CommandProvider

Static registry that discovers and stores all command methods at initialization. Scans all Paragon assemblies via reflection for methods decorated with [Command] (or its subclasses [RuntimeCommand], [EditorCommand]) and builds a dictionary of CommandMethod instances keyed by name. Provides lookup, query, and fuzzy-match APIs used by the Command facade and the CommandToolbar.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Core.Command Assembly: Paragon.dll

#if UNITY_EDITOR
[UnityEditor.InitializeOnLoad]
#else
[RuntimeInitializeOnLoad]
#endif
public static class CommandProvider

Remarks

CommandProvider initializes in its static constructor, which runs:

• In the editor — via [InitializeOnLoad] when the editor loads or recompiles.

• At runtime — via the custom [RuntimeInitializeOnLoad] attribute, which triggers the static constructor before scene load.

Discovery Algorithm

1. Collect all loaded assemblies whose FullName starts with "Paragon".

2. For each type in those assemblies, inspect all static methods (public and non-public).

3. If a method has [Command] (or a derived attribute), register it as a CommandMethod.

4. The command name is either the CommandAttribute.Name (if provided) or the method's own name.

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Get a command by exact name	CommandProvider.GetCommand("MyCommand")
Try-get a command safely	CommandProvider.TryGetCommand("name", out var cmd)
Fuzzy match commands	CommandProvider.GetMatchingCommands("partial")
List all commands	CommandProvider.GetCommands()

Methods

GetCommand

Returns the CommandMethod with the given name. Throws KeyNotFoundException if not found.

public static CommandMethod GetCommand(string name)

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Exact command name

Returns: The matching CommandMethod.

TryGetCommand

Attempts to retrieve a CommandMethod by exact name.

public static bool TryGetCommand(string name, out CommandMethod commandMethod)

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Exact command name
commandMethod	out CommandMethod	The result if found

Returns: true if a command with that name exists.

GetMatchingCommands

Returns all commands whose names fuzzy-match the given input string. Delegates to each CommandMethod.IsMatch().

public static IEnumerable<CommandMethod> GetMatchingCommands(string input)

Parameter	Type	Description
input	string	Partial input to match against

Returns: All matching CommandMethod instances (unscored — for scored results use CommandSearch).

GetCommands

Returns all registered commands.

public static IEnumerable<CommandMethod> GetCommands()

Returns: All CommandMethod instances in the registry.

Common Pitfalls

Only scans Paragon assemblies The discovery filter is assembly.FullName.StartsWith("Paragon"). Commands defined in assemblies with different naming conventions will not be found.

Duplicate command names If two methods share the same command name (via [Command("sameName")]), Dictionary.Add will throw an ArgumentException during initialization. Command names must be unique.

Only static methods are discovered The reflection scan uses BindingFlags.Static. Instance methods with [Command] will be silently ignored.

See Also

• Command — static facade that delegates to CommandProvider

• CommandSearch — fuzzy search with scoring

• CommandMethod — the registered command wrapper

• CommandAttribute — the attribute marking methods as commands

• Command System — system overview