// todo Implement PromtUser method
// todo Implement ShowNotification/overload for AskUser method
// todo Add overload taking string[] param for multiple-row message
// todo Add param for more display positions (center, top-left etc..)
/// <summary>
/// Shows one-row long message
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message"></param>
/// <param name="brush"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public CancellationTokenSource ShowNotification(string message, PaintBrush brush)
{
CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
Task.Run(() =>
{
Canvas notificationCanvas = new Canvas
{
Width = message.Length + 4,
Height = 5,
RenderPosition = RenderPosition.TopLeft
};
// render
brush.RenderCanvas(notificationCanvas);
for (int i = 0; i < message.Length; i++)
{
brush.Render(
notificationCanvas,
new Position(notificationCanvas.CenterXPosition - (int)Math.Ceiling(message.Length / 2.0) + i, 1),
message[i]);
}
// wait for cancelation
WaitHandle.WaitAll(new[] { cts.Token.WaitHandle });
// derender
brush.DerenderCanvas(notificationCanvas);
}, cts.Token);
return(cts);
}
// todo Implement PromtUser method
// todo Implement ShowNotification/overload for AskUser method
// todo Add overload taking string[] param for multiple-row message
// todo Add param for more display positions (center, top-left etc..)
/// <summary>
/// Shows one-row long message
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message"></param>
/// <param name="brush"></param>
/// <param name="slowWrite"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public CancellationTokenSource ShowNotification(string message, PaintBrush brush, bool slowWrite = false)
{
CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
Task.Run(() =>
{
Canvas notificationCanvas = new Canvas
{
Width = message.Length + 5,
Height = 5,
RenderPosition = RenderPosition.TopLeft
};
// render
lock (consoleGuardian)
{
brush.RenderCanvas(notificationCanvas);
}
lock (consoleGuardian)
{
if (slowWrite)
{
for (int i = 0; i < message.Length; i++)
{
brush.Render(
notificationCanvas,
new Position(notificationCanvas.CenterXPosition - (int)Math.Ceiling(message.Length / 2.0) + i, 1),
message[i]);
}
}
else
{
notificationCanvas.SetCursorPosition(notificationCanvas.CenterXPosition - (int)Math.Ceiling(message.Length / 2.0), 1);
Console.Write(message);
}
}
// wait for cancelation
WaitHandle.WaitAll(new[] { cts.Token.WaitHandle });
// derender
lock (consoleGuardian)
{
brush.DerenderCanvas(notificationCanvas);
}
}, cts.Token);
return(cts);
}