/// <summary>
/// Helper function to allow a <see cref="DataSerializer"/> to be implemented as a singleton. Returns the singleton instance generated by the <see cref="DPSManager"/>
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The <see cref="Type"/> of the <see cref="DataSerializer"/> to retrieve from the <see cref="DPSManager"/></typeparam>
/// <returns>The singleton instance generated by the <see cref="DPSManager"/></returns>
protected static T GetInstance <T>() where T : DataSerializer
{
//this forces helper static constructor to be called
T instance = DPSManager.GetDataSerializer <T>() as T;
if (instance == null)
{
//if the instance is null the type was not added as part of composition
//create a new instance of T and add it to helper as a serializer
var construct = typeof(T).GetConstructor(new Type[] { });
if (construct == null)
{
construct = typeof(T).GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, null, new Type[0], null);
}
if (construct == null)
{
throw new Exception();
}
instance = construct.Invoke(new object[] { }) as T;
DPSManager.AddDataSerializer(instance);
}
return(instance as T);
}
static DPSManager()
{
instance = new DPSManager();
}