/// <summary>
/// Get the provider for a specific type. This method tries to find a corresponding
/// namespace provider to use, and if no match is found, returns the default provider.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type for which to find a provider.</param>
/// <returns>A GentleProvider instance.</returns>
public static IGentleProvider GetProvider(Type type)
{
NamespaceProvider np = NamespaceProviders.GetNamespaceProvider(type);
if (np != null)
{
return(GetProvider(null, np.ProviderName, np.ConnectionString, np.Schema));
}
// use the default provider
return(GetProvider(null, null, null, null));
}
/// <summary>
/// Add a new namespace provider. If a namespace provider has been registered, Gentle will
/// try to match the namespace of a type to those registered, and if a match is found will
/// use the associated provider and connection string (instead of the default provider).
/// Namespaces are matched using StartsWith, so using incomplete substrings is supported
/// (the longest match will be used if multiple namespaces match).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nmspace">The namespace string to use.</param>
/// <param name="provider">The provider to use for this namespace.</param>
/// <param name="connectionString">The connection string to use with this provider.</param>
public static void AddNamespaceProvider(string nmspace, string provider, string connectionString)
{
NamespaceProviders.RegisterNamespace(nmspace, provider, connectionString);
}