unit uEditorRegistryUtils;

interface

uses
  Classes, Forms, uClassRegistryUtils, uCustomEditor;

type
{
    IEditorRegistry = interface (IComponentRegistry)
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      function CreateEditor(const aClassOrDisplayname: String;
        aOwner: TComponent = NIL): TCustomEditor;
    end;

    TEditorRegistry = class(TComponentRegistry, IEditorRegistry)
    protected
      procedure ValidateMinAcceptableClass(var aMinAcceptableClass: TClass); override;
      function CreateEditor(const aClassOrDisplayname: String;
        aOwner: TComponent = nil): TCustomEditor;
    end;
}

  IEditorRegistry = interface (IFormRegistry)
    ['{F6AC050F-5547-4E1F-AA44-DA0D06EDA4D7}']
    function CreateEditor(const aClassOrDisplayname: String;
      aOwner: TComponent = NIL): TForm;
  end;

    TEditorRegistry = class(TFormRegistry, IEditorRegistry)
    protected
      function CreateEditor(const aClassOrDisplayname: String;
        aOwner: TComponent = nil): TForm;
    end;

function CreateEditor(const AName: String; const IID: TGUID; out Intf): Boolean;

var
  EditorRegistry : IEditorRegistry;

implementation

uses
  SysUtils, cxControls;

function CreateEditor(const AName: String; const IID: TGUID; out Intf): Boolean;
begin
  ShowHourglassCursor;
  try
    Result := Supports(EditorRegistry.CreateEditor(AName, Application), IID, Intf);
  finally
    HideHourglassCursor;    
  end;
end;


{ TEditorRegistry }

function TEditorRegistry.CreateEditor(const aClassOrDisplayname: String;
  aOwner: TComponent): TForm;
begin
  if not Assigned(AOwner) then
    AOwner := Application;
  Result := CreateComponent( aClassOrDisplayname, aOwner ) as TForm;
end;

{procedure TEditorRegistry.ValidateMinAcceptableClass(
  var aMinAcceptableClass: TClass);
begin
  inherited;
  if not aMinAcceptableClass.InheritsFrom(TCustomEditor) then
    aMinAcceptableClass := TCustomEditor;
end;}

initialization
  EditorRegistry := TEditorRegistry.Create;

finalization
  EditorRegistry := NIL;
  
end.