/// <summary>
/// Start monitoring plex
/// </summary>
internal void Start()
{
//Find the plex executable
_executableFileName = getPlexExecutable();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_executableFileName))
{
OnPlexStatusChange(this, new StatusChangeEventArgs("Plex Media Server does not appear to be installed!", EventLogEntryType.Error));
OnPlexStop(this, new EventArgs());
State = PlexState.Stopped;
}
else
{
OnPlexStatusChange(this, new StatusChangeEventArgs("Plex executable found at " + _executableFileName));
startPlex();
//load the settings and start a thread that will attempt to bring up all the auxiliary processes
Settings settings = SettingsHandler.Load();
_auxAppMonitors.Clear();
settings.AuxiliaryApplications.ForEach(x => _auxAppMonitors.Add(new AuxiliaryApplicationMonitor(x)));
//hook up the state change event for all the applications
_auxAppMonitors.ForEach(x => x.StatusChange += new AuxiliaryApplicationMonitor.StatusChangeHandler(OnPlexStatusChange));
_auxAppMonitors.AsParallel().ForAll(x => x.Start());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the settings file from the server as a json string
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string GetSettings()
{
return(SettingsHandler.Load().Serialize());
}
/// <summary>
/// Write the settings to the server
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings">Json serialised Settings instance</param>
public void SetSettings(string settings)
{
SettingsHandler.Save(Settings.Deserialize(settings));
}