How can I avoid code duplication of a static method in multiple classes

Question

I have multiple classes containing duplicated code, especially members and most important a static method that will create a new instance of the class and returning this instance: either a previously created instance registered in a dictionary or a new instance by calling the constructor.

An interface is no option, because I have the static method. I tried to solve the problem by introducing a base class that implements this static method, but I can not find a way to create and return a spefific child class properly.

Below is a code example of the current situation with class A and class B showing duplicated code.

public class A
{
    private static readonly IDictionary<string, A> Registry = new Dictionary<string, A>();
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public A(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }

    public static A GetA(string instanceName)
    {
        lock (Registry)
        {
            if (!Registry.TryGetValue(instanceName, out var newInstance))
            {
                newInstance = new A(instanceName);
            }
            return newInstance;
        }
    }
}

And then in class B again there is a member Name and the GetX() Method.

public class B
{
    private static readonly IDictionary<string, B> Registry = new Dictionary<string, B>();
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public B(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }

    public static B GetB(string instanceName)
    {
        lock (Registry)
        {
            if (!Registry.TryGetValue(instanceName, out var newInstance))
            {
                newInstance = new B(instanceName);
            }
            return newInstance;
        }
    }
}

Is there a possibility to avoid this kind of code duplication by introducing a base class or any other way?

Answer 1

This might be a little cleaner:

public class B: RegistryInstance<B>
{
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public B(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }
}

public class A : RegistryInstance<A>
{
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public A(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }
}

public abstract class RegistryInstance<T> where T:class
{
    protected static readonly IDictionary<string, T> Registry = new Dictionary<string, T>();

    public static T GetInstance(string instanceName)
    {
        lock (Registry)
        {
            if (!Registry.TryGetValue(instanceName, out var newInstance))
            {
                newInstance = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), new object[] { instanceName });
                Registry.Add(instanceName, newInstance);
            }
            return newInstance;
        }
    }
}