add basic dependencies to manifest (#285)

src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Models/Manifest.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models
         public string Author { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod version.</summary>
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionConverter))]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(ManifestFieldConverter))]
         public ISemanticVersion Version { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The minimum SMAPI version required by this mod, if any.</summary>
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models
         /// <summary>The name of the DLL in the directory that has the <see cref="Mod.Entry"/> method.</summary>
         public string EntryDll { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>The other mods that must be loaded before this mod.</summary>
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(ManifestFieldConverter))]
+        public IManifestDependency[] Dependencies { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>The unique mod ID.</summary>
         public string UniqueID { get; set; }
 

src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Models/ManifestDependency.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>A mod dependency listed in a mod manifest.</summary>
+    internal class ManifestDependency : IManifestDependency
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The unique mod ID to require.</summary>
+        public string UniqueID { get; set; }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="uniqueID">The unique mod ID to require.</param>
+        public ManifestDependency(string uniqueID)
+        {
+            this.UniqueID = uniqueID;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Serialisation/ManifestFieldConverter.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Serialisation
 {
-    /// <summary>Overrides how SMAPI reads and writes <see cref="ISemanticVersion"/>.</summary>
-    internal class SemanticVersionConverter : JsonConverter
+    /// <summary>Overrides how SMAPI reads and writes <see cref="ISemanticVersion"/> and <see cref="IManifestDependency"/> fields.</summary>
+    internal class ManifestFieldConverter : JsonConverter
     {
         /*********
         ** Accessors
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Serialisation
         /// <param name="objectType">The object type.</param>
         public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
         {
-            return objectType == typeof(ISemanticVersion);
+            return objectType == typeof(ISemanticVersion) || objectType == typeof(IManifestDependency[]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>Reads the JSON representation of the object.</summary>
@@ -30,15 +32,34 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Serialisation
         /// <param name="existingValue">The object being read.</param>
         /// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>
         public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            // semantic version
+            if (objectType == typeof(ISemanticVersion))
             {
                 JObject obj = JObject.Load(reader);
-            int major = obj.Value<int>("MajorVersion");
-            int minor = obj.Value<int>("MinorVersion");
-            int patch = obj.Value<int>("PatchVersion");
-            string build = obj.Value<string>("Build");
+                int major = obj.Value<int>(nameof(ISemanticVersion.MajorVersion));
+                int minor = obj.Value<int>(nameof(ISemanticVersion.MinorVersion));
+                int patch = obj.Value<int>(nameof(ISemanticVersion.PatchVersion));
+                string build = obj.Value<string>(nameof(ISemanticVersion.Build));
                 return new SemanticVersion(major, minor, patch, build);
             }
 
+            // manifest dependency
+            if (objectType == typeof(IManifestDependency[]))
+            {
+                List<IManifestDependency> result = new List<IManifestDependency>();
+                foreach (JObject obj in JArray.Load(reader).Children<JObject>())
+                {
+                    string uniqueID = obj.Value<string>(nameof(IManifestDependency.UniqueID));
+                    result.Add(new ManifestDependency(uniqueID));
+                }
+                return result.ToArray();
+            }
+
+            // unknown
+            throw new NotSupportedException($"Unknown type '{objectType?.FullName}'.");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Writes the JSON representation of the object.</summary>
         /// <param name="writer">The JSON writer.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The value.</param>

src/StardewModdingAPI/IManifest.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
         /// <summary>The name of the DLL in the directory that has the <see cref="Mod.Entry"/> method.</summary>
         string EntryDll { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>The other mods that must be loaded before this mod.</summary>
+        IManifestDependency[] Dependencies { get; }
+
         /// <summary>Any manifest fields which didn't match a valid field.</summary>
         IDictionary<string, object> ExtraFields { get; }
     }

src/StardewModdingAPI/IManifestDependency.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>A mod dependency listed in a mod manifest.</summary>
+    public interface IManifestDependency
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The unique mod ID to require.</summary>
+        string UniqueID { get; }
+    }
+}

src/StardewModdingAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\Logging\ConsoleInterceptionManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Logging\InterceptingTextWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\CommandHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Framework\Models\ManifestDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Models\ModCompatibilityType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Models\SConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\ModLoading\ModMetadata.cs" />
@@ -141,13 +142,14 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\SContentManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Serialisation\JsonHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Serialisation\SelectiveStringEnumConverter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Framework\Serialisation\SemanticVersionConverter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Framework\Serialisation\ManifestFieldConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ICommandHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IContentEventData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IContentEventHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IContentEventHelperForDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IContentEventHelperForImage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IContentHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IManifestDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IModRegistry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\LocationEvents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\MenuEvents.cs" />