add-in path

Author: christiannagel

ReflectionAndDynamic/DynamicSamples/ClientApp/Program.cs

@@ -12,21 +12,33 @@ namespace ClientApp
 {
     class Program
     {
-        private const string CalculatorLibPath = @"c:\AddIns\CalculatorLib.dll";
         private const string CalculatorLibName = "CalculatorLib";
         private const string CalculatorTypeName = "CalculatorLib.Calculator";
 
-        static void Main()
+        static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            ReflectionOld();
-            ReflectionNew();
+            if (args.Length != 1)
+            {
+                ShowUsage();
+                return;
+            }
+            ReflectionOld(args[0]);
+            ReflectionNew(args[0]);
+        }
+
+        private static void ShowUsage()
+        {
+            WriteLine($"Usage: {nameof(ClientApp)} path");
+            WriteLine();
+            WriteLine("Copy CalculatorLib.dll to an addin directory");
+            WriteLine("and pass the absolute path of this directory when starting the application to load the library");
         }
 
-        private static void ReflectionNew()
+        private static void ReflectionNew(string addinPath)
         {
             double x = 3;
             double y = 4;
-            dynamic calc = GetCalculator();
+            dynamic calc = GetCalculator(addinPath);
             double result = calc.Add(x, y);
             WriteLine($"the result of {x} and {y} is {result}");
 
@@ -40,11 +52,11 @@ private static void ReflectionNew()
             }
         }
 
-        private static void ReflectionOld()
+        private static void ReflectionOld(string addinPath)
         {
             double x = 3;
             double y = 4;
-            object calc = GetCalculator();
+            object calc = GetCalculator(addinPath);
 
             // previous to using the NuGet package System.Reflection.TypeExtensions
             // object result = calc.GetType().InvokeMember("Add", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, calc, new object[] { x, y });
@@ -53,17 +65,17 @@ private static void ReflectionOld()
         }
 
 #if NET461
-        private static object GetCalculator()
+        private static object GetCalculator(string addinPath)
         {
-            Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(CalculatorLibPath);
+            Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(addinPath);
             return assembly.CreateInstance(CalculatorTypeName);
         }
 #endif
 
 #if DOTNETCORE
-        private static object GetCalculator()
+        private static object GetCalculator(string addinPath)
         {
-            Assembly assembly = AssemblyLoadContext.Default.LoadFromAssemblyPath(CalculatorLibPath);
+            Assembly assembly = AssemblyLoadContext.Default.LoadFromAssemblyPath(addinPath);
             Type type = assembly.GetType(CalculatorTypeName);
             return Activator.CreateInstance(type);
         }