Change commands plugin sample to store SVG icons in code instead of using embedded resources due to incompatibility issue with embedded compiler.

Author: Ahmad Noman Musleh

Plugins/Commands Sample/Commands Sample/Commands Sample.cs

@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@
 //    This code is intended to be used as a sample and does not guarantee any particular outcome or
 //    profit of any kind. Use it at your own risk.
 //    
-//    This sample adds several commands to chart container toolbar, and uses .NET project assembly embedded resource
-//    to store and load SVG icons.
+//    This sample adds several commands to chart container toolbar, all SVG icons are stored inside SvgIcons
+//    static class.
 //
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Text;
 using cAlgo.API;
 
 namespace cAlgo.Plugins
@@ -23,15 +20,15 @@ public class CommandsSample : Plugin
     {
         protected override void OnStart()
         {
-            var commandWithoutResultIcon = new SvgIcon(GetSvgIconAsString("growth-icon.svg"));
+            var commandWithoutResultIcon = new SvgIcon(SvgIcons.GrowthIcon);
             var commandWithoutResult = Commands.Add(CommandType.ChartContainerToolbar, CommandWithoutResultCallback, commandWithoutResultIcon);
             commandWithoutResult.ToolTip = "Without Result";
 
-            var commandWithResultIcon = new SvgIcon(GetSvgIconAsString("innovation-creativity-icon.svg"));
+            var commandWithResultIcon = new SvgIcon(SvgIcons.InnovationCreativityIcon);
             var commandWithResult = Commands.Add(CommandType.ChartContainerToolbar, CommandWithResultCallback, commandWithResultIcon);
             commandWithResult.ToolTip = "With Result";
 
-            var disabledCommandIcon = new SvgIcon(GetSvgIconAsString("motor-pump-color-icon.svg"));
+            var disabledCommandIcon = new SvgIcon(SvgIcons.MotorPumpColorIcon);
             var disabledCommand = Commands.Add(CommandType.ChartContainerToolbar, args => throw new InvalidOperationException("Shouldn't be executed!"), disabledCommandIcon);
 
             disabledCommand.ToolTip = "Disabled Command";
@@ -74,23 +71,5 @@ private CommandResult CommandWithResultCallback(CommandArgs commandArgs)
         }
 
         private void OnWebViewLoaded(WebViewLoadedEventArgs obj) => obj.WebView.NavigateAsync("https://ctrader.com/");
-
-        private string GetSvgIconAsString(string fileName)
-        {
-            var assembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(CommandsSample));
-            
-            var assemblyName = assembly!.GetName().Name!.Replace(' ', '_');
-            
-            var embeddedResourceName = $"{assemblyName}.{fileName}";
-            
-            using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(embeddedResourceName);
-            
-            if (stream is null)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Resource {embeddedResourceName} not found.");
-            
-            using var streamReader = new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.UTF8);
-
-            return streamReader.ReadToEnd();
-        }
     }        
 }

Plugins/Commands Sample/Commands Sample/Commands Sample.csproj

@@ -6,10 +6,4 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="cTrader.Automate" Version="*-*" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="growth-icon.svg" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="innovation-creativity-icon.svg" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="motor-pump-color-icon.svg" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

Plugins/Commands Sample/Commands Sample/SvgIcons.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace cAlgo.Plugins;
+
+public static class SvgIcons
+{
+    public const string GrowthIcon =
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Layer_1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 122.88 118.3\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 122.88 118.3\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text/css\"><![CDATA[\n\t.st0{fill:#6BBE66;}\n\t.st1{fill:#393939;}\n]]></style><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M115.5,85.67v11.24h-14.21V85.67H115.5L115.5,85.67L115.5,85.67z M39.32,53.3v43.61H25.11V53.3H39.32 L39.32,53.3L39.32,53.3z M64.71,65.7v31.21h-14.2V65.7H64.71L64.71,65.7L64.71,65.7z M90.1,73.84v23.07H75.9V73.84H90.1L90.1,73.84 L90.1,73.84z\"/><path class=\"st1\" d=\"M12.53,19.38v86.39h108.46v12.53H6.27c-3.46,0-6.27-2.81-6.27-6.27V19.38H12.53L12.53,19.38L12.53,19.38z M40.66,17.78l-1.04,8.14c-0.32,2.51-2.61,4.28-5.12,3.97c-2.51-0.32-4.28-2.61-3.97-5.12l2.65-20.62 c0.14-1.45,0.97-2.81,2.33-3.57c1.24-0.69,2.65-0.74,3.88-0.27l19.86,7.65c2.36,0.91,3.53,3.56,2.62,5.92 c-0.91,2.36-3.56,3.53-5.92,2.62l-6.78-2.61c7.43,10.08,16.33,18.5,25.94,25.06c13.84,9.45,29.1,15,43.51,16.04 c2.53,0.18,4.43,2.37,4.25,4.9c-0.18,2.53-2.37,4.43-4.9,4.25c-15.99-1.13-32.85-7.23-48.03-17.6 C59.02,39.09,48.95,29.41,40.66,17.78L40.66,17.78L40.66,17.78z\"/></g></svg>";
+
+    public const string InnovationCreativityIcon =
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Layer_1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 114.98 122.88\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 114.98 122.88\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text/css\"><![CDATA[\n\t.st0{fill:#F4BB2C;}\n\t.st1{fill:#5C546A;}\n]]></style><g><path class=\"st1\" d=\"M68.72,116.34c-1.22,2.09-2.9,3.72-4.82,4.83c-1.71,1-3.62,1.57-5.53,1.69c-1.94,0.12-3.9-0.25-5.69-1.11 c-1.22-0.6-2.36-1.43-3.37-2.51L68.72,116.34L68.72,116.34L68.72,116.34L68.72,116.34z M71.41,95.83l-0.63,2.95l-0.16,2.1 l-25.33,3.77c-0.09-1.51-0.33-3.14-0.71-4.83L71.41,95.83L71.41,95.83L71.41,95.83L71.41,95.83z M70.57,105.48l0.02,1.27l0.03,0.44 c0.07,0.83,0.08,1.67,0.03,2.5l-0.38,1.83l-23.52,3.5l-0.41-0.94l-0.92-3.76l-0.02-1.09L70.57,105.48L70.57,105.48L70.57,105.48 L70.57,105.48z\"/><path 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+
+    public const string MotorPumpColorIcon = "<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\" text-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\" image-rendering=\"optimizeQuality\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 475.957\"><path fill-rule=\"nonzero\" d=\"M57.705 238.569V281H21.216C9.5 281 0 271.5 0 259.786c0-11.717 9.5-21.217 21.216-21.217h36.489zM244.873 0h103.279c12.371 0 23.607 5.058 31.744 13.195 8.143 8.143 13.198 19.388 13.198 31.748s-5.062 23.602-13.203 31.743c-8.14 8.14-19.383 13.203-31.739 13.203H244.873c-12.359 0-23.605-5.056-31.747-13.199-8.137-8.137-13.195-19.373-13.195-31.744 0-12.315 5.051-23.538 13.192-31.703l.081-.08C221.366 5.038 232.578 0 244.873 0zM390.17 418.092l16.693 38.83a13.188 13.188 0 011.322 5.776c0 7.321-5.937 13.259-13.259 13.259H198.667v-.053c-1.479 0-2.982-.249-4.454-.776-6.864-2.459-10.436-10.021-7.977-16.884l14.386-40.152H163.42c-12.047 0-23.006-4.936-30.956-12.882l-.051-.051c-7.946-7.949-12.882-18.909-12.882-30.956v-13.741H79.938c-6.111 0-11.679-2.5-15.703-6.525-4.017-4.016-6.522-9.573-6.522-15.7V181.332c0-6.123 2.496-11.684 6.518-15.706 4.023-4.023 9.583-6.519 15.707-6.519h39.593v-13.741c0-12.047 4.936-23.006 12.882-30.956l.051-.051c7.95-7.946 18.909-12.882 30.956-12.882h240.492c29.737 0 56.762 12.156 76.346 31.741C499.843 152.802 512 179.828 512 209.565v107.642c0 27.758-11.346 52.982-29.625 71.26-18.279 18.279-43.504 29.625-71.26 29.625H390.17z\"/><path fill=\"#2A6F80\" d=\"M375.75 418.093l-161.334.652-15.75 43.952h196.261z\"/><path fill=\"#6BAEC0\" d=\"M79.938 172.366h39.592v174.838H79.938c-4.908 0-8.967-4.034-8.967-8.966V181.332c0-4.933 4.034-8.966 8.967-8.966z\"/><path fill=\"#B2EEFD\" d=\"M163.42 114.736h233.097v290.041l.001.056H163.42c-16.846 0-30.63-13.782-30.63-30.63V145.366c0-16.847 13.784-30.63 30.63-30.63zm35.713 228.48a9.508 9.508 0 010-19.016h143.743c5.25 0 9.508 4.258 9.508 9.508 0 5.251-4.258 9.508-9.508 9.508H199.133zm0-144.96a9.508 9.508 0 010-19.015h143.743c5.25 0 9.508 4.257 9.508 9.507 0 5.251-4.258 9.508-9.508 9.508H199.133zm0 72.481a9.508 9.508 0 010-19.016h143.743c5.25 0 9.508 4.257 9.508 9.508 0 5.25-4.258 9.508-9.508 9.508H199.133zm212.174-155.712c48.735 3.805 87.434 44.871 87.434 94.54v107.642c0 48.132-39.328 87.519-87.436 87.623l.002-.053V115.025z\"/><path fill=\"#F5DAA8\" d=\"M244.873 13.267h103.279c17.423 0 31.676 14.285 31.676 31.676v.003c0 17.391-14.284 31.675-31.676 31.675H244.873c-17.391 0-31.675-14.253-31.675-31.675v-.003c0-17.423 14.253-31.676 31.675-31.676z\"/></svg>";
+}