C# - NAnt extension function, Project object

Is there a way to access the Project object from a NAnt extension function, as can be done from an extension task?

In this example, I want to use the BaseDirectory property inside the Bar function:

[FunctionSet("foo", "Foo")]
public class FooFunctions : FunctionSetBase
{
	public FooFunctions(Project project, PropertyDictionary properties)
		: base(project, properties)
	{
		// When does this constructor gets called?
	}

	[Function("bar")]
	public static string Bar(string name)
	{
		return "Bar!"; // How to get at project.BaseDirectory?
	}
}

I'm new to NAnt extensions, so I don't know if this is even a valid question or if I should approach the problem differently.

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Question by (11/12/2008 2:37:29 PM)

Answer

Great question Tom. The abstract base class, FunctionSetBase, has a property called Project that you can access from the Bar function. However, I noticed that the Bar function is declared static, which is not always necessary (but not wrong).

The following should be completely legal in NAnt world: 

Function("bar")]
public string Bar(string name)
{
    string baseDirectory = Project.BaseDirectory;
    return baseDirectory; 
}

Are you seeing any problems?

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