The Application Automation Layer - Using XML to generate Menus

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using AAL;

namespace AAL
{
	public class BootstrapLoader
	{
		static ICore.IComponentManager icm;

		static void Main(string[] args) 
		{
			Dbg.Initialize();

			Dbg.Problems.Add(
				new DbgKey("NullValueError"),
				"",
				new String[] {"A null value was encountered."});


			MethodInfo mi=Lib.Methods.GetMethodInfo("ComponentManager.dll/AAL.ComponentManager/Init1");
			icm=mi.Invoke(null, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.Static, null, null, null) as ICore.IComponentManager;
			icm.InitializeComponents();

			// typical application functions
			icm.RegisterInterfacePoint("App", "Exit", new InterfacePoint(AppExit));

			// test workflow domain and data set creation

//***
			icm.Invoke("TestComponent.Test", null);
			
			ICore.IWorkflowManager iwm=icm.GetInterface("WorkflowManager") as ICore.IWorkflowManager;
			ICore.IDataHub idh=icm.GetInterface("DataHub") as ICore.IDataHub;

			idh.LoadDomainSpecifications("dataDomain.xml");
			idh.CreateWorkflowDomain("SingleItemSaleOrder");
			idh.LoadInitialLoadSet("SingleItemSaleOrder", "RetailPrice");
//***
		
			// Application Initialization

			DataTable dt=Lib.Xml.GetTable("appInfo.xsd", args[0], "//AppInfo");
			string formListFile=dt.Rows[0]["FormFile"] as string;
			string mainFormName=dt.Rows[0]["MainFormName"] as string;
			string menuFile=dt.Rows[0]["MenuFile"] as string;
			string appType=dt.Rows[0]["AppType"] as string;
			string appIcon=dt.Rows[0]["AppIcon"] as string;

			EventData ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormList", formListFile)});
			icm.Invoke("WindowFormManager.LoadForms", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("MenuDefFile", menuFile)});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.LoadMenus", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", mainFormName), new MED("AppIcon", appIcon)});
			switch(appType)
			{
				case "Dialog":
					icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CreateDlgApp", ev);
					break;

				case "Single Document":
					icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CreateSDIApp", ev);
					break;

				case "Multi Document":
					icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CreateMDIApp", ev);
					break;
			}
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", mainFormName), new MED("MenuName", "MainMenu")});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.AssignMenu", ev);

			// create child forms
			// ******************* Window selection of child forms is broken **********************

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("ParentFormName", "MDI1"), new MED("FormName", "MDIChild1")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.AddMDIChild", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("ParentFormName", "MDI1"), new MED("FormName", "MDIChild2")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.AddMDIChild", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			// ******************** Menu State Test ******************

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("MenuItemName", "TileH"), new MED("State", false)});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.SetState", ev);


			// Testing
//			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", "MainPanelForm"), new MED("ControlSetName", "CheckInCS")});
//			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.LoadControlSet", ev);
/*
			// simple MDI test

			EventData ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormList", "TestFormList.xml")});
			icm.Invoke("WindowFormManager.LoadForms", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("MenuDefFile", "menus.xml")});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.LoadMenus", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", "MDI1"), new MED("AppIcon", "ka.ico")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CreateMDIApp", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("ParentFormName", "MDI1"), new MED("FormName", "MDIChild1")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.AddMDIChild", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("ParentFormName", "MDI1"), new MED("FormName", "MDIChild2")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.AddMDIChild", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);
			
			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", "MDI1"), new MED("MenuName", "MainMenu")});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.AssignMenu", ev);
*/
			// DBY example
/*
			EventData ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormList", "BoatYardFormList.xml")});
			icm.Invoke("WindowFormManager.LoadForms", ev);
			
			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("MenuDefFile", "menus.xml")});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.LoadMenus", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", "MainForm")});
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CreateSDIApp", ev);
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.ShowForm", ev);

			ev=EventData.Marshal(new MED[] {new MED("FormName", "MainForm"), new MED("MenuName", "MainMenu")});
			icm.Invoke("MenuMgr.AssignMenu", ev);
*/
			Application.Run();
		}

		static object AppExit(EventData ev)
		{
			icm.Invoke("FormMgr.CloseAll", null);
			Application.Exit();
			return null;
		}
	}
}