Problem implementing Interceptor pattern

Question

I'm attempting to develop an Interceptor framework (in C#) where I can simply implement some interfaces, and through the use of some static initialization, register all my Interceptors with a common Dispatcher to be invoked at a later time.

The problem lies in the fact that my Interceptor implementations are never actually referenced by my application so the static constructors never get called, and as a result, the Interceptors are never registered.

If possible, I would like to keep all references to my Interceptor libraries out of my application, as this is my way of (hopefully) enforcing loose coupling across different modules.

Hopefully this makes some sense. Let me know if there's anything I can clarify...

Does anyone have any ideas, or perhaps a better way to go about implementing my Interceptor pattern?

Update: I came across Spring.NET. I've heard of it before, but never really looked into it. It sounds like it has a lot of great features that would be very useful for what I'm trying to do. Does anyone have any experience with Spring.NET?

TIA,
Jeremy

Answer 1

I strongly recommend looking at some of the existing Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) frameworks for .NET since they will likely accomplish what you're trying to achieve in a more generalized and maintainable fashion. Most of them are open source, so where they don't meet your needs you may be able to extend and contribute to the project(s).

More details: http://www.sharpcrafters.com/aop.net