/// <summary>
/// Adds a control (Windows <see cref="System.Windows.Forms.UserControl"/>) to the taskpane
/// that has been exposed to COM and has a given ProgId
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of UserControl being created</typeparam>
/// <param name="progId">The [ProgId()] attribute value adorned on the UserControl class</param>
/// <param name="licenseKey">The license key (for specific SolidWorks add-in types)</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public async Task <T> AddControlAsync <T>(string progId, string licenseKey)
{
// Wrap any error creating the taskpane in a SolidDna exception
return(SolidDnaErrors.Wrap <T>(() =>
{
// Attempt to create the taskpane
return (T)BaseObject.AddControl(progId, licenseKey);
},
SolidDnaErrorTypeCode.SolidWorksTaskpane,
SolidDnaErrorCode.SolidWorksTaskpaneAddControlError,
await Localization.GetStringAsync("ErrorSolidWorksTaskpaneAddControlError")));
}
/// <summary>
/// Attempts to create
/// </summary>
/// <param name="iconPath">An absolute path to an icon to use for the taskpane (ideally 37x37px)</param>
/// <param name="toolTip">The title text to show at the top of the taskpane</param>
public async Task <Taskpane> CreateTaskpaneAsync(string iconPath, string toolTip)
{
// Wrap any error creating the taskpane in a SolidDna exception
return(SolidDnaErrors.Wrap <Taskpane>(() =>
{
// Attempt to create the taskpane
var comTaskpane = mBaseObject.CreateTaskpaneView2(iconPath, toolTip);
// If we fail, return null
if (comTaskpane == null)
{
return null;
}
// If we succeed, create SolidDna object
return new Taskpane(comTaskpane);
},
SolidDnaErrorTypeCode.SolidWorksTaskpane,
SolidDnaErrorCode.SolidWorksTaskpaneCreateError,
await Localization.GetStringAsync("ErrorSolidWorksTaskpaneCreateError")));
}
/// <summary>
/// Runs the specified action on the UI thread
///
/// IMPORTANT: Make sure the caller (doing the await RunOnUIThreadAwait)
/// does not await anything inside the action that can be locked by the
/// parent scope (the scope of the await itself) otherwise a deadlock
/// could occur
///
/// NOTE: Only possible right now if the application is making use of TaskpaneIntegration as the
/// UI dispatcher is via the Taskpane control on the UI thread
///
/// TODO: Find a better way to access an invoker/dispatcher without needing a Taskpane
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The action to run</param>
public static async Task RunOnUIThreadAsync(Action action)
{
// If we are on the UI thread already, just run the action
if (mInvoker == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(await Localization.GetStringAsync("ErrorThreadInvokerNullError"));
}
// If we are already on the UI thread, just run
if (!mInvoker.InvokeRequired)
{
action();
}
else
{
// We are not on the UI thread, so it is safe to
// await a task that will run on the UI thread
// as it will not deadlock this thread
var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource <bool>();
// Invoke action
mInvoker.Invoke((MethodInvoker) delegate
{
try
{
action();
}
finally
{
tcs.TrySetResult(true);
}
});
// Wait for completion
await tcs.Task;
}
}