Newtonsoft.Json dependency removed (smaller .exe file)

Author: sergiye

OpenHardwareMonitor.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="12.0">
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Costura.Fody.4.1.0\build\Costura.Fody.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Costura.Fody.4.1.0\build\Costura.Fody.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <NoStandardLibraries>false</NoStandardLibraries>
     <AssemblyName>OpenHardwareMonitor</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <RootNamespace>OpenHardwareMonitor</RootNamespace>
     <ApplicationIcon>Resources\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
@@ -66,17 +65,12 @@
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Costura, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9919ef960d84173d, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Costura.Fody.4.1.0\lib\net40\Costura.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Configuration.Install" />
     <Reference Include="System.Design" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Management" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -352,6 +346,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GUI\SensorNode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\EmbeddedResources.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\IconFactory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utilities\SerializerHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\SystemTools.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\Updater.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WMI\Hardware.cs" />
@@ -398,7 +393,6 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Hardware\WinRing0x64.sys" />
     <None Include="Controls\Tree\ClassDiagram.cd" />
     <None Include="Controls\Tree\NodeControls\ClassDiagram.cd" />
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Resources\app.manifest">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </None>
@@ -525,12 +519,4 @@
     </PostBuildEventDependsOn>
     <PostBuildEvent>rem echo @(VersionNumber) &gt; ..\version.txt</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Costura.Fody.4.1.0\build\Costura.Fody.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Costura.Fody.4.1.0\build\Costura.Fody.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Fody.6.6.3\build\Fody.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Fody.6.6.3\build\Fody.targets'))" />
-  </Target>
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Fody.6.6.3\build\Fody.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Fody.6.6.3\build\Fody.targets')" />
 </Project>

Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using OpenHardwareMonitor.Hardware;
 
 namespace OpenHardwareMonitor {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ public void Load(string fileName) {
       if (!File.Exists(fileName)) return;
       try {
         var json = File.ReadAllText(fileName);
-        settings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IDictionary<string, string>>(json);
+        settings = json.FromJson<IDictionary<string, string>>();
       }
       catch (Exception) {
         LoadOld(fileName);
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ public void LoadOld(string fileName) {
     }
 
     public void Save(string fileName) {
-      var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(settings, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented);
-      File.WriteAllText(fileName, json);
+      settings.ToJsonFile(fileName);
     }
 
     public void SaveOld(string fileName) {

Utilities/PersistentSettings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
+
+namespace OpenHardwareMonitor {
+
+  public static class SerializerHelper {
+
+    internal static string ToJson(this object value) {
+      var serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
+      return serializer.Serialize(value);
+    }
+
+    internal static T FromJson<T>(this string json) {
+      var serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
+      return serializer.Deserialize<T>(json);
+    }
+
+    public static void ToJsonFile(this object value, string filePath) {
+      File.WriteAllText(filePath, value.ToJson());
+    }
+
+    public static T ReadJsonFile<T>(string fileName) where T : class {
+      T result = null;
+      if (File.Exists(fileName))
+        result = File.ReadAllText(fileName).FromJson<T>();
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+}

Utilities/SerializerHelper.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace OpenHardwareMonitor.Utilities {
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ internal static void CheckForUpdates(bool silent) {
         //newVersionUrl = $"https://github.com/{GithubLandingPage}/releases/download/{newVersion}/{selfFileName}";
 
         var jsonString = GetJsonData($"https://api.github.com/repos/{GITHUB_LANDING_PAGE}/releases").TrimEnd();
-        var releases = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<GitHubRelease[]>(jsonString);
+        var releases = jsonString.FromJson<GitHubRelease[]>();
         if (releases == null || releases.Length == 0)
           throw new Exception("Error getting list of releases.");