Made generic API methods

NewHorizons/INewHorizons.cs

@@ -55,10 +55,20 @@ namespace NewHorizons
         object QueryBody(Type outType, string bodyName, string path);
 
         ///<summary>
-        /// Uses JSONPath to query a system
+        /// Uses JSONPath to query a body
+        /// </summary>
+        T QueryBody<T>(string bodyName, string path);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Uses JSONPath to query the current star system
         /// </summary>
         object QuerySystem(Type outType, string path);
 
+        ///<summary>
+        /// Uses JSONPath to query the current star system
+        ///</summary>
+        T QuerySystem<T>(string path);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows you to overwrite the default system. This is where the player is respawned after dying.
         /// </summary>

NewHorizons/NewHorizonsApi.cs

@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@ namespace NewHorizons
                 : QueryJson(outType, Path.Combine(planet.Mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, planet.RelativePath), jsonPath);
         }
 
+        public T QueryBody<T>(string bodyName, string jsonPath)
+        {
+            var data = QueryBody(typeof(T), bodyName, jsonPath);
+            if (data is T result) {
+                return result;
+            } else {
+                return default(T);
+            }
+        }
+
         public object QuerySystem(Type outType, string jsonPath)
         {
             var system = Main.SystemDict[Main.Instance.CurrentStarSystem];
@@ -137,6 +147,15 @@ namespace NewHorizons
                 : QueryJson(outType, Path.Combine(system.Mod.ModHelper.Manifest.ModFolderPath, system.RelativePath), jsonPath);
         }
 
+        public T QuerySystem<T>(string jsonPath) {
+            var data = QuerySystem(typeof(T), jsonPath);
+            if (data is T result) {
+                return result;
+            } else {
+                return default(T);
+            }
+        }
+
         public GameObject SpawnObject(GameObject planet, Sector sector, string propToCopyPath, Vector3 position, Vector3 eulerAngles,
             float scale, bool alignWithNormal)
         {

docs/content/pages/tutorials/api.md

@@ -57,10 +57,20 @@ public interface INewHorizons
     object QueryBody(Type outType, string bodyName, string path);
 
     ///<summary>
-        /// Uses JSONPath to query a system
+    /// Uses JSONPath to query a body
+    /// </summary>
+    T QueryBody<T>(string bodyName, string path);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uses JSONPath to query the current star system
     /// </summary>
     object QuerySystem(Type outType, string path);
 
+    ///<summary>
+    /// Uses JSONPath to query the current star system
+    ///</summary>
+    T QuerySystem<T>(string path);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Allows you to overwrite the default system. This is where the player is respawned after dying.
     /// </summary>

docs/content/pages/tutorials/extending.md

@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ Then, use the `QueryBody` method:
 var api = ModHelper.Interactions.TryGetModApi<INewHorizons>("xen.NewHorizons");
 api.GetBodyLoadedEvent().AddListener((name) => {
     ModHelper.Console.WriteLine($"Body: {name} Loaded!");
-    var potentialData = api.QueryBody(typeof(MyCoolExtensionData), "$.extras.myCoolExtensionData", name);
+    var data = api.QueryBody<MyCoolExtensionData>("$.extras.myCoolExtensionData", name);
-    // Makes sure the module is valid and not null
+    // Makes sure the module is not null
-    if (potentialData is MyCoolExtensionData data) {
+    if (data != null) {
         ModHelper.Console.WriteLine($"myCoolExtensionProperty for {name} is {data.myCoolExtensionProperty}!");
     }
 });
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ Extending systems is the exact same as extending planets, except you use the `Qu
 You can also use the `QueryBody` method to get values of the config outside your extension object
 
 ```csharp
-var primaryBody = api.QueryBody(typeof(string), "Wetrock", "$.Orbit.primaryBody");
+var primaryBody = api.QueryBody<string>("Wetrock", "$.Orbit.primaryBody");
 ModHelper.Console.WriteLine($"Primary of {bodyName} is {primaryBody ?? "NULL"}!");
 ```