public static string ReadAsString(string resourceFileName)
{
var caller = new Caller();
var possibleResourcePaths = caller.PredictPossibleResourceLocations(resourceFileName);
var callingAssembly = caller.GetCallingAssembly();
var manifestResourceNames = callingAssembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
var resourcePath = possibleResourcePaths.Intersect(manifestResourceNames).FirstOrDefault();
var resourceExistsInCallingAssembly = resourcePath != null;
if (resourceExistsInCallingAssembly)
{
return ExtractString(callingAssembly, resourcePath);
}
var referencedAssemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
foreach (var assembly in referencedAssemblies)
{
var resources = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
var resourceFullPath = resources.FirstOrDefault(r => r.EndsWith(resourceFileName));
if (resourceFullPath != null)
{
return ExtractString(assembly, resourceFullPath);
}
}
throw ResourceResolveException(resourceFileName, callingAssembly, referencedAssemblies, caller);
}
private static Exception ResourceResolveException(string resourceFileName, Assembly callingAssembly, Assembly[] referencedAssemblies, Caller caller)
{
var referencedAssembliesNames = string.Join(", ", referencedAssemblies.Select(a => a.GetName().Name));
var message = string.Format("Can't locate resource '{0}' in assembly '{1}' and it's referenced assemblies. Please, make sure resource file exists and is build as Embedded Resource.\r\n\r\n Resource resolution priority:\r\n1. First place where resource is supposed to be is in assembly '{1}' in '{2}' folder or in any of it's parent folders.\r\n2. Resolution proceeds in all referenced assemblies: {3}",
resourceFileName, callingAssembly.GetName().Name, caller.GerNamespace(), referencedAssembliesNames);
return new ResourceResolveException(message);
}