/// <summary>
        /// Create providerHelpInfo from an xmlNode.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="xmlNode">Xml node that contains the provider help info.</param>
        /// <returns>The providerHelpInfo object created.</returns>
        internal static ProviderHelpInfo Load(XmlNode xmlNode)
        {
            ProviderHelpInfo providerHelpInfo = new ProviderHelpInfo(xmlNode);

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(providerHelpInfo.Name))
            {
                return(null);
            }

            providerHelpInfo.AddCommonHelpProperties();

            return(providerHelpInfo);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Process a helpInfo forwarded from other providers (normally commandHelpProvider)
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// For command help info, this will
        ///     1. check whether provider-specific commandlet help exists.
        ///     2. merge found provider-specific help with commandlet help provided.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="helpInfo">HelpInfo forwarded in.</param>
        /// <param name="helpRequest">Help request object.</param>
        /// <returns>The help info object after processing.</returns>
        override internal HelpInfo ProcessForwardedHelp(HelpInfo helpInfo, HelpRequest helpRequest)
        {
            if (helpInfo == null)
            {
                return(null);
            }

            if (helpInfo.HelpCategory != HelpCategory.Command)
            {
                return(helpInfo);
            }

            string providerName = helpRequest.Provider;

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(providerName))
            {
                providerName = this._sessionState.Path.CurrentLocation.Provider.Name;
            }

            HelpRequest providerHelpRequest = helpRequest.Clone();

            providerHelpRequest.Target = providerName;

            ProviderHelpInfo providerHelpInfo = (ProviderHelpInfo)this.ExactMatchHelp(providerHelpRequest);

            if (providerHelpInfo == null)
            {
                return(null);
            }

            CommandHelpInfo commandHelpInfo = (CommandHelpInfo)helpInfo;

            CommandHelpInfo result = commandHelpInfo.MergeProviderSpecificHelp(providerHelpInfo.GetCmdletHelp(commandHelpInfo.Name), providerHelpInfo.GetDynamicParameterHelp(helpRequest.DynamicParameters));

            // Reset ForwardHelpCategory for the helpinfo to be returned so that it will not be forwarded back again.
            result.ForwardHelpCategory = HelpCategory.None;

            return(result);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Load help file provided.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This will load providerHelpInfo from help file into help cache.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="providerInfo">ProviderInfo for which to locate help.</param>
        private void LoadHelpFile(ProviderInfo providerInfo)
        {
            if (providerInfo == null)
            {
                throw PSTraceSource.NewArgumentNullException(nameof(providerInfo));
            }

            string helpFile = providerInfo.HelpFile;

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(helpFile) || _helpFiles.Contains(helpFile))
            {
                return;
            }

            string helpFileToLoad = helpFile;

            // Get the mshsnapinfo object for this cmdlet.
            PSSnapInInfo mshSnapInInfo = providerInfo.PSSnapIn;

            // Search fallback
            // 1. If PSSnapInInfo exists, then always look in the application base
            //    of the mshsnapin
            // Otherwise,
            //    Look in the default search path and cmdlet assembly path
            Collection <string> searchPaths = new Collection <string>();

            if (mshSnapInInfo != null)
            {
                Diagnostics.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mshSnapInInfo.ApplicationBase),
                                   "Application Base is null or empty.");
                // not minishell case..
                // we have to search only in the application base for a mshsnapin...
                // if you create an absolute path for helpfile, then MUIFileSearcher
                // will look only in that path.
                helpFileToLoad = Path.Combine(mshSnapInInfo.ApplicationBase, helpFile);
            }
            else if ((providerInfo.Module != null) && (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(providerInfo.Module.Path)))
            {
                helpFileToLoad = Path.Combine(providerInfo.Module.ModuleBase, helpFile);
            }
            else
            {
                searchPaths.Add(GetDefaultShellSearchPath());
                searchPaths.Add(GetProviderAssemblyPath(providerInfo));
            }

            string location = MUIFileSearcher.LocateFile(helpFileToLoad, searchPaths);

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(location))
            {
                throw new FileNotFoundException(helpFile);
            }

            XmlDocument doc = InternalDeserializer.LoadUnsafeXmlDocument(
                new FileInfo(location),
                false, /* ignore whitespace, comments, etc. */
                null); /* default maxCharactersInDocument */

            // Add this file into _helpFiles hashtable to prevent it to be loaded again.
            _helpFiles[helpFile] = 0;

            XmlNode helpItemsNode = null;

            if (doc.HasChildNodes)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < doc.ChildNodes.Count; i++)
                {
                    XmlNode node = doc.ChildNodes[i];
                    if (node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && string.Equals(node.Name, "helpItems", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                    {
                        helpItemsNode = node;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (helpItemsNode == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            using (this.HelpSystem.Trace(location))
            {
                if (helpItemsNode.HasChildNodes)
                {
                    for (int i = 0; i < helpItemsNode.ChildNodes.Count; i++)
                    {
                        XmlNode node = helpItemsNode.ChildNodes[i];
                        if (node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && string.Equals(node.Name, "providerHelp", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                        {
                            HelpInfo helpInfo = ProviderHelpInfo.Load(node);

                            if (helpInfo != null)
                            {
                                this.HelpSystem.TraceErrors(helpInfo.Errors);
                                // Add snapin qualified type name for this command..
                                // this will enable customizations of the help object.
                                helpInfo.FullHelp.TypeNames.Insert(0, string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                                                                                    "ProviderHelpInfo#{0}#{1}", providerInfo.PSSnapInName, helpInfo.Name));

                                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(providerInfo.PSSnapInName))
                                {
                                    helpInfo.FullHelp.Properties.Add(new PSNoteProperty("PSSnapIn", providerInfo.PSSnapIn));
                                    helpInfo.FullHelp.TypeNames.Insert(1, string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                                                                                        "ProviderHelpInfo#{0}", providerInfo.PSSnapInName));
                                }

                                AddCache(providerInfo.PSSnapInName + "\\" + helpInfo.Name, helpInfo);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }