- adds async overloads for serialization

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,29 +7,31 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Adds async overloads for serialization helpers
+
 ## [1.8.4] - 2024-04-19
 
 - Bumps Std.UriTemplate to version 0.0.57
 
 ## [1.8.3] - 2024-04-18
 
-- Have set the license expression on the nuget package rather than bundling in a file (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/219)
+- Have set the license expression on the nuget package rather than bundling in a file (<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/219>)
 
 ## [1.8.2] - 2024-04-18
 
-- Have made System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource only be included on Net Standard's TFM & net 5 (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/218)
+- Have made System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource only be included on Net Standard's TFM & net 5 (<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/218>)
 
 ## [1.8.1] - 2024-03-26
 
 ### Changed
 
-- `MultipartBody` now supports an optional `fileName` parameter to specify the file name of the part. (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/212)
+- `MultipartBody` now supports an optional `fileName` parameter to specify the file name of the part. (<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/212>)
 
 ## [1.8.0] - 2024-03-18
 
 ### Added
 
-- Added support for untyped nodes. (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/175)
+- Added support for untyped nodes. (<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/175>)
 
 ## [1.7.12] - 2024-03-08
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Updated IParseNode enum methods `DynamicallyAccessedMembersAttribute` to `PublicFields`.
 - Fixed AOT compiler warnings from ILC.
- 
+
 ## [1.7.10] - 2024-02-26
 
 ### Changed
@@ -74,20 +76,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Improve AllowedHost validator to throw an error if `https://` or `http://` prefix is present in a allowed host value.(https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/165)
+- Improve AllowedHost validator to throw an error if `https://` or `http://` prefix is present in a allowed host value.(<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/165>)
 
 ## [1.7.5] - 2024-01-11
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Fixes missing query parameters when the parameter values are empty strings.(https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/172)
+- Fixes missing query parameters when the parameter values are empty strings.(<https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-dotnet/issues/172>)
 
 ## [1.7.4] - 2024-01-09
 
 ### Changed
 
 - Fixed Method not found error due to conflicting dependencies by updating Std.UriTemplate dependency.
-- Fixed unicode characters decoding in URI (https://github.com/std-uritemplate/std-uritemplate/issues/114).
+- Fixed unicode characters decoding in URI (<https://github.com/std-uritemplate/std-uritemplate/issues/114>).
 
 ## [1.7.3] - 2023-11-30
 
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Fixed a bug where excess duplicate subscriptions would be created on the same property in the backing store causing performance issues in some scenarios. Related to https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/issues/1994
+- Fixed a bug where excess duplicate subscriptions would be created on the same property in the backing store causing performance issues in some scenarios. Related to <https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-dotnet/issues/1994>
 
 ## [1.3.0] - 2023-08-01
 

Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Serialization/SerializationHelpersTests.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.Mocks;
 using Moq;
@@ -25,15 +26,15 @@ public void DefensiveObjectCollection()
         Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStream(_jsonContentType, (IEnumerable<TestEntity>)null));
     }
     [Fact]
-    public void SerializesObject()
+    public async Task SerializesObject()
     {
         var mockSerializationWriter = new Mock<ISerializationWriter>();
         mockSerializationWriter.Setup(x => x.GetSerializedContent()).Returns(new MemoryStream(UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("{'id':'123'}")));
         var mockSerializationWriterFactory = new Mock<ISerializationWriterFactory>();
         mockSerializationWriterFactory.Setup(x => x.GetSerializationWriter(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(mockSerializationWriter.Object);
         SerializationWriterFactoryRegistry.DefaultInstance.ContentTypeAssociatedFactories[_jsonContentType] = mockSerializationWriterFactory.Object;
 
-        var result = KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsString(_jsonContentType, new TestEntity()
+        var result = await KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStringAsync(_jsonContentType, new TestEntity()
         {
             Id = "123"
         });
@@ -45,15 +46,15 @@ public void SerializesObject()
         mockSerializationWriter.Verify(x => x.GetSerializedContent(), Times.Once);
     }
     [Fact]
-    public void SerializesObjectCollection()
+    public async Task SerializesObjectCollection()
     {
         var mockSerializationWriter = new Mock<ISerializationWriter>();
         mockSerializationWriter.Setup(x => x.GetSerializedContent()).Returns(new MemoryStream(UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("[{'id':'123'}]")));
         var mockSerializationWriterFactory = new Mock<ISerializationWriterFactory>();
         mockSerializationWriterFactory.Setup(x => x.GetSerializationWriter(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(mockSerializationWriter.Object);
         SerializationWriterFactoryRegistry.DefaultInstance.ContentTypeAssociatedFactories[_jsonContentType] = mockSerializationWriterFactory.Object;
 
-        var result = KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsString(_jsonContentType, new List<TestEntity> {
+        var result = await KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStringAsync(_jsonContentType, new List<TestEntity> {
             new()
             {
                 Id = "123"

src/serialization/KiotaJsonSerializer.Serialization.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 //  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the MIT License.  See License in the project root for license information.
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 #if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 #endif
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
     /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a stream.</returns>
     public static Stream SerializeAsStream<T>(T value) where T : IParsable
     => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStream(_jsonContentType, value);
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -27,9 +30,20 @@
     /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    [Obsolete("This method is obsolete, use the async method instead")]
     public static string SerializeAsString<T>(T value) where T : IParsable
     => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsString(_jsonContentType, value);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the given object into a string based on the content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+    /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    public static Task<string> SerializeAsStringAsync<T>(T value, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : IParsable
+    => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStringAsync(_jsonContentType, value, cancellationToken);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Serializes the given object into a string based on the content type.
     /// </summary>
@@ -45,7 +59,17 @@
     /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    [Obsolete("This method is obsolete, use the async method instead")]
     public static string SerializeAsString<T>(IEnumerable<T> value) where T : IParsable
     => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsString(_jsonContentType, value);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the given object into a string based on the content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+    /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    public static Task<string> SerializeAsStringAsync<T>(IEnumerable<T> value, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : IParsable
+    => KiotaSerializer.SerializeAsStringAsync(_jsonContentType, value, cancellationToken);
 
 }

src/serialization/KiotaSerializer.Serialization.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 #if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 #endif
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ public static Stream SerializeAsStream<T>(string contentType, T value) where T :
     /// <param name="contentType">Content type to serialize the object to </param>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    [Obsolete("This method is obsolete, use the async method instead")]
     public static string SerializeAsString<T>(string contentType, T value) where T : IParsable
     {
         using var stream = SerializeAsStream(contentType, value);
@@ -48,6 +51,19 @@ public static string SerializeAsString<T>(string contentType, T value) where T :
     /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
     /// <param name="contentType">Content type to serialize the object to </param>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+    /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    public static Task<string> SerializeAsStringAsync<T>(string contentType, T value, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : IParsable
+    {
+        using var stream = SerializeAsStream(contentType, value);
+        return GetStringFromStreamAsync(stream, cancellationToken);
+    }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the given object into a string based on the content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="contentType">Content type to serialize the object to </param>
+    /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a stream.</returns>
     public static Stream SerializeAsStream<T>(string contentType, IEnumerable<T> value) where T : IParsable
     {
@@ -62,16 +78,40 @@ public static Stream SerializeAsStream<T>(string contentType, IEnumerable<T> val
     /// <param name="contentType">Content type to serialize the object to </param>
     /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    [Obsolete("This method is obsolete, use the async method instead")]
     public static string SerializeAsString<T>(string contentType, IEnumerable<T> value) where T : IParsable
     {
         using var stream = SerializeAsStream(contentType, value);
         return GetStringFromStream(stream);
     }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the given object into a string based on the content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the object to serialize</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="contentType">Content type to serialize the object to </param>
+    /// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+    /// <returns>The serialized representation as a string.</returns>
+    public static Task<string> SerializeAsStringAsync<T>(string contentType, IEnumerable<T> value, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : IParsable
+    {
+        using var stream = SerializeAsStream(contentType, value);
+        return GetStringFromStreamAsync(stream, cancellationToken);
+    }
+    [Obsolete("This method is obsolete, use the async method instead")]
     private static string GetStringFromStream(Stream stream)
     {
         using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
         return reader.ReadToEndAsync().ConfigureAwait(false).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); // so the asp.net projects don't get an error
     }
+    private static async Task<string> GetStringFromStreamAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+#if NET7_0_OR_GREATER
+        return await reader.ReadToEndAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+#else
+        return await reader.ReadToEndAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+#endif
+    }
     private static ISerializationWriter GetSerializationWriter(string contentType, object value)
     {
         if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(contentType)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contentType));