public SwitchExecutiveControl(
string editTimeConfiguration,
string runTimeConfiguration,
UpdateConfigurationDelegate updateConfigurationDelegate,
PanelPresentation requestedPresentation)
{
InitializeComponent();
/* used to save/load our view models and models. for save we serialize
* and return the string to InstrumentStudio via the UpdateConfiguraitonDelegate. This
* class also handles not saving during load. */
var saveDelegator = new SaveDelegator(updateConfigurationDelegate);
/* crete the main view model which creates all the child view models and models. by
* doing this creation here we imply that the view is created first. Also we:
*
* 1. check the registry to see if SwitchExecutive is installed.
* 2. create a DriverOperations class that is basically our model and conneciton to the driver.
* 3. create a status option that is shared to all view models. this allows any code to report errors. */
var mainViewModel =
new SwitchExecutiveControlViewModel(
requestedPresentation,
NISwitchExecutiveDriverOperations.IsDriverInstalled(),
(ISwitchExecutiveDriverOperations) new NISwitchExecutiveDriverOperations(),
(ISave)saveDelegator,
(IStatus) new Status());
/* attach the serialize and deserialize commands after. This allows us to create any objects we need
* prior to creating the ViewModels ... just for a cleaner construction. */
saveDelegator.Attach(
serialize: new Func <string>(() => mainViewModel.Serialize()),
deserialize: o => mainViewModel.Deserialize(o));
this.DataContext = mainViewModel;
// update our state based on the state saved in the .sfp file
saveDelegator.Deserialize(editTimeConfiguration);
// restore connections from the saved file
mainViewModel.ApplyLoadFromFile();
}
public SaveDelegator(UpdateConfigurationDelegate updateConfigurationDelegate)
{
this.updateConfiguration = updateConfigurationDelegate;
}
/// <summary>
/// This method is called by InstrumentStudio when your plugin is placed within a document. It should return the visual (FrameworkElement) that
/// you want displayed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="editTimeConfiguration">The previously saved edit-time configuration (empty string if this is the first instantiation)</param>
/// <param name="runTimeConfiguration">The previously saved run-time configuration (empty string if this is the first instantiation)</param>
/// <param name="updateConfigurationDelegate">Use this delegate whenever you want to notify InstrumentStudio that your plugin's configuration has changed.
/// Strings that are passed will be persisted with the .sfp. Upon reopening the .sfp, InstrumentStudio will pass these strings as the
/// "editTimeConfiguration" and "runTimeConfiguration" inputs so that you can restore the state of your UI.</param>
/// <param name="requestedPresentation">Render your UI accordingly, based on whether your plugin is placed in a small panel (ConfigurationOnly) or
/// large panel (ConfigurationWithVisualization).</param>
/// <returns>The IInstrumentStudioPlugin to be hosted.</returns>
public IPanelPlugin CreatePlugin(string editTimeConfiguration, string runTimeConfiguration, UpdateConfigurationDelegate updateConfigurationDelegate, PanelPresentation requestedPresentation)
{
return(new SwitchExecutiveControl(editTimeConfiguration, runTimeConfiguration, updateConfigurationDelegate, requestedPresentation));
}
