PowerToys/doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/timeZone.md
Tobias Sekan 84e142631e
[PT Run][New Plugin] Time zone plugin (#11431)
* Initial commit - simple idea for a time zone plugin

* Translations, better search results, copy to clipboard, cleanup

* fix typo

* Add shortcut search and prepare JSON for later usage

* Fix typo

* Use timezone Data only from JSON

* Exclude json file from spell checker

* fix wrong dst

* Improved results (title, subtitle, tooltip) and fix namespace/class problem

* Always show full offset (-##:## and +##:##)

* Add and show timezone names (first pass)

* Fix typos

* fix build

* JSON: fix wrong minus sign and put extra country info the end

* Improved Subtitle for many matched countries and allow full offset search (+ and -)

* Allow more than one names for time zones and remove leftover

* Add military time zone names, and fix name result

* Only use one JSON entry for one time zone

* Use TimeSpan for offset, use build-in calculation for time in time zone

* add descriptions for JSON schema

* Fix typos

* Split out names in separate properties

* Add many time names, time zone names and shortcuts

* Add additional options and most code documentation

* Fix unreadable TimeSpans in JSON and rename helper class

* Fix not allowed commas in JSON file

* Cut to long time and time zone names in title

* Fix missing results for names and offsets

* Better result and show only one result when offset are identical (respect daylight saving time)

* Show generic name fot time zones without names

* Typo fixes

* Fix not working serach by shortcuts

* Fix german resx file -> english resx file

* Translate all names and countires

* Fix not working context menu

* Typo fixes, fix wrong shortcut in names, comments, few better variable names

* New symbols - thx to niels9001

* Search by shortcuts for time names

* update schema

* Add more time zone names and shortcuts (second pass), make spell checker happy

* Reduce matching checks

* Show shortcuts in tool-tips, avoid string converting

* Show only names that match the query

* Make all translatable (Part 1)

* Make all translatable (part 2 of 2)

* XML Doc

* Fix plugin name (type)

* Fix Typos

* Add TimeZone Plugint to WXS

* Add TimeZone plugin to sign pipeline

* Add Documentation

* Remove double spell entries

* Remove TODO leftovers

* Fix for results with no countries

* Fix typos

* fix typos

* Fix broken siolution after rebase

* Update target framework to make build happy

* fix wrong guid count in WXS

* fix wrong output folder (setup wasn’t found files)

* Address feedback from @jsoref - fix spell check

* typo fix - one leftover in expect.txt

* Switch to .NET6 and update dokumentation

* Address feedbacks, and fix search bug

* fix installer build error

* fix spellchecker

* Address feedback from @htcfreek

Co-authored-by: Sekan, Tobias <tobias.sekan@axp-consulting.de>
2022-02-23 14:26:48 +00:00

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# Time Zone Plugin
The Time Zone plugin allows users to search a time zone.
## Special functions (differ from the regular functions)
* Search for a country, like Kamchatka, Prince Edward Island, France
* Search for a shortcuts, like WEST, UTC, PST
* Search for a offset, like -12:00, -7, 5, 9:30
* Search for a military time zone name (must activate in plugin settings)
## How to add a new time zone or change one
All time zones are located in `TimeZone.json` in root folder of the project.
The `TimeZone.json` use a JSON schema file that make it easier to edit it.
| Key | Optional | Value type |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| `Offset` | **No** | String |
| `Name` | Yes | String |
| `MilitaryName` | Yes | String |
| `Shortcut` | Yes | String |
| `TimeNamesStandard` | Yes | List with strings |
| `TimeNamesDaylight` | Yes | List with strings |
| `ShortcutsStandard` | Yes | List with strings |
| `ShortcutsDaylight` | Yes | List with strings |
| `CountriesStandard` | Yes | List with strings |
| `CountriesDaylight` | Yes | List with strings |
A minimum entry for the `TimeZone.json` looks like:
```json
{
"Offset": "11:55",
"Name": "My crazy time zone",
}
```
A full entry for the `TimeZone.json` looks like:
```json
{
"Offset": "11:55",
"Name": "My crazy time zone",
"Shortcut" : "MYTZ",
"MilitaryName" : "Order Time Zone",
"TimeNamesStandard": [
"My crazy standard time"
],
"ShortcutsStandard": [
"MCST"
],
"TimeNamesDaylight": [
"My crazy daylight time"
],
"ShortcutsDaylight": [
"MCDT"
],
"CountriesStandard": [
"Crazy Land East"
],
"CountriesDaylight": [
"Crazy Land West"
]
}
```
### Remarks
* At minimum one of the optional value should be filled.
## Scores
* Scores are not used
## Important for developers
### General
* The assembly name is cached into `_assemblyName` (to avoid to many calls of `Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()`)
## Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeZone project
### Important plugin values (meta-data)
| Name | Value |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| ActionKeyword | `&` |
| ExecuteFileName | `Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeZone.dll` |
| ID | `BADD1B06EF0A4B61AD95395F24241D69` |
### Interfaces used by this plugin
The plugin use only these interfaces (all inside the `Main.cs`):
* `Wox.Plugin.IPlugin`
* `Wox.Plugin.IContextMenu`
* `Wox.Plugin.IPluginI18n`
* `Wox.Plugin.ISettingProvider`
* `IDisposable`
### Program files
| File | Content |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Classes\TimeZoneProperties.cs` | A class that represent one time zone |
| `Classes\TimeZones.cs` | A wrapper class that only contains a list with time zones (see 1) |
| `Classes\TimeZoneSettings.cs` | A class that contains all settings for the Time Zone plugin |
| `Extensions\StringBuilderExtension.cs` | Extension methods for `StringBuilder` Objects |
| `Helper\ContextMenuHelper.cs` | All functions to build the context menu (for each result entry) |
| `Helper\JsonHelper.cs` | All functions to load the time zones from a JSON file |
| `Helper\ResultHelper.cs` | All functions to convert internal results into WOX results |
| `Helper\TranslationHelper.cs` | All functions to translate the result in the surface language |
| `Images\timeZone.dark.png` | Symbol for the results for the dark theme |
| `Images\timeZone.light.png` | Symbol for the results for the light theme |
| `Properties\Resources.Designer.resx` | File that contain all translatable keys |
| `Properties\Resources.resx` | File that contain all translatable strings in the neutral language |
| `GlobalSuppressions.cs` | Code suppressions (no real file, linked via *.csproj) |
| `Main.cs` | Main class, the only place that implement the WOX interfaces |
| `plugin.json` | All meta-data for this plugin |
| `StyleCop.json` | Code style (no real file, linked via *.csproj) |
| `timezones.json` | File that contains all time zone information |
| `timeZones.schema.json` | JSON schema for `timezones.json` |
| `StyleCop.json` | Code style (no real file, linked via *.csproj) |
1. We need this extra wrapper class to make it possible that the JSON file can have and use a JSON schema file.
Because the JSON file must have a object as root type, instead of a array.
### Important project values (*.csproj)
| Name | Value |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| TargetFramework | `net6.0-windows` |
| Platforms | `x64` |
| Output | `..\..\..\..\..\x64\Debug\modules\launcher\Plugins\TimeZone\` |
| RootNamespace | `Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeZone` |
| AssemblyName | `Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeZone` |
### Project dependencies
#### Packages
| Package | Version |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| [`StyleCop.Analyzers`](https://github.com/DotNetAnalyzers/StyleCopAnalyzers) | 1.1.118 |
#### Projects
* `Wox.Infrastructure`
* `Wox.Plugin`