Feature: Added support for SeerPro's "Track selected file" setting

[yaira2]

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• Closes #14966

Steps used to test these changes

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1. Install SeerPro
2. Confirm that the follow selection setting in SeerPro is reflected in Files
   • This setting is only detected once, Files requires a restart after updating the setting in SeerPro

[yaira2]

Fyi @ccseer

[ccseer]

cool. thx.

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In src/Files.App/Services/PreviewPopupProviders/SeerProProvider.cs https://github.com/files-community/Files/pull/15339#discussion_r1595536479 :

•   		if (_isTrackSelectionSettingEnabledCache is null)
  

• 			_isTrackSelectionSettingEnabledCache = DetectTrackSelectionSetting().Result;
  

• 		return _isTrackSelectionSettingEnabledCache.Value;
  

• 	}
  

• }
  

• private Task<bool> DetectTrackSelectionSetting()
  

• {
  

• 	bool trackSelectedFile = true;
  

• 	// List of possible paths for the Seer Pro settings file
  

• 	string[] paths =
  

• 	{
  

• 		Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%USERPROFILE%\\Documents\\Seer\\uwp.ini"),
  

• 		Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%USERPROFILE%\\appdata\\Local\\Packages\\CNABA5E861-AC2A-4523-B3C1.Seer-AWindowsQuickLookTo_p7t0z30wh4868\\LocalCache\\Local\\Corey\\Seer\\uwp.ini"),
  

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[yaira2]

I tested the store version and it works correct, @ccseer can you confirm this works for the win32 version?

[ccseer]

I tested the store version and it works correct, @ccseer can you confirm this works for the win32 version?

do i need to build from the source to test? I just read the code, the default path for win32 is from REG, but it's not in your code. Am I missing something?

[yaira2]

I just read the code, the default path for win32 is from REG, but it's not in your code.

I didn't implement anything for the registry, I'll modify this PR to account for that possibility.

[ccseer]

1. Double Backslashes in Key Name: In the keyName variable, you've used double backslashes (\) at the beginning and within the path. When specifying registry paths in C#, you should use a single backslash () as the separator, and there's no need for leading backslashes. The correct format for the key name would be @"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Corey\Seer".
2. Registry.GetValue Usage: The Registry.GetValue method is correctly used to read a value from the registry. However, the third parameter you've passed is null, which is the default value returned if the specified valueName does not exist. If you're trying to read a boolean value named General, ensure that General is the correct name of the value you're interested in. If you're trying to read a value named tracking_file (as mentioned in your previous question), you should replace "General" with "tracking_file".
3. Return Type: The snippet ends with return Task.FromResult(true);, which suggests you want this code to be part of an asynchronous method returning a Task. However, the code snippet as provided does not include the method signature, so it's unclear how this fits into the larger context of your application.

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Win32;

public class RegistryReader
{
    public Task<bool> ReadTrackingFileValueAsync()
    {
        var keyName = @"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Corey\Seer";
        var value = Registry.GetValue(keyName, "tracking_file", null);

        if (value is not null)
        {
            // Assuming the value is stored as an integer (0 for false, non-zero for true)
            bool trackSelectedFile = Convert.ToBoolean(value);
            return Task.FromResult(trackSelectedFile);
        }
        else
        {
            // Return false or handle the case where the value does not exist
            return Task.FromResult(false);
        }
    }
}

[hishitetsu]

When I tried to test it, it crashed with the following exception:

2024-05-12 22:17:34.4955|Error|System.ArgumentException: Registry key name must start with a valid base key name. (Parameter 'keyName')
   at Microsoft.Win32.Registry.GetBaseKeyFromKeyName(String keyName, String& subKeyName)
   at Microsoft.Win32.Registry.GetValue(String keyName, String valueName, Object defaultValue)
   at Files.App.Services.PreviewPopupProviders.SeerProProvider.DetectTrackSelectionSetting()
   at Files.App.Services.PreviewPopupProviders.SeerProProvider.get_IsTrackSelectionSettingEnabled()
   at Files.App.Services.PreviewPopupProviders.SeerProProvider.SwitchPreviewAsync(String path)
   at Files.App.Actions.LaunchPreviewPopupAction.SwitchPopupPreviewAsync()
   at Files.App.Actions.LaunchPreviewPopupAction.Context_PropertyChanged(Object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c.<ThrowAsync>b__128_0(Object state)
   at Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueueSynchronizationContext.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Post>b__0()

[yaira2]

@hishitetsu can you try with the latest commit?

[yaira2]

Everything looks good from my end

[hishitetsu]

It still tracks the file regardless of the settings in my environment.

[ccseer]

the default value is true. if Seer is running, and the Key is not found, you can take it as true.

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It still tracks the file regardless of the settings in my environment.

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[yaira2]

It still tracks the file regardless of the settings in my environment.

Did you restart Files in between changing the setting?

[yaira2]

I tested with the Win32 version and confirm it's working as expected. The one thing to note is that a restart of Files is required after changing the setting in Seer.