From d7ba63a642488e71ee0253d49dcd15a3d6bddd41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pilzinsel64 <pilzinsel64@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:17:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add IPluginFeatureConstructor as alternative provider option

---
 .../IPluginFeatureConstructor.cs                 |  5 +++++
 Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/PluginFeatureController.cs | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/IPluginFeatureConstructor.cs

diff --git a/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/IPluginFeatureConstructor.cs b/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/IPluginFeatureConstructor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57fbf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/IPluginFeatureConstructor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+namespace Pilz.Plugins.Advanced;
+
+public interface IPluginFeatureConstructor
+{
+}
diff --git a/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/PluginFeatureController.cs b/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/PluginFeatureController.cs
index a63a44f..e006383 100644
--- a/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/PluginFeatureController.cs
+++ b/Pilz.Plugins.Advanced/PluginFeatureController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Pilz.Plugins.Advanced;
 
@@ -132,6 +133,19 @@ public class PluginFeatureController
             if (method != null && method.Invoke(null, null) is PluginFeature feature)
                 Register(feature);
         }
+        else if (type.IsAssignableTo(typeof(IPluginFeatureConstructor)))
+        {
+            if (type.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, [typeof(PluginFeatureController)]) is ConstructorInfo ctor1)
+            {
+                if (ctor1.Invoke([this]) is PluginFeature feature)
+                    Register(feature);
+            }
+            else if (type.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, []) is ConstructorInfo ctor)
+            {
+                if (ctor.Invoke([this]) is PluginFeature feature)
+                    Register(feature);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>