/// <summary>
/// Adds a class for code generation or CG plugin.
///
/// Checks if the class implements G25.CodeGenerator. If so, creates an instance,
/// checks if it supports the required Language, and if so, keeps the instance in m_codeGenerator.
///
/// Also checks if the class implements G25.CodeGeneratorPlugin. If so, creates an instance,
/// checks if it supports the required Language, and if so, keeps the instance in m_codeGeneratorPlugins.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="T">Any type (if the type does not support the CG interrface(s), nothing happens)</param>
public void AddClass(Type T)
{
if (typeof(G25.CodeGenerator).IsAssignableFrom(T))
{
try
{
G25.CodeGenerator CG = System.Activator.CreateInstance(T) as G25.CodeGenerator;
if ((CG != null) && (CG.Language().ToLower() == Language))
{
SetMainCodeGenerator(CG);
}
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
}
}
if (typeof(G25.CodeGeneratorPlugin).IsAssignableFrom(T))
{
try
{
G25.CodeGeneratorPlugin P = System.Activator.CreateInstance(T) as G25.CodeGeneratorPlugin;
if ((P != null) && (P.Language().ToLower() == Language))
{
AddCodeGeneratorPlugin(P);
}
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the main code generator to 'CG'. If CG does not support the right language, throws an exception.
/// </summary>
public void SetMainCodeGenerator(G25.CodeGenerator CG)
{
if (CG.Language() != Language)
{
throw new Exception("G25.CodeGeneratorLoader.SetMainCodeGenerator(): the code generator does not generate for language '" + Language + "' but for language '" + CG.Language() + "' instead");
}
if (m_codeGenerator != null)
{
if (m_codeGenerator.GetType() == CG.GetType())
{
return;
}
// else: TO DO; // a duplicate of the code generator was detected. Now what? throw an exception? write an error message to console? TO DO!
}
m_codeGenerator = CG;
}