Nuclex.Support/Source/Plugins/Employer.cs

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#region CPL License
/*
Nuclex Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Nuclex Development Labs
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
IBM Common Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
License along with this library
*/
#endregion
using System;
namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
/// <summary>Plugin type employer</summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This class is used by the plugin host to assess whether a concrete type found
/// in a plugin assembly is suited to be processed the plugin user. If so,
/// the employer can employ the type. Employing can typically mean to create an
/// instance of the type in the plugin assembly or to build a runtime-factory
/// that can create instances of the type when it is needed.
/// </remarks>
public abstract class Employer {
/// <summary>Determines whether the type suites the employer's requirements</summary>
/// <param name="type">Type which will be assessed</param>
/// <returns>True if the type can be employed</returns>
public virtual bool CanEmploy(Type type) {
return Support.HasDefaultConstructor(type);
}
/// <summary>Employs the specified plugin type</summary>
/// <param name="type">Type to be employed</param>
public abstract void Employ(Type type);
}
} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins