jjmyrup/ModuleInit

Adds a module initializer to an assembly.

This is an add-in for Fody

Adds a module initializer to an assembly.

Introduction to Fody

Usage

See also Fody usage.

NuGet installation

Install the ModuleInit.Fody NuGet package and update the Fody NuGet package:

PM> Package Fody
PM> Install-Package ModuleInit.Fody

The Install-Package Fody is required since NuGet always defaults to the oldest, and most buggy, version of any dependency.

Add to FodyWeavers.xml

Add <ModuleInit/> to FodyWeavers.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Weavers>
  <ModuleInit/>
</Weavers>

What it does

Based on Einar Egilsson's suggestion using cecil to create module initializers [http://tech.einaregilsson.com/2009/12/16/module-initializers-in-csharp/]

Finds a class, in the target assembly, named 'ModuleInitializer' with the following form.

public static class ModuleInitializer
{
    public static void Initialize()
    {
        //Init code
    }
}

Injects the following code into the module initializer of the target assembly. This code will be called when the assembly is loaded into memory

static <Module>()
{
    ModuleInitializer.Initialize();
}

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