#region CPL License /* Nuclex Framework Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Nuclex Development Labs This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the IBM Common Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public License along with this library */ #endregion using System; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins { /// Employer to create factories of suiting types found in plugins /// /// Interface or base class that the types need to implement /// /// /// /// This employer will not directly instanciate any compatible types found in /// plugin assemblies, but generated runtime-factories of these types, enabling the /// user to decide when and how many instances of a type will be created. /// /// /// This approach has the advantage that it enables even assemblies that were not /// intended to be plugins can be loaded as plugins, without risking an instanciation /// or complex and possibly heavy-weight types. The disadvantage is that the /// runtime-factory can not provide decent informationa about the plugin type like /// a human-readable name, capabilities or an icon. /// /// public class FactoryEmployer : Employer where TProduct : class { #region class ConcreteFactory /// Concrete factory for the types in a plugin assembly private class ConcreteFactory : IAbstractFactory, IAbstractFactory { /// /// Initializes a factory and configures it for the specified product /// /// Type of which the factory creates instances public ConcreteFactory(Type type) { this.concreteType = type; } /// Create a new instance of the type the factory is configured to /// The newly created instance public TProduct CreateInstance() { return (TProduct)Activator.CreateInstance(this.concreteType); } /// Create a new instance of the type the factory is configured to /// The newly created instance object IAbstractFactory.CreateInstance() { return Activator.CreateInstance(this.concreteType); } /// Concrete product which the factory instance creates private Type concreteType; } #endregion // class Factory /// Initializes a new FactoryEmployer public FactoryEmployer() { this.employedFactories = new List>(); } /// List of all factories that the instance employer has created public List> Factories { get { return this.employedFactories; } } /// Determines whether the type suites the employer's requirements /// Type which will be assessed /// True if the type can be employed public override bool CanEmploy(Type type) { return type.HasDefaultConstructor() && typeof(TProduct).IsAssignableFrom(type) && !type.ContainsGenericParameters; } /// Employs the specified plugin type /// Type to be employed public override void Employ(Type type) { if(!type.HasDefaultConstructor()) { throw new MissingMethodException( "Cannot employ type because it does not have a public default constructor" ); } if(!typeof(TProduct).IsAssignableFrom(type)) { throw new InvalidCastException( "Cannot employ type because it cannot be cast to the factory's product type" ); } if(type.ContainsGenericParameters) { throw new ArgumentException( "Cannot employ type because it requires generic parameters", "type" ); } this.employedFactories.Add(new ConcreteFactory(type)); } /// All factories that the instance employer has created private List> employedFactories; } } // namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins