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Add ability to use either Platform or Emulator
DDH69 Mar 10, 2025
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Configuration file for DOFConnect
DDH69 Mar 10, 2025
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions DOFConnect.json
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{
"CategorySource": "Emulator"
}
78 changes: 53 additions & 25 deletions Program.cs
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Expand Up @@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ namespace DOFConnect
{
using Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins;
using Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins.Data;
using System.IO.Pipes;

// Class to handle system events in LaunchBox/BigBox
using System.IO.Pipes;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Reflection;

// Class to handle system events in LaunchBox/BigBox
public partial class SystemEvents : ISystemEventsPlugin
{
string gCurrentGame = "";
string gCurrentPlatform = "platforms";
string gCurrentEmulator = "";
string gCurrentCategory = "";
Boolean UseEmulator = true;

public void OnEventRaised(string eventType)
{
// Event types : https://pluginapi.launchbox-app.com/html/3e3603e5-bab6-e510-689c-ee35c0f5f694.htm
switch (eventType)
{
case SystemEventTypes.PluginInitialized:
// Do nothing
// Load the configuration
LoadConfig();
break;
case SystemEventTypes.LaunchBoxStartupCompleted:
// Play cabinet's marquee, per the configuration
Expand All @@ -45,6 +49,23 @@ public void OnEventRaised(string eventType)
}
}

public class DOFConnectConfig
{
public string CategorySource { get; set; }
}

// Load up the configuration details
private void LoadConfig()
{
using (StreamReader r = new StreamReader(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)+"\\DOFConnect.json"))
{
string json = r.ReadToEnd();
DOFConnectConfig config = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DOFConnectConfig>(json);
if (config.CategorySource == "Platform") UseEmulator = false;
sendMsg($"INFO=DOFConnect v3 category set to {config.CategorySource}");
}
}

// Helper method to handle selection changes
private void HandleSelectionChanged()
{
Expand All @@ -59,29 +80,36 @@ private void HandleSelectionChanged()
if (gCurrentGame != CleanGameName(game.ApplicationPath))
{
gCurrentGame = CleanGameName(game.ApplicationPath);
gCurrentEmulator = emulator.Title;
sendMenuRom(gCurrentEmulator, gCurrentGame);
if (UseEmulator)
{
gCurrentCategory = emulator.Title;
}
else
{
gCurrentCategory = game.Platform;
}
sendMenuRom(gCurrentCategory, gCurrentGame);
}
}
else
{
if (selectedPlatform != null)
{
// If platform is not null, then we just selected a platform
// If we changed platform
if (gCurrentPlatform != selectedPlatform.Name)
{
gCurrentPlatform = selectedPlatform.Name;
if (selectedGames != null)
{
sendMenuRom(gCurrentPlatform, gCurrentGame);
}
else
{
// No game selected? Then display platform's marquee
sendMenuRom("platforms", gCurrentPlatform);
}
}
{
if (selectedPlatform != null)
{
// If platform is not null, then we just selected a platform
// If we changed platform
if (gCurrentPlatform != selectedPlatform.Name)
{
gCurrentPlatform = selectedPlatform.Name;
if (selectedGames != null)
{
sendMenuRom(gCurrentPlatform, gCurrentGame);
}
else
{
// No game selected? Then display platform's marquee
sendMenuRom("platforms", gCurrentPlatform);
}
}
}
}

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