How to represent "options" for my plugin architecture (C# .NET WinForms)
- by Joshua
Okay basically here's where I'm at.
I have a list of PropertyDescriptor objects. These describe the custom "Options" fields on my Plugins, aka:
public class MyPlugin : PluginAbstract, IPlugin
{
[PluginOption("This controls the color of blah blah blah")]
[DefaultValue(Color.Red)]
public Color TheColor { get; set; }
[PluginOption("The number of blah blah blahs")]
[DefaultValue(10)]
public int BlahBlahBlahs { get; set; }
}
So I did all the hard parts: I have all the descriptions, default values, names and types of these custom "plugin options".
MY QUESTION IS: When a user loads a plugin, how should I represent these options for them to config? On the back end I'll be using XML for the config, so that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking on the front end: What kind of WinForms control should I use to let users configure the options of a plugin, when there will be an unknown amount of options and different types used etc.?
