MVVM-ize things

docs/developer/dialog-views-with-connections.md

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+# Dialog Views with Connections
+
+Some dialog views need a connection to operate - if there is no connection, a login dialog should be shown: for example, clicking Create Gist without a connection will first prompt the user to log in.
+
+Achieving this is simple, first make your view model interface implement `IConnectionInitializedViewModel` and do any initialization that requires a connection in the `InitializeAsync` method in your view model:
+
+```csharp
+public Task InitializeAsync(IConnection connection)
+{
+    // .. at this point, you're guaranteed to have a connection.
+}
+```
+
+To show the dialog, call `IShowDialogService.ShowWithFirstConnection` instead of `Show`:
+
+```csharp
+public async Task ShowExampleDialog()
+{
+	var viewModel = serviceProvider.ExportProvider.GetExportedValue<IExampleDialogViewModel>();
+	await showDialog.ShowWithFirstConnection(viewModel);
+}
+```
+
+`ShowFirstConnection` first checks if there are any logged in connections. If there are, the first logged in connection will be passed to `InitializeAsync` and the view shown immediately. If there are no logged in connections, the login view will first be shown. Once the user has successfully logged in, the new connection will be passed to `InitalizeAsync` and the view shown.

docs/developer/how-viewmodels-are-turned-into-views.md

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+# How ViewModels are Turned into Views
+
+We make use of the  [MVVM pattern](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798384.aspx), in which application level code is not aware of the view level. MVVM takes advantage of the fact that `DataTemplate`s can be used to create views from view models.
+
+## DataTemplates
+
+[`DataTemplate`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wpf/data/data-templating-overview)s are a WPF feature that allow you to define the presentation of your data. Consider a simple view model:
+
+```csharp
+public class ViewModel
+{
+  public string Greeting => "Hello World!";
+}
+```
+
+And a window:
+
+```csharp
+public class MainWindow : Window
+{
+  public MainWindow()
+  {
+    DataContext = new ViewModel();
+    InitializeComponent();
+  }
+}
+```
+
+```xml
+<Window x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"
+        Content="{Binding}">
+<Window>
+
+```
+
+Here we're binding the `Content` of the `Window` to the `Window.DataContext`, which we're setting in the constructor to be an instance of `ViewModel`.
+
+One can choose to display the `ViewModel` instance in any way we want by using a `DataTemplate`:
+
+```xml
+<Window x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"
+        Content="{Binding}">
+  <Window.Resources>
+    <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:ViewModel}">
+
+      <!-- Display ViewModel.Greeting in a red border with rounded corners -->
+	  <Border Background="Red" CornerRadius="8">
+        <TextBlock Binding="{Binding Greeting}"/>
+      </Border>
+
+    </DataTemplate>
+  </Window.Resources>
+</Window>
+```
+
+This is the basis for converting view models to views.
+
+## ViewLocator
+
+There are currently two top-level controls for our UI:
+
+- [GitHubDialogWindow](../src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Views/Dialog/GitHubDialogWindow.xaml) for the dialog which shows the login, clone, etc views
+- [GitHubPaneView](../src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Views/GitHubPane/GitHubPaneView.xaml) for the GitHub pane
+
+In the resources for each of these top-level controls we define a `DataTemplate` like so:
+
+```xml
+<views:ViewLocator x:Key="viewLocator"/>
+<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ViewModelBase}">
+  <ContentControl Content="{Binding Converter={StaticResource viewLocator}}"/>
+</DataTemplate>
+```
+
+The `DataTemplate.DataType` here applies the template to all classes inherited from [`GitHub.ViewModels.ViewModelBase`](../src/GitHub.Exports.Reactive/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs) [1]. The template defines a single `ContentControl` whose contents are created by a `ViewLocator`.
+
+The [`ViewLocator`](../src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Views/ViewLocator.cs) class is an `IValueConverter` which then creates an instance of the appropriate view for the view model using MEF.
+
+And thus a view model becomes a view.
+
+[1]: it would be nice to make it apply to all classes that inherit `IViewModel` but unfortunately WPF's `DataTemplate`s don't work with interfaces.

docs/developer/implementing-a-dialog-view.md

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+# Implementing a Dialog View
+
+GitHub for Visual Studio has a common dialog which is used to show the login, clone, create repository etc. operations. To add a new view to the dialog and show the dialog with this view, you need to do the following:
+
+## Create a View Model and Interface
+
+- Create an interface for the view model that implements `IDialogContentViewModel` in `GitHub.Exports.Reactive\ViewModels\Dialog`
+- Create a view model that inherits from `NewViewModelBase` and implements the interface in `GitHub.App\ViewModels\Dialog`
+- Export the view model with the interface as the contract and add a `[PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]` attribute
+
+A minimal example that just exposes a command that will dismiss the dialog:
+
+```csharp
+using System;
+using ReactiveUI;
+
+namespace GitHub.ViewModels.Dialog
+{
+    public interface IExampleDialogViewModel : IDialogContentViewModel
+    {
+        ReactiveCommand<object> Dismiss { get; }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+```csharp
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using ReactiveUI;
+
+namespace GitHub.ViewModels.Dialog
+{
+    [Export(typeof(IExampleDialogViewModel))]
+    [PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]
+    public class ExampleDialogViewModel : ViewModelBase, IExampleDialogViewModel
+    {
+        [ImportingConstructor]
+        public ExampleDialogViewModel()
+        {
+            Dismiss = ReactiveCommand.Create();
+        }
+
+        public string Title => "Example Dialog";
+
+        public ReactiveCommand<object> Dismiss { get; }
+
+        public IObservable<object> Done => Dismiss;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Create a View
+
+- Create a WPF `UserControl` under `GitHub.VisualStudio\Views\Dialog` 
+- Add an `ExportViewFor` attribute with the type of the view model interface
+- Add a `PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]` attribute
+
+Continuing the example above:
+
+```xml
+<UserControl x:Class="GitHub.VisualStudio.Views.Dialog.ExampleDialogView"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+  <Button Command="{Binding Dismiss}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+    Dismiss
+  </Button>
+</UserControl>
+```
+
+```csharp
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using GitHub.Exports;
+using GitHub.ViewModels.Dialog;
+
+namespace GitHub.VisualStudio.Views.Dialog
+{
+    [ExportViewFor(typeof(IExampleDialogViewModel))]
+    [PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]
+    public partial class ExampleDialogView : UserControl
+    {
+        public ExampleDialogView()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Show the Dialog!
+
+To show the dialog you will need an instance of the `IShowDialogService` service. Once you have that, simply call the `Show` method with an instance of your view model.
+
+```csharp
+var viewModel = new ExampleDialogViewModel();
+showDialog.Show(viewModel)
+```
+
+## Optional: Add a method to `DialogService`
+
+Creating a view model like this may be the right thing to do, but it's not very reusable or testable. If you want your dialog to be easy reusable, add a method to `DialogService`:
+
+```csharp
+public async Task ShowExampleDialog()
+{
+    var viewModel = factory.CreateViewModel<IExampleDialogViewModel>();
+    await showDialog.Show(viewModel);
+}
+```
+
+Obviously, add this method to `IDialogService` too.
+
+Note that these methods are `async` - this means that if you need to do asynchronous initialization of your view model, you can do it here before calling `showDialog`.

docs/developer/implementing-github-pane-page.md

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+# Implementing a GitHub Pane Page
+
+The GitHub pane displays GitHub-specific functionality in a dockable pane. To add a new page to the GitHub pane, you need to do the following:
+
+## Create a View Model and Interface
+
+- Create an interface for the view model that implements `IPanePageViewModel` in `GitHub.Exports.Reactive\ViewModels\GitHubPane`
+- Create a view model that inherits from `PanePageViewModelBase` and implements the interface in `GitHub.App\ViewModels\GitHubPane`
+- Export the view model with the interface as the contract and add a `[PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]` attribute
+
+A minimal example that just exposes a command that will navigate to the pull request list:
+
+```csharp
+using System;
+using ReactiveUI;
+
+namespace GitHub.ViewModels.GitHubPane
+{
+    public interface IExamplePaneViewModel : IPanePageViewModel
+    {
+        ReactiveCommand<object> GoToPullRequests { get; }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+```csharp
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using ReactiveUI;
+
+namespace GitHub.ViewModels.GitHubPane
+{
+    [Export(typeof(IExamplePaneViewModel))]
+    [PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]
+    public class ExamplePaneViewModel : PanePageViewModelBase, IExamplePaneViewModel
+    {
+        [ImportingConstructor]
+        public ExamplePaneViewModel()
+        {
+            GoToPullRequests = ReactiveCommand.Create();
+            GoToPullRequests.Subscribe(_ => NavigateTo("/pulls"));
+        }
+
+        public ReactiveCommand<object> GoToPullRequests { get; }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Create a View
+
+- Create a WPF `UserControl` under `GitHub.VisualStudio\ViewsGitHubPane` 
+- Add an `ExportViewFor` attribute with the type of the view model interface
+- Add a `PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]` attribute
+
+Continuing the example above:
+
+```xml
+<UserControl x:Class="GitHub.VisualStudio.Views.GitHubPane.ExamplePaneView"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+  <Button Command="{Binding GoToPullRequests}"
+          HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+          VerticalAlignment="Center">
+    Go to Pull Requests
+  </Button>
+</UserControl>
+
+```
+
+```csharp
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using GitHub.Exports;
+using GitHub.ViewModels.Dialog;
+
+namespace GitHub.VisualStudio.Views.Dialog
+{
+    [ExportViewFor(typeof(IExampleDialogViewModel))]
+    [PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]
+    public partial class ExampleDialogView : UserControl
+    {
+        public ExampleDialogView()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Add a Route to GitHubPaneViewModel
+
+Now you need to add a route to the `GitHubPaneViewModel`. To add a route, you must do two things:
+
+- Add a method to `GitHubPaneViewModel`
+- Add a URL handler to `GitHubPaneViewModel.NavigateTo`
+
+So lets add the `ShowExample` method to `GitHubPaneViewModel`:
+
+```csharp
+public Task ShowExample()
+{
+    return NavigateTo<IExamplePaneViewModel>(x => Task.CompletedTask);
+}
+```
+Here we call `NavigateTo` with the type of the interface of our view model. We're passing a lambda that simply returns `Task.CompletedTask` as the parameter: usually here you'd call an async initialization method on the view model, but since we don't have one in our simple example we just return a completed task.
+
+Next we add a URL handler: our URL is going to be `github://pane/example` so we need to add a route that checks that the URL's `AbsolutePath` is `/example` and if so call the method we added above. This code is added to `GitHubPaneViewModel.NavigateTo`:
+
+```csharp
+else if (uri.AbsolutePath == "/example")
+{
+    await ShowExample();
+}
+```
+
+For the sake of the example, we're going to show our new page as soon as the GitHub Pane is shown and the user is logged-in with an open repository. To do this, simply change `GitHubPaneViewModel.ShowDefaultPage` to the following:
+
+```csharp
+public Task ShowDefaultPage() => ShowExample();
+```
+
+When you run the extension and show the GitHub pane, our new example page should be shown. Clicking on the button in the page will navigate to the pull request list.