Plugin framework in c#

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Hi All,

I need to know about plug-in framework and its working. Can anyone explain it to me...

Thanks in advance

Posted 11-Jul-11 19:43pm

Silju MC

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Plugin is a very broad term.
It could mean anything from plugging in a module to an entire application.

For a simple example on forms - see Plugin Architecture using C#[^].

Are you talking about any specific plugin?

Or do you want to design your own plugin framework - see here[^].

Posted 11-Jul-11 19:48pm

Abhinav S

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Espen Harlinn 12-Jul-11 9:49am

Nice and simple article - my 5

Abhinav S 12-Jul-11 12:22pm

Thank you.

Silju MC 14-Jul-11 0:34am

Thanks- my 5

Solution 3

A plug in framework typically works by implementing interfaces defined in your core project, I'd expect. To load types dynamically, you'd need to use reflection. That's as precise an answer as is possible to your vague question.

Posted 11-Jul-11 19:52pm

Christian Graus

Updated 12-Jul-11 4:37am

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Silju MC 14-Jul-11 0:35am

Thanks for your information. 5+

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Hope Plugin Architecture using C#[^] article from Cp and this[^] might help you.

Posted 11-Jul-11 19:53pm

Ramalinga Koushik

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Silju MC 14-Jul-11 0:36am

Of course. This helps me... My 5+

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-11T19:46:00

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Take a look at Microsoft Unity framework: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff660926%28v=pandp.20%29.aspx[^].

Also, please see my past solutions on the topic:

Create WPF Application that uses Reloadable Plugins...[^],
AppDomain refuses to load an assembly[^],
code generating using CodeDom[^],
Create WPF Application that uses Reloadable Plugins...[^],
Dynamically Load User Controls[^].

Ask your question with explanation of what do you want to achieve, more exactly.

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Posted 11-Jul-11 19:46pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 12-Jul-11 5:28am

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Espen Harlinn 12-Jul-11 9:48am

Nice list of links, my 5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 12-Jul-11 10:36am

Thank you, Espen.
--SA

Silju MC 14-Jul-11 0:33am

Thanks for your time. Nice reference links too... My 5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Jul-11 0:37am

You're welcome. Remember, you might need to simplest variant of the techniques I described if you don't really require plug-ins to be reloadable during runtime. Ask your follow-up questions if you face problems.

If you think it makes sense, please formally accept this answer (green button) -- thank you.
--SA

Silju MC 27-Jul-11 2:06am

Sorry for being late.... I'm note here for few days... Thanks again for your comments