/*
* Converts the specified property value to a culture-invariant string representation.
*/
private string ConvertToInvariantString(PropertyInfo property, EasySettingAttribute attribute)
{
// Get the type converter for the specified property
TypeConverter typeConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(attribute.ValueType);
// Return a culture-invariant string from the property value
return(typeConverter.ConvertToInvariantString(property.GetValue(Data, null)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves all the application settings to the XML file.
/// </summary>
public void Save()
{
// Create a new XML file if there's no root element
if (xDocument.DocumentElement == null)
{
xDocument = new XmlDocument();
xDocument.LoadXml(String.Format("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n<{0}>\n</{0}>", xmlRootElement));
}
XmlAttribute xAttribute;
XmlNode xCategory, xKey;
// Loop through all properties in the Data class
foreach (PropertyInfo property in GetProperties())
{
// Search for the required setting attribute
EasySettingAttribute attribute = (EasySettingAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(property,
typeof(EasySettingAttribute));
// Skip the current property if the setting attribute was not found
if (attribute == null)
{
continue;
}
// Select the XML node with the specified category name
xCategory = xDocument.SelectSingleNode("//Category[@Name='" + attribute.CategoryName + "']");
// Create the XML category node if it doesn't already exist
if (xCategory == null)
{
// Create the new category node
xCategory = xDocument.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "Category", null);
// Create a new name attribute and set the category name
xAttribute = xDocument.CreateAttribute("Name");
xAttribute.Value = attribute.CategoryName;
// Add the name attribute to the category node
xCategory.Attributes.SetNamedItem(xAttribute);
// Add the new category node to the XML root element
xDocument.DocumentElement.AppendChild(xCategory);
}
// Select the XML node with the specified key name
xKey = xCategory.SelectSingleNode("descendant::Key[@Name='" + property.Name + "']");
// Create the XML key node if it doesn't already exist
if (xKey == null)
{
// Create the new key node
xKey = xDocument.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "Key", null);
// Create a new name attribute and set the key name
xAttribute = xDocument.CreateAttribute("Name");
xAttribute.Value = property.Name;
// Add the name attribute to the key node
xKey.Attributes.SetNamedItem(xAttribute);
// Create a new value attribute and set the key value
xAttribute = xDocument.CreateAttribute("Value");
xAttribute.Value = ConvertToInvariantString(property, attribute);
// Add the value attribute to the key node
xKey.Attributes.SetNamedItem(xAttribute);
// Add the new key node to it's category node
xCategory.AppendChild(xKey);
}
else
{
// Set the new key value to existing key node
xKey.Attributes["Value"].Value = ConvertToInvariantString(property, attribute);
}
}
// Load the XSL stylesheet for XML transformation
XslCompiledTransform xslTransform = new XslCompiledTransform();
xslTransform.Load(XmlReader.Create(new System.IO.StringReader(
String.Format(MediboxAssistant.Properties.Resources.XslSettings, xmlRootElement))));
// Initialize and configure the XML writer settings
XmlWriterSettings xmlSettings = new XmlWriterSettings()
{
Indent = true,
IndentChars = "\t"
};
// Properly dispose of the XmlWriter object
using (XmlWriter xWriter = XmlWriter.Create(xmlFilePath, xmlSettings))
{
// Sort the XML file using the XSL stylesheet and save it
lock (xWriter)
{
xslTransform.Transform(xDocument, xWriter);
}
// Write a newline at end of file document
xWriter.WriteRaw(Environment.NewLine);
// Clear the XML writer buffer
xWriter.Flush();
}
}
/*
* Sets the value of the specified property with a new value or the default value if invalid.
*/
private void SetProperty(PropertyInfo property, EasySettingAttribute attribute, object newValue,
object defaultValue)
{
// Convert value if not null otherwise use default
if (newValue != null)
{
// Get the property type code
TypeCode typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode(attribute.ValueType);
// Removes the property type code if it's an enumeration
if (attribute.ValueType.IsEnum)
{
typeCode = TypeCode.Empty;
}
// Convert the value to which type?
switch (typeCode)
{
case TypeCode.Boolean:
newValue = Convert.ToBoolean(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Byte:
newValue = Convert.ToByte(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.SByte:
newValue = Convert.ToSByte(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Char:
newValue = Convert.ToChar(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Decimal:
newValue = Convert.ToDecimal(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Double:
newValue = Convert.ToDouble(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Single:
newValue = Convert.ToSingle(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Int32:
newValue = Convert.ToInt32(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.UInt32:
newValue = Convert.ToUInt32(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Int64:
newValue = Convert.ToInt64(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.UInt64:
newValue = Convert.ToUInt64(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.Int16:
newValue = Convert.ToInt16(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.UInt16:
newValue = Convert.ToUInt16(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
case TypeCode.String:
newValue = Convert.ToString(newValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
break;
default:
TypeConverter typeConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(attribute.ValueType);
newValue = typeConverter.ConvertFromInvariantString((string)newValue);
break;
}
}
else
{
newValue = defaultValue;
}
// Set the specified property value to the new one
property.SetValue(Data, newValue, null);
}
/*
* Imports all the settings from the settings XML file.
*/
private void ImportXmlFile()
{
object defaultValue;
// Try to create a new XML document with the specified file path
try
{
XmlTextReader xtr = new XmlTextReader(xmlFilePath);
xDocument = new XmlDocument();
xDocument.Load(xtr);
xtr.Close();
}
catch
{
// Loop through all properties in the Data class
foreach (PropertyInfo property in GetProperties())
{
// Search for the required setting attribute
EasySettingAttribute attribute = (EasySettingAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(property,
typeof(EasySettingAttribute));
// Skip the current property if the setting attribute was not found
if (attribute == null)
{
continue;
}
// Get the current property default value either if it's dynamic or not
if (attribute.DefaultValue == null)
{
defaultValue = GetDynamicDefaultValue(property.Name);
}
else
{
defaultValue = attribute.DefaultValue;
}
// Set the current property value to the default one
SetProperty(property, attribute, null, defaultValue);
}
// Do not allow the values from the XML file to load
return;
}
XmlNode xCategory, xKey;
string xValue = null;
// Loop through all properties in the Data class
foreach (PropertyInfo property in GetProperties())
{
// Search for the required setting attribute
EasySettingAttribute attribute = (EasySettingAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(property,
typeof(EasySettingAttribute));
// Skip the current property if the setting attribute was not found
if (attribute == null)
{
continue;
}
// Select the XML node with the specified category name
xCategory = xDocument.SelectSingleNode("//Category[@Name='" + attribute.CategoryName + "']");
// Does the category node exist?
if (xCategory != null)
{
// Select the XML node with the specified key name
xKey = xCategory.SelectSingleNode("descendant::Key[@Name='" + property.Name + "']");
// Does the key node exist?
if (xKey != null)
{
// Get the value from the specified category/key pair
xValue = xKey.Attributes["Value"].Value;
// Set the value to null if it's empty
if (xValue.Length <= 0)
{
xValue = null;
}
}
}
// Get the current property default value either if it's dynamic or not
if (attribute.DefaultValue == null)
{
defaultValue = GetDynamicDefaultValue(property.Name);
}
else
{
defaultValue = attribute.DefaultValue;
}
// Set the current property value to the new or default value
SetProperty(property, attribute, xValue, defaultValue);
// Reset the property default value and value to null
defaultValue = null;
xValue = null;
}
}