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Class AccessPoint

Namespace
ZeroInstall.DesktopIntegration.AccessPoints
Assembly
ZeroInstall.DesktopIntegration.dll

An access point represents changes to the desktop environment's UI which the user explicitly requested.

public abstract class AccessPoint : XmlUnknown, IEquatable<XmlUnknown>, ICloneable<AccessPoint>
Inheritance
AccessPoint
Implements
Derived
Inherited Members

Methods

Apply(AppEntry, Feed, IIconStore, bool)

Applies this access point to the current machine.

public abstract void Apply(AppEntry appEntry, Feed feed, IIconStore iconStore, bool machineWide)

Parameters

appEntry AppEntry

The application being integrated.

feed Feed

The feed providing additional metadata, icons, etc. for the application.

iconStore IIconStore

Stores icon files downloaded from the web as local files.

machineWide bool

Apply the configuration machine-wide instead of just for the current user.

Exceptions

KeyNotFoundException

An AccessPoint reference to a Capability is invalid.

OperationCanceledException

The user canceled the task.

IOException

A problem occurred while writing to the filesystem or registry.

WebException

A problem occurred while downloading additional data (such as icons).

UnauthorizedAccessException

Write access to the filesystem or registry is not permitted.

Clone()

Creates a deep copy of this AccessPoint instance.

public abstract AccessPoint Clone()

Returns

AccessPoint

The new copy of the AccessPoint.

GetConflictIDs(AppEntry)

Retrieves identifiers from a namespace global to all AccessPoints. Collisions in this namespace indicate that the respective AccessPoints are in conflict cannot be applied on a system at the same time.

public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetConflictIDs(AppEntry appEntry)

Parameters

appEntry AppEntry

The application entry containing this access point.

Returns

IEnumerable<string>

Remarks

These identifiers are not guaranteed to stay the same between versions. They should not be stored in files but instead always generated on demand.

Exceptions

KeyNotFoundException

An AccessPoint reference to a Capability is invalid.

Unapply(AppEntry, bool)

Unapply this access point on the current machine.

public abstract void Unapply(AppEntry appEntry, bool machineWide)

Parameters

appEntry AppEntry

The application entry containing this access point.

machineWide bool

Apply the configuration machine-wide instead of just for the current user.

Exceptions

KeyNotFoundException

An AccessPoint reference to a Capability is invalid.

IOException

A problem occurred while writing to the filesystem or registry.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Write access to the filesystem or registry is not permitted.