XmlSerializers created by XmlSerializer.FromType(new[] {typeof(...)})[0]; This prevents throwing an exception => better debugging.

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Adapter/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Adapter
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
 		{
-			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(NetadapterCfg), component, this);
+			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(NetadapterCfg.Serializer, component, this);
 		}
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Adapter/NetadapterCfg.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 ///
 /// Copyright (c) 2017 Sensus Metering Systems
 ///
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using TBF.BenchControl.Generic;
 
 namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Adapter
 {
 	public class NetadapterCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(NetadapterCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new NetadapterCfgCtrl(); }
 
 

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/CameraCfg.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ///
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using TBF.BenchControl.Generic;
 using TBF.Resources;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.CLP1611
 {
 	public class CameraCfg : ComponentCfgBase, IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(CameraCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new CameraCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.CLP1611
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
 		{
-			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(CameraCfg), component, this);
+			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(CameraCfg.Serializer, component, this);
 		}
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/Display/DisplayCfg.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Display
 {
 	public class DisplayCfg : ComponentCfgBase, IComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(DisplayCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new DisplayCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/Display/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Display
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
 		{
-			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(DisplayCfg), component, this);
+			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(DisplayCfg.Serializer, component, this);
 		}
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/Roi/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Roi
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
 		{
-			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(RoiCfg), component, this);
+			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(RoiCfg.Serializer, component, this);
 		}
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/Roi/ProcedureParams.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Roi
 {
 	public class ProcedureParams : ProcedureParamsBase, IParamsProvider, IProcedureParams
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(ProcedureParams) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public float PulsesPerLtr;				/// [l^-1]
 		public int DetectionImagesCount;
 		public int DetectionPeriod1;
@@ -115,14 +118,13 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Roi
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
 			try
 			{
-				ProcedureParams tmp = (ProcedureParams)(new XmlSerializer(typeof(ProcedureParams)))
-					.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters));
+				ProcedureParams tmp = Serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters)) as ProcedureParams;
 
 				procedureParamsEntity = dbEntity;
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+				if (tmp != null) tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/Roi/RoiCfg.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.Roi
 {
 	public class RoiCfg : ComponentCfgBase, IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(RoiCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new RoiCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///