How to serialize a JObject the same way as an object with Json.NET?

Question

How do I control the serialization of a JObject to string?

I have some APIs that return a JObject and I usually apply some changes and persist or return them. I want

Answer 1

A solution that well integrates with NewtonSoft framework is to provide a custom JObject converter that honours the NamingStrategy.

JObject Custom Converter

public class JObjectNamingStrategyConverter : JsonConverter {

private NamingStrategy NamingStrategy { get; }

public JObjectNamingStrategyConverter (NamingStrategy strategy) {
    if (strategy == null) {
        throw new ArgumentNullException (nameof (strategy));
    }
    NamingStrategy = strategy;
}

public override void WriteJson (JsonWriter writer, JObject value, JsonSerializer serializer) {
    writer.WriteStartObject ();
    foreach (JProperty property in value.Properties ()) {
        var name = NamingStrategy.GetPropertyName (property.Name, false);
        writer.WritePropertyName (name);
        serializer.Serialize (writer, property.Value);
    }
    writer.WriteEndObject ();
}

public override JObject ReadJson (JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JObject existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer) {
    throw new NotImplementedException ();
}
}

Usage

var snakeNameStrategy = new SnakeCaseNamingStrategy ();
var jsonSnakeSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings {
Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
Converters = new [] { new JObjectNamingStrategyConverter (snakeNameStrategy) },
   ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver {
       NamingStrategy = snakeNameStrategy
   },
};

var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject (obj, jsonSnakeSettings);

You can find a working PoC on GitHub.