Tharga.Wpf

A toolkit for building WPF desktop applications on .NET 10. Provides an ApplicationBase with built-in dependency injection, a tab navigator, a configurable splash screen, Velopack-based application updates, single-instance enforcement, window-location persistence, custom exception handling, and a paired license-server client.

Packages

Package What it does
Tharga.Wpf ApplicationBase, TabNavigatorView, splash screen, Velopack update plumbing, single-instance lock, window-location persistence, custom exception handlers.
Tharga.License License-server client used by Tharga.Wpf's license check (and reusable standalone). Targets net8.0 / net9.0 / net10.0.

Quick start

dotnet add package Tharga.Wpf

Inherit from ApplicationBase in App.xaml:

<wpf:ApplicationBase
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:wpf="clr-namespace:Tharga.Wpf;assembly=Tharga.Wpf"
    x:Class="MyApp.App"
    StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
</wpf:ApplicationBase>

Register services and options in App.xaml.cs:

public partial class App
{
    protected override void Register(HostBuilderContext context, IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.AddTransient<MyService>();
    }

    protected override void Options(ThargaWpfOptions options)
    {
        options.ApplicationShortName = "Sample";
        options.ApplicationFullName = "My Sample Application";
    }
}

See Getting started for the full setup walkthrough.

What's in the box

  • ApplicationBase + IOC — host-based DI, GetService<T>(), MVVM ViewModelProvider markup extension.
  • Single instance — block multiple instances; second launch signals the running one and exits.
  • Window management — close-to-tray, startup window state, safe size/position restore.
  • Tab navigator — TabView, OpenTabCommand<T>, AllowMultiple, AllowClose, title-collision blocking.
  • Splash screen — built-in image library (light + dark), SplashForeground, SplashCreator for custom images, ISplash for full replacement.
  • Application update — Velopack-based, periodic + on-demand, splash integration during install.
  • Exception handling — typed IExceptionHandler<T>, fallback dialog with ErrorId, AI-loggable.
  • License server — Tharga.License integration with the WPF host's license check.

Repo

github.com/Tharga/Wpf — source, issues, releases.

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