Interface for creating TC plugins using .NET Framework

[OlegY]

I provide new interface to create any type of Total Commander plugins using .NET Framework.

Link on totalcmd.net : http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/TCdotNetInterface.html

Project is Open-Source, under MIT license.

Project's page on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcdotnetinterface/
Full source code on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/p/tcdotnetinterface/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/

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[Samuel]

It misses the Quicksearch Plugin type: "tcmatch.dll"

Currently implementing the 2 funktions:
int __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* wcFilter,WCHAR* wcFilename);
int __stdcall MatchGetSetOptions(int Status);

Example plugin: http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=22592&start=0

I consider using this. Thank you.

[OlegY]

Samuel,
Do you suggest me to add QuickSearch plugin features to the provided .NET Interface?
If yes - where can I find detail description for QiuckSerach interface?

[Samuel]

Samuel,
Do you suggest me to add QuickSearch plugin features to the provided .NET Interface?
If yes - where can I find detail description for QiuckSerach interface?

@OlegY:
Yes, this is exactly what I am proposing. (And I consider to use it myself)
The QuickSearch plugin consists of the file "tcmatch.dll" ("tcmatch64.dll") that is placed in the Total Commander folder.

Currently the interface consists only of the 2 functions:
int __stdcall MatchGetSetOptions(int Status);
int __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* wcFilter,WCHAR* wcFilename);

Current "documentation":
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=174843#174843
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=173110#173110

For more you could search for tcmatch.dll in the forum.

@Christian:
Probably you should provide a short documentation, like for the other plugins.

[OlegY]

Samuel,
Interface for MatchFileW in Ghisler's topic
BOOL __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* Filter,WCHAR* FileName);
differs from yours
int __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* wcFilter,WCHAR* wcFilename);

What result type is right: [b]int[/b] or [b]BOOL[/b]?

[Samuel]

Samuel,
Interface for MatchFileW in Ghisler's topic
BOOL __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* Filter,WCHAR* FileName);
differs from yours
int __stdcall MatchFileW(WCHAR* wcFilter,WCHAR* wcFilename);

What result type is right: int or BOOL?

I know, that "int" works, as I use it in my plugin. (I return 0 or 1 only)
However, Christians plugin should work too and there is no reason to use int, so I would prefer bool there.

[tbeu]

Types int and BOOL are equal, from WinDef.h:

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typedef int                 BOOL;

but different from bool.

[Samuel]

Types int and BOOL are equal, from WinDef.h:

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typedef int                 BOOL;

but different from bool.

Thanks for clarifying. Sounds reasonable.

[OlegY]

Samuel,
Support for QuickSearch plugins was added to release 1.1.
Please look for release and sources on SourceForge project page.

[OlegY]

2015-02-16 Release version 1.2

Added: Lister plugins with WPF user interface.
Fixed: Incorrect work with managed plugins created with .NET Framework 4.0 and higher (CLR4).
Added: Sample lister plugin with WPF user interface.
Added: Sample FS and lister plugins for CLR4.

[JordanBauer009]

Awesome! Thanks for the new interface. Makes my life much easier.

[OlegY]

Release version 1.3

Added: Lister plugins - send TC Lister shortcuts to parent window.
Fixed: Lifetime cycle problem with some plugin types.
Updated: WrapperBuilder now builds both 32- and 64-bit wrappers in one call.