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Problem

When accessing static member exports through MEF, the framework was unnecessarily instantiating the declaring type, even though static members don't require an instance. This caused performance overhead and potential unwanted side effects from constructor execution.

Consider this example:

class Some
{
   [Export]
   public static string Member => "Hi";
}

Before this fix, MEF would instantiate the Some class when obtaining the value of the static Member property, even though instantiation is not necessary for static members.

Root Cause

The issue occurred in two places:

  1. ExportProvider.CreateExport() - Always called GetValueReadyToRetrieveExportingMembers() even for static members, causing instantiation
  2. RuntimeExportProvider.GetExportedValue() - Always created partLifecycle even for static members, which could trigger instantiation

Solution

  • Modified both ExportProvider.CreateExport() and RuntimeExportProvider.GetExportedValue() to check if members are static using MemberRef.IsStatic() before creating part lifecycle trackers
  • For static members, bypass part instantiation entirely and call GetValueFromMember(null, ...) directly
  • Added comprehensive unit tests covering all static member types (fields, properties, methods)

Tests Added

  • StaticFieldExportDoesNotInstantiateClass - Verifies static fields don't cause instantiation
  • StaticPropertyExportDoesNotInstantiateClass - Verifies static properties don't cause instantiation
  • StaticMethodExportDoesNotInstantiateClass - Verifies static methods don't cause instantiation
  • StaticExportInMixedClassDoesNotInstantiateClass - Verifies static exports in mixed classes don't cause instantiation
  • InstanceExportInMixedClassDoesInstantiateClass - Verifies instance exports still work correctly

The fix ensures static member exports perform better and don't have unwanted side effects from unnecessary instantiation, while maintaining full compatibility with existing functionality.

Fixes #593.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Obtaining exports of static members should not instantiate the declaring type Fix static member exports to not instantiate declaring type Jun 11, 2025
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Revert this.

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Reverted in commit c4ecf24

@@ -262,7 +268,7 @@ public void StaticPropertyExportDoesNotInstantiateClass(IContainer container)
Assert.False(ClassWithStaticMemberExports.ConstructorCalled, "Constructor should not be called for static property export");
}

[MefFact(CompositionEngines.V3EmulatingV1, typeof(ClassWithStaticMemberExports))]
[MefFact(CompositionEngines.V1Compat | CompositionEngines.V2Compat | CompositionEngines.V3EmulatingV1 | CompositionEngines.V3EmulatingV2, typeof(ClassWithStaticMemberExports))]
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V1Compat includes V3EmulatingV1, and V2Compat includes V3EmulatingV2.
Please drop the redundant flags.

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Removed redundant flags V3EmulatingV1 and V3EmulatingV2 from test attributes. Tests now use only V1Compat and V2Compat as requested (commit 4648648).

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