/// <summary>
/// Attempts to load the Visualiser.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectsToDraw"></param>
public static void LoadVisualiser(StromoLight_RemoteDrawingList.DrawingList objectsToDraw)
{
string visualiserPath;
try
{
objectsToDraw.Initialise();
WindowAlignment.BringVisualiserToFrontAndAlignWindows();
}
catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException socketException)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("The Visualiser is not running. Attempting to start the Visualiser. Exeception message: " + socketException.Message);
try
{
if (System.IO.File.Exists("StromoLight_Visualiser.exe")) // installed to same dir
visualiserPath = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.CurrentDirectory) + @"\StromoLight_Visualiser.exe";
else // otherwise running from visual studio solutions
{
DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.CurrentDirectory);
// go back down towards the root looking for Visual studio solutions, if you get to the root then break
while (dInfo.Name != "Visual Studio Solutions")
{
if (dInfo.FullName == dInfo.Root.Name)
break;
dInfo = dInfo.Parent;
}
#if(DEBUG)
//go back up towards the visualiser
visualiserPath = dInfo.FullName + @"\StromoLight_Visualiser\StromoLight_Visualiser\bin\Debug\StromoLight_Visualiser.exe";
#endif
#if(!DEBUG)
//go back up towards the visualiser
visualiserPath = dInfo.FullName + @"\StromoLight_Visualiser\StromoLight_Visualiser\bin\Release\StromoLight_Visualiser.exe";
#endif
}
if (File.Exists(visualiserPath)) // Check that its been found
{
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(visualiserPath);
}
else
{
throw new System.IO.FileNotFoundException("Cannot find the visualiser");
}
}
catch (System.IO.IOException ioException)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Visualiser not found. Please start manually. Exception message: " + ioException.Message,"IO Exception");
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Exception Message: " + ioException.Message);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads the default StromoLight task.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectsToDraw"></param>
public static void LoadDefaultTask(StromoLight_RemoteDrawingList.DrawingList objectsToDraw)
{
bool defaultTaskFileFound = false;
string defaultTaskPath = null;
try
{
DirectoryInfo defaultTaskDirectoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.CurrentDirectory);
defaultTaskDirectoryInfo = defaultTaskDirectoryInfo.Parent;
defaultTaskPath = defaultTaskDirectoryInfo.FullName + @"\Tasks\tightropeTest.spf";
//If running in release enviroment
if (File.Exists(defaultTaskPath))
{
defaultTaskFileFound = true;
}
}
catch (DirectoryNotFoundException ex)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Unable to find default task file. Default task not loaded. Exception message: " + ex.Message, "Default Task File Missing");
}
if (defaultTaskFileFound == true)
{
//Pause to allow the visualiser to initialise
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
//Load the default task
objectsToDraw.ObjectsToDraw = TaskFileIO.Open(defaultTaskPath);
//if the task doesn't load
while (objectsToDraw.ObjectsToDraw.Count <= 1)
{
//keep trying until it does.
objectsToDraw.ObjectsToDraw = TaskFileIO.Open(defaultTaskPath);
}
}
}
