//BaseController should use reflection
//and not generics as we do not know the types at design time
public static MHEControl CreateMHEControlGeneric <T, U>(IControllable assem, ProtocolInfo info)
where T : ProtocolInfo
where U : MHEControl
{
MHEControl protocolConfig = null; //generic plc config object
try
{
if (info == null)
{
var i = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), null);
ProtocolInfo protocolInfo = i; //generic plc config object constructor argument type
protocolInfo.assem = assem.Name;
object[] args = { protocolInfo, assem };
var ctr = (U)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(U), args);
protocolConfig = ctr;
}
else
{
object[] args = { info, assem };
var ctr = (U)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(U), args);
info.assem = assem.Name;
protocolConfig = ctr;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Experior.Core.Environment.Log.Write("Can't create control!", Color.Red);
Environment.Log.Write(e.Message, Color.Red);
}
return(protocolConfig);
}
/// <summary>
/// Set up the PLC then set up the protocol that the PLC uses.
/// Returns the controller and the controllerProperties (out MHEControl object) for the controller type and assembly
/// The Info of the MHE Component must implement the IControllableInfo interface (a comment by BG)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyInfo"></param>
/// <param name="assembly"></param>
/// <returns>An MHE control object, if the controller doesnot exist (e.g. the string "No Controller") then null is returned</returns>
public static MHEControl SetMHEControl(IControllableInfo assemblyInfo, IControllable assembly)
{
//BaseController controller = null;
IController controller = null;
MHEControl controllerProperties = null;
if (!Assembly.Items.ContainsKey(assemblyInfo.ControllerName))
{
return(null);
}
//controller = Assembly.Items[assemblyInfo.ControllerName] as BaseController;
controller = Assembly.Items[assemblyInfo.ControllerName] as IController;
if (controller != null && controllerProperties == null)
{
assemblyInfo.ControllerName = controller.Name;
//We need to set the controller here so that it is set when the MHEControl is created otherwise it is null
assembly.Controller = controller;
// controllerProperties = BaseController.CreateMHEControlGeneric<>(assembly, assemblyInfo.ProtocolInfo);
controllerProperties = controller.CreateMHEControl(assembly, assemblyInfo.ProtocolInfo) as MHEControl; //Create the correct type
if (controllerProperties != null)
{
assemblyInfo.ProtocolInfo = controllerProperties.Info; //Save the protocol info so that it can be recreated
}
}
return(controllerProperties);
}