WPF - generate datatemplate to bind VMs to Views using conventions

wpf-mvvm-convention-datatemplates.cs

 /// <summary>
        /// DEMO CODE !!! TESTING PURPOSE ONLY
        /// Generates on the fly the datatemplate to bind VMs to Views
        /// </summary>
        private void GenerateDataTemplatesForViewModels()
        {
            // http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/444371/Creating-WPF-Data-Templates-in-Code-The-Right-Way

            var assemblyTypes = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes().ToList();
            foreach (var type in assemblyTypes)
            {
                if (type.FullName.EndsWith("ViewModel"))
                {
                    // we just found a view model
                    var viewModelType = type;
                    var vm = viewModelType.Name;
                    var view = vm.Replace("Model", "");
                    var viewType = assemblyTypes.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Name.Equals(view));

                    if (viewType != null)
                    {
                        var dataTemplate =
                            "<DataTemplate DataType=\"{x:Type vm:" + vm + "}\"> " +
                                "<views:" + view + " />" +
                            "</DataTemplate>";

                        const string xamlTemplate = "<DataTemplate DataType=\"{{x:Type vm:{0}}}\"><v:{1} /></DataTemplate>";
                        var xaml = String.Format(xamlTemplate,
                            viewModelType.Name,
                            viewType.Name,
                            viewModelType.Namespace,
                            viewType.Namespace);

                        var context = new ParserContext();

                        context.XamlTypeMapper = new XamlTypeMapper(new string[0]);
                        context.XamlTypeMapper.AddMappingProcessingInstruction("vm", viewModelType.Namespace, viewModelType.Assembly.FullName);
                        context.XamlTypeMapper.AddMappingProcessingInstruction("v", viewType.Namespace, viewType.Assembly.FullName);

                        context.XmlnsDictionary.Add("", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation");
                        context.XmlnsDictionary.Add("x", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml");
                        context.XmlnsDictionary.Add("vm", "vm");
                        context.XmlnsDictionary.Add("v", "v");

                        var template = (DataTemplate)XamlReader.Parse(xaml, context);
                        var key = template.DataTemplateKey;
                        Application.Current.Resources.Add(key, template);
                    }
                }
            }
        }