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Creating an outlook like side bar using the smart client software factory

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This is basically a tutorial to use the smart client software factory to create an outlook like side bar using Matias Woloski's outlookbar workspace
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// patterns & practices - Smart Client Software Factory - Guidance Package
//
// This file was generated by this guidance package as part of the solution template
//
// The ActionCatalogService class provides the ability to conditionally execute code based upon 
// aspects of a program that can change at run time 
// 
// For more information see: 
// ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.VSIPCC.v80/ms.scsf.2006jun/SCSF/html/03-490-Using%20the%20Action%20Catalog.htm
//
// Latest version of this Guidance Package: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=62182
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.Practices.CompositeUI;
using Microsoft.Practices.CompositeUI.Utility;
using Matias.Infrastructure.Interface.Services;

namespace Matias.Infrastructure.Library.Services
{
    public class ActionCatalogService : IActionCatalogService
    {
        private Dictionary<string, List<IActionCondition>> _specificActionConditions = new Dictionary<string, List<IActionCondition>>();
        private List<IActionCondition> _generalActionConditions = new List<IActionCondition>();
        private Dictionary<string, ActionDelegate> _actionImplementations = new Dictionary<string, ActionDelegate>();

        public void RegisterSpecificCondition(string action, IActionCondition actionCondition)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(actionCondition, "actionCondition");

            List<IActionCondition> conditions = null;

            if (_specificActionConditions.TryGetValue(action, out conditions))
            {
                IActionCondition registered = conditions.Find(delegate(IActionCondition test)
                {
                    return test.GetType() == actionCondition.GetType();
                });
                if (registered != null) throw new ActionCatalogException();
                conditions.Add(actionCondition);
            }
            else
            {
                _specificActionConditions.Add(action, new List<IActionCondition>());
                _specificActionConditions[action].Add(actionCondition);
            }
        }

        public void RegisterGeneralCondition(IActionCondition actionCondition)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(actionCondition, "actionCondition");

            IActionCondition registered = _generalActionConditions.Find(delegate(IActionCondition test)
                {
                    return test.GetType() == actionCondition.GetType();
                });
            if (registered != null) throw new ActionCatalogException();
            _generalActionConditions.Add(actionCondition);
        }

        public bool CanExecute(string action)
        {
            return CanExecute(action, null, null, null);
        }

        public bool CanExecute(string action, WorkItem context, object caller, object target)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");

            bool result = true;
            List<IActionCondition> conditions = BuildActionConditionPipeline(action);
            conditions.ForEach(delegate(IActionCondition condition)
            {
                result &= condition.CanExecute(action, context, caller, target);
            });
            return result;
        }

        public void RemoveSpecificCondition(string action, IActionCondition actionCondition)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(actionCondition, "actionCondition");

            List<IActionCondition> conditions;
            if (_specificActionConditions.TryGetValue(action, out conditions))
            {
                conditions.Remove(actionCondition);
            }
        }

        public void RemoveGeneralCondition(IActionCondition actionCondition)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(actionCondition, "actionCondition");

            _generalActionConditions.Remove(actionCondition);
        }

        public void RegisterActionImplementation(string action, ActionDelegate actionDelegate)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(actionDelegate, "actionDelegate");

            _actionImplementations[action] = actionDelegate;
        }

        public void RemoveActionImplementation(string action)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");

            _actionImplementations.Remove(action);
        }

        public void Execute(string action, WorkItem context, object caller, object target)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(action, "action");

            ActionDelegate actionDelegate = null;
            if (CanExecute(action, context, caller, target))
            {
                if (_actionImplementations.TryGetValue(action, out actionDelegate))
                {
                    actionDelegate(caller, target);
                }
            }
        }

        private List<IActionCondition> BuildActionConditionPipeline(string action)
        {
            List<IActionCondition> pipeline = new List<IActionCondition>(_generalActionConditions);
            List<IActionCondition> conditions;
            if (_specificActionConditions.TryGetValue(action, out conditions))
            {
                pipeline.AddRange(conditions);
            }
            return pipeline;
        }
    }
}

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