Class ProgramController

Base class for all graphical programs in Sociall Distant.

Inheritance
object
ProgramController
Inherited Members
Namespace: SociallyDistant.Core.Programs
Assembly: SociallyDistant.Framework.dll
Syntax
public abstract class ProgramController

Constructors

ProgramController(ProgramContext)

Creates a new instance of the ProgramController class.

Declaration
protected ProgramController(ProgramController.ProgramContext context)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ProgramController.ProgramContext context

Information about the running program.

Properties

CurrentDirectory

Gets or sets the program's current working directory.

Declaration
protected string CurrentDirectory { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

FileSystem

Gets the device's filesystem.

Declaration
protected IVirtualFileSystem FileSystem { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IVirtualFileSystem

Process

Gets the process this program is bound to.

Declaration
protected ISystemProcess Process { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ISystemProcess

User

Gets the user running the program.

Declaration
protected IUser User { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IUser

Methods

CloseWindow(int)

Close the program.

Declaration
protected void CloseWindow(int exitCode = 0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
int exitCode

An optional exit status to kill the process with. Default is 0, indicating no error.

Create<T>(ISystemProcess, IWindow, IConsoleDriver, string[])

Spawn a program.

Declaration
public static T Create<T>(ISystemProcess process, IWindow window, IConsoleDriver console, string[] args) where T : ProgramController
Parameters
Type Name Description
ISystemProcess process

The process to bind the program to.
IWindow window

The window to spawn the program in.
IConsoleDriver console

A console the program may write to.
string[] args

A list of command-line arguments passed to the program.
Returns
Type Description
T

A reference to the spawned program.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
Exceptions
Type Condition
InvalidOperationException

Find<T>()

Find a running program of the given type.

Declaration
public static T? Find<T>() where T : ProgramController
Returns
Type Description
T

The most-recentrly-opened instance of T.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

Any type deriving from ProgramController.

Main()

Called when the program is opened.

Declaration
protected abstract void Main()