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Hi, i'm trying to implement MEF in my WPF app, however i'm getting this error, not sure why anymore. Everything looks correct for me This is my plugin: 
public interface IPlugin
{
    void Process();
    string Name { get; }
    string Description { get; }
}

[Export(typeof(IPlugin))]
public class Plugin : IPlugin
{
    public string Name => "Plugin";
    public string Description => "Plugin";

    public void Process()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Plugin");
    }
}
public interface IPlugin
{
    void Process();
    string Name { get; }
    string Description { get; }
}

[Export(typeof(IPlugin))]
public class Plugin : IPlugin
{
    public string Name => "Plugin";
    public string Description => "Plugin";

    public void Process()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Plugin");
    }
}
and this is part of my WPF App.xaml.cs 
public interface IPlugin
{
    void Process();
    string Name { get; }
    string Description { get; }
}

public partial class App : Application
{
    [Import(typeof(IPlugin))]
    public IPlugin plugin;

    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);

        string plugins = System.IO.Path.Combine(
            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
            "WPFAPP", "plugins");

        if (!Directory.Exists(plugins))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(plugins);
        }

        var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(plugins);

        try
        {
            var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
            container.ComposeParts(this);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"ex: {ex}");
        }
    }
}
public interface IPlugin
{
    void Process();
    string Name { get; }
    string Description { get; }
}

public partial class App : Application
{
    [Import(typeof(IPlugin))]
    public IPlugin plugin;

    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);

        string plugins = System.IO.Path.Combine(
            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
            "WPFAPP", "plugins");

        if (!Directory.Exists(plugins))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(plugins);
        }

        var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(plugins);

        try
        {
            var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
            container.ComposeParts(this);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"ex: {ex}");
        }
    }
}
is there something wrong?
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canton7•17d ago
Note that your two IPlugin interfaces are different types So the one which your plugin claims that it implements is a different interface to the one which your WPF app is trying to find implementations of
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_read_only_•17d ago
looks like its the same when I leave IPlugin interface in wpf app, and add project reference to plugin to use same interface
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canton7•17d ago
So your plugin references your WPF app, but your WPF app is trying to load the plugin? That's a circular dependency Normally you need to have another assembly, which contains the common types that both your app and your plugin rely on
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_read_only_•17d ago
just as a quick test, also tried with creating another shared dll this is what I have currently 
namespace Wpf.Shared
{
    public interface IPlugin
    {
        void Process();
        string Name { get; }
        string Description { get; }
    }
}
namespace Wpf.Shared
{
    public interface IPlugin
    {
        void Process();
        string Name { get; }
        string Description { get; }
    }
}
namespace Wpf.Private;

[Export(typeof(IPlugin))]
public class Plugin : IPlugin
{
    public string Name => "Plugin";
    public string Description => "Plugin";

    public void Process()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Plugin");
    }
}
namespace Wpf.Private;

[Export(typeof(IPlugin))]
public class Plugin : IPlugin
{
    public string Name => "Plugin";
    public string Description => "Plugin";

    public void Process()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Plugin");
    }
}
public partial class App : Application
{
    [Import(typeof(IPlugin))]
    public IPlugin plugin;

    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);

        string plugins = System.IO.Path.Combine(
            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
            "WPFAPP", "plugins");

        if (!Directory.Exists(plugins))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(plugins);
        }

        var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(plugins);

        try
        {
            var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
            container.ComposeParts(this);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"ex: {ex}");
        }
    }
}
public partial class App : Application
{
    [Import(typeof(IPlugin))]
    public IPlugin plugin;

    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);

        string plugins = System.IO.Path.Combine(
            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
            "WPFAPP", "plugins");

        if (!Directory.Exists(plugins))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(plugins);
        }

        var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(plugins);

        try
        {
            var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
            container.ComposeParts(this);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"ex: {ex}");
        }
    }
}
both reference .Shared hi @Lex Li you recommended me MEF yesterday, do you have any idea whats wrong here
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Lex Li•17d ago
I will stick to working samples like https://github.com/bezzad/MEF-Sample instead of rolling out my own.
GitHub
GitHub - bezzad/MEF-Sample: Sample of Managed Extensibility Framewo...
Sample of Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF). Contribute to bezzad/MEF-Sample development by creating an account on GitHub.
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_read_only_•17d ago
chatgpt for the win lol, idk how this happened but its working now 
However, I noticed that the Plugin class is using the [Export] attribute from the System.Composition namespace, while the App class is using the [Import] attribute from the System.ComponentModel.Composition namespace. These are two different versions of MEF and they're not compatible with each other.
However, I noticed that the Plugin class is using the [Export] attribute from the System.Composition namespace, while the App class is using the [Import] attribute from the System.ComponentModel.Composition namespace. These are two different versions of MEF and they're not compatible with each other.
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