/// <summary>
/// Creates the specified assembly name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the assembly.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T Create(string assemblyName, string name)
{
Register(assemblyName);
object typeToCreate = null;
if (AssemblyAssetRegistry.ContainsKey(assemblyName))
{
HybridDictionary assetRegistry = AssemblyAssetRegistry[assemblyName];
if (assetRegistry.Contains(name))
{
AssetRegistryValue registryValue = (AssetRegistryValue)assetRegistry[name];
Assembly assembly = GetAssembly(registryValue.Assembly);
typeToCreate = assembly.CreateInstance(registryValue.FullName);
}
}
return((T)typeToCreate);
}
/// <summary>
/// Casts the type of the instance to.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instance">The instance.</param>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the assembly.</param>
/// <param name="nameSpace">The name space.</param>
/// <param name="convertToTypeName">Name of the convert to type.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object CastInstanceToType(object instance, string assemblyName, string nameSpace, string convertToTypeName)
{
Type theTypeToConvertTo = instance.GetType();
if (AssemblyAssetRegistry.ContainsKey(assemblyName))
{
HybridDictionary assetRegistry = AssemblyAssetRegistry[assemblyName];
if (assetRegistry.Contains(convertToTypeName))
{
AssetRegistryValue registryValue = (AssetRegistryValue)assetRegistry[convertToTypeName];
Assembly assembly = GetAssembly(registryValue.Assembly);
convertToTypeName = $"{nameSpace}.{convertToTypeName}";
theTypeToConvertTo = assembly.GetType(convertToTypeName);
}
}
return(Convert.ChangeType(instance, theTypeToConvertTo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the type of the asset.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the assembly.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Type GetAssetType(string assemblyName, string name)
{
Type theType = null;
Register(assemblyName);
if (AssemblyAssetRegistry.ContainsKey(assemblyName))
{
HybridDictionary assetRegistry = AssemblyAssetRegistry[assemblyName];
if (assetRegistry.Contains(name))
{
AssetRegistryValue registryValue = (AssetRegistryValue)assetRegistry[name];
Assembly assembly = GetAssembly(registryValue.Assembly);
theType = assembly.GetType(name);
}
}
return(theType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Registers the assembly types.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyTypes">The assembly types.</param>
private static void RegisterAssemblyTypes(List <Type> assemblyTypes)
{
Type theTypeImInterestedIn = typeof(T);
foreach (Type assemblyType in assemblyTypes)
{
string name = assemblyType.Name;
string fullName = $"{assemblyType.Namespace}.{assemblyType.Name}";
Type[] extendedTypes = { };
if (theTypeImInterestedIn.IsGenericType)
{
extendedTypes = assemblyType.GetInterfaces();
}
else
{
Type extendedType = assemblyType.GetInterface(theTypeImInterestedIn.Name);
if (extendedType != null)
{
extendedTypes = new[] { extendedType };
}
}
var baseTypes = extendedTypes.Length > 0 ? new List <Type>(extendedTypes) : GetBaseTypeList(assemblyType);
if (baseTypes.Contains(theTypeImInterestedIn))
{
string assemblyName = assemblyType.Assembly.GetName().Name;
HybridDictionary assetRegistry = new HybridDictionary();
if (AssemblyAssetRegistry.ContainsKey(assemblyName))
{
assetRegistry = AssemblyAssetRegistry[assemblyName];
assetRegistry[name] = new AssetRegistryValue(assemblyName, assemblyType.FullName);
assetRegistry[fullName] = new AssetRegistryValue(assemblyName, assemblyType.FullName);
}
else
{
assetRegistry[name] = new AssetRegistryValue(assemblyName, assemblyType.FullName);
assetRegistry[fullName] = new AssetRegistryValue(assemblyName, assemblyType.FullName);
AssemblyAssetRegistry.Add(assemblyName, assetRegistry);
}
}
}
}