/// <summary>
/// Gets the instances from any given assembly path with specific filter
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Generic - any interface</typeparam>
/// <param name="assemblyPath">assemblies folder location</param>
/// <param name="filter">file filter</param>
/// <returns>List of Ts</returns>
public static IList <T> GetInstancesFromAssemblyPath <T>(string assemblyPath, string filter)
{
IList <T> instances = new List <T>();
foreach (string filename in Directory.GetFiles(assemblyPath, filter))
{
IList <object> registeredInstances = AssemblyResolver.Resolve(filename);
IList <T> instancesT = Register <T>(registeredInstances);
foreach (T obj in instancesT)
{
if (obj != null && instances.FirstOrDefault(IA => string.Compare(IA.GetType().FullName,
obj.GetType().FullName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0) == null)
{
instances.Add((T)obj);
}
}
}
return(instances);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the instances from any given assembly path with specific filter.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Generic - any interface.</typeparam>
/// <param name="assemblyPath">Assemblies folder location.</param>
/// <param name="filter">File filter.</param>
/// <returns>List of Ts.</returns>
public static IList <T> GetInstancesFromAssemblyPath <T>(string assemblyPath, string filter)
where T : class
{
List <T> instances = new List <T>();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(assemblyPath))
{
// Next, search the add-ins directly for the proper attributes
foreach (string filename in Directory.GetFiles(assemblyPath, filter))
{
IList <object> registeredInstances = AssemblyResolver.Resolve(filename);
IList <T> instancesT = Register <T>(registeredInstances);
foreach (T obj in instancesT.Where(
obj => obj != null &&
instances.All(at => string.Compare(at.GetType().FullName, obj.GetType().FullName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != 0)))
{
instances.Add(obj);
}
}
}
return(instances);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the instances from the executing assembly.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Generic - any interface.</typeparam>
/// <returns>List of Ts.</returns>
public static IList <T> GetInstancesFromExecutingAssembly <T>()
{
IList <object> registeredInstances = AssemblyResolver.Resolve();
return(Register <T>(registeredInstances));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the instances from any given assembly file.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Generic - any interface.</typeparam>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Assembly file.</param>
/// <returns>List of Ts.</returns>
public static IList <T> GetInstancesFromAssembly <T>(string assemblyName)
{
IList <object> registeredInstances = AssemblyResolver.Resolve(assemblyName);
return(Register <T>(registeredInstances));
}