settings as XLabs config manager

BookAStar/BookAStar/App.xaml.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ namespace BookAStar
         // by Views resolution, and then, drop it
         public static App CurrentApp { get { return Current as App; } }
 
-        public static bool MasterPresented {
+        public static bool MasterPresented
+        {
             get
             { return CurrentApp.masterDetail.IsPresented; }
             internal set
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ namespace BookAStar
             ViewFactory.Register<BookQueriesPage, BookQueriesViewModel>();
             ViewFactory.Register<EditBillingLinePage, BillingLineViewModel>();
             ViewFactory.Register<EditEstimatePage, EstimateViewModel>();
-
             ConfigManager = new XLabs.Settings.GenericConfigSettingsMgr(s =>
-               Settings.AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<string>(s, Settings.SettingsDefault), null);
+           MainSettings.AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<string>(s, MainSettings.SettingsDefault), null);
+            
         }
 
         ExtendedMasterDetailPage masterDetail;
@@ -111,13 +112,16 @@ namespace BookAStar
 
             // var mainPage = new NavigationPage(bQueriesPage);
 
-            masterDetail = new ExtendedMasterDetailPage() {
+            masterDetail = new ExtendedMasterDetailPage()
+            {
                 Title = "MainPage"
             };
 
-            masterDetail.Master = new DashboardPage {
+            masterDetail.Master = new DashboardPage
+            {
                 Title = "Bookingstar",
-                BindingContext = new DashboardViewModel() };
+                BindingContext = new DashboardViewModel()
+            };
 
             // masterDetail.Detail = home;
 

BookAStar/BookAStar/Helpers/MainSettings.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using BookAStar.Model.Auth.Account;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Plugin.Settings;
 using Plugin.Settings.Abstractions;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -21,14 +22,18 @@ namespace BookAStar
     public static class MainSettings
     {
 
-		private static ISettings AppSettings {
-			get {
+        public static ISettings AppSettings
+        {
+            get
+            {
                 return CrossSettings.Current;
             }
         }
 
         #region Setting Constants
-
+        public static readonly string SettingsDefault = string.Empty;
+        public static readonly string EntityDataSettingsPrefix = "Ed";
+        public static readonly string EntityCursorSettingsPrefix = "Ec";
         private const string userNameKey = "user_id";
         private const string PushNotificationsKey = "pushNotifs";
         private const string AllowGPSUsageKey = "allowGPSUsage";
@@ -65,7 +70,8 @@ namespace BookAStar
 
         public static string UserName
         {
-			get {
+            get
+            {
                 return AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<string>(userNameKey, null);
             }
         }
@@ -91,7 +97,8 @@ namespace BookAStar
 
         public static string GoogleRegId
         {
-             set {
+            set
+            {
                 var oldregid = GoogleRegId;
                 AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue<string>(GoogleRegIdKey, value);
                 // TODO If it changed, and there's an identified user,
@@ -128,7 +135,9 @@ namespace BookAStar
             }
         }
 
-        public static User CurrentUser { get
+        public static User CurrentUser
+        {
+            get
             {
                 var uname = UserName;
                 if (uname == null) return null;
@@ -169,13 +178,16 @@ namespace BookAStar
             return AccountList.FirstOrDefault(a => a.UserName == username);
         }
 
-        public static bool PushNotifications { 
-			get { 
+        public static bool PushNotifications
+        {
+            get
+            {
                 return AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<bool>(
                     PushNotificationsKey,
                     PushNotificationsDefault);
             }
-			set { 
+            set
+            {
                 // TODO Stop Broadcast receiver
                 AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue<bool>(
                     PushNotificationsKey,
@@ -224,8 +236,10 @@ namespace BookAStar
             return AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<double>(MusicalKey + key, MusicalDefault[key]);
         }
 
-		public static Dictionary<string,double> Musical {
-			get {
+        public static Dictionary<string, double> Musical
+        {
+            get
+            {
                 return musical;
             }
         }
@@ -237,5 +251,36 @@ namespace BookAStar
                 return environ;
             }
         }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Use a sub-key to make persist different tables with the same definition.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="V"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="collection"></param>
+        /// <param name="subKey"></param>
+        public static void Populate<V>(this IList<V> collection, string subKey = null)
+        {
+            var key = $"{EntityDataSettingsPrefix}/{subKey}/{typeof(V).FullName}";
+            var data = AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault<string>(key, null);
+            if (data != null)
+            {
+                var items = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IList<V>>(data);
+                if (items != null)
+                foreach (var item in items)
+                    collection.Add(item);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Saves a list
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="V"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="collection"></param>
+        /// <param name="subKey"></param>
+        public static void SaveCollection<V>(this IList<V> collection, string subKey=null)
+        {
+            if (collection == null) return;
+            var key = $"{EntityDataSettingsPrefix}/{subKey}/{typeof(V).FullName}";
+            AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue(key, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(collection));
+        }
     }
 }

BookAStar/BookAStar/Helpers/Settings.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Helpers/Settings.cs
-using Plugin.Settings;
-using Plugin.Settings.Abstractions;
+#if USELESS_but_makes_the_component_removable // this file must exist ^^
 
 namespace BookAStar.Helpers
 {
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ namespace BookAStar.Helpers
 
     private const string SettingsKey = "settings_key";
     public static readonly string SettingsDefault = string.Empty;
-        public static readonly string XLabsSettingsPrefix = "_XLABS_";
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ namespace BookAStar.Helpers
         AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue<string>(SettingsKey, value);
       }
     }
-
   }
 }
+
+#endif