/// <summary>
/// Saves data into the Windows.Storage.ApplicaitonDataContainer object with the App.Apps enum
/// as the key. Note: this will fail if the state to be saved is larger than 8k
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app">The calling app's identity</param>
/// <param name="key">A unique key for the type of memory being saved, handy if the app saves more than one type of state</param>
/// <param name="value">The object which represents the state to be serialized and saved into roaming state</param>
/// <returns>True if the save was successfull, false otherwise</returns>
public static bool SaveRoamingState(App.Apps app, string key, object value)
{
// Because there are many "calc" views but we want the memory to be preserved in between
// all of the views
if (Calc_MainPage.IsCalculator(app))
{
app = App.Apps.Calculator;
}
try
{
Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings;
string serialized = string.Empty;
List <object> memoryItemsObj = new List <object>();
// Calc specific
if (value is ObservableCollection <Calculator.MemoryItem> )
{
foreach (Calculator.MemoryItem memItem in value as ObservableCollection <Calculator.MemoryItem> )
{
memoryItemsObj.Add(memItem as object);
}
}
else if (value is List <PCalender.Period> )
{
foreach (PCalender.Period period in value as List <PCalender.Period> )
{
memoryItemsObj.Add(period as object);
}
}
// TODO other apps
serialized = JSONCode.JSON.JsonEncode(memoryItemsObj);
// add the value into the roaming state array
if (roamingSettings.Values.ContainsKey(app.ToString() + key))
{
roamingSettings.Values[app.ToString() + key] = serialized;
}
else
{
roamingSettings.Values.Add(app.ToString() + key, serialized);
}
}
catch { return(false); }
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Clears the roaming state of a given application
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app">The calling app's identity</param>
/// <returns>True if the clear was successfull, false otherwise</returns>
public static bool ClearRoamingState(App.Apps app, string key)
{
try
{
Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings;
if (roamingSettings.Values.ContainsKey(app.ToString() + key))
{
roamingSettings.Values.Remove(app.ToString() + key);
}
}
catch { return(false); }
return(true);
}
private void MainScape_RightTapped(object o, RightTappedEventArgs e)
{
if (RightPanel != null)
{
// capture the app thats been selected into the global
selectedAppObject = e.appObject;
// create the button
pinToAppBar = new Button();
// check if the app is already pinned then change the button based on that information
ToggleAppBarButton(!SecondaryTile.Exists(selectedAppObject.ToString()));
// add the event handler for click
pinToAppBar.Click += new RoutedEventHandler(pinToAppBar_Click);
// clear all the childredn first
RightPanel.Children.Clear();
// add the button to the app bar
RightPanel.Children.Add(pinToAppBar);
SecondaryTileAppBar.IsOpen = true;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves data into the Windows.Storage.ApplicaitonDataContainer object with the App.Apps enum
/// as the key. Note: this will fail if the state to be saved is larger than 8k
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app">The calling app's identity</param>
/// <param name="state">The object which represents the state to be serialized and saved into roaming state</param>
/// <returns>True if the save was successfull, false otherwise</returns>
public static bool SaveRoamingState(App.Apps app, string key, string value)
{
try
{
Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings;
// add the value into the roaming state array
if (roamingSettings.Values.ContainsKey(app.ToString() + key))
{
roamingSettings.Values[app.ToString() + key] = value;
}
else
{
roamingSettings.Values.Add(app.ToString() + key, value);
}
}
catch { return(false); }
return(true);
}
async void pinToAppBar_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
string selectedApp = selectedAppObject.ToString();
SecondaryTileAppBar.IsSticky = true;
if (SecondaryTile.Exists(selectedApp))
{
SecondaryTile secondaryTile = new SecondaryTile(selectedApp);
bool isUnpinned = await secondaryTile.RequestDeleteForSelectionAsync(GetElementRect((FrameworkElement)sender), Windows.UI.Popups.Placement.Above);
ToggleAppBarButton(isUnpinned);
}
else
{
Uri logo = Helpers.GetSnappedURI(Helpers.selectImage(selectedAppObject, true));
string tileActivationArguments = selectedApp;
SecondaryTile secondaryTile = new SecondaryTile(selectedApp,
App.Apps.UnitConverter.ToString() + " - " + selectedApp,
tileActivationArguments,
logo,
TileSize.Default
);
secondaryTile.VisualElements.ForegroundText = ForegroundText.Dark;
secondaryTile.VisualElements.Square44x44Logo = Helpers.GetSnappedURI(Helpers.selectImage(selectedAppObject, true));
bool isPinned = await secondaryTile.RequestCreateForSelectionAsync(GetElementRect((FrameworkElement)sender), Windows.UI.Popups.Placement.Above);
ToggleAppBarButton(!isPinned);
// uncheck the items in mainscape
MainScape.UnselectCurrentItem();
}
SecondaryTileAppBar.IsSticky = false;
SecondaryTileAppBar.IsOpen = false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the input string into a c# generic object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app">The calling app's identity</param>
/// <param name="success">True if the clear was successfull, false otherwise</param>
/// <returns>The deserialized generic object. If the method fails the return is null</returns>
public static object LoadRoamingState(App.Apps app, string key, ref bool success, Calc_MainPage page = null)
{
success = false;
try
{
Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings;
string serialized = roamingSettings.Values[app.ToString() + key] as string;
if (serialized.StartsWith("{") || serialized.StartsWith("["))
{
object obj = JSONCode.JSON.JsonDecode(serialized, ref success);
// Calculator specific
if (app == App.Apps.Calculator)
{
return(ConvertToCalc(obj, ref success, page));
}
// PCalendar specific
else if (app == App.Apps.PCalendar)
{
return(ConvertToPCal(obj, ref success));
}
// TODO other apps
}
else
{
return(serialized);
}
}
catch { return(null); }
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines if the roaming state manager has the selected value saved
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app">The calling app's identity</param>
/// <param name="key">The key for the settings</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool RoamingStateExists(App.Apps app, string key)
{
Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer roamingSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings;
return(roamingSettings.Values.ContainsKey(app.ToString() + key));
}