Inspector module

Similar in purpose to the property grid, but the Inspector module takes a more flexible approach. Instead of the strict "two-column / property per row" layout used in the standard PropertyGrid, the Inspector module allows each editor to customise its own view.

It comes with the following editors:

• BitmapSource
• CheckBox
• CollapsibleGroup
• Color (WPF)
• Enum
• Point3D (WPF)
• Range
• TextBox

Provides

• IInspectorTool tool window
• InspectableObjectBuilder class

NuGet package

• Gemini.Modules.Inspector

Dependencies

• Extended WPF Toolkit (for the colour picker)

Usage

You can build up the inspector for an object in two ways:

• Convention-based. The Inspector module can reflect over an object and create editors for the properties whose types it recognises. It comes with built-in editors for int, string, Enum, etc.
• Manually. Use the fluent interface on InspectableObjectBuilder to create editors.

You can also mix and match these approaches.

var inspectorTool = IoC.Get<IInspectorTool>();
inspectorTool.SelectedObject = new InspectableObjectBuilder()
	.WithCollapsibleGroup("My Group", b => b
		.WithColorEditor(myObject, x => x.Color))
	.WithObjectProperties(Shell.ActiveItem, pd => true) // Automatically adds browsable properties.
	.ToInspectableObject();