plug in, Basic idea

Refer to <C#插件构架实战>

1.      A common interface IPlugIn will be provided. For the host application, it will use this interface to provide necessary information to the plug-in components. For the plug-in component, it will implement this interface to let the host operate on it.

2.      A common interface of host application will be provided also. The plug-in component should be able to get this interface through IPlugIn, so that it can operate on the host application.

3.      When the application run, it will load the plug-in component files. Using the reflection technic, it will create the plug-in instance and get the interface IPlugIn. Then the host provides the interface of itself to the plug-in instance through IPlugIn. Then the plug-in instance can operate on the host now

Host load the plugin component files.

Host use reflection technic to create the plug-in instance, get the IPlugIn.

Host transfer its own interface through IPlugIn to the plug-in instance.

plug-in instance operate on the host through the interface it gets