A library for toast notifications from desktop app. This library will, if necessary, install a shortcut in Windows startup and show a toast asynchronously.

##Requirements

• .NET Framework 4.5
• Windows 8.0 or newer

##Contents

• DesktopToast: The library.

• DesktopToast.Wpf: Sample WPF app to use this library.

• DesktopToast.WinForms: Sample WinForms app to use this library.

• DesktopToast.Proxy: Sample console app which acts as proxy to this library. This app will accept a request in JSON format from standard input, transfer the request to this library and return the result to standard output.

##Usage

Instantiate ToastRequest class, set its properties and then call ToastManager.ShowAsync method.

public async Task<bool> ShowToastAsync()
{
    var request = new ToastRequest
    {
        ToastHeadline = "DesktopToast WPF Sample",
        ToastBody = "This is a toast test.",
        ToastImageFilePath = String.Format("file:///{0}", Path.GetFullPath("toast128.png")),
        ShortcutFileName = "DesktopToast.Wpf.lnk",
        ShortcutTargetFilePath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location,
        AppId = "DesktopToast.Wpf",
    };

    var result = await ToastManager.ShowAsync(request);

    return (result == ToastResult.Activated);
}

ToastRequest class is a container of information necessary for installing a shortcut and showing a toast. It has the following properties:

##License

• MIT License