/// <summary>
/// Sorts the collection of PluginDescriptors according to their dependency chain.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="descriptorCollection">The collection of descriptors to sort.</param>
/// <param name="leastDependentFirst">A flag that determines how the descriptors are sorted.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PluginDescriptorCollection Sort(PluginDescriptorCollection descriptorCollection, bool leastDependentFirst)
{
Log.WriteLine("Sorting PluginDescriptor Collection. LeastDependentFirst: '{0}'.", leastDependentFirst.ToString());
PluginDescriptor[] descriptors = descriptorCollection.ToArray();
PluginDescriptor.Sort(descriptors, leastDependentFirst);
descriptorCollection.Clear();
descriptorCollection.Add(descriptors);
return(descriptorCollection);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates PluginDescriptors from each Plugin Type specified.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="progressViewer">The callback object implementing IProgressViewer that will be used to monitor progress.</param>
/// <param name="types">The collection of Plugin Types to create descriptors for.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PluginDescriptorCollection CreatePluginDescriptors(IProgressViewer progressViewer, TypeCollection types)
{
PluginDescriptorCollection descriptors = new PluginDescriptorCollection();
foreach (Type type in types)
{
try
{
string message = string.Format("Creating PluginDescriptor, Type: '{0}'.", type.FullName);
ProgressViewer.SetExtendedDescription(progressViewer, message);
Log.WriteLine(message);
PluginDescriptor descriptor = new PluginDescriptor(type);
descriptors.Add(descriptor);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.WriteLine(ex);
}
}
return(descriptors);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sorts the collection of PluginDescriptors according to their dependency chain.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="descriptorCollection">The collection of descriptors to sort.</param>
/// <param name="leastDependentFirst">A flag that determines how the descriptors are sorted.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PluginDescriptorCollection Sort(PluginDescriptorCollection descriptorCollection, bool leastDependentFirst)
{
Log.WriteLine("Sorting PluginDescriptor Collection. LeastDependentFirst: '{0}'.", leastDependentFirst.ToString());
PluginDescriptor[] descriptors = descriptorCollection.ToArray();
PluginDescriptor.Sort(descriptors, leastDependentFirst);
descriptorCollection.Clear();
descriptorCollection.Add(descriptors);
return descriptorCollection;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates PluginDescriptors from each Plugin Type specified.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="progressViewer">The callback object implementing IProgressViewer that will be used to monitor progress.</param>
/// <param name="types">The collection of Plugin Types to create descriptors for.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PluginDescriptorCollection CreatePluginDescriptors(IProgressViewer progressViewer, TypeCollection types)
{
PluginDescriptorCollection descriptors = new PluginDescriptorCollection();
foreach (Type type in types)
{
try
{
string message = string.Format("Creating PluginDescriptor, Type: '{0}'.", type.FullName);
ProgressViewer.SetExtendedDescription(progressViewer, message);
Log.WriteLine(message);
PluginDescriptor descriptor = new PluginDescriptor(type);
descriptors.Add(descriptor);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
Log.WriteLine(ex);
}
}
return descriptors;
}