// Source: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/20917/Creating-a-Custom-Settings-Provider , License: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)
// To use: For each setting in properties: Properties->Provider set to PortableSettingsProvider
// If this does not compile: Project->Add Reference->.Net-> Doubleclick "System.Configuration"
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Configuration.Provider;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Xml;
using System.IO;
 
public class PortableSettingsProvider : SettingsProvider {
 
  const string SETTINGSROOT = "Settings";
  //XML Root Node

  public override void Initialize(string name, NameValueCollection col) {
    base.Initialize(this.ApplicationName, col);
  }
 
  public override string ApplicationName {
    get {
      if (Application.ProductName.Trim().Length > 0) {
        return Application.ProductName;
      }
      else {
        FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(Application.ExecutablePath);
        return fi.Name.Substring(0, fi.Name.Length - fi.Extension.Length);
      }
    }
    set { }
    //Do nothing
  }
 
  public override string Name {
    get { return "PortableSettingsProvider"; }
  }
  public virtual string GetAppSettingsPath() {
    //Used to determine where to store the settings
    System.IO.FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(Application.ExecutablePath);
    return fi.DirectoryName;
  }
 
  public virtual string GetAppSettingsFilename() {
    //Used to determine the filename to store the settings
    return ApplicationName + ".settings";
  }
 
  public override void SetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyValueCollection propvals) {
    //Iterate through the settings to be stored
    //Only dirty settings are included in propvals, and only ones relevant to this provider
    foreach (SettingsPropertyValue propval in propvals) {
      SetValue(propval);
    }
 
    try {
      SettingsXML.Save(Path.Combine(GetAppSettingsPath(), GetAppSettingsFilename()));
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
    }
    //Ignore if cant save, device been ejected
  }
 
  public override SettingsPropertyValueCollection GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection props) {
    //Create new collection of values
    SettingsPropertyValueCollection values = new SettingsPropertyValueCollection();
 
    //Iterate through the settings to be retrieved
    foreach (SettingsProperty setting in props) {
 
      SettingsPropertyValue value = new SettingsPropertyValue(setting);
      value.IsDirty = false;
      value.SerializedValue = GetValue(setting);
      values.Add(value);
    }
    return values;
  }
 
  private XmlDocument _settingsXML = null;
 
  private XmlDocument SettingsXML {
    get {
      //If we dont hold an xml document, try opening one.  
      //If it doesnt exist then create a new one ready.
      if (_settingsXML == null) {
        _settingsXML = new XmlDocument();
 
        try {
          _settingsXML.Load(Path.Combine(GetAppSettingsPath(), GetAppSettingsFilename()));
        }
        catch (Exception ex) {
          //Create new document
          XmlDeclaration dec = _settingsXML.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", string.Empty);
          _settingsXML.AppendChild(dec);
 
          XmlNode nodeRoot = default(XmlNode);
 
          nodeRoot = _settingsXML.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, SETTINGSROOT, "");
          _settingsXML.AppendChild(nodeRoot);
        }
      }
 
      return _settingsXML;
    }
  }
 
  private string GetValue(SettingsProperty setting) {
    string ret = "";
 
    try {
      if (IsRoaming(setting)) {
        ret = SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT + "/" + setting.Name).InnerText;
      }
      else {
        ret = SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT + "/" + Environment.MachineName + "/" + setting.Name).InnerText;
      }
    }
 
    catch (Exception ex) {
      if ((setting.DefaultValue != null)) {
        ret = setting.DefaultValue.ToString();
      }
      else {
        ret = "";
      }
    }
 
    return ret;
  }
 
  private void SetValue(SettingsPropertyValue propVal) {
 
    XmlElement MachineNode = default(XmlElement);
    XmlElement SettingNode = default(XmlElement);
 
    //Determine if the setting is roaming.
    //If roaming then the value is stored as an element under the root
    //Otherwise it is stored under a machine name node 
    try {
      if (IsRoaming(propVal.Property)) {
        SettingNode = (XmlElement)SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT + "/" + propVal.Name);
      }
      else {
        SettingNode = (XmlElement)SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT + "/" + Environment.MachineName + "/" + propVal.Name);
      }
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
      SettingNode = null;
    }
 
    //Check to see if the node exists, if so then set its new value
    if ((SettingNode != null)) {
      SettingNode.InnerText = propVal.SerializedValue.ToString();
    }
    else {
      if (IsRoaming(propVal.Property)) {
        //Store the value as an element of the Settings Root Node
        SettingNode = SettingsXML.CreateElement(propVal.Name);
        SettingNode.InnerText = propVal.SerializedValue.ToString();
        SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT).AppendChild(SettingNode);
      }
      else {
        //Its machine specific, store as an element of the machine name node,
        //creating a new machine name node if one doesnt exist.
        try {
 
          MachineNode = (XmlElement)SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT + "/" + Environment.MachineName);
        }
        catch (Exception ex) {
          MachineNode = SettingsXML.CreateElement(Environment.MachineName);
          SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT).AppendChild(MachineNode);
        }
 
        if (MachineNode == null) {
          MachineNode = SettingsXML.CreateElement(Environment.MachineName);
          SettingsXML.SelectSingleNode(SETTINGSROOT).AppendChild(MachineNode);
        }
 
        SettingNode = SettingsXML.CreateElement(propVal.Name);
        SettingNode.InnerText = propVal.SerializedValue.ToString();
        MachineNode.AppendChild(SettingNode);
      }
    }
  }
 
  private bool IsRoaming(SettingsProperty prop) {
    //Determine if the setting is marked as Roaming
    foreach (DictionaryEntry d in prop.Attributes) {
      Attribute a = (Attribute)d.Value;
      if (a is System.Configuration.SettingsManageabilityAttribute) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }
}