Merge pull request #24 from dd4t/bug/23-locking

load the assembly indirectly to avoid locking
dd4t · May 15, 2020 · f656390 · f656390
2 parents 37284ca + 7324962
commit f656390
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diff --git a/source/DD4T.DI.Autofac/Bootstrap.cs b/source/DD4T.DI.Autofac/Bootstrap.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ public static void UseDD4T(this ContainerBuilder builder)
             if (file == null)
                 throw new ProviderNotFoundException();
 
-            var load = Assembly.LoadFile(file);
+            // do NOT load the assembly with Assembly.LoadFile, because IIS will lock the DLL
+            // See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1031431/system-reflection-assembly-loadfile-locks-file
+            var load = Assembly.Load(System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(file));
 
             builder.RegisterProviders();
             builder.RegisterFactories();