/// <summary>
/// Searches local assemblies for types that extend the given <see cref="Type" />.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <seealso cref="GetDerivedTypes{T}()" />
/// <seealso cref="AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies" />
public static IEnumerable <Type> GetDerivedTypes(Type type)
{
return(GetDerivedTypes(type, AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds every <see cref="Type" /> that has the given <see cref="Attribute" /> defined at
/// the <see cref="Type" /> level.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TAttribute"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IEnumerable <Type> GetDecoratedWith <TAttribute>()
where TAttribute : Attribute
{
return(GetDecoratedWith <TAttribute>(AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies()));
}
public static Type FindTypeByName(string typeFullName)
{
return(FindTypeByName(typeFullName, AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Searches local assemblies for all types that implement the given interface
/// <see cref="Type" /> and creates an instance of that <see cref="Type" />.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TInterface"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <seealso cref="GetInstancesOf{TInterface}(IEnumerable{Assembly})" />
public static IEnumerable <TInterface> GetInstancesOf <TInterface>()
{
return(GetInstancesOf <TInterface>(AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Searches local assemblies for all types that implement the given interface
/// <see cref="Type" />.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <seealso cref="GetImplementingTypes{T}()" />
public static IEnumerable <Type> GetImplementingTypes(Type type)
{
return(GetImplementingTypes(type, AssemblyScanner.GetLocalAssemblies()));
}