Is there any duck typing library for Silverlight? There are a few for the full-blown .NET framework, but I’m looking for something lighter.
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Is there any duck typing library for Silverlight? There are a few for the full-blown .NET framework, but I’m looking for something lighter.
By asking for “Silverlight duck typing” are you refering to the strongly-typed automatic implementation of interfaces? Or the dynamic creation of object metadata through using an object instance?
If it’s the latter, Anthony’s recommendation is spot on.
Strongly-typed languages that run on the CLR (C# and VB.NET) cannot support true dynamic duck typing. Thus, you can use IronRuby or IronPython that ship as part of the Silverlight DLR project.
If you’re looking for the former, then you’re essiantially looking for a mocking library.
Silverlight supports a myriad of open source mocking frameworks.
Moq – http://code.google.com/p/moq/ (download: http://moq.googlecode.com/files/Moq.Silverlight.4.0.812.4-bin.zip)
RhinoMocks – http://ayende.com/projects/rhino-mocks.aspx (download: http://ayende.com/20/section.aspx/download/230)
AutoFac – http://code.google.com/p/autofac/ (download: http://autofac.googlecode.com/files/Autofac-1.4.4.572-SL3.zip)
TypeMock / SilverUnit – http://cthru.codeplex.com (download: http://cthru.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=27748#DownloadId=69201)