internal static Application Start(StartApplicationRequest request)
{
var filter = new AttributeExtensionFilter(new ApplicationAttribute(request.GetType()));
var app = new ApplicationExtensionPoint().CreateExtension(filter) as IApplication;
if (app == null)
{
throw new NotSupportedException(String.Format("No application extension exists for start request type {0}", request.GetType().FullName));
}
if (!(app is Application))
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Application class must derive from Application base class.");
}
#region Setup
var application = (Application)app;
var context = new ApplicationContext(application);
application._context = context;
application._sessionPollingIntervalSeconds = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ApplicationServiceSettings.Default.SessionPollingIntervalSeconds);
#endregion
//NOTE: must call start before adding to the cache; we want the app to be fully initialized before it can be accessed from outside this method.
application.InternalStart(request);
Cache.Instance.Add(application);
return(application);
}
