Building a Windows 8 Metro App, Part 3: Listing 4
The LocalStorage Class
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Windows.Storage;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
namespace VSMWinRTDemo.Storage
{
public class LocalStorage
{
static private Dictionary<string, object> _data = new Dictionary<string, object>();
private const string filename = "localSession.xml";
static public Dictionary<string, object> Data
{
get { return _data; }
}
static public T GetItem<T>(string key)
{
T result = default(T);
if (_data.ContainsKey(key))
{
result = (T)_data[key];
}
return result;
}
static public bool ContainsItem(string key)
{
return _data.ContainsKey(key);
}
static async public Task Save()
{
await Windows.System.Threading.ThreadPool.RunAsync((sender) =>
{
LocalStorage.SaveAsync().Wait();
}, Windows.System.Threading.WorkItemPriority.Normal);
}
static async public Task Restore()
{
await Windows.System.Threading.ThreadPool.RunAsync((sender) =>
{
LocalStorage.RestoreAsync().Wait();
}, Windows.System.Threading.WorkItemPriority.Normal);
}
static async private Task SaveAsync()
{
StorageFile sessionFile = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.CreateFileAsync(filename, CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
IRandomAccessStream sessionRandomAccess = await sessionFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite);
IOutputStream sessionOutputStream = sessionRandomAccess.GetOutputStreamAt(0);
DataContractSerializer sessionSerializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>));
sessionSerializer.WriteObject(sessionOutputStream.AsStream(), _data);
await sessionOutputStream.FlushAsync();
}
static async private Task RestoreAsync()
{
StorageFile sessionFile = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.CreateFileAsync(filename, CreationCollisionOption.OpenIfExists);
if (sessionFile == null)
{
return;
}
IInputStream sessionInputStream = await sessionFile.OpenForReadAsync();
DataContractSerializer sessionSerializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>));
_data = (Dictionary<string, object>)sessionSerializer.ReadObject(sessionInputStream.AsStream());
}
}
}
About the Author
Eric Vogel is a Senior Software Developer for Red Cedar Solutions Group in Okemos, Michigan. He is the president of the Greater Lansing User Group for .NET. Eric enjoys learning about software architecture and craftsmanship, and is always looking for ways to create more robust and testable applications. Contact him at [email protected].