Add TryGet methods for list, set, and dictionary-based configuration metadata retrieval

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ManagedConfiguration.cs

@@ -11,19 +11,26 @@ public static partial class ManagedConfiguration
     private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, IConfig> METADATA = new();
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Attempts to retrieve the configuration metadata for a given configuration selection and property expression.
+    /// Attempts to retrieve the configuration metadata for a given configuration selection and
+    /// property expression.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
-    /// When no configuration metadata is found, it returns a NoConfig instance with the default value set to default(TValue).
+    /// When no configuration metadata is found, it returns a NoConfig instance with the default
-    /// This allows the caller to handle the absence of configuration gracefully. In such cases, the return value of the method will be false.
+    /// value set to default(TValue). This allows the caller to handle the absence of configuration
+    /// gracefully. In such cases, the return value of the method will be false.
     /// </remarks>
     /// <param name="configSelection">The expression to select the configuration class.</param>
-    /// <param name="propertyExpression">The expression to select the property within the configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="propertyExpression">The expression to select the property within the
-    /// <param name="configMeta">The output parameter that will hold the configuration metadata if found.</param>
+    /// configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="configMeta">The output parameter that will hold the configuration metadata
+    /// if found.</param>
     /// <typeparam name="TClass">The type of the configuration class.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the property within the configuration class.</typeparam>
     /// <returns>True if the configuration metadata was found, otherwise false.</returns>
-    public static bool TryGet<TClass, TValue>(Expression<Func<Data, TClass>> configSelection, Expression<Func<TClass, TValue>> propertyExpression, out ConfigMeta<TClass, TValue> configMeta)
+    public static bool TryGet<TClass, TValue>(
+        Expression<Func<Data, TClass>> configSelection,
+        Expression<Func<TClass, TValue>> propertyExpression,
+        out ConfigMeta<TClass, TValue> configMeta)
     {
         var configPath = Path(configSelection, propertyExpression);
         if (METADATA.TryGetValue(configPath, out var value) && value is ConfigMeta<TClass, TValue> meta)
@@ -40,6 +47,110 @@ public static partial class ManagedConfiguration
         return false;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to retrieve the configuration metadata for a list-based setting.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// When no configuration metadata is found, it returns a NoConfig instance with the default
+    /// value set to an empty list. This allows the caller to handle the absence of configuration
+    /// gracefully. In such cases, the return value of the method will be false.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="configSelection">The expression to select the configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="propertyExpression">The expression to select the property within the
+    /// configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="configMeta">The output parameter that will hold the configuration metadata
+    /// if found.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="TClass">The type of the configuration class.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the property within the configuration class.</typeparam>
+    /// <returns>True if the configuration metadata was found, otherwise false.</returns>
+    public static bool TryGet<TClass, TValue>(
+        Expression<Func<Data, TClass>> configSelection,
+        Expression<Func<TClass, IList<TValue>>> propertyExpression,
+        out ConfigMeta<TClass, IList<TValue>> configMeta)
+    {
+        var configPath = Path(configSelection, propertyExpression);
+        if (METADATA.TryGetValue(configPath, out var value) && value is ConfigMeta<TClass, IList<TValue>> meta)
+        {
+            configMeta = meta;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        configMeta = new NoConfig<TClass, IList<TValue>>(configSelection, propertyExpression)
+        {
+            Default = [],
+        };
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to retrieve the configuration metadata for a set-based setting.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// When no configuration metadata is found, it returns a NoConfig instance with the default
+    /// value set to an empty set. This allows the caller to handle the absence of configuration
+    /// gracefully. In such cases, the return value of the method will be false.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="configSelection">The expression to select the configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="propertyExpression">The expression to select the property within the
+    /// configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="configMeta">The output parameter that will hold the configuration metadata
+    /// if found.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="TClass">The type of the configuration class.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the property within the configuration class.</typeparam>
+    /// <returns>True if the configuration metadata was found, otherwise false.</returns>
+    public static bool TryGet<TClass, TValue>(
+        Expression<Func<Data, TClass>> configSelection,
+        Expression<Func<TClass, ISet<TValue>>> propertyExpression,
+        out ConfigMeta<TClass, ISet<TValue>> configMeta)
+    {
+        var configPath = Path(configSelection, propertyExpression);
+        if (METADATA.TryGetValue(configPath, out var value) && value is ConfigMeta<TClass, ISet<TValue>> meta)
+        {
+            configMeta = meta;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        configMeta = new NoConfig<TClass, ISet<TValue>>(configSelection, propertyExpression)
+        {
+            Default = new HashSet<TValue>(),
+        };
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to retrieve the configuration metadata for a string dictionary-based setting.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// When no configuration metadata is found, it returns a NoConfig instance with the default
+    /// value set to an empty dictionary. This allows the caller to handle the absence of configuration
+    /// gracefully. In such cases, the return value of the method will be false.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="configSelection">The expression to select the configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="propertyExpression">The expression to select the property within the
+    /// configuration class.</param>
+    /// <param name="configMeta">The output parameter that will hold the configuration metadata
+    /// if found.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="TClass">The type of the configuration class.</typeparam>
+    /// <returns>True if the configuration metadata was found, otherwise false.</returns>
+    public static bool TryGet<TClass>(
+        Expression<Func<Data, TClass>> configSelection,
+        Expression<Func<TClass, IDictionary<string, string>>> propertyExpression,
+        out ConfigMeta<TClass, IDictionary<string, string>> configMeta)
+    {
+        var configPath = Path(configSelection, propertyExpression);
+        if (METADATA.TryGetValue(configPath, out var value) && value is ConfigMeta<TClass, IDictionary<string, string>> meta)
+        {
+            configMeta = meta;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        configMeta = new NoConfig<TClass, IDictionary<string, string>>(configSelection, propertyExpression)
+        {
+            Default = [],
+        };
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Checks if a configuration setting is left over from a configuration plugin that is no longer available.
     /// If the configuration setting is locked and managed by a configuration plugin that is not available,