/// <summary> Tells the manager to do his job. </summary>
public void DoWork()
{
_log.Debug("Doing my work");
string applicationId = PlatformSettings.Instance["application"];
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(applicationId))
{
throw new NullReferenceException("Application definition is null or empty! Check the ini file!");
}
_application = GetApplicationInstance(applicationId);
if (_application == null)
{
throw new NullReferenceException(string.Format("There is no application implementation for the given application id '{0}'. " +
"Check the ini file and the existence of the application annotation!", applicationId));
}
_application.OnStartup();
// Creating and Starting UI-Thread
Thread uiThread = new Thread(OnRunningUI);
uiThread.TrySetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
uiThread.Name = "Motoi Application UI-Thread";
uiThread.Start();
_log.Debug("Time to get some coffee");
// Wait here until the UI thread has been finished
uiThread.Join();
}
/// <summary> Tells the manager to stop and to release all its resources (dispose). </summary>
public void HomeTime()
{
_log.Debug("Time to go home");
_application.OnShutdown();
_application = null;
_applicationController = null;
_mainWindow = null;
_instance = null;
_log.Debug("Goodbye");
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns an instance of <see cref="IMotoiApplication"/> defined by the given extension point definition id.
/// If no implementation could be found, null will be returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="id">Id of the implementation definition</param>
/// <returns>Instance of <see cref="IMotoiApplication"/> or null</returns>
private IMotoiApplication GetApplicationInstance(string id)
{
IConfigurationElement[] configurationElements = ExtensionService.Instance.GetConfigurationElements(ApplicationExtensionPointId);
IConfigurationElement applicationConfigurationElement = Array.Find(configurationElements, el => el["id"] == id);
if (applicationConfigurationElement == null)
{
return(null);
}
string className = applicationConfigurationElement["class"];
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(className))
{
throw new NullReferenceException($"Attribute 'class' is null or empty for the application id '{id}'!");
}
IBundle providingBundle = ExtensionService.Instance.GetProvidingBundle(applicationConfigurationElement);
Type type = TypeLoader.TypeForName(providingBundle, className);
IMotoiApplication application = Activator.CreateInstance(type) as IMotoiApplication;
return(application);
}
