/// <summary>
/// Helper method for populating a provider collection from a Provider section handler abd setting a reference to a default provider
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="sectionName"></param>
/// <param name="provider"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static ProviderCollection <T> Initialize <T>(string sectionName, out T provider) where T : ProviderBase
{
ProviderCollection <T> providers;
provider = null;
// Get the reference to the provider section
var configSection = (ProviderConfigurationSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection(sectionName);
if (configSection != null)
{
// Load the registered providers and point provider to the default provider
providers = new ProviderCollection <T>();
// Instantiate the providers and add them to the ProviderCollection as providers of type T
ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProviders(configSection.Providers, providers, typeof(T));
// Set a reference to the default provider
provider = providers[configSection.DefaultProvider];
if (provider == null)
{
throw new ProviderException($"Unable to load default '{sectionName}' provider");
}
}
else
{
throw new ProviderException($"Provider configuration section '{sectionName}' missing.");
}
return(providers);
}
/// <summary>
/// Helper method for populating a provider collection from a Provider section handler
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="sectionName"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static ProviderCollection <T> InstantiateProviders <T>(string sectionName) where T : ProviderBase
{
ProviderCollection <T> providers;
var configSection = (ProviderConfigurationSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection(sectionName);
if (configSection != null)
{
providers = new ProviderCollection <T>();
ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProviders(configSection.Providers, providers, typeof(T));
}
else
{
throw new ProviderException($"Provider configuration section '{sectionName}' missing.");
}
return(providers);
}
