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src/WireMock.Net.Minimal/Serialization/MappingSerializer.cs

@@ -1,55 +1,31 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
 using JsonConverter.Abstractions;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-#if NETSTANDARD2_0_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP3_1_OR_GREATER || NET6_0_OR_GREATER || NET461
-using System.Text.Json;
-#endif
+using JsonConverter.Abstractions.Models;
 
 namespace WireMock.Serialization;
 
 internal class MappingSerializer(IJsonConverter jsonConverter)
 {
-    private static readonly JsonConverterOptions JsonConverterOptions = new JsonConverterOptions
-    {
-        DateParseHandling = (int) DateParseHandling.None
-    };
-
     internal T[] DeserializeJsonToArray<T>(string value)
     {
-        // DeserializeObject
-        return DeserializeObjectToArray<T>(jsonConverter.Deserialize<object>(value, JsonConverterOptions)!);
+        switch (JsonTypeHelper.GetJsonType(value))
+        {
+            case JsonType.Array:
+                return jsonConverter.Deserialize<T[]>(value, JsonSerializationConstants.JsonConverterOptionsWithDateParsingNone)!;
+
+            case JsonType.Object:
+                var singleResult = jsonConverter.Deserialize<T>(value, JsonSerializationConstants.JsonConverterOptionsWithDateParsingNone);
+                return [singleResult!];
+
+            default:
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot deserialize the provided value to an array or object.");
+        }
     }
 
-    internal static T[] DeserializeObjectToArray<T>(object value)
+    internal T[] DeserializeObjectToArray<T>(object value)
     {
-        if (value is JArray jArray)
-        {
-            return jArray.ToObject<T[]>()!;
-        }
-
-        if (value is JObject jObject)
-        {
-            var singleResult = jObject.ToObject<T>();
-            return [singleResult!];
-        }
-
-#if NETSTANDARD2_0_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP3_1_OR_GREATER || NET6_0_OR_GREATER || NET461
-        if (value is JsonElement jElement)
-        {
-            if (jElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array)
-            {
-                return jElement.Deserialize<T[]>()!;
-            }
-
-            if (jElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
-            {
-                var singleResult = jElement.Deserialize<T>();
-                return [singleResult!];
-            }
-        }
-#endif
-        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot deserialize the provided value to an array or object.");
+        var json = jsonConverter.Serialize(value, JsonSerializationConstants.JsonConverterOptionsWithDateParsingNone);
+        return DeserializeJsonToArray<T>(json);
     }
 }