feat: modify plugin loading process

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/ConfigSnippetAttribute.cs

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Represents a ConfigSnippetAttribute
-  /// </summary>
-  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
-  public class ConfigSnippetAttribute : Attribute
-  {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Represents a configuration snippet for the device.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="configSnippet"></param>
-    public ConfigSnippetAttribute(string configSnippet)
-    {
-      ConfigSnippet = configSnippet;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the configuration snippet for the device.
-    /// This snippet can be used in the DeviceConfig to instantiate the device.
-    /// </summary>
-    public string ConfigSnippet { get; }
-  }
-
-}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/DescriptionAttribute.cs

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Represents a description attribute for a device.
-  /// </summary>
-  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
-  public class DescriptionAttribute : Attribute
-  {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Represents a description attribute for a device.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="description"></param>
-    public DescriptionAttribute(string description)
-    {
-      Description = description;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the description for the device.
-    /// </summary>
-    public string Description { get; }
-  }
-
-}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/EssentialsDevice.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
@@ -100,4 +102,88 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
         }
     }
+
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
+    public class DescriptionAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        private string _Description;
+
+        public DescriptionAttribute(string description)
+        {
+            //Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Verbose, "Setting Description: {0}", description);
+            _Description = description;
+        }
+
+        public string Description
+        {
+            get { return _Description; }
+        }
+    }
+
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
+    public class ConfigSnippetAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        private string _ConfigSnippet;
+
+        public ConfigSnippetAttribute(string configSnippet)
+        {
+            //Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Verbose, "Setting Config Snippet {0}", configSnippet);
+            _ConfigSnippet = configSnippet;
+        }
+
+        public string ConfigSnippet
+        {
+            get { return _ConfigSnippet; }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a factory for creating processor extension devices.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the processor extension device.</typeparam>
+    public abstract class ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory<T> : IProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
+    {
+        #region IProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory Members
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A list of strings that can be used in the type property of a DeviceConfig object to build an instance of this device
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<string> TypeNames { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads an item to the ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory.ProcessorExtensionFactoryMethods dictionary for each entry in the TypeNames list
+        /// </summary>
+        public void LoadFactories()
+        {
+            foreach (var typeName in TypeNames)
+            {
+                //Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Verbose, "Getting Description Attribute from class: '{0}'", typeof(T).FullName);
+                var descriptionAttribute = typeof(T).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true) as DescriptionAttribute[];
+                string description = descriptionAttribute[0].Description;
+                var snippetAttribute = typeof(T).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ConfigSnippetAttribute), true) as ConfigSnippetAttribute[];
+                ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory.AddFactoryForType(typeName.ToLower(), description, typeof(T), BuildDevice);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The method that will build the device
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dc">The device config</param>
+        /// <returns>An instance of the device</returns>
+        public abstract EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc);
+
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Devices the basic needs for a Device Factory
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<T> : EssentialsDeviceFactory<T>, IPluginDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the minimum version of Essentials required for a plugin to run.  Must use the format Major.Minor.Build (ex. "1.4.33")
+        /// </summary>
+        public string MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion { get; protected set; }
+    }
 }

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/EssentialsDeviceFactory.cs

@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 {
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Provides the basic needs for a Device Factory
-  /// </summary>
-  public abstract class EssentialsDeviceFactory<T> : IDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
-  {
-    /// <inheritdoc />
-    public Type FactoryType => typeof(T);
-
     /// <summary>
-    /// A list of strings that can be used in the type property of a DeviceConfig object to build an instance of this device
+    /// Devices the basic needs for a Device Factory
     /// </summary>
-    public List<string> TypeNames { get; protected set; }
+    public abstract class EssentialsDeviceFactory<T> : IDeviceFactory where T:EssentialsDevice
+    {
+        #region IDeviceFactory Members
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Type FactoryType => typeof(T);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A list of strings that can be used in the type property of a DeviceConfig object to build an instance of this device
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<string> TypeNames { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The method that will build the device
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dc">The device config</param>
+        /// <returns>An instance of the device</returns>
+        public abstract EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc);
+
+        #endregion
+    }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Build the device using the configuration
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="dc">The device config</param>
-    /// <returns>An instance of the device</returns>
-    public abstract EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc);
-  }
 }

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/EssentialsPluginDevelopmentDeviceFactory.cs

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-  /// <summary>
-  /// EssentialsPluginDevelopmentDeviceFactory class
-  /// </summary>
-  /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-  public abstract class EssentialsPluginDevelopmentDeviceFactory<T> : EssentialsDeviceFactory<T>, IPluginDevelopmentDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
-  {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Specifies the minimum version of Essentials required for a plugin to run.  Must use the format Major.Minor.Build (ex. "1.4.33")
-    /// </summary>
-    public string MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion { get; protected set; }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the DevelopmentEssentialsFrameworkVersions
-    /// </summary>
-    public List<string> DevelopmentEssentialsFrameworkVersions { get; protected set; }
-  }
-
-}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory.cs

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Devices the basic needs for a Device Factory
-  /// </summary>
-  public abstract class EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<T> : EssentialsDeviceFactory<T>, IPluginDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
-  {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Specifies the minimum version of Essentials required for a plugin to run.  Must use the format Major.Minor.Build (ex. "1.4.33")
-    /// </summary>
-    public string MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion { get; protected set; }
-  }
-
-}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory.cs

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Represents a factory for creating processor extension devices.
-  /// </summary>
-  /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the processor extension device.</typeparam>
-  [Obsolete("will be removed in a future version")]
-  public abstract class ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory<T> : IProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory where T : EssentialsDevice
-  {
-    #region IProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory Members
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the TypeNames
-    /// </summary>
-    public List<string> TypeNames { get; protected set; }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// LoadFactories method
-    /// </summary>
-    public void LoadFactories()
-    {
-      foreach (var typeName in TypeNames)
-      {
-        string description = typeof(T).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), true) is DescriptionAttribute[] descriptionAttribute && descriptionAttribute.Length > 0
-            ? descriptionAttribute[0].Description
-            : "No description available";
-
-        ProcessorExtensionDeviceFactory.AddFactoryForType(typeName.ToLower(), description, typeof(T), BuildDevice);
-      }
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The method that will build the device
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="dc">The device config</param>
-    /// <returns>An instance of the device</returns>
-    public abstract EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc);
-
-    #endregion
-
-  }
-
-}