Utility libraries

VPKSoft.RandomizationUtils

Some randomization utilities which includes biased randomization, weighted randomization and some extensions for double randomization for the Random class.

Features

• Biased randomization randoms to either lower or higher end of the given randomization minimum and maximum values.
• Weighted randomization randomizes items with a given arbitrary weight number.
• Extension methods to the Random class mostly extends the floating-point randomization to match the integer randomization overload method counterparts.

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VPKSoft.ScintillaLexers

A class library containing lexer definitions for the ScintillaNET.

Features

• Easy to use class library to set a lexer definition for the ScintillaNET control.
• Containing lexer definitions for C++, C#, SQL, XML, NSIS, Batch, Pascal, HTML, PHP and INI programming “languages”/languages.

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VPKSoft.ScintillaTabbedTextControl

A tabbed control for ScintillaNET to display multiple documents.

Features

• A simple Windows Forms control capable of displaying multiple tabbed documents. 

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VPKSoft.ScintillaSpellCheck

A spell checking library for the ScintillaNET.

Features

• Supports UTF-8 Hunspell dictionaries for spell checking using pure C# library called WeCantSpell: Hunspell for spell checking a text file
• Support for user dictionaries and user ignore word lists

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VPKSoft.SearchText

A simple plain text search and replace library.

Features

• Searches and replaces a text with regular expressions, plain text, extended search and a custom number-string search. 

Screenshot in use with the ScriptNotepad software

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ScintillaNetPrinting 

Add print functionality to ScintillaNET.

Features

• This is just a fork from poloab‘s printing library for the ScintillaNET; I have issued a PR for the repository to be updated.
• My additions are that the library will use the current thread locale and use the application icon with the dialog(s).

Screenshot with the ScriptNotepad software

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VPKSoft.VersionCheck

An utility for an application to check if a newer version of the application exists. You can also maintain your own releases within the web site.

The VersionMaintenance software

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VPKSoft.ScintillaUrlDetect

A library to detect URLs with the ScintillaNET control.

The TestApp

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VPKSoft.WinFormsRtfPrint

A library to print RichTextBox contents from a Windows Forms application.

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VPKSoft.SpellCheckUtility and VPKSoft.SpellCheckUtility.WinForms

A spell checking interface for both real-time and postponed spell checking using the fantastic WeCantSpell: Hunspell class library.

• Based on an interface to visualize the spell checking.
• Support for user ignore lists and dictionaries.

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VPKSoft.UNCUtil

An (library) utility to access Windows (SMB/CIFS) shares with credentials.

Features

• Current version 1.0.0.0 (20.10.2018)
• A helper/wrapper class library to access SMB/CIFS file shares with credentials in a very simple manner.
• Based on the Windows API‘s functions WNetAddConnection2 and WNetCancelConnection2, so P/Invoke, sorry about that :sweat:
• Very simple to use.

Requirements

• A Microsoft® Windows® supporting .NET Framework v.4.5
• LGPL v3 compatible application

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 Usage

private void Test()
{
	try // an error might occur..
	{
		// IDisposable so using..
		using (UNCLogin share1 = new UNCLogin(@"\\server1\share1",
			new System.Net.NetworkCredential("username1", "password1", "domain1")))
		{
			// IDisposable so using..
			using (UNCLogin share2 =
				new UNCLogin(@"\\server2\share2", new System.Net.NetworkCredential("username2", "password2", "domain2")))
			{
				// a normal file operation with the given credentials.
				File.Copy(@"\\server1\share1\somefile.dat", @"\\server2\share2\somefile.dat");
			}
		}
	}
	catch (Exception ex)
	{
		// show the error message..
		MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
	}
}

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VPKSoft.TMDbFileUtils

A library to help enumerate both movie files and directories containing TV show seasons and the run them through the TMBb API.

Features

• Current version 1.0.0.0 (09.08.2018)
• Helper classes to search the TMDb API using the TMdbEasy library through enumerating files in the file system and then construct searches for the TMDb for movies or TV show seasons.
• The return value indicates a poster/still image path, description and detailed description with a file name including all the TMDb ID numbers.
• A helper class to save the TMDb API configuration serialized to XML format for a week so it doesn’t have to be downloaded every time a program is launched.

Requirements

• A Microsoft® Windows® supporting .NET Framework v.4.6.1
• A GPLv3 compatible application

Changes

• v.1.0.0.0 (09.08.2018)
• Initial release 

Usage (non-asynchronous)

        private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            EasyClient easy = new EasyClient("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz");
            configurations = TMDbConfigCache.GetConfigurations(easy, TMDbConfigCache.ConfigPathWinforms);

            var details = TMDbFileEnumerator.GetMovies(easy, @"Z:\Movies");
            foreach (var detail in details)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(detail.Description);
            }
        }

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VPKSoft.VisualFileSysWatcher

A library to log and view changes on the file system. This is a Windows.Forms control.

Features

• Current version v.1.0.0.0 (06.08.17)
• A visual component which uses Rich Text to show file system changes visually and can also write a log (*.log) as a pain text file
• A support for filters and exclude filters is possible
• A truncation of of both visual and file logs can be set via the component’s properties
• Colors can be defined for events when a file or a directory was either renamed, deleted, modified or created for the visual log via the component’s properties
• The component is fully localizable via the component’s properties
• Full XML documentation including private/public members and internal code documentation
• Support for architectures “ANY CPU”
• No p/invokes are used
• No dependencies to external libraries

Requirements

• A Microsoft® Windows® supporting .NET Framework v.4.5
• LGPL v3 compatible application
• The icons used by the were created by the Aha-Soft 16×16 Free Application Icons collection which is licensed under the terms of (CC BY 3.0 US).
• The FolderSelectDialog is Public Domain from this blog (Dev Blog / Bill)

Changes

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Screenshots

A sample application running the component (monitoring C:\) with exclude filter of “appdata” and file mask of “*.*”

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Source

{phocadownload view=file|id=103|target=s}

Binary

{phocadownload view=file|id=102|target=s}

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A .NET library containing a WinForms control called RichTextBoxWithToolStrip.

As the name tells the control is a RichTextBox with an embeded ToolStrip.

Features

• Current version 1.0.0.0 (22.08.16)
• A .NET library containing a WinForms control called RichTextBoxWithToolStrip
• Common text editor features are programmed to the embedded ToolStrip
• Shortcut key support is included such as CTRL+B, CTRL+I, CTRL+U keyboard shortcuts are supported and those supported by a RichTextBox control
• Full XML documentation (private / public) and some internal code documentation
• No platform invoke calls are used

Requirements

• .NET Framework v.4.5

Changes

• –

License

• LGPL v3 compatible application

Known issues

• An image resize mouse cursor is not available, but inserted images can be resized anyway

Screenshots

A sample application running, below it are shown the custom ToolStrip controls embeded within the control

Properties used by the RichTextBoxWithToolStrip control in Visual Studio designer

To add the control to Visual Studio, there is no installer because I’m using VS2013 Express edition it needs to be done manually

1) Right click the ToolBox

2) Browse the VPKSoft.RichTectEdit.dll assembly

3) There it is

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A single .NET library which contains common text editor icons which colors can be changed.

The icons in the library are provided as PNG (Portable Network Graphics) and XCF (GIMP Graphics).

All icons in the library except the Undo and Redo were created by VPKSoft(me) so you are free to use them anyway you wish (public domain). The Undo and Redo icons are modified from the Aha-Soft 16×16 Free Application Icons collection which is licensed under the terms of (CC BY 3.0 US).

Features

• Current version 1.0.0.0 (14.08.2016)
• A single .NET library containing 27 text editor icons (size: 16×16)
• The colors of the icons can be changed
• Small size (about 68 KB)
• Full XML documentation (private / public)

Requirements

• .NET Framework v.4.5

Changes

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License

• LGPL v3 compatible application
• For the icon files Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0 US) license (Undo & Redo icons), Public Domain for other icons.

Screenshots

A ToolStrip with different colored icons

A resource editor tab in Visual Studio 2013 Express

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PosLib is a software library to save form / window positions for .NET applications (WinForms and WPF).

The positioning data is saved to a position.vnml file to directory %LOCALAPPDATA%\[application product name].

Features

• Current version 1.0.1.1 (04.02.2018)
• Supports both WPF and WinForms
• Customizable control property values can be saved, such as column width, e.g.
• Full XML documentation including private or internal methods, properties, etc..
• Sample application for both Windows forms and WPF are included.
• Support for multiple “name” referencing in the order of Uid (WPF only), Name and Tag=Name=”controlName”
• Reacts to screen setting change while the application is running, e.g. a monitor was disconnected
• Reacts to form / window resize during run-time to prevent a placement to an invalid location
• A form / window state (Minimized, Maximized, Normal) is saved

Requirements

• A Microsoft® Windows® supporting .NET Framework v.4.5 (possibly downgreadable by modifying the source project settings)
• LGPL v3 compatible application

Changes

• v.1.0.1.0 (07.11.2017)
• Fixed an error that caused a program using the library to crash if a secondary Windows Form was opened second time in the software
• v.1.0.1.1 (04.02.2018)
• Just a recompile, because an underlying library was updated

Screenshots

A WPF demo application running after resize and the data the application saved after it was closed

A WinForms demo application running after resize and the data the application saved after it was closed

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