A library that makes developing for WinRT easy (well, easier).

The code is being currently used in WriteRT, a creative writing Windows Store app.

Get it from NuGet:

PM> Install-Package Easy

Abstract base class for auto-save functionality, wraps a timer that periodically performs a save based on the given ISaveProvider (below).

Specialization of AutoSave<T> for an ISaveProvider<string>, enables auto-save functionality.

// Initialize an auto-save every 10 seconds
var autoSave = new AutoSaveString(provider, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));

// Starts atuo-saving every 10 seconds
autoSave.Start();

...

// Stops auto-saving
autoSave.Stop();

Specialization of AutoSave<T> for an ISaveProvider<bytes[]>, similar to the AutoSaveString above.

Can create unique temporary files and perform transactional file saves.

// Temporary file with guaranteed unique name
IStorageFile temp = await File.CreateTemporaryFileAsync();

// Transactional file save
await File.SaveAsync(temp, "some content");

A generic interface which provides an IStorageFile object as the DestinationFile property and data to be saved of type T as the Data property. Classes implementing this interface would encapsulate all data required to perform a file save (the file to save to and the data to be saved).

A setting with a default value in case its key is not in the data container.

// Local "foo" setting, default value is 0
var foo = Setting<int>.Local("foo");

// Roaming "bar" setting, default value is "baz"
var bar = Setting<string>.Roaming("bar", "baz");

foo.Value = 42;  // setting associated with foo is now 42
string x = bar.Value; // x is now "baz"

Abstract class from which highlighters should derive. Deriving classes need to implement the DefaultFormatting method which should reset formatting to (non-highlighted) default and the AddHighlightRules which should contain a list of calls to AddHighligtRule, mapping regular expressions to formatting actions.

Look at Easy.Text.Highlight.Markdown for a sample implementation.

Note highlighting can only run on the UI thread because the ITextDocument and other involved WinRT objects cannot be used on other threads.

Provides Markdown highlighting for a given ITextDocument.

var highlighter = new Markdown(SomeTextDocument);

// Applies Markdown formatting on the given text
highlighter.Highlight();

Enables string search on an ITextDocument, selecting the found string.

var search = new Search(SomeTextDocument);

// Highlights the first instance of 'foo' in the text
search.FindFirst("foo"); 

// Highlights the next instance of 'bar' after the previously found 'foo'
search.FindNext("bar"); 

...

// Search wraps around to the beginning of the text
search.FindNext("bar"); 

Provides asynchronous word count on an ITextDocument.

var wordCount = new WordCount(SomeTextDocument);

int words = await wordCount.Count(); 

Easily display toast messages. Currently supports text or title + text. Don't forget to mark your app as toast capable in its manifest.

Toast.Show("A toast!");

Toast.Show("Title", "Some content");

Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Vlad Riscutia

Microsoft Public License