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CalvinAllen merged 1 commit into from
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feat: add startup and behavior settings #14

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox/App.xaml
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<XamlControlsResources xmlns="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>

<!-- Override ToggleSwitch accent color to purple -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleSwitchFillOn" Color="#68217A"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleSwitchFillOnPointerOver" Color="#7B2A91"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleSwitchFillOnPressed" Color="#551A66"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleSwitchFillOnDisabled" Color="#4D68217A"/>

<!-- Converters -->
<converters:NullToBoolConverter x:Key="NullToBoolConverter"/>
<converters:FilePathToImageConverter x:Key="FilePathToImageConverter"/>
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26 changes: 21 additions & 5 deletions src/CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox/App.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ public partial class App : Application
private Window? _window;
private AppWindow? _appWindow;
private TrayIconService? _trayIconService;
private SettingsService? _settingsService;

public Window? MainWindow => _window;
public SettingsService Settings => _settingsService ??= new SettingsService();

public App()
{
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// Set window size and position to bottom-right
PositionWindowBottomRight(540, 600);

_window.Activate();
// Only show window if not starting minimized
if (!Settings.StartMinimized)
{
_window.Activate();
}
}

private void ConfigureCustomTitleBar()
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private void OnAppWindowClosing(AppWindow sender, AppWindowClosingEventArgs args)
{
// Prevent window from closing - hide it instead
args.Cancel = true;
if (Settings.CloseToTray)
{
// Prevent window from closing - hide it instead
args.Cancel = true;

// Hide the window
_appWindow?.Hide();
// Hide the window
_appWindow?.Hide();
}
else
{
// Actually close the app
_trayIconService?.Dispose();
_mutex?.ReleaseMutex();
_mutex?.Dispose();
}
}

private void OnNavigationFailed(object sender, NavigationFailedEventArgs e)
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169 changes: 169 additions & 0 deletions src/CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox/Services/SettingsService.cs
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using System.Text.Json;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox.Services;

public class SettingsService
{
private const string StartupRegistryKey = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run";
private const string AppName = "VSToolbox";
private const string SettingsFileName = "settings.json";

private static readonly string SettingsFilePath = Path.Combine(
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
"CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox",
SettingsFileName);

private static SettingsData? _settings;
private static readonly object _lock = new();

private static SettingsData Settings
{
get
{
if (_settings is null)
{
lock (_lock)
{
_settings ??= LoadSettings();
}
}
return _settings;
}
}

public bool LaunchOnStartup
{
get => Settings.LaunchOnStartup;
set
{
Settings.LaunchOnStartup = value;
SaveSettings();
UpdateStartupRegistration(value);
}
}

public bool StartMinimized
{
get => Settings.StartMinimized;
set
{
Settings.StartMinimized = value;
SaveSettings();
}
}

public bool MinimizeToTray
{
get => Settings.MinimizeToTray;
set
{
Settings.MinimizeToTray = value;
SaveSettings();
}
}

public bool CloseToTray
{
get => Settings.CloseToTray;
set
{
Settings.CloseToTray = value;
SaveSettings();
}
}

private static SettingsData LoadSettings()
{
try
{
if (File.Exists(SettingsFilePath))
{
var json = File.ReadAllText(SettingsFilePath);
return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SettingsData>(json) ?? new SettingsData();
}
}
catch
{
// If we can't load settings, return defaults
}
return new SettingsData();
}

private static void SaveSettings()
{
try
{
var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(SettingsFilePath);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(directory) && !Directory.Exists(directory))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
}

var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(_settings, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });
File.WriteAllText(SettingsFilePath, json);
}
catch
{
// Silently fail if we can't save settings
}
}

private static void UpdateStartupRegistration(bool enable)
{
try
{
using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupRegistryKey, writable: true);
if (key is null) return;

if (enable)
{
var exePath = Environment.ProcessPath;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(exePath))
{
key.SetValue(AppName, $"\"{exePath}\"");
}
}
else
{
key.DeleteValue(AppName, throwOnMissingValue: false);
}
}
catch
{
// Silently fail if we can't access the registry
}
}

/// <summary>
/// Checks if the app is currently registered for startup and syncs the setting.
/// Call this on app startup to ensure settings match actual state.
/// </summary>
public void SyncStartupSetting()
{
try
{
using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupRegistryKey, writable: false);
var isRegistered = key?.GetValue(AppName) is not null;

// Update setting to match registry state
if (Settings.LaunchOnStartup != isRegistered)
{
Settings.LaunchOnStartup = isRegistered;
SaveSettings();
}
}
catch
{
// Silently fail
}
}

private class SettingsData
{
public bool LaunchOnStartup { get; set; }
public bool StartMinimized { get; set; }
public bool MinimizeToTray { get; set; } = true;
public bool CloseToTray { get; set; } = true;
}
}
102 changes: 92 additions & 10 deletions src/CodingWithCalvin.VSToolbox/Views/MainPage.xaml
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<TextBlock Text="Installed"/>
</StackPanel>
</RadioButton>
<!-- Settings tab hidden for now -->
<RadioButton
x:Name="SettingsTab"
GroupName="MainTabs"
Checked="OnTabChanged"
Style="{StaticResource PillTabStyle}"
Visibility="Collapsed">
Style="{StaticResource PillTabStyle}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
<FontIcon Glyph="&#xE713;" FontSize="14"/>
<TextBlock Text="Settings"/>
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<!-- Settings Tab Content -->
<ScrollViewer x:Name="SettingsContent" Grid.Row="1" Visibility="Collapsed">
<StackPanel Spacing="24" Padding="0,0,16,0">
<!-- Placeholder for settings content -->
<StackPanel Spacing="8" Padding="0,0,16,0">
<!-- Startup Section -->
<TextBlock
Text="Settings"
FontSize="20"
Text="Startup"
FontSize="14"
FontWeight="SemiBold"
Style="{StaticResource AppTitleStyle}"/>
Margin="0,0,0,4"/>

<!-- Launch on startup -->
<Border Background="{ThemeResource CardBackgroundFillColorDefaultBrush}" CornerRadius="6" Padding="12,8">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Launch on startup" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
<TextBlock Text="Start Visual Studio Toolbox when Windows starts"
FontSize="12"
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
</StackPanel>
<ToggleSwitch x:Name="LaunchOnStartupToggle"
Grid.Column="1"
Toggled="OnLaunchOnStartupToggled"
OnContent="" OffContent=""/>
</Grid>
</Border>

<!-- Start minimized -->
<Border Background="{ThemeResource CardBackgroundFillColorDefaultBrush}" CornerRadius="6" Padding="12,8">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Start minimized" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
<TextBlock Text="Start the app minimized to the system tray"
FontSize="12"
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
</StackPanel>
<ToggleSwitch x:Name="StartMinimizedToggle"
Grid.Column="1"
Toggled="OnStartMinimizedToggled"
OnContent="" OffContent=""/>
</Grid>
</Border>

<!-- Behavior Section -->
<TextBlock
Text="Settings options will appear here."
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
Text="Behavior"
FontSize="14"
FontWeight="SemiBold"
Margin="0,8,0,4"/>

<!-- Minimize to tray -->
<Border Background="{ThemeResource CardBackgroundFillColorDefaultBrush}" CornerRadius="6" Padding="12,8">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Minimize to tray" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
<TextBlock Text="Hide to system tray when minimizing"
FontSize="12"
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
</StackPanel>
<ToggleSwitch x:Name="MinimizeToTrayToggle"
Grid.Column="1"
Toggled="OnMinimizeToTrayToggled"
OnContent="" OffContent=""/>
</Grid>
</Border>

<!-- Close to tray -->
<Border Background="{ThemeResource CardBackgroundFillColorDefaultBrush}" CornerRadius="6" Padding="12,8">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Close to tray" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
<TextBlock Text="Hide to system tray instead of closing the app"
FontSize="12"
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
</StackPanel>
<ToggleSwitch x:Name="CloseToTrayToggle"
Grid.Column="1"
Toggled="OnCloseToTrayToggled"
OnContent="" OffContent=""/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>

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