inabox/InABox.Core/Imports/SettingsImporter.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace InABox.Core
{
    public interface ISettingsImporter
    {
        Type SettingsType { get; }

        void SetSettings(object settings);
    }

    public interface ISettingsImporter<TSettings> : ISettingsImporter
        where TSettings : BaseObject, new()
    {
    }

    public abstract class SettingsImporter<T, TSettings> : BaseImporter<T>, ISettingsImporter<TSettings>
        where T : Entity, IRemotable, IPersistent, new()
        where TSettings : BaseObject, new()
    {
        public TSettings Settings { get; set; } = new TSettings();

        public Type SettingsType => typeof(TSettings);

        public void SetSettings(object settings)
        {
            if(settings is TSettings tSettings)
            {
                Settings = tSettings;
            }
            else
            {
                throw new Exception($"{settings} is not a {typeof(TSettings)}");
            }
        }
    }
}