/// <summary>
/// Retreives a list of available IR Server plugins.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Array of plugin instances.</returns>
public static PluginBase[] AvailablePlugins()
{
List <PluginBase> plugins = new List <PluginBase>();
string path = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "Plugins");
string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path, "*.dll", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
// TODO: Return a Type[], don't instantiate unless required
foreach (string file in files)
{
try
{
Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(file);
Type[] types = assembly.GetExportedTypes();
foreach (Type type in types)
{
if (type.IsClass && !type.IsAbstract && type.IsSubclassOf(typeof(PluginBase)))
{
PluginBase plugin = (PluginBase)assembly.CreateInstance(type.FullName);
if (plugin != null && plugin.Detect() != PluginBase.DetectionResult.DeviceDisabled)
{
plugins.Add(plugin);
}
}
}
}
catch (BadImageFormatException)
{
} // Ignore Bad Image Format Exceptions, just keep checking for IR Server Plugins
catch (TypeLoadException)
{
} // Ignore Type Load Exceptions, just keep checking for IR Server Plugins
catch (FileNotFoundException)
{
} // Ignore File Not Found Exceptions, just keep checking for IR Server Plugins
}
return(plugins.ToArray());
}
