/// <summary>
/// Initialize method that registers all plugins and triggers the starter
/// </summary>
private void RegisterPlugins()
{
_pluginAddressManager = new PluginAddressManager();
var assemblies = _pluginFolder.GetFiles(FileNamePatternToRun, SearchOption.AllDirectories)
.Select(x =>
{
_pluginAddressManager?.Add(x.FullName);
return(AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(x.FullName));
})
.Select(x => Assembly.Load(x.FullName));
foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
{
//Add the plugin as a reference to the application
Extensions.AddApplicationPart(_mvcBuilder, assembly);
var type = assembly.GetTypes().FirstOrDefault(t => t.GetInterface(typeof(IPluginModule).Name) != null);
if (type != null)
{
//Add the modules to the PluginManager to manage them later
var module = (IPluginModule)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
PluginManager.Modules.Add(module, assembly);
}
}
_pluginAddressManager = null;
}
