// Method used to get the available external plugins
private async Task GetPlugins()
{
// Query the plugin factory to get a list of all the assemblies that contain an 'IScrobbleSource' class
List <Plugin> typedPlugins = await PluginFactory.GetPluginsOfType(ApplicationUtility.ApplicationPath(), typeof(IScrobbleSource)).ConfigureAwait(false);
// Local list of all the plugins
ScrobbleFactory.ScrobblePlugins = new List <IScrobbleSource>();
// Track whether or not new plugins have been discovered and don't have associated enabled/disabled state in the
// current user settings
bool requiresSettingsToBeSaved = false;
// Iterate each of the available plugins
foreach (Plugin pluginItem in typedPlugins)
{
// Conver the plugin into the base type that we know about
var pluginInstance = pluginItem.PluginInstance as IScrobbleSource;
// Add this plugin to internal list
ScrobbleFactory.ScrobblePlugins.Add(pluginInstance);
// Check if we have any settings for this plugin
if (Core.Settings.ScrobblerStatus.Count(item => item.Identifier == pluginInstance.SourceIdentifier) == 0)
{
// No? Add a default instance of the settings for this plugin, defaulting it to 'off'
Core.Settings.ScrobblerStatus.Add(new LastFM.Common.Classes.ScrobblerSourceStatus()
{
Identifier = pluginInstance.SourceIdentifier, IsEnabled = false
});
// Mark the fact that we need to update the users settings file
requiresSettingsToBeSaved = true;
}
}
// Create an instance of the iTunes Scrobble plugin and add it to the list
ScrobbleFactory.ScrobblePlugins.Add(new iTunesScrobblePlugin());
// Create an instance of the Windows Media Player Scrobble plugin and add it to the list
// and assign the host form for the Media Player interop control
ScrobbleFactory.ScrobblePlugins.Add(new WindowsMediaScrobbleSource(_playerForm));
// If we need to update the users settings file
if (requiresSettingsToBeSaved)
{
// Automatically save the settings file
Core.SaveSettings();
}
}