//tell plugins to pack their states into a dictionary to pass to other plugins
public void RaiseBroadcastRequest(object sender, IDictionary<string, object> dictPackedPlugin)
{
if (BroadcastState != null) //has some method been told to handle this event?
{
BroadCastEventArgs e = new BroadCastEventArgs(sender, dictPackedPlugin);
BroadcastState(sender, e);
}
}
//listen to plugin's broadcast in order to update other plugins
private void BroadcastStateListener(object sender, VBCommon.PluginSupport.BroadCastEventArgs e)
{
string strPluginType = (((IPlugin)sender).PluginType).ToString();
//if datasheet is broadcasting any changes
if (strPluginType == "Datasheet")
{
//find modeling plugin, needs to show itself once datasheet broadcasts itself with complete flag raised
foreach (DotSpatial.Extensions.IExtension ex in App.Extensions)
{
IPlugin plugin = (IPlugin)ex;
if (plugin.PluginType.ToString() == "Modeling")
{
//already visible, just update not show again
if (plugin.VisiblePlugin)
{
return;
}
//if datasheet is complete, show modeling
else if (((IPlugin)sender).Complete)
{
plugin.Show();
}
}
}
//if modeling is broadcasting itself
}
else if (strPluginType == "Modeling")
{
//find prediction plugin, needs to show itself once modeling broadcasts itself with complete flag raised
foreach (DotSpatial.Extensions.IExtension ex in App.Extensions)
{
IPlugin plugin = (IPlugin)ex;
if (plugin.PluginType.ToString() == "Prediction")
{
//already visible, just update not show again
if (plugin.VisiblePlugin)
{
return;
}
else
//modeling is complete, show prediction
if (((IPlugin)sender).Complete)
{
plugin.Show();
}
}
}
}
}
private void BroadcastStateListener(object sender, BroadCastEventArgs e)
{
//listen to others broadcast..receiving something
//e.PackedPluginState
}
