Add extension to create strings.AsInstruction().

src/Moryx.ControlSystem/VisualInstructions/VisualInstructorExtensions.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using System;
+// Copyright (c) 2024, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+using System;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Moryx.AbstractionLayer;
 using Moryx.ControlSystem.Cells;
@@ -133,5 +136,19 @@ private static VisualInstruction[] GetInstructions(ActivityStart activity)
 
             return parameters.Instructions;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a text instruction for the given string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">Instruction text</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="VisualInstruction"/> with type `Text` the given string as content</returns>
+        public static VisualInstruction AsInstruction(this string text)
+        {
+            return new VisualInstruction
+            {
+                Content = text,
+                Type = InstructionContentType.Text,
+            };
+        }
     }
 }

src/Tests/Moryx.ControlSystem.Tests/VisualInstructions/VisualInstructorExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+using Moq;
+using Moryx.ControlSystem.VisualInstructions;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using System;
+
+namespace Moryx.ControlSystem.Tests.VisualInstructions
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+
+    public class VisualInstructorExtensionsTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void ExtensionCreatesStringAsInstruction()
+        {
+            var str = "text instruction";
+
+            var instruction = str.AsInstruction();
+
+            Assert.That(instruction.Type, Is.EqualTo(InstructionContentType.Text));
+            Assert.That(instruction.Content, Is.EqualTo(str));
+        }
+
+    }
+}