.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Icon Overlay Handlers

using System;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using SharpShell;
using SharpShell.SharpPropertySheet;

namespace ServerManager
{
    public static class ServerManagerApi
    {
        public static ServerEntry LoadServer(string path)
        {
            try
            {
                //  Create a server entry for the server.
                var serverEntry = new ServerEntry();

                //  Set the data.
                serverEntry.ServerName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
                serverEntry.ServerPath = path;

                //  Create an assembly catalog for the assembly and a container from it.
                var catalog = new AssemblyCatalog(Path.GetFullPath(path));
                var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);

                //  Get the exported server.
                var server = container.GetExport<ISharpShellServer>().Value;

                serverEntry.ServerType = server.ServerType;
                serverEntry.ClassId = server.GetType().GUID;
                serverEntry.Server = server;

                return serverEntry;
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                //  It's almost certainly not a COM server.
                MessageBox.Show("The file '" + Path.GetFileName(path) + "' is not a SharpShell Server.", "Warning");
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}