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//Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Interop;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell;
using MS.WindowsAPICodePack.Internal;

namespace Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Taskbar
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a tabbed thumbnail on the taskbar for a given window or a control.
    /// </summary>
    public class TabbedThumbnail : IDisposable
    {
        #region Internal members

        internal IntPtr WindowHandle
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        internal IntPtr ParentWindowHandle
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        internal UIElement WindowsControl
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        internal Window WindowsControlParentWindow
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        private TaskbarWindow taskbarWindow;
        internal TaskbarWindow TaskbarWindow
        {
            get { return taskbarWindow; }
            set
            {
                taskbarWindow = value;

                // If we have a TaskbarWindow assigned, set it's icon
                if (taskbarWindow != null && taskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow != null)
                    TaskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow.Icon = Icon;
            }
        }

        private bool addedToTaskbar;
        internal bool AddedToTaskbar
        {
            get
            {
                return addedToTaskbar;
            }
            set
            {
                addedToTaskbar = value;

                // The user has updated the clipping region, so invalidate our existing preview
                if (TaskbarWindowManager.Instance != null && ClippingRectangle != null)
                    TaskbarWindowManager.Instance.InvalidatePreview(this.TaskbarWindow);
            }
        }

        internal bool RemovedFromTaskbar
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new TabbedThumbnail with the given window handle of the parent and
        /// a child control/window's handle (e.g. TabPage or Panel)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parentWindowHandle">Window handle of the parent window. 
        /// This window has to be a top-level window and the handle cannot be null or IntPtr.Zero</param>
        /// <param name="windowHandle">Window handle of the child control or window for which a tabbed 
        /// thumbnail needs to be displayed</param>
        public TabbedThumbnail(IntPtr parentWindowHandle, IntPtr windowHandle)
        {
            if (parentWindowHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
                throw new ArgumentException("Parent window handle cannot be zero.", "parentWindowHandle");
            if (windowHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
                throw new ArgumentException("Child control's window handle cannot be zero.", "windowHandle");

            WindowHandle = windowHandle;
            ParentWindowHandle = parentWindowHandle;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new TabbedThumbnail with the given window handle of the parent and
        /// a child control (e.g. TabPage or Panel)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parentWindowHandle">Window handle of the parent window. 
        /// This window has to be a top-level window and the handle cannot be null or IntPtr.Zero</param>
        /// <param name="control">Child control for which a tabbed thumbnail needs to be displayed</param>
        /// <remarks>This method can also be called when using a WindowsFormHost control in a WPF application.
        ///  Call this method with the main WPF Window's handle, and windowsFormHost.Child control.</remarks>
        public TabbedThumbnail(IntPtr parentWindowHandle, Control control)
        {
            if (parentWindowHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
                throw new ArgumentException("Parent window handle cannot be zero.", "parentWindowHandle");
            if (control == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("control");

            WindowHandle = control.Handle;
            ParentWindowHandle = parentWindowHandle;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new TabbedThumbnail with the given window handle of the parent and
        /// a WPF child Window. For WindowsFormHost control, use TabbedThumbnail(IntPtr, Control) overload and pass
        /// the WindowsFormHost.Child as the second parameter.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parentWindow">Parent window for the UIElement control. 
        /// This window has to be a top-level window and the handle cannot be null</param>
        /// <param name="windowsControl">WPF Control (UIElement) for which a tabbed thumbnail needs to be displayed</param>
        /// <param name="peekOffset">Offset point used for displaying the peek bitmap. This setting is
        /// recomended for hidden WPF controls as it is difficult to calculate their offset.</param>
        public TabbedThumbnail(Window parentWindow, UIElement windowsControl, Vector peekOffset)
        {
            if (windowsControl == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("control");
            if (parentWindow == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("parentWindow");

            WindowHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            WindowsControl = windowsControl;
            WindowsControlParentWindow = parentWindow;
            ParentWindowHandle = (new WindowInteropHelper(parentWindow)).Handle;
            PeekOffset = peekOffset;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Public Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// This event is raised when the Title property changes.
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler TitleChanged;

        /// <summary>
        /// This event is raised when the Tooltip property changes.
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler TooltipChanged;

        private string title;
        /// <summary>
        /// Title for the window shown as the taskbar thumbnail.
        /// </summary>
        public string Title
        {
            get
            {
                return title;
            }
            set
            {
                if (value != title)
                {
                    title = value;

                    if (TitleChanged != null)
                        TitleChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                }
            }
        }

        private string tooltip;
        /// <summary>
        /// Tooltip to be shown for this thumbnail on the taskbar. 
        /// By default this is full title of the window shown on the taskbar.
        /// </summary>
        public string Tooltip
        {
            get { return tooltip; }
            set
            {
                if (value != tooltip)
                {
                    tooltip = value;

                    if (TooltipChanged != null)
                        TooltipChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                }
            }
        }

        internal Icon Icon
        {
            get;
            private set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the window icon for this thumbnail preview
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="icon">System.Drawing.Icon for the window/control associated with this preview</param>
        public void SetWindowIcon(Icon icon)
        {
            Icon = icon;

            // If we have a TaskbarWindow assigned, set its icon
            if (TaskbarWindow != null && TaskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow != null)
                TaskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow.Icon = Icon;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the window icon for this thumbnail preview
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hIcon">Icon handle (hIcon) for the window/control associated with this preview</param>
        /// <remarks>This method will not release the icon handle. It is the caller's responsibility to release the icon handle.</remarks>
        public void SetWindowIcon(IntPtr hIcon)
        {
            if (hIcon != IntPtr.Zero)
                Icon = System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(hIcon);
            else
                Icon = null;

            // If we have a TaskbarWindow assigned, set it's icon
            if (TaskbarWindow != null && TaskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow != null)
                TaskbarWindow.TabbedThumbnailProxyWindow.Icon = Icon;
        }

        private Rectangle? clippingRectangle;
        /// <summary>
        /// Specifies that only a portion of the window's client area
        /// should be used in the window's thumbnail.
        /// <para>A value of null will clear the clipping area and use the default thumbnail.</para>
        /// </summary>
        public Rectangle? ClippingRectangle
        {
            get { return clippingRectangle; }
            set
            {
                clippingRectangle = value;

                // The user has updated the clipping region, so invalidate our existing preview
                if (TaskbarWindowManager.Instance != null)
                    TaskbarWindowManager.Instance.InvalidatePreview(this.TaskbarWindow);
            }
        }

        internal IntPtr CurrentHBitmap
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Override the thumbnail and peek bitmap. 
        /// By providing this bitmap manually, Thumbnail Window manager will provide the 
        /// Desktop Window Manager (DWM) this bitmap instead of rendering one automatically.
        /// Use this property to update the bitmap whenever the control is updated and the user
        /// needs to be shown a new thumbnail on the taskbar preview (or aero peek).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bitmap">The image to use.</param>
        /// <remarks>
        /// If the bitmap doesn't have the right dimensions, the DWM may scale it or not 
        /// render certain areas as appropriate - it is the user's responsibility
        /// to render a bitmap with the proper dimensions.
        /// </remarks>
        public void SetImage(Bitmap bitmap)
        {
            if (bitmap != null)
            {
                SetImage(bitmap.GetHbitmap());
            }
            else
            {
                SetImage(IntPtr.Zero);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Override the thumbnail and peek bitmap. 
        /// By providing this bitmap manually, Thumbnail Window manager will provide the 
        /// Desktop Window Manager (DWM) this bitmap instead of rendering one automatically.
        /// Use this property to update the bitmap whenever the control is updated and the user
        /// needs to be shown a new thumbnail on the taskbar preview (or aero peek).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bitmapSource">The image to use.</param>
        /// <remarks>
        /// If the bitmap doesn't have the right dimensions, the DWM may scale it or not 
        /// render certain areas as appropriate - it is the user's responsibility
        /// to render a bitmap with the proper dimensions.
        /// </remarks>
        public void SetImage(BitmapSource bitmapSource)
        {
            if (bitmapSource == null)
            {
                SetImage(IntPtr.Zero);
                return;
            }

            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                BmpBitmapEncoder encoder = new BmpBitmapEncoder();
                encoder.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(bitmapSource));
                encoder.Save(memoryStream);
                memoryStream.Position = 0;
                Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(memoryStream);
                if (bmp != null)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        SetImage(bmp.GetHbitmap());
                    }
                    finally
                    {
                        //Delete the bitmap
                        bmp.Dispose();
                        bmp = null;
                    }
                }
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Override the thumbnail and peek bitmap. 
        /// By providing this bitmap manually, Thumbnail Window manager will provide the 
        /// Desktop Window Manager (DWM) this bitmap instead of rendering one automatically.
        /// Use this property to update the bitmap whenever the control is updated and the user
        /// needs to be shown a new thumbnail on the taskbar preview (or aero peek).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hBitmap">A bitmap handle for the image to use.
        /// <para>When the TabbedThumbnail is finalized, this class will delete the provided hBitmap.</para></param>
        /// <remarks>
        /// If the bitmap doesn't have the right dimensions, the DWM may scale it or not 
        /// render certain areas as appropriate - it is the user's responsibility
        /// to render a bitmap with the proper dimensions.
        /// </remarks>
        internal void SetImage(IntPtr hBitmap)
        {
             
            // Before we set a new bitmap, dispose the old one
            if (CurrentHBitmap != IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                ShellNativeMethods.DeleteObject(CurrentHBitmap);
            }
            
            // Set the new bitmap
            CurrentHBitmap = hBitmap;

            // Let DWM know to invalidate its cached thumbnail/preview and ask us for a new one (i.e. the one
            // user just updated)
            if (TaskbarWindowManager.Instance != null)
                TaskbarWindowManager.Instance.InvalidatePreview(TaskbarWindow);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Specifies whether a standard window frame will be displayed
        /// around the bitmap.  If the bitmap represents a top-level window,
        /// you would probably set this flag to <b>true</b>.  If the bitmap
        /// represents a child window (or a frameless window), you would
        /// probably set this flag to <b>false</b>.
        /// </summary>
        public bool DisplayFrameAroundBitmap
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Invalidate any existing thumbnail preview. Calling this method
        /// will force DWM to request a new bitmap next time user previews the thumbnails
        /// or requests Aero peek preview.
        /// </summary>
        public void InvalidatePreview()
        {
            // invalidate the thumbnail bitmap
            if (TaskbarWindowManager.Instance != null)
            {
                SetImage(IntPtr.Zero);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the offset used for displaying the peek bitmap. This setting is
        /// recomended for hidden WPF controls as it is difficult to calculate their offset.
        /// </summary>
        public Vector? PeekOffset
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Events


        /// <summary>
        /// The event that occurs when a tab is closed on the taskbar thumbnail preview.
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler<TabbedThumbnailEventArgs> TabbedThumbnailClosed;

        /// <summary>
        /// The event that occurs when a tab is maximized via the taskbar thumbnail preview (context menu).
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler<TabbedThumbnailEventArgs> TabbedThumbnailMaximized;

        /// <summary>
        /// The event that occurs when a tab is minimized via the taskbar thumbnail preview (context menu).
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler<TabbedThumbnailEventArgs> TabbedThumbnailMinimized;

        /// <summary>
        /// The event that occurs when a tab is activated (clicked) on the taskbar thumbnail preview.
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler<TabbedThumbnailEventArgs> TabbedThumbnailActivated;

        /// <summary>
        /// The event that occurs when a thumbnail or peek bitmap is requested by the user.
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler<TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequestedEventArgs> TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequested;


        internal void OnTabbedThumbnailMaximized()
        {
            if (TabbedThumbnailMaximized != null)
            {
                TabbedThumbnailMaximized(this, GetTabbedThumbnailEventArgs());
            }
            else
            {
                // No one is listening to these events.
                // Forward the message to the main window
                CoreNativeMethods.SendMessage(ParentWindowHandle, TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.WM_SYSCOMMAND, new IntPtr(TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.SC_MAXIMIZE), IntPtr.Zero);
            }
        }

        internal void OnTabbedThumbnailMinimized()
        {
            if (TabbedThumbnailMinimized != null)
                TabbedThumbnailMinimized(this, GetTabbedThumbnailEventArgs());
            else
            {
                // No one is listening to these events.
                // Forward the message to the main window
                CoreNativeMethods.SendMessage(ParentWindowHandle, TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.WM_SYSCOMMAND, new IntPtr(TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.SC_MINIMIZE), IntPtr.Zero);
            }

        }

        internal void OnTabbedThumbnailClosed()
        {
            if (TabbedThumbnailClosed != null)
                TabbedThumbnailClosed(this, GetTabbedThumbnailEventArgs());
            else
            {
                // No one is listening to these events.
                // Forward the message to the main window
                CoreNativeMethods.SendMessage(ParentWindowHandle, TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.WM_NCDESTROY, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
            }

            // Remove it from the internal list as well as the taskbar
            TaskbarManager.Instance.TabbedThumbnail.RemoveThumbnailPreview(this);
        }

        internal void OnTabbedThumbnailActivated()
        {
            if (TabbedThumbnailActivated != null)
                TabbedThumbnailActivated(this, GetTabbedThumbnailEventArgs());
            else
            {
                // No one is listening to these events.
                // Forward the message to the main window
                CoreNativeMethods.SendMessage(ParentWindowHandle, TabbedThumbnailNativeMethods.WM_ACTIVATEAPP, new IntPtr(1), new IntPtr(Thread.CurrentThread.GetHashCode()));
            }
        }

        internal void OnTabbedThumbnailBitmapRequested()
        {
            if (TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequested != null)
            {
                TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequestedEventArgs eventArgs = null;

                if (this.WindowHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
                    eventArgs = new TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequestedEventArgs(this.WindowHandle, this);
                else if (this.WindowsControl != null)
                    eventArgs = new TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequestedEventArgs(this.WindowsControl, this);

                TabbedThumbnailBitmapRequested(this, eventArgs);
            }
        }

        private TabbedThumbnailEventArgs GetTabbedThumbnailEventArgs()
        {
            TabbedThumbnailEventArgs eventArgs = null;

            if (this.WindowHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
                eventArgs = new TabbedThumbnailEventArgs(this.WindowHandle, this);
            else if (this.WindowsControl != null)
                eventArgs = new TabbedThumbnailEventArgs(this.WindowsControl, this);
                
            return eventArgs;
        }

        #endregion

        #region IDisposable Members

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        ~TabbedThumbnail()
        {
            Dispose(false);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Release the native objects.
        /// </summary>
        public void Dispose()
        {
            Dispose(true);
            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Release the native objects.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing"></param>
        public void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing)
            {
                taskbarWindow = null;

                if (Icon != null)
                    Icon.Dispose();
                Icon = null;

                title = null;
                tooltip = null;
                WindowsControl = null;
            }

            if (CurrentHBitmap != IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                ShellNativeMethods.DeleteObject(CurrentHBitmap);
                CurrentHBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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