- use keys to convert a gBase string back to an enumerable

GBase/Helpers/Enumerables.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using GBase.Exceptions;
 using GBase.Interfaces;
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ namespace GBase.Helpers
             StringBuilder @string = new StringBuilder();
             foreach (var item in enumerable)
             {
+                if (item is IGBaseObject gBaseObject)
+                    @string.Append($"{gBaseObject.Key}{ENUMERABLE_STRING_DIVIDER}");
+                else
                     @string.Append($"{item}{ENUMERABLE_STRING_DIVIDER}");
             }
 
@@ -41,9 +45,10 @@ namespace GBase.Helpers
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TEnumerable">The <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/> <see cref="Type"/></typeparam>
         /// <param name="string">The given <see cref="string"/></param>
+        /// <param name="gBase"></param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/> of <see cref="Type"/> <typeparamref name="TEnumerable"/></returns>
         /// <exception cref="InterfaceEnumerablePassedException">Interface was passed to an <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/></exception>
-        public static TEnumerable ConvertToGBaseEnumerable<TEnumerable>(string @string)
+        public static TEnumerable ConvertToGBaseEnumerable<TEnumerable>(string @string, IGBase gBase)
         {
             //get generic type parameter of TEnumerable
             Type genericType = typeof(TEnumerable).GetGenericArguments()[0];
@@ -61,9 +66,16 @@ namespace GBase.Helpers
                     if (genericType.IsInterface)
                         throw new InterfaceEnumerablePassedException(genericType);
 
-                    IGBaseObject gBaseObject = (IGBaseObject) Activator.CreateInstance(genericType);
-                    gBaseObject.InitializeFromString(value);
-                    item = gBaseObject;
+                    if (!int.TryParse(value, out int key))
+                        throw new InvalidKeyException("Key is not an integer.");
+
+                    //TODO: What to do when this table isn't initialized yet?
+                    item = GenericMethodCaller.Call(gBase, nameof(IGBase.GetEntryForKey),
+                        BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance, genericType, key);
+
+                    // IGBaseObject gBaseObject = (IGBaseObject) Activator.CreateInstance(genericType);
+                    // gBaseObject.InitializeFromString(value);
+                    // item = gBaseObject;
                 }
                 else 
                     item = Convert.ChangeType(value, genericType);