Patching Framework

Users are provided with both the raw tools to create their own patching framework, as well as a default implementation. Patches are described using an IPatch object. TeaMod implements IPatchRepository, but ITeaMod does not.

Patch Autoloading

IPatch inherits ILoadable, and thus any objects implementing IPatch will become auto-loadable classes. In the default implementation, this patches will apply themselves and register themselves to an assocaited Mod if it implements IPatchRepository. If you wish for your IPatchRepository to not be associated with your Mod, you will have to create your own implementation class.

IPatchRepository

IPatchRepository keeps track of every registered patch in an assembly. It only has a List<T> of IMonoModPatches.

IMonoModPatch, ILPatch, and DetourPatch

ILPatch and DetourPatch both implement IMonoModPatch, which contains void Apply() and void Unapply(). IMonoModPatches are what gets registered to a IPatchRepository once a parent IPatch gets loaded. A unique IMonoModPatch instance should be created by all IPatches.

ILPatch and DetourPatch are the two default implementations of IMonoModPatch, and they are the two types that handle applying IL edits and detours by the default patching system.