private void StartApp() { // Bootstrap together our Autofac container, including module registrations _runtime = DefaultApplication_Shared.Build().Bootstrap(); _viewFactory = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IViewFactory>(); _VMsICanNavigateTo = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IViewModelsICanNavigateTo>(); // Deserialise all our JSONs into their respective Models _condContent = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IContentProvider <CondContent> >().Fetch(); _exclContent = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IContentProvider <ExclContent> >().Fetch(); _madContent = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IContentProvider <MADContent> >().Fetch(); _wllContent = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IContentProvider <WLLContent> >().Fetch(); _pavContent = _runtime.Container.Resolve <IContentProvider <PAVContent> >().Fetch(); // The Home Page View Model, specifically, requires all of the above deserialised contents (just so we generate the text for the 5 buttons on the home page), // so we'll collect these into "allContents" for passing into HomePageViewModel var allContents = new List <IRootModel> { _condContent, _exclContent, _madContent, _wllContent, _pavContent }; // Map all of our View Models to their respective Views _viewFactory.Map <HomePageViewModel, HomePage>(); _viewFactory.Map <ConductorsViewModel, ConductorsPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <ConductorViewModel, ConductorPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <MeasurementsViewModel, MeasurementsPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <ExclusionZonesViewModel, ExclusionZonesPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <MADViewModel, MADPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <CategoriesViewModel, CategoriesPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <WLLViewModel, WLLPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <PAVViewModel, PAVPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <ApprTypesViewModel, ApprTypesPage>(); _viewFactory.Map <ObserverStatesViewModel, ObserverStatesPage>(); // Resolve the Home Page View Model from the Autofac container _homePageVM = _runtime.Container.ResolveWithParameters <HomePageViewModel>(new Dictionary <string, object> { { "deserializedContents", allContents } }); // Asycnhronsouly resolve ALL other View Models required for this appliation. // In case this takes a while, display a loading activity indicator until this is complete Task.Run(() => LoadAppViewModels()); // Displays the Home Page MainPage = _viewFactory.CreateThemedNavPage(_homePageVM); }