Toast Notification Avalonia

This package provides a simple way to display customizable toast notifications in Avalonia UI. With easy integration and simple usage, you can enhance your Avalonia applications with toast notifications that are both functional and stylish.

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Features

• Display custom toast notifications in Avalonia.
• Support for easy integration into existing Avalonia projects.
• Fully customizable user control for toasts.
• Simple API to manage toast visibility and show notifications.

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Installation

To add this package to your Avalonia project, follow the instructions below:

1. Add the NuGet Package
   You can add the package directly via NuGet Package Manager or using the .NET CLI:

   dotnet add package ToastNotificationAvalonia
   

Basic Usage:

Create a Custom Toast UserControl

public partial class MyToast : ToastControl
{
    public MyToast()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
}

<userControls:ToastControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
                            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
                            xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
                            xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
                            xmlns:userControls="clr-namespace:ToastNotificationAvalonia.UserControls;assembly=ToastNotificationAvalonia"
                            mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
                            x:Class="ToastNotificationAvalonia.Test.Views.ToastControls.MyToast">
    <Grid>
        <Border Background="Black" CornerRadius="12" BorderBrush="LightGray" BorderThickness="1"
                Width="200" Height="80">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Background="Transparent">
                <TextBlock Foreground="White" Text="Hello, dear user"/>
                <TextBlock Foreground="White" Text="What's your name?"/>
            </StackPanel>
        </Border>
    </Grid>
</userControls:ToastControl>

Set Up the Toast Container in the Main Window

<Grid>
    <Canvas Margin="0,0,0,15" Width="500" Height="160" 
            HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" 
            Name="ToastContainer" Background="Transparent"/>
    
    <Button Command="{Binding ShowToastCommand}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="Raise Toast"/>
</Grid>

Initialize Toast Manager in Code-Behind

public MainWindow()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    
    ...
    ToastManager.Initialize(ToastContainer);
}

public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
    [RelayCommand]
    private async Task ShowToast()
    {
        await ToastManager.ShowToastAsync(new MyToast());
    }
}