/// <summary>
/// Add the type information of a metric to the metric collection.
/// This allows the editor to instantiate it.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">type of the metric</param>
/// <returns>true if the type is compatible (has a metric attribute and is instantiable)</returns>
public bool TryRegisterMetric(Type type)
{
MetricAttribute metricAttrib = null;
try {
metricAttrib = (MetricAttribute)type.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(MetricAttribute));
} catch (Exception) {
return(false);
}
if (metricAttrib == null)
{
return(false);
}
if (metricAttrib.Instantiable)
{
var metricInfo = new MetricInfo(
metricAttrib.Name,
metricAttrib.Category,
type.FullName,
_genericFactoryGuid,
FactoryForType(type),
FactoryXmlForType(type)
);
_metrics.Add(metricInfo);
MetricAdded?.Invoke(this, new MetricAddedEventArgs(metricInfo));
}
return(true);
}
private static string GetMetricName(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, MetricAttribute attribute)
{
return(attribute == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(attribute.MetricName) ? propertyInfo.Name : attribute.MetricName);
}
