DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.Helper 4.0.0

DVDProfiler.Helper

A .NET helper library providing common functionality for applications that integrate with DVD Profiler by Invelos LLC.

About DVD Profiler

DVD Profiler is a comprehensive DVD collection management software developed by Invelos LLC. For more information, visit invelos.com.

Overview

DVDProfiler.Helper is a utility library that simplifies the development of plugins and extensions for DVD Profiler. It provides reusable components for common tasks such as registry access, online version checking, UI dialogs, and profile photo management.

Features

• Registry Access: Simplified reading and writing of application settings to the Windows Registry
• Online Version Checking: Automatic checking for new versions of your plugin with user notification dialogs
• Profile Photo Helpers: Utilities for generating file names from cast and crew credit information
• Standard UI Components:
  • About Box dialog
  • Help Form with embedded browser
  • Progress Window for long-running operations
  • New Version Available notification dialog
• Helper Utilities:
  • XML serialization helpers
  • UTF-8 string writer
  • Enhanced COM exception handling
  • TripleDES encryption support
  • Assembly loading utilities

Installation

Install via NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.Helper

Or via .NET CLI:

dotnet add package DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.Helper

Target Frameworks

This library supports multiple .NET versions:

• .NET Framework 4.7.2
• .NET 10.0 (Windows)

Usage

Initialize Registry Access

using DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.DVDProfilerHelper;

RegistryAccess.Init("YourCompany", "YourProduct");

Check for New Version Online

using DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.DVDProfilerHelper;

OnlineAccess.Init("YourCompany", "YourProduct");
OnlineAccess.CheckForNewVersion(
    "https://yoursite.com/versions.xml",
    parent: this,
    linkAnchor: "YourProduct",
    assembly: Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
);

Generate Profile Photo File Names

using DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.DVDProfilerHelper;

string fileName = ProfilePhotoHelper.FileNameFromCreditName(
    firstName: "John",
    middleName: "",
    lastName: "Doe",
    birthYear: 1970
);
// Result: "Doe_John__1970"

Clean File Names

string cleanName = ProfilePhotoHelper.CleanupFilename("Invalid:Name?");
// Removes or replaces invalid file name characters

Show About Dialog

using DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.DVDProfilerHelper;

var aboutBox = new AboutBox(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
aboutBox.ShowDialog();

Dependencies

• DoenaSoft.AbstractionLayer.Web.Default (1.0.0)
• DoenaSoft.ToolBox (3.0.3)
• System.Net.Http (4.3.4)
• System.Resources.Extensions (10.0.5)
• System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe (6.1.2)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

DJ Doena (Doena Soft.)

Repository

Source code: https://github.com/DJDoena/DVDProfilerHelper

Copyright

Copyright (c) Doena Soft. 2012 - 2026

Support

For issues, feature requests, or contributions, please visit the GitHub repository.