/// <summary>
/// Return the metrics and their descriptions for each and the parameters they need
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public List<MetricInfo> GetMetricsDescriptions()
{
//Dictionary<string,string> imetricTypes = new Dictionary<string,string>();
List<MetricInfo> imetricTypes = new List<MetricInfo>();
//use the assembly object to get to the types that inherits IMETRIC
Assembly webAnalytics = Assembly.Load(typeof(IMetric).Assembly.FullName); //<== successful
//find the types that are instanceof IMetric
IMetric metric;
MetricInfo info;
foreach (TypeInfo typeInfo in webAnalytics.DefinedTypes)
{
if (typeof(IMetric).IsAssignableFrom(typeInfo) && !typeInfo.IsInterface)
{
info = new MetricInfo();
//to get a description of the metric, we need to use activator to create an instance of that type and use the GetMetricDescription
try
{
metric = (IMetric)Activator.CreateInstance(typeInfo);
info.Name = metric.MetricName;
info.Description = metric.GetMetricDescription;
info.ClassName = typeInfo.FullName.Replace("WebAnalytics.Model.Metrics.", String.Empty);
Trace.WriteLine(info.ClassName);
info.Parameters = metric.GetParameters();
imetricTypes.Add(info);
}
catch (Exception)
{
Trace.WriteLine("error with: " + typeInfo.ToString());
}
}
}
return imetricTypes;
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the metrics and their descriptions for each and the parameters they need
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public List <MetricInfo> GetMetricsDescriptions()
{
//Dictionary<string,string> imetricTypes = new Dictionary<string,string>();
List <MetricInfo> imetricTypes = new List <MetricInfo>();
//use the assembly object to get to the types that inherits IMETRIC
Assembly webAnalytics = Assembly.Load(typeof(IMetric).Assembly.FullName); //<== successful
//find the types that are instanceof IMetric
IMetric metric;
MetricInfo info;
foreach (TypeInfo typeInfo in webAnalytics.DefinedTypes)
{
if (typeof(IMetric).IsAssignableFrom(typeInfo) && !typeInfo.IsInterface)
{
info = new MetricInfo();
//to get a description of the metric, we need to use activator to create an instance of that type and use the GetMetricDescription
try
{
metric = (IMetric)Activator.CreateInstance(typeInfo);
info.Name = metric.MetricName;
info.Description = metric.GetMetricDescription;
info.ClassName = typeInfo.FullName.Replace("WebAnalytics.Model.Metrics.", String.Empty);
Trace.WriteLine(info.ClassName);
info.Parameters = metric.GetParameters();
imetricTypes.Add(info);
}
catch (Exception)
{
Trace.WriteLine("error with: " + typeInfo.ToString());
}
}
}
return(imetricTypes);
}