(JsonNode data)
             this.IgnoredVersion = data[nameof(IgnoredVersion)]?.GetVal<string>() ?? "";
         }
 
+        public override JsonNode AsJsonNode()
+        {
+            JsonObject obj = new();
+            if(UpdatesIgnored is not false) obj.Add(nameof(UpdatesIgnored), UpdatesIgnored);
+            if(IgnoredVersion.Any()) obj.Add(nameof(IgnoredVersion), IgnoredVersion);
+            return obj;
+        }
+
         public SerializableUpdatesOptions() : base()
         {
         }

src/UniGetUI/Pages/SoftwarePages/PackageBundlesPage.cs

@@ -600,9 +600,7 @@ static int Comparison(IPackage x, IPackage y)
             string ExportableData;
 
             if (formatType is BundleFormatType.JSON or BundleFormatType.UBUNDLE)
-                ExportableData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(
-                    exportable,
-                    SerializationHelpers.DefaultOptions);
+                ExportableData = exportable.AsJsonString();
 
             else if (formatType is BundleFormatType.YAML)
             {

src/UniGetUI/Services/GitHubBackupService.cs

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ namespace UniGetUI.Services
 {
     public class GitHubBackupService
     {
-        private const string GistDescription_EndingKey = "#[UNIGETUI_BACKUP_V1]";
-        private const string PackageBackup_StartingKey = "#[PACKAGES]";
+        private const string GistDescription_EndingKey = "@[UNIGETUI_BACKUP_V1]";
+        private const string PackageBackup_StartingKey = "@[PACKAGES]";
 
         private const string GistDescription = $"UniGetUI package backups - DO NOT RENAME OR MODIFY {GistDescription_EndingKey}";
         private const string ReadMeContents = "" +