The following code example adds an option under the "Plugins" menu option which shows a simple message box when clicked.
using FlatRedBall.Glue.Plugins.Interfaces;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
using System.Windows.Forms;
// Make sure your plugin class inherits from IMenuStripPlugin and exports the IMenuStripPlugin interface:
[Export(typeof(IMenuStripPlugin)) ]
public class TortoiseMenuItems : IMenuStripPlugin
{
ToolStripMenuItem mMenuItem;
MenuStrip mMenuStrip;
public void InitializeMenu(System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip menuStrip)
{
mMenuStrip = menuStrip;
mMenuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Show Popup");
ToolStripMenuItem itemToAddTo = GetItem("Plugins");
itemToAddTo.DropDownItems.Add(mMenuItem);
mMenuItem.Click += new EventHandler(mMenuItem_Click);
}
public bool ShutDown(PluginShutDownReason shutDownReason)
{
ToolStripMenuItem itemToAddTo = GetItem("Plugins");
itemToAddTo.DropDownItems.Remove(mMenuItem);
return true;
}
void mMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Popup!");
}
ToolStripMenuItem GetItem(string name)
{
foreach (ToolStripMenuItem item in mMenuStrip.Items)
{
if (item.Text == name)
{
return item;
}
}
return null;
}
// The following methods are all required for plugins:
public string FriendlyName
{
get { return "MessageBox showing plugin"; }
}
public Version Version
{
get { return new Version(); }
}
public void StartUp()
{
// do nothing
}
public bool ShutDown(PluginShutDownReason shutDownReason)
{
// This plugin needs to be responsible and remove itself from Glue when shutting down
ToolStripMenuItem itemToRemoveFrom = GetItem("Plugins");
itemToRemoveFrom.DropDownItems.Remove(mMenuItem);
return true;// We are okay to shut down
}
}
An IMenuStripPlugin is a plugin that adds a menu strip item. IMenuStripPlugins can create new top-level menus (such as a new menu to the right of "Glue View" in the image above) or can add items under existing menu items (such as under the "Project" menu item).
