V 1.5.1 - Performance Improvements

Author: PeterStrick

ViVeTool-GUI.sln

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
 		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
 		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
 		{7E667325-4E6F-49E0-A7A8-52E4B95FBB4A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU

vivetool-gui/GUI.Designer.vb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 '
 'You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 'along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-Imports AutoUpdaterDotNET, Newtonsoft.Json.Linq, Telerik.WinControls.Data, Albacore.ViVe, System.Runtime.InteropServices, Telerik.WinControls.UI
+Imports AutoUpdaterDotNET, Newtonsoft.Json.Linq, Albacore.ViVe, System.Runtime.InteropServices, Telerik.WinControls.UI
 
 ''' <summary>
 ''' ViVeTool GUI
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Public Class GUI
     Private Const WM_SYSCOMMAND As Integer = &H112
     Private Const MF_STRING As Integer = &H0
     Private Const MF_SEPARATOR As Integer = &H800
-    Dim TempJSONUsedInDevelopment As String = "{
+    ReadOnly TempJSONUsedInDevelopment As String = "{
   ""sha"": ""afeb63367f1bd15d63cfe30541a9a6ee51b940dd"",
   ""url"": ""https://api.github.com/repos/riverar/mach2/git/trees/afeb63367f1bd15d63cfe30541a9a6ee51b940dd"",
   ""tree"": [
@@ -101,14 +101,29 @@ Public Class GUI
     ''' <param name="sender">Default sender Object</param>
     ''' <param name="e">Default EventArgs</param>
     Private Sub GUI_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
+        'Make a Background Thread that handles Background Tasks
+        Dim BackgroundThread As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf BackgroundTasks) With {
+            .IsBackground = True
+        }
+        BackgroundThread.SetApartmentState(Threading.ApartmentState.STA)
+        BackgroundThread.Start()
+
+        'Disable the close button in the search row
+        RGV_MainGridView.MasterView.TableSearchRow.ShowCloseButton = False
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Background Tasks to be executed in a Thread
+    ''' </summary>
+    Private Sub BackgroundTasks()
         'Check for Updates
         AutoUpdater.Start("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PeterStrick/ViVeTool-GUI/master/UpdaterXML.xml")
 
         'Populate the Build Combo Box
         PopulateBuildComboBox()
 
-        'Disable the close button in the search row
-        RGV_MainGridView.MasterView.TableSearchRow.ShowCloseButton = False
+        'Set Ready Label
+        Invoke(Sub() RLE_StatusLabel.Text = "Ready. Select a build from the Combo Box to get started, or alternatively press F12 to manually change a Feature.")
     End Sub
 
     ''' <summary>
@@ -367,7 +382,7 @@ Public Class GUI
             IO.File.Delete(path)
 
             'Enable Grouping
-            Dim LineGroup As New GroupDescriptor()
+            Dim LineGroup As New Telerik.WinControls.Data.GroupDescriptor()
             LineGroup.GroupNames.Add("FeatureInfo", System.ComponentModel.ListSortDirection.Ascending)
             Invoke(Sub() Me.RGV_MainGridView.GroupDescriptors.Add(LineGroup))
         Else

vivetool-gui/GUI.vb

@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
 ' by using the '*' as shown below:
 ' <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")> 
 
-<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.5.0.0")>
-<Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.5.0.0")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.5.1.0")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.5.1.0")>

vivetool-gui/My Project/AssemblyInfo.vb

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU'">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU'">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -80,16 +82,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xaml" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Telerik.WinControls, Version=2021.3.1109.40, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5bb2a467cbec794e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik UI for WinForms R3 2021\Bin40\Telerik.WinControls.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -108,15 +103,11 @@
       <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik UI for WinForms R3 2021\Bin40\TelerikCommon.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
     <Import Include="System" />
-    <Import Include="System.Collections" />
     <Import Include="System.Collections.Generic" />
-    <Import Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Import Include="System.Linq" />
     <Import Include="System.Net" />
     <Import Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>