/// <summary>
/// Clears the in-memory copy of the current set of gallery control settings. This will force a database retrieval the next time
/// they are requested.
/// </summary>
public static void ClearGalleryControlSettingsCache()
{
_galleryControlSettings = null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads the settings for all galleries in the application. Guaranteed to not return null.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Returns an <see cref="IGallerySettingsCollection" /> containing settings for all galleries in the application.</returns>
public static IGalleryControlSettingsCollection LoadGalleryControlSettings()
{
if (_galleryControlSettings == null)
{
_galleryControlSettings = new GalleryControlSettingsCollection();
lock (_galleryControlSettings)
{
if (_galleryControlSettings.Count == 0)
{
// Ensure that writes related to instantiation are flushed.
System.Threading.Thread.MemoryBarrier();
_galleryControlSettings.AddRange(GalleryControlSettings.RetrieveGalleryControlSettingsFromDataStore());
}
}
}
return _galleryControlSettings;
}
