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Integrating Crash Reporting into Your Application - A Beginners Tutorial

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This article shows how to use CrashRpt error reporting library with an MFC application
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#include "stdafx.h"
#include "ProgressDlg.h"
#include "Utility.h"
#include "CrashInfoReader.h"


LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnInitDialog(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM /*wParam*/, LPARAM /*lParam*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{   
    // Check if current UI language is an RTL language
    CString sRTL = Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("Settings"), _T("RTLReading"));
    if(sRTL.CompareNoCase(_T("1"))==0)
    {
        // Mirror this window
        Utility::SetLayoutRTL(m_hWnd);
    }

    HICON hIcon = NULL;

    // Try to load custom icon
    hIcon = g_CrashInfo.GetCustomIcon();
    // If there is no custom icon, load the default one
    if(hIcon==NULL)
        hIcon = ::LoadIcon(_Module.GetResourceInstance(), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MAINFRAME));

    // Set dialog icon
    SetIcon(hIcon, FALSE);
    SetIcon(hIcon, TRUE);

    // Set status test
    m_statText = GetDlgItem(IDC_TEXT);
    m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CollectingCrashInfo")));        

    // Set progress bar style
    m_prgProgress = GetDlgItem(IDC_PROGRESS);  
    m_prgProgress.SetRange(0, 100);
    m_prgProgress.ModifyStyle(0, PBS_MARQUEE);

    // Set up list view
    m_listView = GetDlgItem(IDC_LIST); 
    m_listView.SetExtendedListViewStyle(LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT, LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT);
    m_listView.InsertColumn(0, _T("Status"), LVCFMT_LEFT, 2048);

    // Set up Cancel button
    m_btnCancel = GetDlgItem(IDCANCEL);
    m_btnCancel.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Cancel")));

    m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE;
    m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF;  

    // Init dialog resize functionality
    DlgResize_Init();

    return TRUE;
}

LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnClose(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM /*wParam*/, LPARAM /*lParam*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{    
    if(m_ActionOnClose==CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT)
    {
        // Hide this window smoothly
        AnimateWindow(m_hWnd, 200, AW_HIDE|AW_BLEND); 

        // Request parent window to close
        HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);
        ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
        return 0;
    }
    else if(m_ActionOnClose==CLOSE_MYSELF)
    {
        // Hide this window smoothly
        AnimateWindow(m_hWnd, 200, AW_HIDE|AW_BLEND); 	  
        return 0;
    }

    return 0;
}


LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnCancel(WORD /*wNotifyCode*/, WORD /*wID*/, HWND /*hWndCtl*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{ 
    if(m_ActionOnCancel==CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT)
    {
        // Hide this window smoothly
        AnimateWindow(m_hWnd, 200, AW_HIDE|AW_BLEND); 

        // Request parent window to close
        HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);
        ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
        return 0;
    }
    else if(m_ActionOnCancel==CLOSE_MYSELF)
    {
        // Hide this window smoothly
        AnimateWindow(m_hWnd, 200, AW_HIDE|AW_BLEND); 	  
        return 0;
    }

    // Start cancelling the worker thread
    g_ErrorReportSender.Cancel();  

    // Disable Cancel button
    m_btnCancel.EnableWindow(0);

    return 0;
}

void CProgressDlg::Start(BOOL bCollectInfo, BOOL bMakeVisible)
{ 
    // Set up correct dialog caption
    if(bCollectInfo)
    {
        CString sCaption;
        sCaption.Format(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("DlgCaption2")), g_CrashInfo.m_sAppName);
        SetWindowText(sCaption);    
    }
    else
    {
        CString sCaption;
        sCaption.Format(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("DlgCaption")), g_CrashInfo.m_sAppName);
        SetWindowText(sCaption);    
    }

    // Show the window on top of other windows
    SetWindowPos(HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOSIZE);

    // Center the dialog on the screen
    CenterWindow();

    if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSilentMode && bMakeVisible)
    {
        ShowWindow(SW_SHOW); 
        SetFocus();    
    }

    if(!bCollectInfo)
    {
        SetTimer(1, 3000); // Hide this dialog in 3 sec.
    }

    SetTimer(0, 200); // Update this dialog each 200 ms.

    m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE;
}

void CProgressDlg::Stop()
{
    // Stop timers
    KillTimer(0);
    KillTimer(1);
}

LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnTimer(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM /*lParam*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{
    WORD wTimerId = (WORD)wParam;

    if(wTimerId==0) // Dialog update timer
    {
        // Get current progress
        int nProgressPct = 0;
        std::vector<CString> messages;
        g_ErrorReportSender.GetStatus(nProgressPct, messages);

        // Update progress bar
        m_prgProgress.SetPos(nProgressPct);

        int attempt = 0; // Sending attempt

        // Walk through incoming messages and look for special commands
        unsigned i;
        for(i=0; i<messages.size(); i++)
        {  
            if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[creating_dump]"))==0)
            { 
                // Creating minidump
                m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE;
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;
                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CollectingCrashInfo")));        
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[copying_files]"))==0)
            { 
                // Copying files
                m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE;
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;
                // Remove marquee style from progress bar
                m_prgProgress.ModifyStyle(PBS_MARQUEE, 0);        
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[confirm_send_report]"))==0)
            {
                // User should consent to send error report
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;

                if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSilentMode)
                    ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);

                HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);        
                ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_COMPLETECOLLECT, 0, 0);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[exporting_report]"))==0)
            {
                // Exporting error report as a ZIP archive
                m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE;
                m_ActionOnClose = DONT_CLOSE;
                CString sCaption;
                sCaption.Format(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("DlgCaptionExport")), g_CrashInfo.m_sAppName);
                SetWindowText(sCaption);    

                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CompressingFiles")));        

                m_btnCancel.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Cancel")));

                ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[end_exporting_report_ok]"))==0)
            { 
                // End exporting error report
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[end_exporting_report_failed]"))==0)
            { 
                // Failed to export error report
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("ExportedWithErrors")));        
                m_btnCancel.EnableWindow(1);
                m_btnCancel.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Close")));
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[compressing_files]"))==0)
            {         
                // Compressing error report files
                m_ActionOnCancel = DONT_CLOSE; 
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CompressingFiles")));        
                m_btnCancel.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Cancel")));
            }      
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[end_compressing_files]"))==0)
            { 
                // File compression finished
                if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSendErrorReport && g_CrashInfo.m_bStoreZIPArchives)
                {
                    m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                    m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF;
                    HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);        
                    ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
                }
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[status_success]"))==0)
            {         
                // Error report has been delivered ok
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;        
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;        
                HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);        
                ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[status_failed]"))==0)
            {         
                // Error report delivery has failed
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;        
                KillTimer(1);
                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CompletedWithErrors")));

                m_btnCancel.EnableWindow(1);
                m_btnCancel.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Close")));

                if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSilentMode)
                    ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);        
                else
                {
                    HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);        
                    ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);        
                }
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[exit_silently]"))==0)
            {         
                // Silent exit
                m_ActionOnCancel = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;
                m_ActionOnClose = CLOSE_MYSELF_AND_PARENT;
                KillTimer(1);        
                HWND hWndParent = ::GetParent(m_hWnd);        
                ::PostMessage(hWndParent, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[cancelled_by_user]"))==0)
            { 
                // The operation was cancelled by user
                m_statText.SetWindowText(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("Cancelling")));
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[sending_attempt]"))==0)
            {
                // Trying to send error report using another transport
                attempt ++;      
                CString str;
                str.Format(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("StatusText")), attempt);
                m_statText.SetWindowText(str);
            }
            else if(messages[i].CompareNoCase(_T("[confirm_launch_email_client]"))==0)
            {       
                // User should confirm he allows to launch email client
                KillTimer(1);        
                if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSilentMode)
                {
                    ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

                    DWORD dwFlags = 0;
                    CString sRTL = Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("Settings"), _T("RTLReading"));
                    if(sRTL.CompareNoCase(_T("1"))==0)
                        dwFlags = MB_RTLREADING;

                    CString sMailClientName;        
                    CMailMsg::DetectMailClient(sMailClientName);
                    CString msg;
                    msg.Format(Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("ConfirmLaunchEmailClient")), sMailClientName);

                    CString sCaption = Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("DlgCaption"));
                    CString sTitle;
                    sTitle.Format(sCaption, g_CrashInfo.m_sAppName);
                    INT_PTR result = MessageBox(msg, 
                        sTitle,
                        MB_OKCANCEL|MB_ICONQUESTION|dwFlags);

                    g_ErrorReportSender.FeedbackReady(result==IDOK?0:1);       
                    ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
                }
                else
                { 
                    // In silent mode, assume user provides his/her consent
                    g_ErrorReportSender.FeedbackReady(0);       
                }        
            }

            // Ensure the last item is visible
            int count = m_listView.GetItemCount();
            int indx = m_listView.InsertItem(count, messages[i]);
            m_listView.EnsureVisible(indx, TRUE);

        }
    }
    else if(wTimerId==1) // The timer that hides this window
    {
        if(!g_CrashInfo.m_bSilentMode)
            AnimateWindow(m_hWnd, 200, AW_HIDE|AW_BLEND); 
        KillTimer(1);
    }

    return 0;
}

LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnListRClick(int /*idCtrl*/, LPNMHDR pnmh, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{  
    LPNMITEMACTIVATE lpnmitem = (LPNMITEMACTIVATE) pnmh;

    POINT pt;
    GetCursorPos(&pt);

    CMenu popup_menu;
    popup_menu.LoadMenu(IDR_POPUPMENU);

    CMenu submenu = popup_menu.GetSubMenu(0);  

    if(lpnmitem->iItem<0)
    {    
        submenu.EnableMenuItem(ID_MENU1_COPYSEL, MF_BYCOMMAND|MF_GRAYED);
    }

    CString sCopySelLines = Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CopySelectedLines"));
    CString sCopyWholeLog = Utility::GetINIString(g_CrashInfo.m_sLangFileName, _T("ProgressDlg"), _T("CopyTheWholeLog"));

    MENUITEMINFO mii;
    memset(&mii, 0, sizeof(MENUITEMINFO));
    mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO);
    mii.fMask = MIIM_STRING;

    mii.dwTypeData = sCopySelLines.GetBuffer(0);
    mii.cch = sCopySelLines.GetLength();
    submenu.SetMenuItemInfo(ID_MENU1_COPYSEL, FALSE, &mii);

    mii.dwTypeData = sCopyWholeLog.GetBuffer(0);
    mii.cch = sCopyWholeLog.GetLength();
    submenu.SetMenuItemInfo(ID_MENU1_COPYLOG, FALSE, &mii);

    submenu.TrackPopupMenu(TPM_LEFTALIGN, pt.x, pt.y, m_hWnd); 
    return 0;
}

LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnCopySel(WORD /*wNotifyCode*/, WORD /*wID*/, HWND /*hWndCtl*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{
    CString sData;
    int i;
    for(i=0; i<m_listView.GetItemCount(); i++)
    {
        DWORD dwState = m_listView.GetItemState(i, LVIS_SELECTED);
        if(dwState==0)
            continue;

        TCHAR buf[4096];
        buf[0]=0;
        int n = m_listView.GetItemText(i, 0, buf, 4095);
        sData += CString(buf,n);
        sData += "\r\n";
    }

    SetClipboard(sData);  

    return 0;
}

LRESULT CProgressDlg::OnCopyLog(WORD /*wNotifyCode*/, WORD /*wID*/, HWND /*hWndCtl*/, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
{
    CString sData;
    int i;
    for(i=0; i<m_listView.GetItemCount(); i++)
    {
        TCHAR buf[4096];
        buf[0]=0;
        int n = m_listView.GetItemText(i, 0, buf, 4095);
        sData += CString(buf,n);
        sData += "\r\n";
    }

    SetClipboard(sData);  

    return 0;
}

int CProgressDlg::SetClipboard(CString& sData)
{
    if (OpenClipboard())
    {
        EmptyClipboard();
        HGLOBAL hClipboardData;
        DWORD dwSize = (sData.GetLength()+1)*sizeof(TCHAR);
        hClipboardData = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_DDESHARE, dwSize);
        TCHAR* pszData = (TCHAR*)GlobalLock(hClipboardData);
        if(pszData!=NULL)
        {      
            _TCSNCPY_S(pszData, dwSize/sizeof(TCHAR), sData, sData.GetLength()*sizeof(TCHAR));
            GlobalUnlock(hClipboardData);
#ifdef _UNICODE
            SetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT, hClipboardData);
#else
            SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hClipboardData);    
#endif
            CloseClipboard();
            return 0;
        }
        CloseClipboard();
    }

    return 1;
}

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