} // end of method ProcessCityData
/// <summary>
/// Allows this <see cref="Thread"/> to access the widget controls running on another <see cref="Thread"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="frmPreferences">The <see cref="Form"/> which it's controls require access from this <see cref="Thread"/>.</param>
public static void AccessFormControlProperty(PreferencesForm frmPreferences)
{
frmPreferences.cboLocation.Focus();
frmPreferences.cboLocation.Items.AddRange(matchList);
frmPreferences.btnSearch.Image = null;
frmPreferences.btnSearch.Text = "Search";
frmPreferences.cboLocation.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDown;
frmPreferences.cboLocation.DroppedDown = true;
}// end of method AccessFormControlsOnOtherThread
}// end of method frmPreferences_Activated
private void frmPreferences_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
frmPreference = this;
flpIconSet.Controls.Clear(); // remove any previous icon set used and reload at runtime
LoadInstalledIconPacks();
// Weather tab
#region Test Data (un-comment lines for testing)
//WeatherLionMain.authorizedProviders = new string[] {
// WeatherLionMain.DARK_SKY, WeatherLionMain.OPEN_WEATHER,
// WeatherLionMain.WEATHER_BIT, WeatherLionMain.YAHOO_WEATHER };
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Provider = WeatherLionMain.DARK_SKY;
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Location = "Pine Hills, FL";
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Interval = 1800000;
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.UseMetric = false;
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.UseSystemLocation = false;
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.WidgetBackground = "default";
//WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.IconSet = "hero";
//List<string> preferenceUpdated = new List<string>();
#endregion
// load the combo box with the default weather providers
cboWeatherProviders.Items.Clear(); // refresh the list
cboWeatherProviders.Items.AddRange(WeatherLionMain.authorizedProviders);
// select current weather provider
cboWeatherProviders.SelectedItem = WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Provider;
// select the current weather provider
cboLocation.Text = WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Location;
// select the current refresh period
string updateInterval = UtilityMethod.MillisecondsToMinutes(
WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Interval).ToString();
lblInterval.Text = $"{updateInterval} min.";
cboRefreshInterval.SelectedItem = updateInterval;
chkUseMetric.Checked = WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.UseMetric;
chkUseSystemLocation.Checked = WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.UseSystemLocation;
// load the three background options
picDefault.ImageLocation = DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_IMAGE;
picAndroid.ImageLocation = ANDROID_BACKGROUND_IMAGE;
picRabalac.ImageLocation = RABALAC_BACKGROUND_IMAGE;
// Icon Set tab
foreach (Control c in tabIconSet.Controls)
{
if (c is FlowLayoutPanel)
{
foreach (Control sc in c.Controls)
{
if (sc is FlowLayoutPanel)
{
foreach (Control tc in sc.Controls)
{
if (tc is RadioButton)
{
RadioButton rb = tc as RadioButton;
rb.CheckedChanged += new EventHandler(IconSetChanged);
}// end of if block
else if (tc is PictureBox)
{
PictureBox pb = tc as PictureBox;
pb.Click += new EventHandler(SelectIconSetRadioButton);
} // end of if block
} // end of for each loop
} // end of if block
} // end of inner foreach block
} // end of if block
} // end of foreach block
// Background tab
// Make the radio buttons on each page mutually exclusive
foreach (Control c in tabBackground.Controls)
{
if (c is FlowLayoutPanel)
{
foreach (Control sc in c.Controls)
{
if (sc is RadioButton)
{
RadioButton rb = sc as RadioButton;
rb.CheckedChanged += new EventHandler(BackgroundChanged);
}// end of if block
else if (sc is PictureBox)
{
PictureBox pb = sc as PictureBox;
pb.Click += new EventHandler(SelectBackgroundRadioButton);
} // end of if block
} // end of inner foreach block
} // end of if block
} // end of foreach block
switch (WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.WidgetBackground)
{
case "default":
radDefault.Checked = true;
break;
case "android":
radAndroid.Checked = true;
break;
case "rabalac":
radRabalac.Checked = true;
break;
default:
break;
}// end of switch block
// About tab
rtbAbout.Rtf = @"{\rtf1\pc \qc \b Weather Lion\b0" +
@"\line Author: Paul O. Patterson" +
@"\line BushBungalo Productions™ 2005 - " + DateTime.Now.Year +
@"\line Version: 1.0" +
@"\line © All rights reserved" +
@"\line\line\ql\par Weather Lion is an ongoing effort to create a desktop weather widget " +
@"using the C# programming language as well as other languages as I " +
@"continue to grow as a computer programmer.\par0" +
@"\line\line\line Praise Ye YAH!!!}";
// ensure that the changes list is empty (comment out during testing)
WeatherLionMain.runningWidget.preferenceUpdated.Clear();
LoadKnownPlaces();
}// end of method frmPreferences_Load
}// end of default constructor
public CityDataService(string url, string service, PreferencesForm activeForm)
{
m_url = url;
m_service = service;
frmPreferences = activeForm;
}// end of three-argument constructor
/// <summary>
/// Load a required assets and prepare for program execution
/// </summary>
public static void Launch()
{
#region WeatherLion launch sequence
UtilityMethod.LogMessage(UtilityMethod.LogLevel.INFO, "Initiating startup...", "WeatherLionMain::Launch");
// build the required storage files
if (BuildRequiredDatabases() == 1)
{
UtilityMethod.LogMessage(UtilityMethod.LogLevel.INFO,
"All required databases constructed successfully.",
"WeatherLionMain::Launch");
}// end of if block
else
{
UtilityMethod.LogMessage(UtilityMethod.LogLevel.SEVERE,
"All required databases were not constructed successfully.",
"WeatherLionMain::Launch");
}// end of else block
// check that the required access keys are available
LionSecurityManager.Init();
// Load only the providers who have access keys assigned to them
List <string> wxOnly = LionSecurityManager.webAccessGranted;
wxOnly.Sort(); // sort the list
// GeoNames is not a weather provider so it cannot be select here
wxOnly.Remove("GeoNames");
authorizedProviders = wxOnly.ToArray();
// ensure that program has all the default assets needed for functioning properly
HealthCheck();
// load user preferences
storedPreferences = Preference.GetSavedPreferences();
string previousWeatherData = $"{DATA_DIRECTORY_PATH}{WEATHER_DATA_XML}";
connectedToInternet = UtilityMethod.HasInternetConnection();
// check for an Internet connection or previous weather data stored local
if (!connectedToInternet && !File.Exists(previousWeatherData))
{
UtilityMethod.ShowMessage("The program will not run without a working internet connection or "
+ "data that was previously stored locally" +
"\nResolve your Internet connection and relaunch the program.", null);
Application.Exit(); // terminate the program
}// end of if block
else if (connectedToInternet)
{
// obtain the current city of the connected Internet service
currentCity = UtilityMethod.GetSystemLocation();
if (currentCity != null)
{
if (currentCity.regionCode != null)
{
systemLocation = $"{currentCity.cityName}, {currentCity.regionCode}";
}// end of if block
else
{
systemLocation = $"{currentCity.cityName}, {currentCity.countryName}";
} // end of else block
} // end of if block
// if the user requires the current detected city location to be used as default
if (storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.UseSystemLocation)
{
if (systemLocation != null)
{
// use the detected city location as the default
storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Location = systemLocation;
if (!storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Location.Equals(systemLocation))
{
// update the preferences file
Preference.SaveProgramConfiguration("prefs", "Location", systemLocation);
// save the city to the local WorldCites database
UtilityMethod.AddCityToDatabase(
currentCity.cityName, currentCity.countryName,
currentCity.countryCode, currentCity.regionName,
currentCity.regionCode, currentCity.latitude,
currentCity.longitude);
JSONHelper.ExportToJSON(currentCity);
XMLHelper.ExportToXML(currentCity);
} // end of if block
} // end of if block
else
{
UtilityMethod.ShowMessage("The program was unable to obtain your system's location."
+ "\nYour location will have to be set manually using the preferences dialog.", null);
PreferencesForm pf = new PreferencesForm();
pf.Show();
} // end of else block
} // end of if block
} // end of else if block
Init();
#endregion
}// end of method Launch
