/// <summary>
/// Find and instanciate types implementing the CameraManager base class.
/// </summary>
public static void LoadCameraManagersPlugins()
{
// A camera plugin is a directory under Plugins/Camera with an XML manifest file and an assembly
// implementing the CameraManager abstract class.
// To install and uninstall a plugin we add/delete the corresponding folder.
// This discovery mechanism is duplicated for each instance.
// This adds only a few milliseconds so we don't keep a cache in preferences.
string pluginsDirectory = Software.CameraPluginsDirectory;
List <CameraManagerPluginInfo> plugins = new List <CameraManagerPluginInfo>();
List <string> directories = Directory.GetDirectories(pluginsDirectory).ToList();
foreach (string directory in directories)
{
string manifest = Path.Combine(directory, "manifest.xml");
CameraManagerPluginInfo pluginInfo = CameraManagerPluginInfo.Load(manifest);
if (pluginInfo == null)
{
continue;
}
plugins.Add(pluginInfo);
}
log.DebugFormat("Loaded camera plugins manifests.");
// Load all compatible plugins.
foreach (CameraManagerPluginInfo info in plugins)
{
LoadCameraManagerPlugin(pluginsDirectory, info);
}
}
