/// <summary>
/// Create a live settings store attached to a settings file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static SettingsStore <T> Create(string path)
{
var document = new XmlDocument();
var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
var file = Path.GetFileName(path);
var watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(directory, file);
try
{
var xml = File.ReadAllText(path, _xmlEncoding);
document.LoadXml(xml);
}
catch
{
// Errors can be ignored.
document = new XmlDocument();
document.LoadXml("<" + typeof(T).Name + "/>");
}
T settings;
try
{
settings = SettingsSerializer.FromXmlDocument <T>(document);
}
catch
{
settings = SettingsSerializer.CreateDefault <T>();
}
var store = new SettingsStore <T>(document, settings, path, watcher);
return(store);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create store from an xml string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="xmlString">The XML.</param>
/// <returns>The object managing the settings.</returns>
public static SettingsStore <T> CreateFromXml(string xmlString)
{
var document = new XmlDocument();
document.LoadXml(xmlString);
var settings = SettingsSerializer.FromXmlDocument <T>(document);
var store = new SettingsStore <T>(document, settings);
return(store);
}