✨ feature: Method to Set Instance

TJC.Singleton.Tests/Mocks/Valid/MockSingletonPredefinedTypes.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+namespace TJC.Singleton.Tests.Mocks.Valid;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// This singleton is an example of the proper intended use of the <see cref="SingletonBase{TMyClass}"/>.
+/// <para>This singleton has predefined types, similar to what may be seen within a settings singleton.</para>
+/// </summary>
+internal class MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes : SingletonBase<MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes>
+{
+    #region Constructor
+
+    private MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes() { }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Predefined Types
+
+    public static MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes Default { get; } = new() { Setting1 = "Setting1", Setting2 = "Setting2" };
+
+    public static MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes Empty { get; } = new() { Setting1 = string.Empty, Setting2 = string.Empty };
+
+    public static MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes Alphabet { get; } = new() { Setting1 = "ABC", Setting2 = "DEF" };
+
+    public static MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes Numbers { get; } = new() { Setting1 = "123", Setting2 = "456" };
+
+    public static MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes Symbols { get; } = new() { Setting1 = "!@#", Setting2 = "$%^" };
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Properties
+
+    public string Setting1 { get; private set; } = "Setting1";
+
+    public string Setting2 { get; private set; } = "Setting2";
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Methods
+
+    public static void SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes value) =>
+        SetBaseInstance(value);
+
+    #endregion
+}

TJC.Singleton.Tests/Tests/SetInstance/SetInstanceTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+namespace TJC.Singleton.Tests.Tests.SetInstance;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class SetInstanceTests
+{
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void SetInstance_PredefinedTypes()
+    {
+        MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Default);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("Setting1", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting1);
+        Assert.AreEqual("Setting2", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting2);
+
+        MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Empty);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting1);
+        Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting2);
+
+        MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Alphabet);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("ABC", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting1);
+        Assert.AreEqual("DEF", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting2);
+
+        MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Numbers);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("123", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting1);
+        Assert.AreEqual("456", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting2);
+
+        MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.SetInstance(MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Symbols);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("!@#", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting1);
+        Assert.AreEqual("$%^", MockSingletonPreDefinedTypes.Instance.Setting2);
+    }
+}

TJC.Singleton/Exceptions/InvalidSingletonConstructorException.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 namespace TJC.Singleton.Exceptions;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// This exception is thrown when a singleton class has an invalid constructor.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="message"></param>
 public class InvalidSingletonConstructorException(string? message) : Exception(message);

TJC.Singleton/Exceptions/SingletonInitializationException.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 namespace TJC.Singleton.Exceptions;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// This exception is thrown when a singleton fails to initialize.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="message"></param>
 public class SingletonInitializationException(string? message) : Exception(message);

TJC.Singleton/Factories/SingletonFactory.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ private class PlaceholderSingleton : SingletonBase<PlaceholderSingleton>;
 
     #endregion
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Instantiate all singletons in the current app domain.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="trace"></param>
+    /// <param name="throwIfFailed"></param>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception"></exception>
     public static void InstantiateAll(bool trace = true,
                                       bool throwIfFailed = false)
     {
@@ -31,6 +37,10 @@ public static void InstantiateAll(bool trace = true,
             throw new Exception($"{string.Join(", ", failedToInstantiate)}");
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get all singleton types in the current app domain.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
     public static List<Type> GetSingletonTypes()
     {
         var singletons = new List<Type>();
@@ -53,6 +63,22 @@ public static List<Type> GetSingletonTypes()
         return singletons;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Instantiates a singleton of type <seealso cref="T"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <param name="trace"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static bool Instantiate<T>(bool trace) =>
+        Instantiate(typeof(T), trace);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Instantiates a singleton of given type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="singleton"></param>
+    /// <param name="trace"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception"></exception>
     private static bool Instantiate(this Type singleton, bool trace)
     {
         if (trace)

TJC.Singleton/Helpers/SingletonConstructorHelpers.cs

@@ -7,9 +7,20 @@ public static class SingletonConstructorHelpers
 {
     #region Get Singlet Constructor
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the singleton constructor for the type <seealso cref="T"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <returns></returns>
     public static ConstructorInfo GetSingletonConstructor<T>() =>
         GetSingletonConstructor(typeof(T));
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the singleton constructor for the type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidSingletonConstructorException"></exception>
     public static ConstructorInfo GetSingletonConstructor(Type type)
     {
         // Ensure there is no public constructor
@@ -28,9 +39,19 @@ public static ConstructorInfo GetSingletonConstructor(Type type)
 
     #region Check if Singleton has Valid Constructor
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if a singleton of type <seealso cref="T"/> has a valid constructor.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <returns></returns>
     public static bool HasValidSingletonConstructor<T>() =>
         HasValidSingletonConstructor(typeof(T));
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if the singleton has a valid constructor.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
     public static bool HasValidSingletonConstructor(Type type)
     {
         try

TJC.Singleton/Helpers/SingletonIdentifierHelpers.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 public static class SingletonIdentifierHelpers
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines if a type is a concrete singleton.
+    /// <para>I.e. If it is a <c>non-abstract class</c> that derives from <see cref="SingletonBase{TDerivedClass}"/>, or a class that does (recursively).</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
     public static bool IsConcreteSingleton(Type type)
     {
         // Ensure type is a concrete class

TJC.Singleton/SingletonBase.cs

@@ -12,26 +12,53 @@ public abstract class SingletonBase<TDerivedClass> where TDerivedClass : Singlet
 {
     #region Fields
 
-    private static readonly Lazy<TDerivedClass> _instance = new(CreateInstance);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The private singleton instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static Lazy<TDerivedClass> _instance = new(CreateInstance);
 
     #endregion
 
     #region Properties
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The singleton instance.
+    /// </summary>
     public static TDerivedClass Instance => _instance.Value;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if the singleton has been instantiated.
+    /// </summary>
     public static bool IsInstantiated => _instance.IsValueCreated;
 
     #endregion
 
     #region Methods
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This method is called when the singleton is first accessed.
+    /// <para>It is used to create the singleton instance by calling the constructor of the derived class.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    /// <exception cref="SingletonInitializationException"></exception>
     private static TDerivedClass CreateInstance()
     {
         // Use reflection to create an instance of the derived class.
         var ctor = SingletonConstructorHelpers.GetSingletonConstructor<TDerivedClass>();
         return (TDerivedClass)ctor.Invoke(null) ??
                throw new SingletonInitializationException($"[{typeof(TDerivedClass)}] singleton failed to initialize");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This method is used to set the singleton instance to a specific value.
+    /// <para>It is primarily used to set the instance to a predefined type.</para>
+    /// <para>For example, singletons are often used as settings, which have predefined types, such as <c>Default</c>, <c>Verbose</c>, <c>Silent</c>, etc.</para>
+    /// <para>This is set as <c>protected</c> so that it can only be accessed from within the singleton itself, since not all singletons should be able to be set.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value"></param>
+    protected static void SetBaseInstance(TDerivedClass value)
+    {
+        _instance = new(() => value);
     }
 
     #endregion