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Documentation: DTS.Viewer.Loader Properties

1. Purpose

This module provides configuration and resource management for the DTS.Viewer.Loader assembly, a component of the DTS Viewer application developed by Diversified Technical Systems, Inc. The module exists to define application-level settings—specifically the location of runtime plugin modules—and to provide strongly-typed resource access for localization. It serves as the configuration layer that enables the loader to discover and load plugins from an external directory at runtime.

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2. Public Interface

Settings (class)

Namespace: DTS.Viewer.Loader.Properties
Inheritance: global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
Modifiers: internal sealed partial

Default (static property)

public static Settings Default { get; }

Returns the singleton instance of the Settings class, synchronized for thread-safe access. This is the primary entry point for accessing application settings.

PluginFolder (instance property)

[ApplicationScopedSetting]
[DefaultSettingValue("../../../../RunTimeModules")]
public string PluginFolder { get; }

Returns the configured path to the plugin/modules directory. The default value is "../../../../RunTimeModules". This is an application-scoped setting, meaning it is read-only at runtime and must be configured via application config or the settings file.

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Resources (class)

Namespace: DTS.Viewer.Loader.Properties
Modifiers: internal class

ResourceManager (static property)

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
internal static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager ResourceManager { get; }

Returns the cached ResourceManager instance for this assembly, used for looking up localized strings and resources. The resource base name is "DTS.Viewer.Loader.Properties.Resources".

Culture (static property)

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
internal static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo Culture { get; set; }

Gets or sets the current CultureInfo used for resource lookups. Setting this property overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture for all resource lookups via this class.

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3. Invariants

• Singleton Pattern: The Settings.Default property always returns the same synchronized instance; ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized ensures thread-safe access.
• Application-Scoped Immutability: PluginFolder is decorated with [ApplicationScopedSetting], meaning it cannot be changed at runtime and requires application configuration changes to modify.
• Internal Visibility: Both Settings and Resources classes are marked internal, restricting access to within the DTS.Viewer.Loader assembly.
• Auto-Generated Code: Settings.Designer.cs and Resources.Designer.cs are tool-generated; manual modifications will be overwritten upon regeneration.
• Relative Path Dependency: The PluginFolder default value uses a relative path ("../../../../RunTimeModules"), which is resolved relative to the application's working directory at runtime.

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4. Dependencies

This module depends on:

• System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase — for application settings management
• System.Resources.ResourceManager — for resource lookup
• System.Globalization.CultureInfo — for localization support
• System.Reflection — for assembly metadata (via AssemblyInfo.cs)
• System.Runtime.InteropServices — for COM visibility attributes
• System.Windows — for WPF ThemeInfo resource dictionary location

What depends on this module:

Cannot be determined from source alone. The Settings and Resources classes are internal, suggesting they are consumed by other components within the DTS.Viewer.Loader assembly, but the specific consumers are not present in the provided files.

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5. Gotchas

• Relative Path Fragility: The PluginFolder default value ("../../../../RunTimeModules") is a relative path that depends on the application's current working directory. If the application is launched from a different working directory, this path may resolve incorrectly. The actual behavior depends on how the application sets its working directory at startup.

• Auto-Generated Files: Both Settings.Designer.cs and Resources.Designer.cs are auto-generated by Visual Studio tools. Any manual changes will be lost when the files are regenerated. To modify settings, use the Visual Studio Settings designer or edit the .settings file directly.

• Missing Resource Values: The Resources class provides infrastructure for localized resources, but no actual resource keys/strings are exposed in the generated code. The presence and content of the underlying .resx file cannot be determined from the provided source.

• Version Information Static: Assembly version is fixed at 1.0.0.0 in AssemblyInfo.cs. Whether this is updated during build processes (e.g., via CI/CD) is not evident from the source.