starting with new configuration class model

Pilz.Configuration/ConfigurationSerializer.vb

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+Imports System.IO
+Imports Newtonsoft.Json
+
+Friend Module ConfigurationSerializer
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Writes the given instance to a string and return it.
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="instance"></param>
+    ''' <returns></returns>
+    Public Function WriteToString(instance As SimpleConfiguration) As String
+        Return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(instance)
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Write the given instance to a given stream.
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="instance"></param>
+    ''' <param name="stream"></param>
+    Public Sub WriteToStream(instance As SimpleConfiguration, stream As Stream)
+        Dim sr As New StreamWriter(stream)
+        sr.Write(WriteToString(instance))
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Writes the given instance to the given filePath as text file.
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="instance"></param>
+    ''' <param name="filePath"></param>
+    Public Sub WriteToFile(instance As SimpleConfiguration, filePath As String)
+        Dim fs As New FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create)
+        WriteToStream(instance, fs)
+        fs.Close()
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Reads a configuratin from the given string and returns an instance of it.
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    ''' <param name="content"></param>
+    ''' <returns></returns>
+    Public Function ReadFromString(Of T As SimpleConfiguration)(content As String) As T
+        Return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of T)(content)
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Read a configuration from the given string and put them to the given instance.
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="instance"></param>
+    ''' <param name="content"></param>
+    Public Sub ReadFromString(instance As SimpleConfiguration, content As String)
+        JsonConvert.PopulateObject(content, instance)
+    End Sub
+
+End Module