/* MOD_V2.0
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* All rights reserved.
* 
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* 
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* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as 
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*/


using System;
using System.Linq;
using OpenDA.DotNet.AdditionalInterfaces;

namespace OpenDA.DotNet.OpenMI.Bridge
{
	public class Utils
	{
        public static IOpenDaModelProvider CreateOpenDaModelProviderInstance(string className, Type objectType)
		{
            Type classType = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies().Select(a => a.GetType(className)).FirstOrDefault(t => t != null);
            if (classType == null)
            {
                throw new Exception(className + " not found ");
            }
            object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(classType);
            IOpenDaModelProvider configurable = instance as IOpenDaModelProvider;
            if (configurable == null)
            {
                throw new Exception(className + " is not an IOpenDaModelProvider but a " + instance.GetType());
            }
            return configurable;
        }
	}
}