s&box: Runtime type discovery and reflection with TypeLibrary — sandboxed System.Reflection replacement

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#reflection#typelibrary#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, TypeLibrary is the sandboxed replacement for System.Reflection. Developers need it to discover types at runtime (e.g. all subclasses of a base class, all types with a specific attribute), create instances by name, or set properties dynamically. Using System.Reflection directly is blocked by the API whitelist.

// solution

Use Game.TypeLibrary (or TypeLibrary directly) as the sandboxed reflection system:

// Get all types that derive from a base class var weaponTypes = Game.TypeLibrary.GetTypes<WeaponBase>(); foreach (var type in weaponTypes) Log.Info(type.Name);

// Create an instance by type name var weapon = Game.TypeLibrary.Create<WeaponBase>("RifleWeapon");

// Create an instance from TypeDescription var instance = typeDesc.Create<MyBase>();

// Get all types with a specific attribute var tagged = Game.TypeLibrary.GetTypesWithAttribute<MyCustomAttribute>(); foreach (var (typeDesc, attr) in tagged) Log.Info($"{typeDesc.Name}: {attr.SomeValue}");

// Get/set properties dynamically Game.TypeLibrary.SetProperty(myObject, "Health", 100); var health = Game.TypeLibrary.GetPropertyValue(myObject, "Health");

// Find all static methods with an attribute var methods = Game.TypeLibrary.GetMethodsWithAttribute<MyCommandAttribute>(onlyStatic: true);

// Get TypeDescription for a known type var desc = Game.TypeLibrary.GetType(typeof(MyComponent)); Log.Info($"Has attribute: {desc.HasAttribute<TitleAttribute>()}");

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.Internal.TypeLibrary

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