/// <summary>
/// Generic method to find any type that has the specified attribute
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TAttribute"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public IEnumerable <Type> ResolveAttributedTypes <TAttribute>(bool cacheResult = true, IEnumerable <Assembly> specificAssemblies = null)
where TAttribute : Attribute
{
return(ResolveTypes <TAttribute>(
() => TypeFinder.FindClassesWithAttribute <TAttribute>(specificAssemblies ?? AssembliesToScan),
TypeResolutionKind.FindAttributedTypes,
cacheResult));
}
/// <summary>
/// Generic method to find any type that has the specified attribute
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TAttribute"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
internal IEnumerable <Type> ResolveAttributedTypes <TAttribute>(bool cacheResult = true)
where TAttribute : Attribute
{
return(ResolveTypes <TAttribute>(
() => TypeFinder.FindClassesWithAttribute <TAttribute>(AssembliesToScan),
TypeResolutionKind.FindAttributedTypes,
cacheResult));
}
/// <summary>
/// Resolves class types marked with the specified attribute.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TAttribute">The type of the attribute.</typeparam>
/// <param name="cache">Indicates whether to use cache for type resolution.</param>
/// <param name="specificAssemblies">A set of assemblies for type resolution.</param>
/// <returns>All class types marked with the specified attribute.</returns>
/// <remarks>Caching is disabled when using specific assemblies.</remarks>
public IEnumerable <Type> ResolveAttributedTypes <TAttribute>(bool cache = true, IEnumerable <Assembly> specificAssemblies = null)
where TAttribute : Attribute
{
// do not cache anything from specific assemblies
cache &= specificAssemblies == null;
return(ResolveTypesInternal(
typeof(object), typeof(TAttribute),
() => TypeFinder.FindClassesWithAttribute <TAttribute>(specificAssemblies ?? AssembliesToScan),
cache));
}
