Unable to connect multiple MAF components in a WPF host application

Question

I'm trying to connect my MAF component parts for the addin extensibility to work, however I'm getting certain errors while trying to build my add in store.
string path = @"...\MyProject\Extensibility\Output";
string[] errorList = AddInStore.Rebuild(path);
that's the pipeline path, which looks like according to documentation:
Extensibility\
Output\
AddIns
AddInSideAdapters
AddInViews
Contracts
HostSideAdapters
My WPF host app DLL file is located under this directory:
MyProject\WPFApp\bin\debug
So, I'm unsure where to build my HostView. Currently the output is the pipeline root directory (Extensibility\Output)
I have 4 errors in my errorList:
While examining an assembly for pipeline segments, got a ReflectionTypeLoadException: Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information. File Name: ...MyProject\Extensibility\Output\AddInSideAdapters\AddInSideAdapters.dll
2:
Could not connect up a part in a pipeline to its neighbors: Contract Name: "IAddInContract" Location: "Contracts\Contracts.dll".
3:
Could not connect up a part in a pipeline to its neighbors: AddInBase Name: "AddInView" Location: "AddInViews\AddInViews.dll".
4:
Could not connect 2 valid add-in model parts.
And the code of addin side adapter, contact and addin view respectively:
[AddInAdapter]
public class AddInSideAdapter : ContractBase, IAddInContract
private AddInView view;
public AddInSideAdapter(AddInView view)
this.view = view;
public void Initialize(IPluginHandler handler)
view.Initialize(handler);
public INativeHandleContract GetCustomUI()
return FrameworkElementAdapters.ViewToContractAdapter(view.GetCustomUI());
[AddInContract]
public interface IAddInContract: IContract
void Initialize(IPluginHandler handler);
INativeHandleContract GetCustomUI();
[AddInBase]
public abstract class AddInView
public abstract void Initialize(IPluginHandler handler);
public abstract FrameworkElement GetCustomUI();
They're output directories are ok, all building into the corresponding pipeline segments. I really cannot understand what's failing. Pipeline structure is ok, build paths of segments are ok (just not sure about the HostView and the host app). The path variable
is ok, i just omitted the entire path for brevity

Answer 1

Hi Mefhisto,
>>”So, I'm unsure where to build my
HostView. Currently the output is the pipeline root directory”
I found some information about your problem in “Pipeline Development Requirements”,It said “The host application and the host view are typically deployed
in the same directory. The pipeline directory can be in any location but is typically in the same directory as the host application.”This is the link of the document :
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384240(v=vs.90).aspx. And there are several samples,you can refer to it for reference.
http://clraddins.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Samples&referringTitle=Home