/// <summary>
/// The method will register all matchers (classes implementing IColorMatcher<> interface)
/// in the specified assembly using Reflection.
/// </summary>
public void RegisterMatchers(Assembly assembly)
{
// get all types implementing IColorMatcher interface
IEnumerable <Type> colorMatcherTypes =
from type in assembly.GetTypes()
where !type.IsGenericType && type.IsAssignableToGenericType(typeof(IColorMatcher <>))
select type;
foreach (Type colorMatcherType in colorMatcherTypes)
{
// for each color matcher, get interface types
IEnumerable <Type> colorMatcherInterfaces =
from i in colorMatcherType.GetInterfaces()
where i.IsConstructedGenericType && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IColorMatcher <>)
select i;
foreach (Type colorMatcherInterface in colorMatcherInterfaces)
{
// for each interface, extract the target type
Type matchingType = colorMatcherInterface.GetGenericArguments().First();
if (mMatchers.ContainsKey(matchingType))
{
continue;
}
// if the target type is not already registered, create an instance of the matcher and register it.
IColorMatcher matcher = (IColorMatcher)Activator.CreateInstance(colorMatcherType);
mMatchers.Add(matchingType, matcher);
}
}
}
internal static Hashtable[] GetMatchColors <T>()
{
IColorMatcher <T> matcher = (IColorMatcher <T>)MatcherManager.GetMatcher(typeof(T));
return((from match in matcher.GetMatches()
select new Hashtable {
[HashtableColor] = match.ForegroundColor,
[HashtableMatch] = match.GetMatchData()
}).ToArray());
}
internal static void SetMatcherColors <T>(Hashtable[] matcherColors)
{
IColorMatcher <T> matcher = (IColorMatcher <T>)MatcherManager.GetMatcher(typeof(T));
var matches = from matcherColor in matcherColors
let foregroundColor = (ConsoleColor)matcherColor[HashtableColor]
let match = matcherColor[HashtableMatch]
select matcher.CreateMatch(foregroundColor, match);
matcher.SetMatches(matches);
}
/// <summary>
/// Tries to retrieve a matcher based on the target type.
/// </summary>
public bool TryGetMatcher(Type type, out IColorMatcher matcher)
{
return(mMatchers.TryGetValue(type, out matcher));
}
