ITypeFinder.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;

namespace NetPro.TypeFinder
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Classes implementing this interface provide information about types 
    /// to various services in the Nop engine.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ITypeFinder
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// 查找某个类型的所有类(泛型方法)
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">类型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="onlyConcreteClasses">是否必须为class(接口、抽象类除外)</param>
        /// <returns>Result</returns>
        IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType<T>(bool onlyConcreteClasses = true);

        /// <summary>
        ///查找某个类型的所有类
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="assignTypeFrom">Assign type from</param>
        /// <param name="onlyConcreteClasses">A value indicating whether to find only concrete classes</param>
        /// <returns>Result</returns>
        /// <returns></returns>
        IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType(Type assignTypeFrom, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true);

        /// <summary>
        /// 指定程序集内查找某个类型的所有类
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Type</typeparam>
        /// <param name="assemblies">指定的程序集</param>
        /// <param name="onlyConcreteClasses">A value indicating whether to find only concrete classes</param>
        /// <returns>Result</returns>
        IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true);

        /// <summary>
        /// 指定程序集内查找某个类型的所有类
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="assignTypeFrom">Assign type from</param>
        /// <param name="assemblies">Assemblies</param>
        /// <param name="onlyConcreteClasses">A value indicating whether to find only concrete classes</param>
        /// <returns>Result</returns>
        IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType(Type assignTypeFrom, IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true);

        /// <summary>
        /// 返回当前应用所有的程序集
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A list of assemblies</returns>
        IList<Assembly> GetAssemblies();

    }
}