/// <summary>
/// Attempts to locate the named assembly within the current app domain or tries
/// to load from path in filesystem.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The assembly.
/// </returns>
/// <param name='name'>
/// Assembly name as in "bridge.indicators"
/// </param>
public static Assembly FindAssembly(string name)
{
if (name == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("tried to load an assembly with NULL name");
}
if (name.EndsWith(".dll") || name.EndsWith(".exe"))
{
name = StringUtils.RTrimField(name, 1, '.');
}
// if is a system assembly, load from fully qualitied name
if (_system_assemblies.ContainsKey(name))
{
return(Assembly.Load(_system_assemblies[name]));
}
// first search loaded assemblies
AppDomain domain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
Assembly assembly = Collections.FindOne(
domain.GetAssemblies(), (a) => string.Compare(name, a.GetName().Name, true) == 0);
if (assembly != null)
{
return(assembly);
}
// now try to find in filesystem
var path = StringUtils.Or(
ResourceLoader.Find("lib/" + name + ".dll"),
ResourceLoader.Find(name + ".dll"));
// try to find the assembly without the full rooted name
if (path == null && Path.IsPathRooted(name))
{
return(FindAssembly(Path.GetFileName(name)));
}
if (path == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("could not find assembly: " + name);
}
var pdir = Directory.GetParent(path);
var pcwd = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
Environment.CurrentDirectory = pdir.FullName;
try
{ assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(path); }
finally
{ Environment.CurrentDirectory = pcwd; }
return(assembly);
}
