/// <summary>
/// Write all settings to an XML file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settingInfo">The settings information to write to file.</param>
/// <returns>True if operation was successful; False if not.</returns>
internal bool WriteSettingsToFile(SettingInformation settingInfo)
{
try
{
StreamWriter file = new StreamWriter(settingsFile);
file.Write(settingInfo.ToXML());
file.Close();
return true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Logger.Error(e, "WriteSettingsToFile::Storage");
AlertBox.Show("Failed to write to settings file!");
return false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Load all settings from the settings file.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The settings information loaded from the file.</returns>
internal SettingInformation LoadSettingsFromFile()
{
SettingInformation settingInfo = new SettingInformation();
try
{
using (StreamReader file = new StreamReader(settingsFile))
{
string xml = file.ReadToEnd();
settingInfo = xml.Deserialize<SettingInformation>();
file.Close();
}
}
// Write default settings if file not found or invalid.
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
Logger.Error(e, "LoadSettingsFromFile::Storage");
AlertBox.Show("Settings file not found.\nNew file will be created");
WriteSettingsToFile(settingInfo);
}
catch (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException e)
{
Logger.Error(e, "LoadSettingsFromFile::Storage");
AlertBox.Show("There was an error with the settings file, a new file will be created");
WriteSettingsToFile(settingInfo);
}
return settingInfo;
}
// ******************************************************************
// Initialization and opening of settings file
// ******************************************************************
private void InitializeSettings()
{
settingInfo = new SettingInformation();
}
/// <summary>
/// Completely wipes and re-updates Settings Data
/// </summary>
/// <param name="updatedInfo">Pass in an instance of SettingsInformation</param>
public void UpdateSettings(SettingInformation updatedInfo)
{
settingInfo = updatedInfo;
CustomDictionary.UpdateDictionary(settingInfo.userCommandKeywords, settingInfo.userContextKeywords, settingInfo.userTimeRangeKeywordsType, settingInfo.userTimeRangeType, settingInfo.userTimeRangeKeywordsStartTime, settingInfo.userTimeRangeKeywordsEndTime);
UpdateDictionaryPostponeSchedule();
}
/// <summary>
/// This method writes current settings to file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool UpdateSettingsFile(SettingInformation settings)
{
return storage.WriteSettingsToFile(settings);
}
public static void UpdateSettings(SettingInformation settingsList)
{
UpdateSettingsHandler(settingsList, EventArgs.Empty);
}