how to deserialize null LocalDate from csv data

[githubfanster]

Hello!

I'm just trying to get a feel for this library. I need some guidance on how to get the marked code below to not throw exception when deserializing null data to a null LocalDate. what might be the easiest workaround?? thank you for helping!

static void NodaTimeModelCsvTest()
{
//one-time setup to register NodaTime serializers with ServiceStack
DateTimeZoneProviders.Tzdb
.CreateDefaultSerializersForNodaTime()
.ConfigureSerializersForNodaTime();

        var nodatimeModels = new List<NodaTimeModel>();

        var data = new List<NodaTimeModel>()
        {
            new NodaTimeModel { CreatedAt = LocalDate.FromDateTime(DateTime.Now), CreatedBy = "one"},
            new NodaTimeModel { CreatedAt = LocalDate.FromDateTime(DateTime.Now), CreatedBy = "two"},
            new NodaTimeModel { CreatedAt = null, CreatedBy = "evan"}
        };
        var str = CsvSerializer.SerializeToCsv<NodaTimeModel>(data);
        nodatimeModels = str.FromCsv<List<NodaTimeModel>>();  //****this throws cannot be null exception; would like it to be ok to deserialize into a null LocalDate
    }
}

public class NodaTimeModel
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public LocalDate? CreatedAt { get; set; }
    public string CreatedBy { get; set; }
}

[tvjames]

Looks like the behaviour of SS.Text might have changed a little, according to this comment:

NodaTime.Serialization.ServiceStackText/src/NodaTime.Serialization.ServiceStackText/Extensions.cs

Lines 178 to 179 in dadc41a

	//ServiceStack.Text will never use the serialize / deserialize fn if the value is null
	//or the text is null or empty.

That said, it looks like it's working as expected if serialising to JSON.