How to access IConfigurationRoot in startup on .net core 2?

Question

I have written a custom ConfigurationProvider with the entity framework. Since I also want to make it updateable during runtime, I have created a IWritableableOption.

I need to refresh the configuration after the update. This can be done via IConfigurationRoot.Reload.

However, how can I get the IConfigurationRoot in .net core 2?

What I have found, is that in previous versions the IConfigurationRoot was part of startup. In .net core 2 however, we have only the simpler type IConfiguration:

public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
{
    // I tried to change this to IConfigurationRoot,
    // but this results in an unresolved dependency error
    Configuration = configuration;
}

public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

I also have found out, I can get my own instance using

WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).ConfigureAppConfiguration(context, builder) => {
    var configurationRoot = builder.build()
})

But I want to update the configuration used by Startup.

So how can I get the IConfigurationRoot used by Startup to inject it into my service collection?

Answer 1

Thanks to Dealdiane's comment.

We can downcast the IConfiguration:

public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
{
    Configuration = (IConfigurationRoot)configuration;
}

public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; }

I am still not sure, if this is the intended way, since IConfiguration does not make any guarantees about IConfigurationRoot.