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How to cast generic interfaces using contravariant parameters to a base type?
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
    // Command classes

    public class CommandMessage
    {
        public DateTime IssuedAt { get; set; }
    }

    public class CreateOrderMessage : CommandMessage
    {
        public string CustomerName { get; set; }
    }

    // Covariant solution

    public interface ICommandMessageHandler1<out T> where T : CommandMessage
    {
        void Execute(CommandMessage command);
    }

    public class CreateOrderHandler1 : ICommandMessageHandler1<CreateOrderMessage>
    {
        public void Execute(CommandMessage command)
        {
            // An explicit typecast is required
            var createOrderMessage = (CreateOrderMessage) command;
            Debug.WriteLine("CustomerName: " + createOrderMessage.CustomerName);
        }
    }

    // Contravariant attempt (doesn't work)

    public interface ICommandMessageHandler2<in T> where T : CommandMessage
    {
        void Execute(T command);
    }

    public class CreateOrderHandler2 : ICommandMessageHandler2<CreateOrderMessage>
    {
        public void Execute(CreateOrderMessage command)
        {
            // Ideally, no typecast would be required
            Debug.WriteLine("CustomerName: " + command.CustomerName);
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var message = new CreateOrderMessage {CustomerName = "ACME"};

            // This code works
            var handler1 = new CreateOrderHandler1();
            ICommandMessageHandler1<CreateOrderMessage> handler1b = handler1;
            var handler1c = (ICommandMessageHandler1<CommandMessage>) handler1;
            handler1c.Execute(message);

            // This code throws InvalidCastException
            var handler2 = new CreateOrderHandler2();
            ICommandMessageHandler2<CreateOrderMessage> handler2b = handler2;
            var handler2c = (ICommandMessageHandler2<CommandMessage>)handler2;  // throws InvalidCastException
            handler2c.Execute(message);
        }
    }
}

public class CommandMessage
{
    public DateTime IssuedAt
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

public class CreateOrderMessage : CommandMessage
{
    public string CustomerName
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

public interface ICommandMessageHandler2<in T> where T : CommandMessage
{
    void Execute(T command);
}
public class CreateOrderHandler2 : ICommandMessageHandler2<CreateOrderMessage>
{
    public void Execute(CreateOrderMessage command)
    {
        // No typecast is required
        Debug.WriteLine("CustomerName: " + command.CustomerName);
    }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var message = new CreateOrderMessage
        {
            CustomerName = "ACME"
        };

        // This code throws InvalidCastException
        var handler2 = (ICommandMessageHandler2<CreateOrderMessage>)new CreateOrderHandler2();
        handler2.Execute(message);
    }
}