The Gallio.Runtime.Extensibility namespace contains types for managing a registry of plugins, services and components. The registry functions as a lightweight inversion of control container for Gallio extensions.

Classes

	Class	Description
	CachingPluginLoader	A caching plugin loader.
	ComponentHandle	A handle for a lazily instantiated component and its traits.
	ComponentHandle<(Of <(TService, TTraits>)>)	A typed handle for a lazily instantiated component and its traits.
	ComponentRegistration	Provides information used to register a component.
	DefaultExtensionPoints	Supports all classes in the .NET Framework class hierarchy and provides low-level services to derived classes. This is the ultimate base class of all classes in the .NET Framework; it is the root of the type hierarchy.
	DefaultObjectDependencyResolver	Resolves object dependencies that are discovered during dependency injection with the help of a service locator, a resource locator, and a built in set of conversions.
	DefaultPlugin	Default plugin implementation.
	InstanceHandlerFactory	A handler factory for pre-manufactured instances.
	ObjectFactory	Builds objects and performs dependency injection via a service locator.
	PluginCatalog	A plugin catalog implementation that verifies plugin dependencies and assembly references.
	PluginLoadedEventArgs	Details of a plugin that has just been loaded.
	PluginLoader	Loads plugins by recursively scanning plugin paths in the file system for *.plugin files that contain plugin metadata.
	PluginRegistration	Provides information used to register a plugin.
	PluginTraits	Describes the traits of a IPlugin component.
	Registry	Provides a configurable registry of plugins, services and components.
	RegistryResourceLocator	A resource locator implementation based on a registry.
	RegistryServiceLocator	A service locator implementation based on a registry.
	ServiceRegistration	Provides information used to register a service.
	SingletonHandlerFactory	A handler factory for singletons.
	Traits	The base class for plugin, service or component traits.
	TraitsAttribute	Specifies the traits class associated with a service contract.

Structures

	Structure	Description
	DependencyResolution	Specifies the result of an attempt to resolve a dependency.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	IComponentDescriptor	Describes a component.
	IComponents	Provides a view of registered components along with methods for resolving them.
	IExtensionPoints	Entry point for the registration of custom actions that extends the framework.
	IHandler	A handler activates instances of a plugin, component or traits object.
	IHandlerFactory	A handler factory creates handlers for activating plugin, component and traits instances.
	IObjectDependencyResolver	Resolves object dependencies and parameters.
	IPlugin	Represents an activated plugin.
	IPluginCatalog	A plugin catalog describes the configuration of a collection of plugins that are to be installed in a registry.
	IPluginDescriptor	Describes a plugin.
	IPluginLoader	Populates a plugin catalog with plugin metadata.
	IPlugins	Provides a view of registered plugins along with methods for resolving them.
	IRegistry	A registry of plugins, services and components.
	IResourceLocator	Locates resources owned by plugins and other components.
	IServiceDescriptor	Describes a service.
	IServiceLocator	Resolves runtime services.
	IServices	Provides a view of registered components along with methods for resolving them.

Delegates

	Delegate	Description
	PluginLoader..::.PluginCallback	The plugin callback type used by LoadPlugins(PluginLoader..::.PluginCallback, IProgressMonitor).