using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace SelfHelpClient.Utils
{
  public static class XmlUtil
  {
    public static T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string fileName)
      where T : new()
    {
      if (!File.Exists(fileName))
        return new T();
      using (var reader = new StreamReader(fileName))
      {
        var xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
        object obj = xs.Deserialize(reader);
        reader.Close();
        return (T)obj;
      }
    }
  }
}