/// <summary>
/// Retrieves all of the External Command addins created in this DLL.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public ObservableCollection <AddinWrapper> LoadAddins()
{
var output = new ObservableCollection <AddinWrapper>();
var dic = new Dictionary <string, AddinWrapper>();
// (Konrad) Retrieves information about External Commands currently in the loaded DLL.
var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
var name = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name + ".dll";
if (directory == null)
{
return(output);
}
var path = Path.Combine(directory, name);
var asm = Assembly.LoadFrom(path);
if (asm == null)
{
return(output);
}
var asmTypes = asm.GetTypes().Where(x => x.GetInterface("IExternalCommand") != null);
foreach (var type in asmTypes)
{
var nameAttribute =
type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(NameAttribute), true)
.FirstOrDefault() as NameAttribute;
var descAttribute = type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true)
.FirstOrDefault() as DescriptionAttribute;
var imageAttribute = type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ImageAttribute), true)
.FirstOrDefault() as ImageAttribute;
var buttonTextAttribute = type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ButtonTextAttribute), true)
.FirstOrDefault() as ButtonTextAttribute;
var panelNameAttribute = type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(PanelNameAttribute), true)
.FirstOrDefault() as PanelNameAttribute;
if (nameAttribute == null ||
descAttribute == null ||
imageAttribute == null ||
buttonTextAttribute == null ||
panelNameAttribute == null)
{
continue;
}
var aw = new AddinWrapper
{
Name = nameAttribute.Name,
Description = descAttribute.Description,
Image = imageAttribute.Image,
ImageName = imageAttribute.ImageName, // (Konrad) Image name is assigned from Image attribute so order matters here.
Panel = panelNameAttribute.PanelName,
ButtonText = buttonTextAttribute.ButtonText,
FullName = type.FullName
};
dic.Add(aw.Name, aw);
}
// (Konrad) Deserializes previously stored information and updates the "Install" flag.
var filePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + Properties.Resources.AddinManager_SettingsFileName;
var storedAddins = File.Exists(filePath) ? Serialization.Deserialize(filePath) : null;
if (storedAddins != null)
{
foreach (var addin in storedAddins)
{
if (dic.ContainsKey(addin.Name))
{
dic[addin.Name].Install = addin.Install;
}
}
}
output = new ObservableCollection <AddinWrapper>(dic.Values.ToList().OrderBy(x => x.Name));
return(output);
}
public void UpdateAddins(ObservableCollection <AddinWrapper> addins)
{
var filePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + Properties.Resources.AddinManager_SettingsFileName;
Serialization.Serialize(filePath, addins);
}