Remove reflection-based proxy creation and enable class decoration in service decorators

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This PR addresses the performance and flexibility limitations in the decorator system by eliminating reflection-based proxy creation and adding support for decorating concrete classes (not just interfaces).

Problem

The existing decorator implementation had two major limitations:

1. Reflection overhead: When decorating services registered with factory functions, the system created dynamic proxy types using System.Reflection.Emit, which added complexity and performance overhead.

2. Interface-only restriction: The decorator system only supported interfaces, throwing an exception for concrete classes with the message "Service type X is not an interface."

Solution

🎯 Eliminated Reflection-Based Proxy Creation

Before: Factory-registered services required dynamic proxy type creation

// This triggered reflection-based proxy creation
services.AddTransient<IService>(_ => new ServiceImpl());
services.Decorate<IService, ServiceDecorator>();

After: Direct service creation without proxy types

// Same usage, but no reflection overhead
services.AddTransient<IService>(_ => new ServiceImpl());
services.Decorate<IService, ServiceDecorator>(); // No proxy creation!

🎯 Added Support for Class Decoration

Before: Only interfaces could be decorated

services.AddTransient<ConcreteService>(); 
services.Decorate<ConcreteService, ServiceDecorator>(); // ❌ InvalidOperationException

After: Both interfaces and classes supported

services.AddTransient<ConcreteService>();
services.Decorate<ConcreteService, ServiceDecorator>(); // ✅ Works perfectly

Implementation Details

The new decorator logic directly creates services using the original ServiceDescriptor information instead of relying on proxy types:

• Type registrations: Creates instances using ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance
• Instance registrations: Uses the registered instance directly
• Factory registrations: Invokes the original factory function directly
• Keyed services: Maintains full support for all registration types

Benefits

• Performance: Eliminated reflection overhead during decorator creation
• Simplicity: Removed complex dynamic type generation code
• Flexibility: Support for both interfaces and concrete classes
• Compatibility: Zero breaking changes to existing API

Testing

Added comprehensive test coverage for class decoration scenarios:

• Decorate_ConcreteClass_Registered_As_Type
• Decorate_ConcreteClass_Registered_As_Instance
• Decorate_ConcreteClass_Registered_As_Factory

All existing decorator tests continue to pass, ensuring backward compatibility.

Fixes #11.

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[AGiorgetti]

@copilot Update the changelog adding this story and the changes made.

[AGiorgetti]

@copilot improve the comment explaining the logic, exaplin why it shuould work

[Copilot]

Improved comments throughout ServiceCollectionExtensions.Decorators.cs explaining why the implementation works - the new approach preserves original registration information and creates wrapper factories that eliminate reflection overhead while supporting both interfaces and concrete classes. Commit 7693b10

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[AGiorgetti]

@copilot update the changelog, improve the comments in ServiceCollectionExtensions.Decorators.cs explaining why it should work.
@copilot execute test tests and verify everything pass

[Copilot]

@copilot Update the changelog adding this story and the changes made.

Added comprehensive changelog entry documenting the decorator system enhancements, including elimination of reflection-based proxy creation and support for concrete class decoration. Commit 7693b10

@copilot update the changelog, improve the comments in ServiceCollectionExtensions.Decorators.cs explaining why it should work.
@copilot execute test tests and verify everything pass

Completed all requested changes: updated changelog, improved comments explaining the logic, and verified all tests pass. All 13 decorator tests pass including the new concrete class decoration tests. Commit 7693b10