// usage:
//     typeof(System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Double>).ToFullyQualifiedName()
// output:
//     System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Double>
//
// usage:
//     typeof(System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Double>).ToCSharpString(
//            symbolDisplayFormat: new SymbolDisplayFormat(
//                typeQualificationStyle: SymbolDisplayTypeQualificationStyle.NameOnly,
//                genericsOptions: SymbolDisplayGenericsOptions.IncludeTypeParameters,
//                miscellaneousOptions: SymbolDisplayMiscellaneousOptions.UseSpecialTypes))
// output:
//     List<double>

    public static string ToCSharpString(this Type type, string[] usingNamespaces = null, Assembly[] usingAssemblies = null, SymbolDisplayFormat symbolDisplayFormat = null)
    {
        var compilationUnit = SyntaxFactory.CompilationUnit();
        if (usingNamespaces != null)
        {
            compilationUnit = compilationUnit.AddUsings(
                Array.ConvertAll(usingNamespaces, n => SyntaxFactory.UsingDirective(SyntaxFactory.ParseName(n))));
        }
        else
        {
            compilationUnit = compilationUnit.AddUsings(
                SyntaxFactory.UsingDirective(SyntaxFactory.IdentifierName("System")));
        }

        MetadataReference[] metadataReferences;
        if (usingAssemblies != null)
        {
            metadataReferences = Array.ConvertAll(usingAssemblies, u => MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(u.Location));
        }
        else
        {
            metadataReferences = new[]
            {
                MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(object).Assembly.Location),
                MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(type.Assembly.Location)
            };
        }

        var typeName = SyntaxFactory.ParseTypeName(type.ToFullyQualifiedName());

        var field = SyntaxFactory.FieldDeclaration(
            SyntaxFactory.VariableDeclaration(typeName).WithVariables(
                SyntaxFactory.SingletonSeparatedList<VariableDeclaratorSyntax>(
                    SyntaxFactory.VariableDeclarator(
                        SyntaxFactory.Identifier("field")))));
        compilationUnit = compilationUnit.AddMembers(
            SyntaxFactory.ClassDeclaration("MyClass").AddMembers(
                field))
            .NormalizeWhitespace();

        var tree = compilationUnit.SyntaxTree;
        var compilation = CSharpCompilation.Create("MyAssembly", new[] { tree }, metadataReferences);
        var semanticModel = compilation.GetSemanticModel(tree);
        var root = tree.GetRoot();

        var typeSymbol = semanticModel.GetTypeInfo(compilationUnit
            .DescendantNodes().OfType<ClassDeclarationSyntax>().Single()
            .Members.OfType<FieldDeclarationSyntax>().Single()
            .Declaration.Type);

        return typeSymbol.Type.ToDisplayString(symbolDisplayFormat ?? new SymbolDisplayFormat(
            typeQualificationStyle: SymbolDisplayTypeQualificationStyle.NameAndContainingTypes,
            genericsOptions: SymbolDisplayGenericsOptions.IncludeTypeParameters,
            miscellaneousOptions: SymbolDisplayMiscellaneousOptions.UseSpecialTypes));
    }

    public static string ToFullyQualifiedName(this Type type)
    {
        switch (type)
        {
            case { IsGenericParameter: true }: return type.Name;
            case { IsArray: true }: return type.GetElementType().ToFullyQualifiedName() + "[]";
            case { IsPointer: true }: return type.GetElementType().ToFullyQualifiedName() + "*";
            case { IsByRef: true }: return type.GetElementType().ToFullyQualifiedName() + "&";
            case { IsGenericType: false }: return string.IsNullOrEmpty(type.FullName) ? type.Name : type.FullName.Replace('+', '.');
            default:
                var fullName = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition().FullName;
                var backTickIndex = fullName.IndexOf('`');
                if (backTickIndex > 0)
                {
                    fullName = fullName.Substring(0, backTickIndex);
                }

                return fullName.Replace('+', '.') + "<" + string.Join(", ", type.GetGenericArguments().Select(ToFullyQualifiedName)) + ">";
        };
    }