note
	description: "A factory to instantiate a .NET assembly consumer."

class
	CONSUMER_FACTORY

inherit
	EIFFEL_LAYOUT

feature -- Basic operations

	consumer (cache_path: PATH; version: READABLE_STRING_32): detachable CONSUMER
			-- A .NET assembly consumer with the given cache path `cache_path` and .NET run-time version `version`
			-- or `Void` if not found.
		do
			if
				(is_eiffel_layout_defined and then 
				eiffel_layout.use_emdc_consumer) 
				or (create {IL_NETCORE_DETECTOR}).is_il_netcore (version)
			then
					-- use emdc executable to consume dotnet assemblies.
				create {MD_CONSUMER_PROCESS} Result.make (cache_path, version)
			else
				create {COM_CONSUMER} Result.make (cache_path, version)
			end
		ensure
			class
		end

note
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end