DevCase Class Library for .NET Framework and .NET Core

Empowering Modern Rapid Application Development

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⚙️ Version History / Changelog

ℹ️ What is DevCase Class Library?

DevCase Class Library revolutionizes the landscape of software development, presenting a dynamic and comprehensive Rapid Application Development (RAD) utility framework. Designed for all kind of C# and VB.NET programmers, this cutting-edge solution expands upon the core .NET assemblies, elevating your developer toolbox to unprecedented heights.

Elevate your development with DevCase Class Library – the ultimate companion for modern-day developers. Empowered by its unparalleled capabilities, you can transform your ideas into remarkable software solutions, revolutionizing the way you approach application development. Experience the future of Rapid Application Development today.

✔️ Features

• The right tool to solve (almost) all your problems

  • The DevCase Class Library is a comprehensive collection comprising over 100 distinct library files, each tailored to provide an extensive range of capabilities across diverse scenarios.
  • With its expansive repertoire, this class library equips developers with a powerful toolkit to address a wide spectrum of requirements. Whether you’re building business applications, developing cutting-edge software solutions, or exploring innovative possibilities, the DevCase Class Library empowers you with an abundance of functionalities and features.

• For .NET Framework and .NET Core

  • This extensive collection of libraries are conveniently packaged to provide seamless support for .NET Framework 4.8 and above, as well as .NET Core 7.0 and above. This inclusive distribution ensures compatibility across various versions of the .NET platform, allowing developers to leverage the libraries’ capabilities regardless of their preferred framework.
  • Note that .NET Core support is a recent feature in DevCase Class Library and not all the functionality has been successfully ported.

• Help is right here

  • All the members within this extensive collection libraries are meticulously documented to ensure clarity and ease of use. To make complex concepts more intuitive, the documentation includes comprehensive code examples in both Vb.NET and C# in many cases. These examples serve as invaluable resources, guiding developers through the implementation of various functionalities and illustrating best practices. With this rich documentation at your disposal, you can quickly grasp the libraries’ capabilities, seamlessly integrate them into your projects, and accelerate your development process.

❤️ Benefits

• Unlock the Potential

  • With DevCase Class Library, you gain access to a vast collection of innovative and powerful APIs and extensions, meticulously crafted to streamline your development process. No longer bound by mundane and repetitive tasks, you can focus your creativity on building remarkable applications that fulfill your business or personal needs.

• Accelerate Development

  • DevCase Class Library empowers you to accomplish in few minutes what would traditionally take weeks or even months. Through its intuitive namespaces and optimized workflows, you can swiftly prototype, iterate, and deploy robust applications. Boost your productivity and stay one step ahead in today’s fast-paced world.

• Unleash Innovation

  • Fuel your imagination with the extensive capabilities of DevCase Class Library. Seamlessly integrate and leverage its advanced features to create bespoke solutions that cater to unique requirements. From responsive user interfaces to intricate backend logic, DevCase equips you with the tools to turn ambitious ideas into tangible realities.

• Maximize Efficiency

  • Experience the efficiency of DevCase’s meticulously crafted libraries. By harnessing its rich set of pre-built components, you can expedite your development cycle, reducing time and effort without compromising quality. DevCase empowers you to deliver high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications that surpass expectations.

• Seamless Integration

  • DevCase Class Library seamlessly integrates with your existing development environment, ensuring a smooth transition without disruption. Whether you’re working on new projects or enhancing legacy systems, this versatile framework harmoniously aligns with your coding practices and preferences, unleashing your full potential.

• Stay Ahead

  • In an ever-evolving technological landscape, DevCase Class Library equips you with the agility and adaptability to stay ahead of the curve. Benefit from regular updates and enhancements that keep you at the forefront of innovation, enabling you to embrace emerging trends and technologies with ease.

⚙️ Main assemblies and namespaces

Listed below are the names of the main namespaces that are shared by the 100+ library files that composes the DevCase Class Library, and a brief summary of their general purpose:

❓ But what specific things can I achieve using the DevCase Class Library?

The capabilities provided by the 100+ library files that composes the DevCase class library cannot be summarized in a few paragraphs, but here is a great list of interesting tasks that were achieved by using the members provided in the namespaces from the DevCase class library:

• A low-level keyboard hook in a event-oriented way, by using the built-in KeyboardMonitor class.
• A low-level mouse hook in a event-oriented way, by using the built-in MouseMonitor class.
• A most recent used (MRU) system for your application, by using the built-in MruUtil and MruItem classes.
• A shortcut file (.lnk) manager to create or edit shortcuts, with the built-in ShortcutFileInfo class.
• A Undo/Redo mechanism for your controls, by using the built-in UndoRedo class.
• Add a file to Microsoft Windows recent docs, pin or unpin a file into taskbar or startmenu, refresh the Explorer instances.
• Add magnetism to the borders of your user-interface window, by using the built-in WindowMagnetizer class.
• Add or remove items to windows startup, by using the built-in WinStartup class.
• Add, find, remove or edit user accounts, by using the built-in UserAccountUtil class.
• An application’s log file system, by using the built-in LogfileWriter class.
• Animate windows, center them to other windows, activate full-screen mode and other features, by using the built-in GraphicalUtil class.
• Automate external processes and windows, move or resize windows, modify text of an edit-control, flash a window, and more, by using the built-in UIAutomation class.
• Beuautify XML or JSON documents.
• Build command-line parameters for CLI applications, by using the built-in CommandlineParameter class.
• Calculate numeric percentages, determine if number is multiple by, divisible by, prime, positive, negative, and more.
• Compile C# or VB.NET projects at run-time, or single units of code.
• Convert an amount of time, from unit of time to other.
• Convert between units of the Metric System of the International System of Units (SI), by using the built-in Units class.
• Convert karaoke lyrics, by using the built-in LyricUtil class.
• Copy or rename files and fodlers, set the user-rights of a file, set file attributes, find files by patterns, compare files byte to byte, create dummy files and hard-links, and much more by using the built-in FileUtil and DirectoryUtil classes.
• Create a file splitter and a file merger, by using the built-in FileSplitter class.
• Create and edit .NET managed resources (.resx files) at run-time, by using the built-in ResXManager class.
• Create and manage INI files for your portable application, by using the built-in IniManager class.
• Create and represent file signatures, by using the built-in FileSignature class.
• Create or edit music playlists, by using the built-in PlaylistEditor class.
• Create, remove, find, backup, copy and edit registry keys or sub-trees, by using the built-in RegistryUtil class.
• Customize system cursors, wallpapers, fonts, screen saver and visual themes, by using the built-in ThemingUtil class.
• Determine if a network device or specific webpage is available.
• Dock your application window to any border of the screen or to another window, by using the built-in WindowToScreenDocker and WindowToWindowDocker classes.
• Drag controls at run-time in your user-interface, by using the built-in ControlDragger class.
• Encrypt and decrypt data, text or files, compute and compare file checksums and hashes, generate passwords; all by using the built-in CryptoUtil class.
• Extend IEnumerable types by using built-in extension-methods to find by index an element, split a collection into a number of sequences, randomize, bubble-sort, and much more.
• Format a drive, list drives of specific drive-type, get hardware identifiers (CPU, Motherdoard), print a document.
• Generate captchas for your application, by using the built-in CaptchaGenerator and Captcha classes.
• Geo-locate addresses, download files, upload to an FTP, send a mail using Gmail or Microsoft Live, create a temporary mail account, and much more.
• Get the current market price of a cryptocurrency.
• Kill or close processes by their name, do WMI queries for processes, run and wait until a process is fully loaded.
• Launch a control-panel applet, arrange desktop icons, show or hide the desktop or taskbar.
• Let the end-user select and capture a region on the screen, by using the built-in ScreenRegionSelector class.
• Lock at run-time the components that composes your user-interface, by using the built-in WindowLocker class.
• Make a borderless Form moveable, by using the built-in FormDragger class.
• Manage shared-memory blocks for inter-process communication with another application, by using the built-in SharedMemory class.
• Manage the address mappings of the Microsoft Windows HOSTS file, by using the built-in Hosts class.
• Manage the environment variables and PATH and EXTPATH contents, by using the built-in EnvironmentVariables and EnvironmentPath classes.
• Manage the system recycle bins and their items inside, by using the built-in RecycleBin class.
• Manage the Windows Firewall, enable or disable it, add or remove firewall rules, by using the built-in FirewallUtil class.
• Measure time as a chronometer or a countdown in a event-oriented way, by using the built-in TimeMeasurer class.
• Monitor hardware changes about the insertion or removal of drives (eg. useful for USB monitoring), by using the built-in DriveWatcher class.
• Monitor the system network traffic or a specific application’s traffic, by using the built-in NetworkTrafficMonitor and ProcessTrafficMonitor classes.
• Perform string operations such as: split bylength, rename using a specific string-case, randomize, measure length, reverse, rotate, and much more
• Permute all the possible sequences of characters.
• Print text documents, by using the built-in PrintDocumentBasic and PrintDocumentExpert classes.
• Record and play music files, by using the built-in WaveRecorder class.
• Register system-wide hotkeys, by using the built-in Hotkey class.
• Retrieve S.M.A.R.T. data from disk drives, by using the built-in SMART class.
• Serialize and deserialize objects as Binary, XML, or JSON formats.
• Stress a CPU or a disk drive, by using the built-in HardwareStress class.
• Take screenshots from a screen, a window or a region, by using the built-in ImageUtil class.
• Test the execution of a target member and the time that the member takes to finish execution.
• Transform images into black and white or grayscale, set the brightness, gamma, opacity or contrast of a image, resize or scale a image, and much more.
• Translate words between languages, by using the built-in GoogleTranslator class.
• Tweak operating system values, by using the built-in TweakingUtil class.
• Use command-line wrappers for some 3rd part applications such as FFmpeg, dbPoweramp or MP3val, by using the DevCase.ThirdPArt.dll assembly.
• Validate an ip, url, or mail address.

✋ Better can you give me complete code examples?

Listed below are some open source software repositories that were developed with the power of the DevCase Class Library. The source code of each of these repositories includes a small portion (free to use) of the members of the DevCase Class Library that were essential for the development of these applications:

• Easy Link File Viewer
• S.M.A.R.T. Tool for .NET
• Hardware Stress

Also, from time to time you could find more full examples in other of my GitHub repositories:

• https://github.com/ElektroStudios?tab=repositories