fix name as requested

because dotnet test doesn't give me a good way to hit a breakpoint grumble grumble.
or maybe it does but idk it.

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
             "request": "launch",
             "preLaunchTask": "build",
             // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/bin/Debug/net8.0/deploy-test.dll",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/deployment.tests.dll",
             "args": [],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests",
             // For more information about the 'console' field, see https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-Console
             "console": "internalConsole",
             "stopAtEntry": false

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
                 "build",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj",
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
             ],
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
                 "publish",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj",
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
             ],
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 "watch",
                 "run",
                 "--project",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         }

Deployment/ConfigurationBootstrapper.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace greyn.Deployment
                  */
                 var actualConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(File.ReadAllText(confpath)) ?? new ExpandoObject();
                 var toReturn = new T();
-                populateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
+                PopulateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
                 File.WriteAllText(confpath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actualConfig, Formatting.Indented));
 
                 readFromExpando(ref toReturn, actualConfig);
@@ -39,43 +39,71 @@ namespace greyn.Deployment
             }
         }
 
-        //TODO: make private but get tests to cooperate
-        public static void populateExpando<T>(T config, ref ExpandoObject fromFile)
+        //TODO: make private but get tests to cooperate... I think that's a c# limitation
+        internal static void PopulateExpando<T>(T config, ref ExpandoObject fromFile)
         {
             if (config == null) return;
-
             if (fromFile == null)
             {
-                var expandoPopulated = new ExpandoObject();
-                var dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated = (IDictionary<string, object?>)expandoPopulated;
-                foreach (var property in config.GetType().GetProperties())
-                    dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(config));
-                expandoPopulated = (ExpandoObject)dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated;
-                fromFile = expandoPopulated;
-                return;
+                fromFile = new ExpandoObject();
             }
             var dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile = (IDictionary<string, object?>)fromFile;
-            foreach (var property in config.GetType().GetProperties())
+            
+            foreach (var memberInfo in config.GetType().GetMembers())
             {   
-                if (dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile.TryGetValue(property.Name, out object? value))
+                if(memberInfo.DeclaringType == typeof(System.Object))
                 {
-                    if (value != null)
-                    {
-                        if (property.PropertyType.GetMembers() == null)
-                        {
-                            var childProperty = (ExpandoObject)property.GetValue(fromFile);
-                            populateExpando(property.GetValue(config), ref childProperty);
-                            property.SetValue(fromFile, childProperty);
+                    continue;
                 }
+                if(memberInfo.MemberType != MemberTypes.Field && memberInfo.MemberType != MemberTypes.Property)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                if (dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile.TryGetValue(memberInfo.Name, out object? valueFromDict))
+                {
+                    if (valueFromDict != null)
+                    {
+                        switch (memberInfo.MemberType)
+                        {
+                            case MemberTypes.Field:
+                                var asField = (FieldInfo)memberInfo;
+                                if (dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile[asField.Name] is ExpandoObject childMemberField)
+                                {
+                                    PopulateExpando(asField.GetValue(config), ref childMemberField);
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            case MemberTypes.Property:
+                                var asProperty = (PropertyInfo)memberInfo;
+                                if (dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile[asProperty.Name] is ExpandoObject childMemberProperty)
+                                {
+                                    PopulateExpando(asProperty.GetValue(config), ref childMemberProperty);
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                break;
+                        }
+
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    fromFile.TryAdd(property.Name, property.GetValue(config));
+                    switch (memberInfo.MemberType)
+                    {
+                        case MemberTypes.Field:
+                            fromFile.TryAdd(memberInfo.Name, ((FieldInfo)memberInfo).GetValue(config));
+                            break;
+                        case MemberTypes.Property:
+                            fromFile.TryAdd(memberInfo.Name, ((PropertyInfo)memberInfo).GetValue(config));
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    
                 }
             }
         }
-        public static void readFromExpando<T>(ref T config, ExpandoObject readFromFile)
+        internal static void readFromExpando<T>(ref T config, ExpandoObject readFromFile)
         {
             //TODO: read from Expando
         }

deployment.tests/ConfigTests.cs

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
     {
         var toReturn = new AConfigurationType();
         var actualConfig = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
         Assert.Pass();
     }
     #endregion
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        Console.WriteLine("survived populate expando");
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         Console.WriteLine(casted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
         Assert.Pass();
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         Console.WriteLine(casted["aField"]);
         Assert.Pass();
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         Console.WriteLine(casted["subtyped"]);
         Assert.Pass();
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
         Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueType"]);
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
         Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
         Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["anEnumerableType"]);
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         Assert.IsNull(casted["subtyped"]);
     }
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ public class ConfigTests
             ]
         }
     }");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
         var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
         Assert.IsNotNull(casted["hiImHereToo"]);
     }
@@ -348,10 +349,11 @@ public class ConfigTests
     public void populateExpando_populatesblank()
     {
         var actualConfig = parse("{}");
-        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
-        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
-        var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
-        Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.PopulateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        dynamic casted = actualConfig; 
+        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(casted,  Formatting.Indented));
+        
+        Console.WriteLine(casted.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField);
         Assert.Pass();
     }
     [Test]