// this runs only once the factory is ready
// NOT when building models
public IList CreateModelList(string alias)
{
var infos = EnsureModels();
// fail fast
if (infos == null)
{
return(new List <IPublishedElement>());
}
if (!infos.ModelInfos.TryGetValue(alias, out var modelInfo))
{
return(new List <IPublishedElement>());
}
var ctor = modelInfo.ListCtor;
if (ctor != null)
{
return(ctor());
}
var listType = typeof(List <>).MakeGenericType(modelInfo.ModelType);
ctor = modelInfo.ListCtor = ReflectionUtilities.EmitCtor <Func <IList> >(declaring: listType);
return(ctor());
}