/// <summary>
/// Loads an IModule from a .DLL file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dllName">full path to the .DLL file</param>
/// <returns>IModule if loaded successfully, null if not</returns>
public static IModule LoadModule(string dllName)
{
IModule result = (IModule)StaticDllManager.Load(dllName, ModuleInterfaceName);
// Registers the modules command with its .DLL file path.
if (result != null)
{
if (CommandRegistry.ContainsKey(result.Command))
{
Core.HandleEx(new Exception("LoadModule could not load '" + dllName + "' because a module with the command '" + result.Command + "' has already been loaded."));
}
else
{
CommandRegistry.Add(result.Command, dllName);
}
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Searches for a loaded instance of the module with the given the full path of .DLL
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dllName">full path of dll file</param>
/// <returns>the found instance or null if not found</returns>
public static IModule GetExistingModule(string dllName)
{
return((IModule)StaticDllManager.GetExistingInstance(dllName, ModuleInterfaceName));
}
/// <summary>
/// Unloads all modules from address space and clears the command registry.
/// </summary>
public static void UnloadModules()
{
StaticDllManager.Unload();
CommandRegistry.Clear();
}
