public static void Run()
{
AppState.SetState(State.RUNNING);
while (AppState.GetState() > State.IDLE)
{
var consoleInput = ReadFromConsole();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(consoleInput))
{
continue;
}
try {
// Create a ConsoleCommand instance:
var cmd = new ConsoleCommand(consoleInput);
switch (cmd.Name)
{
case "help":
case "?":
WriteToConsole(BuildHelpMessage());
break;
case "exit":
AppState.SetState(State.IDLE);
WriteToConsole("Exiting developer mode");
break;
default:
// Execute the command:
string result = CommandHandler.Execute(cmd);
// Write out the result:
WriteToConsole(result);
break;
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
// OOPS! Something went wrong - Write out the problem:
WriteToConsole(ex.Message);
}
}
}
//static List<object> methodParameterValueList = new List<object>();
//static IEnumerable<ParameterInfo> paramInfoList;
public static string Execute(ConsoleCommand command2Execute)
{
// Validate the class name and command name:
// +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
string badCommandMessage = string.Format("" +
"Unrecognized command \'{0}.{1}\'. " +
"Please type a valid command.",
command2Execute.LibraryClassName, command2Execute.Name);
// Validate the command name:
if (!CommandLibrary.Content.ContainsKey(command2Execute.LibraryClassName))
{
return(badCommandMessage);
}
var commandClassInfo = CommandLibrary.Content[command2Execute.LibraryClassName];
if (!commandClassInfo.MethodDictionary.ContainsKey(command2Execute.Name))
{
return(badCommandMessage);
}
// Make sure the corret number of required arguments are provided:
// +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
var methodParameterValueList = new List <object>();
IEnumerable <ParameterInfo> paramInfoList = commandClassInfo.MethodDictionary[command2Execute.Name].ToList();
// Validate proper # of required arguments provided. Some may be optional:
var requiredParams = paramInfoList.Where(p => p.IsOptional == false);
var optionalParams = paramInfoList.Where(p => p.IsOptional == true);
int requiredCount = requiredParams.Count();
int optionalCount = optionalParams.Count();
int providedCount = command2Execute.Arguments.Count();
if (requiredCount > providedCount)
{
return(string.Format(
"Missing required argument. {0} required, {1} optional, {2} provided",
requiredCount, optionalCount, providedCount));
}
// Make sure all arguments are coerced to the proper type, and that there is a
// value for every emthod parameter. The InvokeMember method fails if the number
// of arguments provided does not match the number of parameters in the
// method signature, even if some are optional:
// +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
if (paramInfoList.Count() > 0)
{
// Populate the list with default values:
foreach (var param in paramInfoList)
{
// This will either add a null object reference if the param is required
// by the method, or will set a default value for optional parameters. in
// any case, there will be a value or null for each method argument
// in the method signature:
methodParameterValueList.Add(param.DefaultValue);
}
// Now walk through all the arguments passed from the console and assign
// accordingly. Any optional arguments not provided have already been set to
// the default specified by the method signature:
for (int i = 0; i < command2Execute.Arguments.Count(); i++)
{
var methodParam = paramInfoList.ElementAt(i);
var typeRequired = methodParam.ParameterType;
object value = null;
try {
// Coming from the Console, all of our arguments are passed in as
// strings. Coerce to the type to match the method paramter:
value = CoerceArgument(typeRequired, command2Execute.Arguments.ElementAt(i));
methodParameterValueList.RemoveAt(i);
methodParameterValueList.Insert(i, value);
} catch (ArgumentException) {
string argumentName = methodParam.Name;
string argumentTypeName = typeRequired.Name;
string message =
string.Format("" +
"The value passed for argument '{0}' cannot be parsed to type '{1}'",
argumentName, argumentTypeName);
throw new ArgumentException(message);
}
}
}
// Set up to invoke the method using reflection:
// +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Assembly current = commandClassInfo.OwningAssembly; //typeof(Program).Assembly;
// Need the full Namespace for this:
Type commandLibaryClass =
current.GetType(CommandLibrary.CommandNamespace + "." + command2Execute.LibraryClassName);
object[] inputArgs = null;
if (methodParameterValueList.Count > 0)
{
inputArgs = methodParameterValueList.ToArray();
}
var typeInfo = commandLibaryClass;
// This will throw if the number of arguments provided does not match the number
// required by the method signature, even if some are optional:
try {
var result = typeInfo.InvokeMember(
command2Execute.Name,
BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public,
null, null, inputArgs);
return(result.ToString());
} catch (TargetInvocationException ex) {
throw ex.InnerException;
}
}