#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
* Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
*
* This file is part of HeuristicLab.
*
* HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with HeuristicLab. If not, see .
*/
#endregion
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace HeuristicLab.Core {
///
/// Static helper class.
///
public static class Auxiliary {
#region Cloning
///
/// Clones the given (deep clone).
///
/// Checks before clone if object has not already been cloned.
/// The object to clone.
/// A dictionary of all already cloned objects. (Needed to avoid cycles.)
/// The cloned object.
public static object Clone(IStorable obj, IDictionary clonedObjects) {
object clone;
if (clonedObjects.TryGetValue(obj.Guid, out clone))
return clone;
else
return obj.Clone(clonedObjects);
}
#endregion
#region Error Messages
///
/// Shows an error message box with a given error and an OK-Button.
///
/// The error message to display.
public static void ShowErrorMessageBox(string message) {
MessageBox.Show(message,
"Error",
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
///
/// Shows an error message box with a given exception and an OK-Button.
///
/// The exception to display.
public static void ShowErrorMessageBox(Exception ex) {
MessageBox.Show(BuildErrorMessage(ex),
"Error - " + ex.GetType().Name,
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
///
/// Builds an error message out of an exception and formats it accordingly.
///
/// The exception to format.
/// The formated message.
private static string BuildErrorMessage(Exception ex) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("Sorry, but something went wrong!\n\n" + ex.Message + "\n\n" + ex.StackTrace);
while (ex.InnerException != null) {
ex = ex.InnerException;
sb.Append("\n\n-----\n\n" + ex.Message + "\n\n" + ex.StackTrace);
}
return sb.ToString();
}
#endregion
#region Constraint Violation Messages
///
/// Shows a warning message box with an OK-Button, indicating that the given constraints were violated and so
/// the operation could not be completed.
///
/// The constraints that could not be fulfilled.
public static void ShowConstraintViolationMessageBox(ICollection violatedConstraints) {
string message = BuildConstraintViolationMessage(violatedConstraints);
MessageBox.Show("The following constraints are violated. The operation could not be completed.\n\n" + message,
"Constraint Violation",
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
}
///
/// Shows a question message box with a yes-no option, where to choose whether to ignore
/// the given violated constraints and to complete the operation or not.
///
/// The constraints that could not be fulfilled.
/// The result of the choice ("Yes" = 6, "No" = 7).
public static DialogResult ShowIgnoreConstraintViolationMessageBox(ICollection violatedConstraints) {
string message = BuildConstraintViolationMessage(violatedConstraints);
return MessageBox.Show("The following constraints are violated. Do you want to complete the operation anyhow?\n\n" + message,
"Constraint Violation",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);
}
///
/// Builds a message out of a given collection of violated constraints,
/// including the constraints type and description.
///
/// The constraints that could not be fulfilled.
/// The message to display.
private static string BuildConstraintViolationMessage(ICollection violatedConstraints) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (IConstraint constraint in violatedConstraints) {
sb.AppendLine(constraint.GetType().Name);
sb.AppendLine(constraint.Description);
sb.AppendLine();
}
return sb.ToString();
}
#endregion
}
}