Update InputJsonConverter to deserialize complex value types into the…

…ir original type (#4878)

* Remove unused using directives in test classes

The using directives for System, System.Collections.Generic, System.IO, and others were not necessary in many of the test classes. These unused directives have been removed to enhance code readability and maintainability.

* Update source port retrieval in ConnectionJsonConverter

The source port retrieval code in ConnectionJsonConverter.cs has been updated. It now uses TryGetProperty instead of GetProperty, enabling it to handle cases where the "port" property may not exist. This enhances error handling and resilience in the activities module.

* Refactor InputJsonConverter for proper variable expressions handling

The InputJsonConverter in the Elsa.Workflows.Serialization has been expanded for efficient handling of variable expressions during the JSON conversion process. The refactor ensures appropriate extraction and assignment of values to variables. This adds robustness to the serialization process, maintaining variable types after serialization.

* Add tests for variable expressions serialization

A new `Tests.cs` file has been added under the `Elsa.IntegrationTests/Serialization/VariableExpressions` directory. This file contains tests for ensuring the serialization of variable expressions works correctly. A corresponding `SampleWorkflow` file has also been established, providing the workflows to be used in the tests.

* Refactor workflow builder extension class

The WorkflowDefinitionBuilderExtensions class has been deleted and replaced with WorkflowBuilderExtensions in Elsa.Workflows.Core. This new class retains similar functionality but includes more detailed comments and dynamic member access capabilities in its method definition.

Elsa.sln

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "solution", "solution", "{7D
 		icon.png = icon.png
 		NuGet.Config = NuGet.Config
 		README.md = README.md
-		update-migrations.sh = update-migrations.sh
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "docs", "docs", "{0354F050-3992-4DD4-B0EE-5FBA04AC72B6}"

src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Serialization/ConnectionJsonConverter.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public override Connection Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, J
         var targetElement = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("target");
         var sourceId = sourceElement.GetProperty("activity").GetString()!;
         var targetId = targetElement.TryGetProperty("activity", out var targetIdValue) ? targetIdValue.GetString() : default;
-        var sourcePort = sourceElement.GetProperty("port").GetString()!;
+        var sourcePort = sourceElement.TryGetProperty("port", out var sourcePortValue) ? sourcePortValue.GetString() : default;
         var targetPort = targetElement.TryGetProperty("port", out var targetPortValue) ? targetPortValue.GetString() : default;
 
         var sourceActivity = _activities.TryGetValue(sourceId, out var s) ? s : default!;

src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/WorkflowBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
+
+// ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
+namespace Elsa.Extensions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains extensions for <see cref="IWorkflowBuilder"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class WorkflowBuilderExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds a workflow asynchronously.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the workflow.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="IWorkflowBuilder"/> instance to build the workflow.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous operation that returns the built <see cref="Workflow"/>.</returns>
+    public static Task<Workflow> BuildWorkflowAsync<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor)] T>(
+        this IWorkflowBuilder builder, 
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : IWorkflow
+    {
+        return builder.BuildWorkflowAsync(Activator.CreateInstance<T>(), cancellationToken);
+    }
+}

src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Serialization/Converters/InputJsonConverter.cs

@@ -37,10 +37,17 @@ public override Input<T> Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, Jso
 
             var expressionElement = doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("expression", out var expressionElementValue) ? expressionElementValue : default;
             var expressionTypeNameElement = expressionElement.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Undefined ? expressionElement.TryGetProperty("type", out var expressionTypeNameElementValue) ? expressionTypeNameElementValue : default : default;
-            var expressionTypeName = expressionTypeNameElement.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Undefined ? expressionTypeNameElement.GetString() ?? "Literal" : default;
-            var expressionDescriptor = expressionTypeName != null ? _expressionDescriptorRegistry.Find(expressionTypeName) : default;
-            var expression = expressionElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object ? expressionElement.Deserialize<Expression>(options) : new Expression(expressionTypeName!, null);
+            var expressionTypeName = expressionTypeNameElement.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Undefined ? expressionTypeNameElement.GetString() ?? "Literal" : "Literal";
+            var expressionDescriptor = _expressionDescriptorRegistry.Find(expressionTypeName);
             var memoryBlockReference = expressionDescriptor?.MemoryBlockReferenceFactory();
+            var memoryBlockReferenceType = memoryBlockReference?.GetType();
+            var expressionValueElement = expressionElement.TryGetProperty("value", out var expressionElementValueValue) ? expressionElementValueValue : default;
+            var expressionValue = expressionValueElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String
+                ? expressionValueElement.GetString()
+                : expressionValueElement.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Undefined && memoryBlockReferenceType != null
+                    ? expressionValueElement.Deserialize(memoryBlockReferenceType, options)!
+                    : default;
+            var expression = new Expression(expressionTypeName, expressionValue);
 
             if (memoryBlockReference == null)
                 return default!;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/Break/BreakTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Activities.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/Break/Workflows/BreakForEachWorkflow.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/Finish/FinishTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/ForEach/ForEachTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/ForEach/ForEachWorkflow.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/Fork/ForkTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/If/ComplexIfWorkflow.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/If/IfTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/If/IfThenWorkflow.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/Sequence/SequenceTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Activities/WriteLine/WriteLineTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ActivityNotificationsMiddleware/TestHandler.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Mediator.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Notifications;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ActivityNotificationsMiddleware/Tests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Notifications;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ActivityOutputs/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/Blocking/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/BlockingAndBreaking/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.BlockingAndBreaking.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/CanExecute/Activities/CustomActivity.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using Elsa.Expressions.Models;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Workflows;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/CanExecute/Tests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.CanExecute.Activities;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.CanExecute.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/Composites/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/CompositesAndOutcomes/CompositesAndOutcomeWaitAnyTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Xunit;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/CompositesPassingData/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/DependencyWorkflows/Tests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ExplicitJoins/ExplicitJoinWaitAnyTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Xunit;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/FlowchartCompletion/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/FlowchartNextActivity/Activities/CustomActivity.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/FlowchartNextActivity/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.FlowchartNextActivity.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ImplicitJoins/BraidedWorkflowTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.ImplicitJoins.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ImplicitJoins/ImplicitLoopWorkflowTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.ImplicitJoins.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ImplicitJoins/JoinRunsOnceTests.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Common.Models;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ImplicitJoins/ParallelJoinCompletesTests.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Common.Models;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ImportAndExecute/Tests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/Incidents/IncidentStrategyTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.Incidents.Statics;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.Incidents.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/Incidents/Statics/TestSettings.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using Elsa.Workflows.IncidentStrategies;
 
 namespace Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.Incidents.Statics;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/JsonObjectSerialization/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.State;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/JsonObjectToObjectRemainsJsonObject/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.JsonObjectToObjectRemainsJsonObject.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ParentChildCompletion/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ParentChildInputs/Tests.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/ParentChildOutputMapping/Tests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/SetGetVariables/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/SetGetVariablesFromActivities/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.SetGetVariablesFromActivities.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/WorkflowCancellation/DefaultRuntimeTests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.WorkflowCancellation.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Mediator.HostedServices;
 using Elsa.Mediator.Options;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/WorkflowCancellation/ProtoActorTests.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.IntegrationTests.Scenarios.WorkflowCancellation.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Mediator.HostedServices;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/WorkflowCancellation/Workflows/BulkSuspendedWorkflow.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
 using Elsa.Scheduling.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/WorkflowOutputMapping/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Scenarios/WorkflowResults/Tests.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Serialization/JsonSerialization/Tests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using Elsa.Testing.Shared;

test/integration/Elsa.IntegrationTests/Serialization/Polymorphism/Models.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 
 namespace Elsa.IntegrationTests.Serialization.Polymorphism;