Imports System.IO Imports System.Text.Json Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq Public Class SettingsManager ''' ''' Represents the Dark Mode property. ''' Indicates whether the dark mode is enabled or disabled. ''' Public Property DarkMode As Boolean Public Property SaveToJson As Boolean Public Property SaveToCsv As Boolean Private ReadOnly settingsFilePath As String = Path.Combine( Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "RPST", "settings.json" ) ''' ''' Loads application settings from the 'settings.json' file. ''' If the settings file doesn't exist, it creates a new file with default settings. ''' Public Sub LoadSettings() ' Check if the settings.json file exists ' and load the configurations from it If File.Exists(settingsFilePath) Then Dim json As String = File.ReadAllText(settingsFilePath) Dim options As New JsonSerializerOptions With {.PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = True} Dim settings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(Of SettingsManager)(json, options) DarkMode = settings.DarkMode SaveToJson = settings.SaveToJson SaveToCsv = settings.SaveToCsv MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.Checked = settings.DarkMode MainWindow.ToJSONToolStripMenuItem.Checked = settings.SaveToJson MainWindow.ToCSVToolStripMenuItem.Checked = settings.SaveToCsv Else ' Settings file does not exist ' Create a new file with default settings 'False' Dim defaultSettings = New SettingsManager With {.DarkMode = False, .SaveToCsv = False, .SaveToJson = False} Dim jsonOutput = JsonSerializer.Serialize(defaultSettings) File.WriteAllText(settingsFilePath, jsonOutput) SaveToJson = False SaveToCsv = False MainWindow.ToJSONToolStripMenuItem.Checked = False MainWindow.ToCSVToolStripMenuItem.Checked = False If Utilities.IsSystemDarkTheme() Then DarkMode = True MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.Checked = True Else DarkMode = False MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.Checked = False End If End If End Sub ''' ''' Retrieves application settings from a JSON file. ''' ''' A Dictionary containing the names and values of all settings. ''' If the settings file doesn't exist, returns a Dictionary with default values. Private Function GetSettings() As Dictionary(Of String, Object) Dim settings As New Dictionary(Of String, Object) If File.Exists(settingsFilePath) Then ' Read and parse the JSON settings file. Dim json As String = File.ReadAllText(settingsFilePath) Dim jObject As JObject = JObject.Parse(json) ' Loop through each property in the JObject and add it to the settings Dictionary. For Each item As JProperty In jObject.Properties() settings.Add(item.Name, item.Value.ToObject(Of Object)()) Next Else End If Return settings End Function ''' ''' Saves the provided settings to the 'settings.json' file. ''' ''' An instance of the SettingsManager containing the configurations to be saved. Private Sub SaveSettings(settings) Dim jsonOutput = JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings) File.WriteAllText(settingsFilePath, jsonOutput) End Sub ''' ''' Applies the current settings to the application's interface. This includes ''' toggling SaveToJson, SaveToCsv, and applying the visual theme based on the Dark Mode setting. ''' Public Sub ApplySettings() ' Retrieve the current settings Dim settings As Dictionary(Of String, Object) = GetSettings() ' Apply the SaveToJson setting to the menu item checkbox MainWindow.ToJSONToolStripMenuItem.Checked = CBool(settings("SaveToJson")) ' Apply the SaveToCsv setting to the menu item checkbox MainWindow.ToCSVToolStripMenuItem.Checked = CBool(settings("SaveToCsv")) ' Apply the color scheme based on the Dark Mode setting ApplyColorScheme(isDarkMode:=CBool(settings("DarkMode"))) End Sub ''' ''' Applies the color scheme based on the given Dark Mode setting. ''' Colors are defined in a mapping for easier maintenance and flexibility. ''' ''' Indicates whether Dark Mode is enabled. Public Shared Sub ApplyColorScheme(ByVal isDarkMode As Boolean) ' Initialize color mapping Dim colorMap As New Dictionary(Of String, Color) If isDarkMode Then ' Dark Mode colors colorMap("MainBackground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF121212") colorMap("TextBoxBackground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF2E2E2E") colorMap("Foreground") = SystemColors.Control colorMap("MenuBackground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF121212") colorMap("AboutBackground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF121212") colorMap("AboutForeground") = SystemColors.Control colorMap("TabPageBackground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF2E2E2E") colorMap("TabPageForeground") = SystemColors.Control colorMap("ButtonForeground") = Color.Black Else ' Light Mode colors colorMap("MainBackground") = Color.Gainsboro colorMap("TextBoxBackground") = SystemColors.Control colorMap("Foreground") = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FF121212") colorMap("MenuBackground") = Color.Gainsboro colorMap("AboutBackground") = Color.Gainsboro colorMap("AboutForeground") = SystemColors.WindowText colorMap("TabPageBackground") = SystemColors.Control colorMap("TabPageForeground") = SystemColors.WindowText colorMap("ButtonForeground") = Color.Black End If ' Applying Main Form colors MainWindow.BackColor = colorMap("MainBackground") MainWindow.TextBoxKeyword.BackColor = colorMap("TextBoxBackground") MainWindow.TextBoxSubreddit.BackColor = colorMap("TextBoxBackground") MainWindow.NumericUpDownLimit.BackColor = colorMap("TextBoxBackground") MainWindow.ComboBoxListing.BackColor = colorMap("TextBoxBackground") MainWindow.ComboBoxTimeframe.BackColor = colorMap("TextBoxBackground") MainWindow.TextBoxKeyword.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.TextBoxSubreddit.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.NumericUpDownLimit.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.ComboBoxListing.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.ComboBoxTimeframe.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.LabelKeyword.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.LabelSubreddit.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.LabelLimit.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.LabelListing.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.LabelTimeframe.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") ' Applying Right-Click Menu colors MainWindow.SettingsToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.SavePostsToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.ToJSONToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.ToCSVToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.AboutToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.CheckForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.QuitToolStripMenuItem.BackColor = colorMap("MenuBackground") MainWindow.SettingsToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.SavePostsToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.ToJSONToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.ToCSVToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.AboutToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.CheckForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") MainWindow.QuitToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = colorMap("Foreground") ' Applying About Box colors AboutBox.BackColor = colorMap("AboutBackground") AboutBox.TabPageAbout.BackColor = colorMap("TabPageBackground") AboutBox.TabPageAuthor.BackColor = colorMap("TabPageBackground") AboutBox.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.LabelProgramName.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.LabelDescription.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.LabelCopyright.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.LabelVersion.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.LabelAuthor.ForeColor = colorMap("AboutForeground") AboutBox.ButtonClose.ForeColor = colorMap("ButtonForeground") ' Updating Dark Mode Text If isDarkMode Then MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Dark Mode: Disable" Else MainWindow.DarkModeToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Dark Mode: Enable" End If End Sub ''' ''' Toggles specific settings on or off based on the provided parameters. ''' ''' A Boolean indicating if the setting option should be enabled or not. ''' A String specifying the type of setting to toggle ('json', 'csv', or 'darkmode'). Public Sub ToggleSettings(enabled As Boolean, saveTo As String) ' Read the existing settings from the settings file Dim json As String = File.ReadAllText(settingsFilePath) Dim options As New JsonSerializerOptions With {.PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = True} Dim settings As SettingsManager = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(Of SettingsManager)(json, options) ' Update the settings based on the specified saveTo parameter If saveTo.ToLower(Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) = "json" Then settings.SaveToJson = enabled ElseIf saveTo.ToLower(Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) = "csv" Then settings.SaveToCsv = enabled ElseIf saveTo.ToLower(Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) = "darkmode" Then settings.DarkMode = enabled Else ' Handle unexpected value of saveTo (if needed) End If ' Save the updated settings back to the settings file SaveSettings(settings) ' Apply the updated settings to the application ApplySettings() End Sub End Class