NewtonSoft JSON does not parse referenced items in an array - json

Question

I writing an web API which excepts JSON with references, I am using JsonPropertyAttribute and JsonObjectAttribute to mark properties/classes which can be refereed by some other property.
when i am receiving data from API it is working as expected, having corresponding $id and $ref property set in JSON. But when I post same JSON date to API it is not parsing all data back. Bellow is data I am receiving from API and same I am posting back.
{
"GeneralDetails": {
"Description": "23",
"ScheduleInfo": {
"ScheduleFrequency": 701,
"ScheduledDay": null,
"ScheduledMonth": null,
"ScheduledTime": "2018-04-10T21:30:01"
},
"ImagePath": "",
"BrandId": 23,
"Name": "23",
"Id": 29
},
"TargetDetails": {
"Period": 0,
"Type": 2701,
"Targets": [
{
"TierId": 34,
"Value": 29
}
]
},
"PointsDetails": [
{
"BooleanExperession": {
"$id": "1",
"$type": "Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleBooleanExpression, Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Variable1": {
"$id": "2",
"$type": "Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRulePreDefinedVariable, Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"GroupId": 2,
"Type": 12,
"AvailableOperant": 289,
"Description": "Product SKU",
"Name": "Product SKU",
"Id": 67
},
"Variable2": {
"$id": "3",
"$type": "Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.String, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Value": "23",
"Type": 9,
"AvailableOperant": 289,
"Description": "2323",
"Name": "2323",
"Id": 132
},
"Operation": 1,
"Type": 130,
"AvailableOperant": 0,
"Description": "23",
"Name": "23",
"Id": 133
},
"Value": 23,
"Id": 16,
"Type": 0,
"ValueX": null
}
],
"Constants": [
{
"$id": "4",
"Value": "rty",
"Type": 9,
"AvailableOperant": 289,
"Description": "rty",
"Name": "yurt",
"Id": 130
},
{
"$id": "5",
"Value": 23,
"Type": 17,
"AvailableOperant": 231,
"Description": "23",
"Name": "ewe",
"Id": 131
},
{
"$ref": "3"
}
],
"BooleanExpressions": [
{
"$ref": "1"
}
],
}
when i am posting back Constants with $id 4 and 5 are not in parsed data. However if I refer them in some other property, then they are also parsing.
EDIT:
below is my class structure
public class OfferDetails
{
public OfferDetails()
{
GeneralDetails = new OfferGeneralDetails();
TargetDetails = new OfferTargetDetails();
PointsDetails = new List<OfferPointsDetails>();
Constants = new List<OfferRuleConstant>();
BooleanExpressions = new List<OfferRuleBooleanExpression>();
Variables = new Dictionary<string, List<OfferRulePreDefinedVariable>>();
}
public OfferGeneralDetails GeneralDetails { get; set; }
public OfferTargetDetails TargetDetails { get; set; }
[JsonProperty(ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All)]
public List<OfferPointsDetails> PointsDetails { get; set; }
[JsonProperty(IsReference = false, ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All)]
public List<OfferRuleConstant> Constants { get; set; }
[JsonProperty(ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,IsReference = false)]
public List<OfferRuleBooleanExpression> BooleanExpressions { get; set; }
public Dictionary<string, List<OfferRulePreDefinedVariable>> Variables { get; set; }
}
[JsonObject(ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All, IsReference = true)]
public class OfferRuleConstant<T> : OfferRuleConstant
{
public OfferRuleConstant()
{
Type = RuleVariableType.Constant;
}
public T Value { get => (T)_value; set=> _value = value;}
public override string ToString()
{
return Value.ToString();
}
}
public abstract class OfferRuleConstant : OfferRuleVariable, ISeprateStringReprsentation
{
protected object _value;
public string StringReprsentation { get ; set ; }
}
[JsonObject(IsReference = true, ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All)]
public class OfferRuleVariable : NamedEntity<long>
{
public OfferRuleVariable()
{
Type = RuleVariableType.Variable;
}
public RuleVariableType Type { get; set; }
public RuleOperantEnum AvailableOperant { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
// public int GroupId { get; set; }
}
[JsonObject(IsReference = true, ItemTypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All)]
public class OfferRulePreDefinedVariable : OfferRuleVariable
{
public int GroupId { get; set; }
}
public interface ISeprateStringReprsentation
{
string StringReprsentation { get; set; }
}
It is possible that I have made certain changes in model (Added a new Property, in a few class and also have changed some attribute while trying to fix above issue).
so, this is updated JSON I am trying to parse:
{
"$id":0,
"GeneralDetails":{
"$id":1,
"ScheduleInfo":{
"$id":2,
"ScheduleFrequency":701,
"ScheduledDay":null,
"ScheduledMonth":null,
"ScheduledTime":null,
"ScheduledTimeS":null
},
"Name":"tuy",
"Description":"ty"
},
"BooleanExpressions":[
{
"$id":3,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleBooleanExpression, Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":130,
"Variable1":{
"$id":4,
"Id":46,
"Name":"Transaction DateTime",
"Type":100,
"AvailableOperant":55,
"Description":"Transaction DateTime"
},
"Variable2":{
"$id":5,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.DateTime, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":97,
"Value":"2018-04-19T10:36:02.000Z",
"Name":"6",
"AvailableOperant":7,
"Description":"6",
"StringReprsentation":"4/19/2018, 4:06:02 PM"
},
"Operation":1,
"AvailableOperant":224,
"Name":"tuy",
"Description":"uy",
"StringReprsentation":"(Transaction DateTime EqualTo 4/19/2018, 4:06:02 PM)"
},
{
"$id":6,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleBooleanExpression, Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":130,
"Variable1":{
"$id":7,
"Id":48,
"Name":"Transaction Month",
"Type":4100,
"AvailableOperant":57,
"Description":"Transaction Month"
},
"Variable2":{
"$id":8,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleListConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":5649,
"Value":[
2,
4,
3
],
"Name":"13",
"AvailableOperant":40,
"Description":"33",
"StringReprsentation":"February,April,March"
},
"Operation":8,
"AvailableOperant":224,
"Name":"tyu",
"Description":"yu",
"StringReprsentation":"(Transaction Month In February,April,March)"
}
],
"TargetDetails":{
"$id":9,
"Period":701,
"Type":2701,
"Targets":[
{
"$id":10,
"TierId":34,
"Value":1
},
{
"$id":11,
"TierId":86,
"Value":2
},
{
"$id":12,
"TierId":87,
"Value":3
},
{
"$id":13,
"TierId":88,
"Value":4
}
]
},
"PointsDetails":[
{
"$id":14,
"BooleanExperession":{
"$ref":"3"
},
"Type":1,
"Value":45,
"ValueX":4
}
],
"Constants":[
{
"$id":15,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":17,
"Value":"8",
"Name":"8",
"AvailableOperant":231,
"Description":"8",
"StringReprsentation":"8"
},
{
"$id":16,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleListConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":263697,
"Name":"2",
"AvailableOperant":40,
"Value":[
1201,
1202
],
"Description":"2",
"StringReprsentation":"Male,Female"
},
{
"$id":17,
"Type":1049617,
"Value":1501,
"StringReprsentation":"Dealer",
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Description":"2",
"Name":"1"
},
{
"$ref":"8"
},
{
"$id":18,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleRangeConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":5393,
"Value":{
"$id":19,
"From":1,
"To":6
},
"Name":"12",
"AvailableOperant":16,
"Description":"12",
"StringReprsentation":"January AND June"
},
{
"$id":20,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":5137,
"Value":2,
"Name":"11",
"AvailableOperant":33,
"Description":"11",
"StringReprsentation":"February"
},
{
"$id":21,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleListConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":3601,
"Value":[
1,
2,
3,
0
],
"Name":"10",
"AvailableOperant":40,
"Description":"33",
"StringReprsentation":"Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Monday"
},
{
"$id":22,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleRangeConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":3345,
"Value":{
"$id":23,
"From":0,
"To":4
},
"Name":"9",
"AvailableOperant":231,
"Description":"9",
"StringReprsentation":"Monday AND Friday"
},
{
"$id":24,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":3089,
"Value":0,
"Name":"7",
"AvailableOperant":225,
"Description":"7",
"StringReprsentation":"Monday"
},
{
"$ref":"5"
},
{
"$id":25,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.DateTime, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":33,
"Value":"2018-04-04T10:36:02.000Z",
"Name":"5",
"AvailableOperant":7,
"Description":"5",
"StringReprsentation":"4/4/2018"
},
{
"$id":26,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":17,
"Value":"4",
"Name":"4",
"AvailableOperant":231,
"Description":"4",
"StringReprsentation":"4"
},
{
"$id":27,
"$type":"Payback.TradeTool.Entities.Model.Offer.OfferRuleConstant`1[[System.String, mscorlib]], Payback.TradeTool.Entities",
"Type":9,
"Name":"3",
"AvailableOperant":289,
"Value":"3",
"Description":"3",
"StringReprsentation":"3"
}
],
"Variables":{
"$id":28
}
}
most of the Constants are parsing, but corresponding to "$id":17 is not in list.

Answer 1

after a few tries, i was able to find my mistake, It was "$id" property in json. which is number but in original JSON generated from API, it was string.
so, i changed my javaScript code generating JSON and it worked.
However I was unable to understand why it failed. when i posted with same data as generated form API initially, may be i just got confused.