Remove NotificationsVisualizerLibrary from sample app (#4259)

The NotificationsVisualizerLibrary is being deprecated/no longer updated, and we really don't need this dependency. Replacing the previews with static images/GIFs so that there are still previews of the toasts/tiles without affecting sample functionality.

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.csproj

@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Uwp.Managed">
       <Version>2.0.1</Version>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="NotificationsVisualizerLibrary">
-      <Version>1.0.5</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple">
       <Version>4.5.0</Version>
     </PackageReference>
@@ -142,6 +139,8 @@
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Mostly Cloudy-Background.jpg" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Mostly Cloudy-Square.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Mostly Cloudy.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\SampleLiveTiles.gif" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\SampleToast.gif" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Slight Drizzle-Square.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Slight Drizzle.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Snow-Square.png" />
@@ -150,6 +149,11 @@
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Sunny.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Thunderstorms-Square.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\Thunderstorms.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\WeatherTileLarge.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\WeatherTileMedium.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\WeatherTileSmall.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\WeatherTileWide.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\NotificationAssets\WeatherToast.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\People\dave.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\People\david.png" />
     <Content Include="Assets\People\giorgio.png" />
@@ -1562,4 +1566,4 @@
   </Target>
   <!-- No-op to avoid build error when packing solution from commandline -->
   <Target Name="Pack" />
-</Project>
+</Project>

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/SamplePages/LiveTile/LiveTilePage.xaml

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
       xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
       xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
       xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-      xmlns:visualizer="using:NotificationsVisualizerLibrary"
-      xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls"
       mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Page.Resources>
@@ -23,7 +21,8 @@
                     Margin="20,20,20,0"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Click="ButtonPinTile_Click"
-                    Content="Pin Tile" />
+                    Content="Pin Tile"
+                    Style="{ThemeResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
 
             <RichTextBlock Margin="20,10,20,0">
                 <Paragraph>Click the button to pin a secondary tile and send a notification to the tile, displaying rich visual content. The previews below show you what the tile will look like when you pin it.</Paragraph>
@@ -35,52 +34,10 @@
                 </Paragraph>
             </RichTextBlock>
 
-            <controls:WrapPanel
-                Margin="18"
-                HorizontalAlignment="Center">
-
-                <StackPanel
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                    Padding="20"
-                    Background="{ThemeResource Brush-Grey-04}"
-                    Margin="10">
-                    <TextBlock
-                        Text="MEDIUM"
-                        Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="MediumPreviewTile"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Medium"
-                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-                </StackPanel>
-
-                <StackPanel
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                    Padding="20"
-                    Background="{ThemeResource Brush-Grey-04}"
-                    Margin="10">
-                    <TextBlock
-                        Text="WIDE"
-                        Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="WidePreviewTile"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Wide"
-                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-                </StackPanel>
-
-                <StackPanel
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                    Padding="20"
-                    Background="{ThemeResource Brush-Grey-04}"
-                    Margin="10">
-                    <TextBlock
-                        Text="LARGE"
-                        Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="LargePreviewTile"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Large"
-                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
-                </StackPanel>
-            </controls:WrapPanel>
+            <Border Background="{ThemeResource Brush-Grey-04}" Padding="20" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="18">
+                <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/SampleLiveTiles.gif" Width="400"/>
+            </Border>
+
         </StackPanel>
     </ScrollViewer>
 </Page>

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/SamplePages/LiveTile/LiveTilePage.xaml.cs

@@ -5,24 +5,18 @@
 using System;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.Common;
-using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.Models;
-using NotificationsVisualizerLibrary;
 using Windows.UI.Notifications;
 using Windows.UI.StartScreen;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.SamplePages
 {
     public sealed partial class LiveTilePage : Page
     {
-        private TileContent _tileContent;
-
         public LiveTilePage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            Initialize();
         }
 
         public static TileContent GenerateTileContent(string username, string avatarLogoSource)
@@ -149,31 +143,9 @@ private async void PinTile()
                 return;
             }
 
-            TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForSecondaryTile(tile.TileId).Update(new TileNotification(_tileContent.GetXml()));
-        }
-
-        private void Initialize()
-        {
-            // Generate the tile notification content
-            _tileContent = GenerateTileContent("MasterHip", "Assets/Photos/Owl.jpg");
-
-            // Prepare and update the preview tiles
-            var previewTiles = new PreviewTile[] { MediumPreviewTile, WidePreviewTile, LargePreviewTile };
-            foreach (var tile in previewTiles)
-            {
-                tile.DisplayName = "Xbox";
-                tile.VisualElements.BackgroundColor = Constants.ApplicationBackgroundColor;
-                tile.VisualElements.ShowNameOnSquare150x150Logo = true;
-                tile.VisualElements.ShowNameOnSquare310x310Logo = true;
-                tile.VisualElements.ShowNameOnWide310x150Logo = true;
-                tile.VisualElements.Square44x44Logo = Constants.Square44x44Logo;
-                tile.VisualElements.Square150x150Logo = Constants.Square150x150Logo;
-                tile.VisualElements.Wide310x150Logo = Constants.Wide310x150Logo;
-                tile.VisualElements.Square310x310Logo = Constants.Square310x310Logo;
-                _ = tile.UpdateAsync(); // Commit changes (no need to await)
-
-                tile.CreateTileUpdater().Update(new TileNotification(_tileContent.GetXml()));
-            }
+            // Generate the tile notification content and update the tile
+            TileContent content = GenerateTileContent("MasterHip", "Assets/Photos/Owl.jpg");
+            TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForSecondaryTile(tile.TileId).Update(new TileNotification(content.GetXml()));
         }
     }
 }

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/SamplePages/Toast/ToastPage.xaml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
       xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
       xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
       xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-      xmlns:visualizer="using:NotificationsVisualizerLibrary"
       mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Page.Resources>
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@
             <Button x:Name="ButtonPopToast"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Click="ButtonPopToast_Click"
-                    Content="Pop Toast" />
+                    Content="Pop Toast"
+                    Style="{ThemeResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
 
             <RichTextBlock Margin="0,10,0,0">
                 <Paragraph>The button will pop a Toast notification reminder about your calendar appointment. A preview is seen below.</Paragraph>
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
                 <TextBlock
                         Text="TOAST"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                <visualizer:PreviewToast x:Name="PreviewToastReminder"
-                                     MaxWidth="362"
-                                     HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
+                <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/SampleToast.gif" Width="362"/>
             </StackPanel>
         </StackPanel>
     </ScrollViewer>

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/SamplePages/Toast/ToastPage.xaml.cs

@@ -3,32 +3,29 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications;
-using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.Common;
-using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.Models;
-using NotificationsVisualizerLibrary;
-using Windows.UI.Notifications;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp.SamplePages
 {
     public sealed partial class ToastPage : Page
     {
-        private ToastContent _toastContent;
-
         public ToastPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            Initialize();
+        }
+
+        private void ButtonPopToast_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            PopToast();
         }
 
 #pragma warning disable SA1008 // Parenthesis spacing
 #pragma warning disable SA1117 // Parameters must be on same line or separate lines
 
-        public static ToastContent GenerateToastContent()
+        private void PopToast()
         {
-            var builder = new ToastContentBuilder()
+            new ToastContentBuilder()
                 .SetToastScenario(ToastScenario.Reminder)
                 .AddArgument("action", "viewEvent")
                 .AddArgument("eventId", 1983)
@@ -43,37 +40,11 @@ public static ToastContent GenerateToastContent()
                 .AddButton(new ToastButton()
                     .SetSnoozeActivation("snoozeTime"))
                 .AddButton(new ToastButton()
-                    .SetDismissActivation());
-
-            return builder.Content;
+                    .SetDismissActivation())
+                .Show();
         }
 
 #pragma warning restore SA1008
 #pragma warning restore SA1117
-
-        private void ButtonPopToast_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            PopToast();
-        }
-
-        private void PopToast()
-        {
-            ToastNotificationManagerCompat.CreateToastNotifier().Show(new ToastNotification(_toastContent.GetXml()));
-        }
-
-        private void Initialize()
-        {
-            // Generate the toast notification content
-            _toastContent = GenerateToastContent();
-
-            // Prepare and update preview toast
-            PreviewToastReminder.Properties = new PreviewToastProperties()
-            {
-                BackgroundColor = Constants.ApplicationBackgroundColor,
-                DisplayName = Constants.ApplicationDisplayName,
-                Square44x44Logo = Constants.Square44x44Logo
-            };
-            PreviewToastReminder.Initialize(_toastContent.GetXml());
-        }
     }
 }

Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.SampleApp/SamplePages/WeatherLiveTileAndToast/WeatherLiveTileAndToastPage.xaml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
       xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
       xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
       xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-      xmlns:visualizer="using:NotificationsVisualizerLibrary"
       xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls"
       mc:Ignorable="d">
 
@@ -22,12 +21,14 @@
             <Button x:Name="ButtonPopToast"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Click="ButtonPopToast_Click"
-                    Content="Pop Toast" />
+                    Content="Pop Toast"
+                    Style="{ThemeResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
             <Button x:Name="ButtonPinTile"
                     Margin="0,10,0,0"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Click="ButtonPinTile_Click"
-                    Content="Pin Tile" />
+                    Content="Pin Tile"
+                    Style="{ThemeResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
 
             <RichTextBlock Margin="0,10,0,0">
                 <Paragraph>The first button will pop a Toast notification displaying the weather forecast.</Paragraph>
@@ -52,9 +53,7 @@
                 <TextBlock
                         Text="TOAST"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                <visualizer:PreviewToast x:Name="PreviewToastWeather"
-                                     MaxWidth="362"
-                                     HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
+                <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/WeatherToast.png" Width="362"/>
             </StackPanel>
 
             <TextBlock
@@ -74,9 +73,7 @@
                     <TextBlock
                         Text="SMALL"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="PreviewTileSmall"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Small" />
+                    <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/WeatherTileSmall.png" Width="48"/>
                 </StackPanel>
 
                 <StackPanel
@@ -87,9 +84,7 @@
                     <TextBlock
                         Text="MEDIUM"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="PreviewTileMedium"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Medium" />
+                    <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/WeatherTileMedium.png" Width="100"/>
                 </StackPanel>
 
                 <StackPanel
@@ -100,9 +95,7 @@
                     <TextBlock
                         Text="WIDE"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="PreviewTileWide"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Wide" />
+                    <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/WeatherTileWide.png" Width="204"/>
                 </StackPanel>
 
                 <StackPanel
@@ -113,9 +106,7 @@
                     <TextBlock
                         Text="LARGE"
                         Style="{StaticResource Box-Header}" />
-                    <visualizer:PreviewTile x:Name="PreviewTileLarge"
-                                        IsAnimationEnabled="False"
-                                        TileSize="Large" />
+                    <Image Source="ms-appx:///Assets/NotificationAssets/WeatherTileLarge.png" Width="204"/>
                 </StackPanel>
             </controls:WrapPanel>
         </StackPanel>