fixed party mode xml reading, added compiler code, added challenge game mode files (just a first test)

Output/PartyModes/Challenge.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <PartyModeSystemVersion>1</PartyModeSystemVersion>
+  <Info>
+    <Name>Challenge</Name>
+    <Author>brunzel</Author>
+    <Folder>Challenge</Folder>
+	<PartyModeFile>CPartyModeChallenge.cs</PartyModeFile>
+    <PartyModeVersionMajor>0</PartyModeVersionMajor>
+    <PartyModeVersionMinor>1</PartyModeVersionMinor>
+  </Info>
+</root>

Output/PartyModes/Challenge/Code/CPartyModeChallenge.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Vocaluxe.PartyModes
+{
+    public class CPartyModeChallenge : CPartyMode
+    {
+        public CPartyModeChallenge()
+        {
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Selection.RandomOnly = false;
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Selection.PartyMode = false;
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Selection.CategoryChangeAllowed = true;
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Selection.NumJokers = null;
+
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.SearchString = String.Empty;
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.SearchStringVisible = false;
+        }
+
+        public override ScreenSongOptions GetScreenSongOptions()
+        {
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.SongSorting = _Base.Config.GetSongSorting();
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.Tabs = _Base.Config.GetTabs();
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.IgnoreArticles = _Base.Config.GetIgnoreArticles();
+
+            return _ScreenSongOptions;
+        }
+
+        public override void SetSearchString(string SearchString, bool Visible)
+        {
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.SearchString = SearchString;
+            _ScreenSongOptions.Sorting.SearchStringVisible = Visible;
+        }
+
+    }
+}

Vocaluxe/Base/CParty.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.XPath;
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         public string Name;
         public string Author;
         public string Folder;
+        public string PartyModeFile;
         public int PartyModeVersionMajor;
         public int PartyModeVersionMinor;
         public bool NoErrors;
@@ -151,12 +155,13 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
             if (loaded)
             {
-                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeSystemVersion", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeSystemVersion);                
+                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/PartyModeSystemVersion", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeSystemVersion);                
                 loaded &= CHelper.GetValueFromXML("//root/Info/Name", navigator, ref pm.Name, "ERROR Name");
                 loaded &= CHelper.GetValueFromXML("//root/Info/Author", navigator, ref pm.Author, "ERROR Author");
                 loaded &= CHelper.GetValueFromXML("//root/Info/Folder", navigator, ref pm.Folder, "ERROR Folder");
-                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeSystemVersion", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeVersionMajor);
+                loaded &= CHelper.GetValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeFile", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeFile, "ERROR PartyModeFile");
-                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeSystemVersion", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeVersionMinor);
+                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeVersionMajor", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeVersionMajor);
+                loaded &= CHelper.TryGetIntValueFromXML("//root/Info/PartyModeVersionMinor", navigator, ref pm.PartyModeVersionMinor);
 
                 if (pm.PartyModeSystemVersion != PartyModeSystemVersion)
                 {
@@ -172,9 +177,64 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             }
 
 
+            Assembly Output = CompileFile(Path.Combine(Path.Combine(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderPartyModes, pm.Folder), CSettings.sFolderPartyModeCode), pm.PartyModeFile + ".cs"));
+            if (Output == null)
+                return pm;
 
+            object Instance = Output.CreateInstance("Vocaluxe.PartyModes." + pm.PartyModeFile);
+            if (Instance == null)
+            {
+                CLog.LogError("Error creating Instance of PartyMode file: " + file);
+                return pm;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                pm.PartyMode = (IPartyMode)Instance;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                CLog.LogError("Error casting PartyMode file: " + file + "; " + e.Message);
+                return pm;
+            }
+
+            pm.PartyMode.Initialize(CMain.Base);
+            pm.NoErrors = true;
             return pm;
         }
+
+        private static Assembly CompileFile(string file)
+        {
+            CompilerParameters Params = new CompilerParameters();
+            Params.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("VocaluxeLib.dll");
+            Params.GenerateInMemory = true;
+#if DEBUG
+            Params.IncludeDebugInformation = true;
+#endif
+
+            CodeDomProvider CDP = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp");
+            CompilerResults CompileResult = null;
+            try
+            {
+                CompileResult = CDP.CompileAssemblyFromFile(Params, file);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                CLog.LogError("Error Compiling Source (" + file + "): " + e.Message);
+                return null;
+            }
+            
+            if (CompileResult.Errors.Count > 0)
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < CompileResult.Errors.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    CLog.LogError("Error Compiling Source (" + file + "): " + CompileResult.Errors[i].ErrorText);
+                }               
+                return null;
+            }
+            return CompileResult.CompiledAssembly;
+        }
+
         #endregion private stuff
     }
 }

Vocaluxe/Base/CSettings.cs

@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         public const string sFolderScreenshots = "Screenshots";
         public const string sFolderBackgroundMusic = "BackgroundMusic";
         public static string sFolderPlaylists = "Playlists";
+
+
         public static string sFolderPartyModes = "PartyModes";
+        public const string sFolderPartyModeCode = "Code";
 
         //public const String[] ToneStrings = new String[]{ "C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E", "F", "F#", "G", "G#", "A", "A#", "B" };
         public const int ToneMin = -36;