Tag: csharp

Template Matching on Images using OpenCvSharp

//read image
// var refMat = new Mat("001f.png", ImreadModes.Unchanged);
// var tplMat = new Mat("001.png", ImreadModes.Unchanged);
using (Mat refMat = new Mat("001f.png", ImreadModes.Unchanged))
using (Mat tplMat = new Mat("001.png", ImreadModes.Unchanged))
using (Mat res = new Mat(refMat.Rows - tplMat.Rows + 1, refMat.Cols - tplMat.Cols + 1, MatType.CV_32FC1))
{
    //Convert input images to gray
    Mat gref = refMat.CvtColor(ColorConversionCodes.BGR2GRAY);
    Mat gtpl = tplMat.CvtColor(ColorConversionCodes.BGR2GRAY);

    Cv2.MatchTemplate(gref, gtpl, res, TemplateMatchModes.CCoeffNormed);
    Cv2.Threshold(res, res, 0.8, 1.0, ThresholdTypes.Tozero);

    while (true)
    {
        double minval, maxval, threshold = 0.8;
        Point minloc, maxloc;
        Cv2.MinMaxLoc(res, out minval, out maxval, out minloc, out maxloc);

        if (maxval >= threshold)
        {
            //draw a rectangle of the matching area
            Rect r = new Rect(new Point(maxloc.X, maxloc.Y), new Size(tplMat.Width, tplMat.Height));
            Cv2.Rectangle(refMat, r, Scalar.Red, 2);

            //debug
            String msg =
                $"MinVal={minval.ToString()} MaxVal={maxval.ToString()} MinLoc={minloc.ToString()} MaxLoc={maxloc.ToString()} Rect={r.ToString()}";
            Console.WriteLine(msg);

            //fill in the res mat so you don't find the same area again in the minmaxloc
            //Rect outRect;
            //Cv2.FloodFill(res, maxloc, new Scalar(0), out outRect, new Scalar(0.1), new Scalar(1.0), FloodFillFlags.Link4);
            Cv2.FloodFill(res, maxloc, new Scalar(0));
        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
    }
}

 

Dependency Injection in WPF Application using Generic HostBuilder

Creating Generic HostBuilder

Nuget :

PM> Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting -Version 3.1.2

The HostBuilder class is available from the following namespace,

using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;

Initialize the Host

Within Constructor of App class(file: App.xaml.cs) please add below code to build Host,

host = new HostBuilder()
           .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
           {
 
           }).Build();

DI Container

host = new HostBuilder()
          .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
          {
              //Add business services as needed
              services.AddScoped<IEmployeeViewModel, EmployeeViewModel>();
 
              //Lets Create single tone instance of Master windows
              services.AddSingleton<EmployeeWindow>();
 
          }).Build();

Setting up OnStartup and OnExit Application events

private void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
        {
            var mainWindow = host.Services.GetService<EmployeeWindow>();
            mainWindow.Show();
        }
protected override async void OnExit(ExitEventArgs e)
       {
           using (host)
           {
               await host.StopAsync();
           }
 
           base.OnExit(e);
       }

App.XAML file used as below,

<Application x:Class="WPFDesktopApp.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
            Startup="OnStartup">
    <Application.Resources>
         
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

References
https://www.thecodebuzz.com/dependency-injection-wpf-generic-hostbuilder-net-core/
https://laurentkempe.com/2019/09/03/WPF-and-dotnet-Generic-Host-with-dotnet-Core-3-0/

Use await in Class Constructor in C#

use a static async method that returns a class instance created by a private constructor

public class ViewModel       
{       
    public ObservableCollection<TData> Data { get; set; }       

    //static async method that behave like a constructor       
    async public static Task<ViewModel> BuildViewModelAsync()  
    {       
        ObservableCollection<TData> tmpData = await GetDataTask();  
        return new ViewModel(tmpData);
    }       

    // private constructor called by the async method
    private ViewModel(ObservableCollection<TData> Data)
    {
        this.Data = Data;   
    }
}

References
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8145479/can-constructors-be-async

Implementing the Singleton Pattern in C#

    public sealed class EventBus
    {
        private static readonly EventBus instance = new EventBus();

        // Explicit static constructor to tell C# compiler
        // not to mark type as beforefieldinit
        static EventBus()
        {
        }

        private EventBus()
        {
        }

        public static EventBus Instance
        {
            get { return instance; }
        }
    }

Using .NET 4’s Lazy<T> type

public sealed class Singleton5    
{    
    private Singleton5()    
    {    
    }    
    private static readonly Lazy<Singleton5> lazy = new Lazy<Singleton5>(() => new Singleton5());    
    public static Singleton5 Instance    
    {    
        get    
        {    
            return lazy.Value;    
        }    
    }    
}

 

References
https://csharpindepth.com/articles/singleton
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/8911c4/singleton-design-pattern-in-C-Sharp/
https://riptutorial.com/csharp/example/6795/lazy–thread-safe-singleton–using-lazy-t–

Value conversion with IValueConverter in WPF

<Window x:Class="WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding.ConverterSample"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding"
        Title="ConverterSample" Height="140" Width="250">
    <Window.Resources>
        <local:YesNoToBooleanConverter x:Key="YesNoToBooleanConverter" />
    </Window.Resources>
    <StackPanel Margin="10">
        <TextBox Name="txtValue" />
        <WrapPanel Margin="0,10">
            <TextBlock Text="Current value is: " />
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=txtValue, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource YesNoToBooleanConverter}}"></TextBlock>
        </WrapPanel>
        <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding ElementName=txtValue, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource YesNoToBooleanConverter}}" Content="Yes" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding
{
    public partial class ConverterSample : Window
    {
        public ConverterSample()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }

    public class YesNoToBooleanConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            switch(value.ToString().ToLower())
            {
                case "yes":
                case "oui":
                    return true;
                case "no":
                case "non":
                    return false;
            }
            return false;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            if(value is bool)
            {
                if((bool)value == true)
                    return "yes";
                else
                    return "no";
            }
            return "no";
        }
    }
}

References
https://wpf-tutorial.com/data-binding/value-conversion-with-ivalueconverter/

Debug data bindings in WPF using Converter

<Window x:Class="WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding.DataBindingDebuggingSample"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:self="clr-namespace:WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding"
        Title="DataBindingDebuggingSample" Name="wnd" Height="100" Width="200">
    <Window.Resources>
        <self:DebugDummyConverter x:Key="DebugDummyConverter" />
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid Margin="10">
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Title, ElementName=wnd, Converter={StaticResource DebugDummyConverter}}" />
    </Grid>
</Window>
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace WpfTutorialSamples.DataBinding
{
    public partial class DataBindingDebuggingSample : Window
    {
        public DataBindingDebuggingSample()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }

    public class DebugDummyConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            Debugger.Break();
            return value;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            Debugger.Break();
            return value;
        }
    }
}

References
https://wpf-tutorial.com/data-binding/debugging/