gistfile1.cs

        private static Dictionary<string, Type> cachedStateNames = new Dictionary<string, Type>();

        public static TimeOfDayState CreateStateByName(string name, TimeOfDay stateTime)
        {
            IEnumerable<Type> timeOfDayStateTypes = typeof(TimeOfDayState).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.ExportedTypes
                .Where(type => type.GetTypeInfo().BaseType == typeof(TimeOfDayState));

            if (cachedStateNames.Count == 0)
            {
                foreach(Type type in timeOfDayStateTypes)
                {
                    PropertyInfo property = type.GetRuntimeProperty(nameof(Name));

                    // This is expensive, so we just do it once and cache the results for all states.
                    cachedStateNames.Add(property.GetValue(Activator.CreateInstance(type)).ToString(), type);
                }
            }

            if (cachedStateNames.ContainsKey(name))
            {
                return Activator.CreateInstance(cachedStateNames[name]) as TimeOfDayState;
            }
            else
            {
                return null;
            }
        }