/// <summary>
/// Gets an array containing all distributions that can be dynamically build by
/// this application by inspecting Accord.NET assemblies using reflection.
/// </summary>
///
public static DistributionViewModel[] GetDistributions(MainViewModel owner)
{
// This function iterates the Accord.Statistics assembly looking for
// classes that are concrete (not abstract) and that implement the
// IUnivariateDistribution interface. Then, it attempts to create a
// DistributionViewModel from the distribution's type by using the
// DistributionViewModel.TryParse method.
var baseType = typeof(IUnivariateDistribution);
var assembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(baseType);
// Prepare and leave Accord.NET documentation parsed
var doc = GetDocumentation(assembly);
// Get all univariate distributions in Accord.NET:
var distributions = assembly.GetTypes()
.Where(p => baseType.IsAssignableFrom(p) && !p.IsAbstract && !p.IsInterface);
// Get only those that can be dynamically built:
var buildable = new List <DistributionViewModel>();
foreach (Type type in distributions)
{
DistributionViewModel distribution;
if (DistributionViewModel.TryParse(owner, type, doc, out distribution))
{
buildable.Add(distribution);
}
}
buildable.Sort((a, b) => a.Name.CompareTo(b.Name));
return(buildable.ToArray());
}
