Changed attribute builder to derive from correct class, also added method to pass base class parameters using string refs. Regenerated the files

BlendFile/DNAClassAttribute.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System;
 namespace BlendFile {
     
     [AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct)]
-    public class DNAClassAttribute : System.Attribute {
+    public class DNAClassAttribute : BlendFile.DNAAttribute {
         private int _OriginalIndex;
         public virtual int OriginalIndex {
             get {
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ namespace BlendFile {
                 this._Size = value;
             }
         }
-        public DNAClassAttribute(int OriginalIndex, string OriginalName, int Size) {
+        public DNAClassAttribute(int OriginalIndex, string OriginalName, int Size) : 
+                base(OriginalIndex, OriginalName) {
             this._OriginalIndex = OriginalIndex;
             this._OriginalName = OriginalName;
             this._Size = Size;

BlendFile/DNAFieldAttribute.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System;
 namespace BlendFile {
     
     [AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field)]
-    public class DNAFieldAttribute : System.Attribute {
+    public class DNAFieldAttribute : BlendFile.DNAAttribute {
         private int _Size;
         public virtual int Size {
             get {
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ namespace BlendFile {
                 this._MemoryOffset = value;
             }
         }
-        public DNAFieldAttribute(int Size, string OriginalType, int OriginalIndex, string OriginalName, string UnderlyingType, bool IsPointer, int MemoryOffset) {
+        public DNAFieldAttribute(int Size, string OriginalType, int OriginalIndex, string OriginalName, string UnderlyingType, bool IsPointer, int MemoryOffset) : 
+                base(OriginalIndex, OriginalName) {
             this._Size = Size;
             this._OriginalType = OriginalType;
             this._OriginalIndex = OriginalIndex;

BlendFile/DNAListAttribute.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System;
 namespace BlendFile {
     
     [AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field)]
-    public class DNAListAttribute : System.Attribute {
+    public class DNAListAttribute : BlendFile.DNAAttribute {
         private int _Size;
         public virtual int Size {
             get {
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ namespace BlendFile {
                 this._MemoryOffset = value;
             }
         }
-        public DNAListAttribute(int Size, string OriginalType, string OriginalName, int OriginalIndex, string UnderlyingType, string CountFieldName, int CountFieldIndex, int MemoryOffset) {
+        public DNAListAttribute(int Size, string OriginalType, string OriginalName, int OriginalIndex, string UnderlyingType, string CountFieldName, int CountFieldIndex, int MemoryOffset) : 
+                base(OriginalIndex, OriginalName) {
             this._Size = Size;
             this._OriginalType = OriginalType;
             this._OriginalName = OriginalName;

BlenderSharp.sln.DotSettings.user

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AArgumentOutOfRangeException_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F72e5853ed6f2c1967eff9d6f0cf6ba12744c8978c516cbc5e74d992944ab_003FArgumentOutOfRangeException_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AArray_002ECoreCLR_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003Fee3c9d264411441f56a12bac52a58ad25b495ef52e59b4a86f8478158f7d_003FArray_002ECoreCLR_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AArray_002ECoreCLR_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002Econfig_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F51b332f64116ca1bf68931ca13adc3cd38b6dd2da04af6aef46bd08d218e58b5_003FArray_002ECoreCLR_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACodeConstructor_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003Fbe433ced0c0d9b3aa171b7fbcd7df89ef13497cab9fb55640c7d49c891f_003FCodeConstructor_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACodeDomProvider_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002Econfig_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F4333c036d67eaa64623a27221cb821b663bc08410ac68797b1c10376d8379fe_003FCodeDomProvider_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACodeExpression_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F3127868066451f65e848b2ed6b9f84913de3cfb771a33c5f1bf5f1ba22c12e_003FCodeExpression_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACollectionBase_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003Fa6227be3686afd1e7a497da15c9371b4dc2c39126852fbc263d51ab206739b_003FCollectionBase_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACSharpCodeGenerator_002Ecs_002Fl_003AC_0021_003FUsers_003Fairon_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F4aa9136c27fa69d6c91e9d8679c1a1d4b7aabee06e20d4405ee3d91ee05048f0_003FCSharpCodeGenerator_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ACSharpCodeGenerator_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002Econfig_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003F4aa9136c27fa69d6c91e9d8679c1a1d4b7aabee06e20d4405ee3d91ee05048f0_003FCSharpCodeGenerator_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>

CodeGenerator/AttributeBuilder.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.CodeDom;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Syntax;
 
 namespace CodeGenerator {
     // ReSharper disable always BitwiseOperatorOnEnumWithoutFlags
     public class AttributeBuilder {
         
-        private CodeTypeDeclaration _attrDecl = new();
+        private CodeTypeDeclaration _attrDecl;
         
         private List<(Type, string)> _fields = new();
         
@@ -28,9 +30,11 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
         /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="AttributeBuilder"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         public AttributeBuilder() {
-            _attrDecl.IsClass = true;
+            _attrDecl = new() {
-            _attrDecl.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public;
+                IsClass = true,
-            _attrDecl.BaseTypes.Add(typeof(Attribute));
+                Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public,
+                BaseTypes = { typeof(Attribute) }
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -47,7 +51,11 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>clears the internal metadata for fields and properties, also reinstantiates the <see cref="CodeTypeDeclaration"/> internal instance</remarks>
         public AttributeBuilder New() {
-            _attrDecl = new CodeTypeDeclaration();
+            _attrDecl = new() {
+                IsClass = true,
+                Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public,
+                BaseTypes = { typeof(Attribute) }
+            };
             _fields.Clear();
             _properties.Clear();
             return this;
@@ -57,11 +65,8 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
         /// Sets the base type of the attribute.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="baseType">Fully qualified name from which this is going to be derived</param>
-        public AttributeBuilder DeriveFromClass(string baseType) {
+        public AttributeBuilder DeriveFromClass(string baseType = "System.Attribute") {
-            if (_attrDecl.BaseTypes.Count == 0) 
+            _attrDecl.BaseTypes[0] = new(baseType);
-                _attrDecl.BaseTypes.Add(typeof(Attribute));
-            else
-                _attrDecl.BaseTypes[0] = new(baseType);
             return this;
         }
         
@@ -200,6 +205,21 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
             return this;
         }
 
+        //TODO: tyhis should use something more robust and less error prone than just strings
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds parameters to be passed to the base class
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="parameters">Array of strings which reference the params</param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"> thrown when no constructor is defined yet.</exception>
+        public AttributeBuilder AddBaseConstructorParams(string[] parameters) {
+            var ctor = _attrDecl.Members.OfType<CodeConstructor>().FirstOrDefault();
+            if (ctor == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("There is no constructor defined yet.");
+            foreach (var param in parameters) {
+                ctor.BaseConstructorArgs.Add(new CodeVariableReferenceExpression(param));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Builds the <see cref="CodeTypeDeclaration"/> instance.
         /// </summary>

CodeGenerator/Program.cs

@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
         private static CodeTypeDeclaration[] GenerateTypeDeclarations() {
             var attributeBuilder = new AttributeBuilder();
             
-            var typeDeclarations = new CodeTypeDeclaration[] {
+            var typeDeclarations = new[] {
                 attributeBuilder.New().SetName("DNAAttribute")
                     .SetAttributeUsage(new (new CodeSnippetExpression("AttributeTargets.All")))
-                    .DeriveFromClass("System.Attribute")
+                    .DeriveFromClass()
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(int), "OriginalIndex")
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(string), "OriginalName")
                     .AddPropertiesConstructor()
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(bool), "IsPointer")
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(int), "MemoryOffset")
                     .AddPropertiesConstructor()
+                    .AddBaseConstructorParams(["OriginalIndex", "OriginalName"])
                     .Build(),
                 attributeBuilder.New().SetName("DNAClassAttribute")
                     .SetAttributeUsage(new (new CodeSnippetExpression("AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct")))
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(string), "OriginalName")
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(int), "Size")
                     .AddPropertiesConstructor()
+                    .AddBaseConstructorParams(["OriginalIndex", "OriginalName"])
                     .Build(),
                 attributeBuilder.New().SetName("DNAListAttribute")
                     .SetAttributeUsage(new (new CodeSnippetExpression("AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field")))
@@ -340,6 +342,7 @@ namespace CodeGenerator {
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(int), "CountFieldIndex")
                     .AddAutoProperty(typeof(int), "MemoryOffset")
                     .AddPropertiesConstructor()
+                    .AddBaseConstructorParams(["OriginalIndex", "OriginalName"])
                     .Build()
             };
             return typeDeclarations;