dotliquidproblem.cs

class MyConverter : Newtonsoft.Json.Converters.CustomCreationConverter<IDictionary<string, object>>
{
    public override IDictionary<string, object> Create(Type objectType)
    {
        return new Dictionary<string, object>();
    }

    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
        // in addition to handling IDictionary<string, object>
        // we want to handle the deserialization of dict value
        // which is of type object
        return objectType == typeof(object) || base.CanConvert(objectType);
    }

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject
            || reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
            return base.ReadJson(reader, objectType, existingValue, serializer);

        // if the next token is not an object
        // then fall back on standard deserializer (strings, numbers etc.)
        return serializer.Deserialize(reader);
    }
}

string convert(string json) {
  var pars = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IDictionary<string, object>>(
                  json, new JsonConverter[] { new MyConverter() });
  var hash = DL.Hash.FromDictionary(pars);
  return liquidTemplate.Render(hash);
  
}

test.json

{
   "elements":{
      "droppedElements":[
         {
            "originalScale":{
               "x":1,
               "y":1,
               "z":1
            },
            "screenScale":0.002,
            "isAttachedToDropTarget":true,
            "allowedDropTargets":[

            ],
            "extendDropArea":{
               "min":{
                  "x":5,
                  "y":-10
               },
               "max":{
                  "x":10,
                  "y":10
               }
            },
            "localBoundingBox":{
               "min":{
                  "x":-95.97487369179726,
                  "y":-44.47487369179726,
                  "z":-8.25
               },
               "max":{
                  "x":95.97487369179728,
                  "y":44.4748736917973,
                  "z":8.25
               }
            },
            "elementId":"Door right",
            "shouldClone":false,
            "screenPosition":{
               "x":0.5666666666666667,
               "y":-0.09999999999999998
            },
            "position":[
               -11.572050899031623,
               68.27981366285937,
               0
            ],
            "dropTargetId":"shedWalls",
            "dropTargetName":"front"
         },
         {
            "originalScale":{
               "x":1,
               "y":1,
               "z":1
            },
            "screenScale":0.002,
            "isAttachedToDropTarget":true,
            "allowedDropTargets":[

            ],
            "extendDropArea":{
               "min":{
                  "x":-10,
                  "y":-10
               },
               "max":{
                  "x":10,
                  "y":10
               }
            },
            "localBoundingBox":{
               "min":{
                  "x":-45.97487369179726,
                  "y":-25.974873691797256,
                  "z":-2.0000000000000147
               },
               "max":{
                  "x":45.97487369179727,
                  "y":25.974873691797278,
                  "z":2.0000000000000004
               }
            },
            "elementId":"Rotating-top window, 6 squares",
            "shouldClone":false,
            "screenPosition":{
               "x":0.5687500000000001,
               "y":0.012594458438287104
            },
            "position":[
               50.261852194593565,
               -74.14660418899098,
               0
            ],
            "dropTargetId":"shedWalls",
            "dropTargetName":"front"
         }
      ]
   }
}