/// <summary> /// This method extends GrainFactory by adding a new GetGrain method to it that can get the runtime type of the grain interface along /// with its primary key, and return the grain casted to an interface that the given grainInterfaceType extends it. /// /// The main use-case is when you want to get a grain whose type is unknown at compile time, and also SuperOutputGrainInterfaceType /// is non-generic, while outputGrainInterfaceType is a generic type. /// </summary> /// <param name="siloIndexManager">the Index manager for this silo</param> /// <param name="grainPrimaryKey">the primary key of the grain</param> /// <param name="grainInterfaceType">the runtime type of the grain interface</param> /// <param name="outputGrainInterfaceType">the type of grain interface that should be returned</param> /// <returns></returns> public static IGrain GetGrain(this SiloIndexManager siloIndexManager, string grainPrimaryKey, Type grainInterfaceType, Type outputGrainInterfaceType) => siloIndexManager.GetGrain(grainPrimaryKey, grainInterfaceType, outputGrainInterfaceType);
/// <summary>
/// This method extends GrainFactory by adding a new GetGrain method to it that can get the runtime type of the grain interface along
/// with its primary key, and return the grain casted to an interface that the given grainInterfaceType extends it.
///
/// The main use-case is when you want to get a grain whose type is unknown at compile time.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="OutputGrainInterfaceType">The output type of the grain</typeparam>
/// <param name="siloIndexManager">the Index manager for this silo</param>
/// <param name="grainPrimaryKey">the primary key of the grain</param>
/// <param name="grainInterfaceType">the runtime type of the grain interface</param>
/// <returns>the requested grain with the given grainID and grainInterfaceType</returns>
public static OutputGrainInterfaceType GetGrain <OutputGrainInterfaceType>(this SiloIndexManager siloIndexManager, Guid grainPrimaryKey, Type grainInterfaceType)
where OutputGrainInterfaceType : IGrain
=> siloIndexManager.GetGrain <OutputGrainInterfaceType>(grainPrimaryKey, grainInterfaceType);