/// <summary>
/// Gets the setting with the provided name. If the setting does not exist yet, it is created.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the setting, can be any serializable type</typeparam>
/// <param name="name">The name of the setting</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value to use if the setting does not exist yet</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public PluginSetting <T> GetSetting <T>(string name, T defaultValue = default)
{
lock (_settingEntities)
{
// Return cached value if available
if (_settingEntities.ContainsKey(name))
{
return((PluginSetting <T>)_settingEntities[name]);
}
// Try to find in database
PluginSettingEntity settingEntity = _pluginRepository.GetSettingByNameAndGuid(name, PluginInfo.Guid);
// If not found, create a new one
if (settingEntity == null)
{
settingEntity = new PluginSettingEntity {
Name = name, PluginGuid = PluginInfo.Guid, Value = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(defaultValue)
};
_pluginRepository.AddSetting(settingEntity);
}
PluginSetting <T> pluginSetting = new PluginSetting <T>(PluginInfo, _pluginRepository, settingEntity);
// This overrides null with the default value, I'm not sure if that's desirable because you
// might expect something to go null and you might not
// if (pluginSetting.Value == null && defaultValue != null)
// pluginSetting.Value = defaultValue;
_settingEntities.Add(name, pluginSetting);
return(pluginSetting);
}
}