private static string DetermineEmbeddedResourceName(AssemblyName assemblyName, Assembly executingAssembly)
{
//This assumes you have the assemblies in a folder named "Resources"
//in ahead all needed library files *.dll make as deflated files by 'GuiPackager'
//then add them into this previously created project folder - 'Resources'
//after it
//for every deflated files set a flag 'Build Action' in Property(Solution Explorer) as - 'Embedded Resource'
//then change for matched every library dll in 'Preferences' a flag 'Copy Local' as 'False'
WinFormsExtensions.Logger(LogTypes.Info, $"DetermineEmbeddedResourceName, 1: {executingAssembly.GetName().Name}|2: {assemblyName.Name}");
string resourceName = $"{executingAssembly.GetName().Name}.Resources.{assemblyName.Name}.dll.deflated";
//This logic finds the assembly manifest name even if it's not an case match for the requested assembly
var matchingResource = executingAssembly
.GetManifestResourceNames()
.FirstOrDefault(res => res.ToLower() == resourceName.ToLower());
if (matchingResource != null)
{
resourceName = matchingResource;
}
return(resourceName);
}
private static Assembly LoadAssemblyFromManifest(string targetAssemblyName)
{
Assembly executingAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
byte[] assemblyRawBytes = null;
try
{
WinFormsExtensions.Logger(LogTypes.Info, $"OnResolveAssembly, targetAssemblyName: {targetAssemblyName}");
AssemblyName assemblyName = new AssemblyName(targetAssemblyName);
string resourceName = DetermineEmbeddedResourceName(assemblyName, executingAssembly);
WinFormsExtensions.Logger(LogTypes.Info, $"OnResolveAssembly, resourceName: {resourceName}");
using (Stream stream = executingAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
{
if (stream == null)
{
return(null);
}
using (var deflated = new DeflateStream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress))
using (var reader = new BinaryReader(deflated))
{
var ten_megabytes = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
assemblyRawBytes = reader.ReadBytes(ten_megabytes);
}
}
}
catch (Exception err)
{
WinFormsExtensions.Logger(LogTypes.Error, $"err: {err.ToString()}");
WinFormsExtensions.Logger(LogTypes.Error, $"error -/-/-/-/ OnResolveAssembly, targetAssemblyName: {targetAssemblyName}");
}
return(Assembly.Load(assemblyRawBytes));
}