StswExpress 0.20.0

StswExpress

A modern WPF library for .NET 8.0, offering enhanced controls, tools, and customization options for building responsive and feature-rich desktop applications.

Features

Controls

StswExpress provides a wide range of controls, many inspired by WinUI 3, as well as WPF controls with enhanced styling and functionalities. Here's a breakdown:

• Buttons: StswButton, StswDropButton, StswHyperlinkButton, StswRadioButton, StswRepeatButton, StswSplitButton, StswToggleButton
• Charts: StswChartColumns, StswChartLegend, StswChartPie
• Colors: StswColorBox, StswColorPicker, StswColorSelector
• DataGrids: StswDataGrid, StswDataPager
• Date & Time: StswCalendar, StswDatePicker, StswTimePicker, StswTimerControl
• Dialogs: StswContentDialog, StswMessageDialog
• Filters: StswFilterBox, StswFilterTags
• Input: StswAdaptiveBox, StswNumberBox, StswPasswordBox, StswRatingControl, StswSlider, StswTextBox, StswTextEditor
• Layout: StswBorder, StswExpander, StswGroupBox, StswSeparator, StswTimedSwitch, StswToolBar, StswZoomControl
• Media: StswImage, StswMediaPlayer
• Navigation: StswMenu, StswMenuItem, StswNavigation, StswNavigationElement, StswTabControl, StswTabItem
• Panels: StswDynamicGrid, StswGrid, StswGridSplitter, StswLabelPanel, StswSidePanel
• Paths: StswPathPicker, StswPathTree
• Scrollers: StswDirectionView, StswScrollBar, StswScrollView
• Selectors: StswComboBox, StswDragBox, StswFlipView, StswListBox, StswListView, StswSegment, StswSelectionBox, StswTreeView
• Status & Info: StswInfoBadge, StswInfoBar, StswInfoPanel, StswProgressBar, StswProgressRing, StswStatusBar, StswToaster
• Sub-controls: StswSubButton, StswSubCheck, StswSubDrop, StswSubError, StswSubLabel, StswSubRadio, StswSubRepeater, StswSubSelector
• Toggles: StswCheckBox, StswRadioBox, StswToggleSwitch
• Typography: StswIcon, StswLabel, StswOutlinedText, StswSpinner, StswText
• Windowing: StswContextMenu, StswNotifyIcon, StswPopup, StswToolTip, StswWindow, StswWindowBar

Utilities & Enhancements

The Utils namespace in StswExpress provides a comprehensive set of tools to simplify WPF development. Here's an overview of its main categories:

Bindings

Tools to extend and enhance WPF bindings, including utilities for proxying, triggering, and monitoring bindings.
Examples: StswBindingProxy, StswBindingTrigger.

Collections

Custom collection types and utilities for advanced data handling, such as observable collections, enhanced views, and dictionaries.
Examples: StswObservableCollection, StswObservableDictionary.

Commands

Command implementations for MVVM, supporting asynchronous, cancellable, and pausable commands.
Examples: StswAsyncCommand, StswCommand.

Comparers

Custom comparers for advanced sorting and comparison needs, including natural string comparison.
Example: StswNaturalStringComparer.

Converters

Value converters for common scenarios like boolean logic, color manipulation, formatting, and more.
Examples: StswBoolConverter, StswColorConverter, StswIfElseConverter.

Databases

Helpers for working with databases, including connection factories, query helpers, and configuration tools.
Examples: StswDatabaseHelper, StswSqlConnectionFactory.

Events

Classes and arguments for handling events, particularly for value change notifications.
Example: StswValueChangedEventArgs.

Export

Utilities for exporting data with support for customization via attributes and parameters.
Examples: StswExport, StswExportAttribute.

Helpers

General-purpose utilities for calculations, cloning, and object mapping.
Examples: StswCalculator, StswMapping.

Logging

An integrated logging system for debugging and monitoring, with configurable logging behavior.
Examples: StswLog, StswLogConfig.

Mailboxes

Email management tools for sending and handling emails directly from the application.
Examples: StswMailboxes, StswMailboxModel.

Markup Extensions

Extensions to enhance XAML development, such as dynamic resource binding and enum-to-list conversion.
Examples: StswDynamicColorExtension, StswEnumToListExtension.

Messengers

A lightweight messaging system for inter-component communication.
Example: StswMessanger.

Stores

State management tools for handling application data and refresh operations.
Examples: StswStoreBase, StswRefreshBlocker.

Translator

Localization tools to manage translations and bind them easily in XAML.
Examples: StswTranslator, StswTranslateExtension.

Miscellaneous

A variety of utilities including extensions, icons, observable objects, and security tools.
Examples: StswExtensions, StswIcons, StswObservableObject.

These tools provide essential building blocks for streamlining WPF application development, making it easier to build robust, scalable, and maintainable projects.

Licensing & Acknowledgments

• Icons: The icons in StswIcons are sourced from Material Design Icons.

Get Started

You can find StswExpress on NuGet here.

For more details and the full changelog, click here.