Format

Instance/DlibDotNet.cs

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             mapLogic = new(_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism, _Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, _MapConfiguration, _Distance, personContainers, ticks, a2PeopleContentDirectory, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, eDistanceContentDirectory);
         foreach (string outputResolution in _Configuration.OutputResolutions)
         {
-            if (outputResolution.Any(l => char.IsNumber(l)))
+            if (outputResolution.Any(char.IsNumber))
                 continue;
             configurationOutputResolutionsHas = true;
             if (!runToDoCollectionFirst)

Shared/Models/Face.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Face : Properties.IFace
     {
         DateTime?[] dateTimes;
         _OutputResolution = new(outputResolutionHeight, outputResolutionOrientation, outputResolutionWidth);
-        dateTimes = new DateTime?[] { property.CreationTime, property.LastWriteTime, property.DateTime, property.DateTimeDigitized, property.DateTimeFromName, property.DateTimeOriginal, property.GPSDateStamp };
+        dateTimes = [property.CreationTime, property.LastWriteTime, property.DateTime, property.DateTimeDigitized, property.DateTimeFromName, property.DateTimeOriginal, property.GPSDateStamp];
         _DateTime = (from l in dateTimes where l.HasValue select l.Value).Min();
     }
 

Shared/Models/FaceFileSystem.cs

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class FaceFileSystem : FileSystem, Properties.IFaceFileSystem
         {
             int order = 0;
             double len = _SourceSize.Value;
-            string[] sizes = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB" };
+            string[] sizes = ["B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"];
             while (len >= 1024 && order < sizes.Length - 1)
             {
                 order++;

Shared/Models/Item.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Item : Properties.IItem
     }
 
     public Item(FileHolder sourceDirectoryFileHolder, string relativePath, FileHolder imageFileInfo, bool? isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview, bool isUniqueFileName, bool isValidImageFormatExtension, Property? property, string[] alternateFileLines, bool? abandoned, bool? fileSizeChanged, bool? lastWriteTimeChanged) :
-        this(alternateFileLines, new(), fileSizeChanged, imageFileInfo, isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview, isUniqueFileName, isValidImageFormatExtension, lastWriteTimeChanged, null, property, relativePath, null, sourceDirectoryFileHolder)
+        this(alternateFileLines, [], fileSizeChanged, imageFileInfo, isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview, isUniqueFileName, isValidImageFormatExtension, lastWriteTimeChanged, null, property, relativePath, null, sourceDirectoryFileHolder)
     {
         if (relativePath.EndsWith(".json"))
             throw new ArgumentException("Can not be a *.json file!");
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class Item : Properties.IItem
     }
 
     public Item(FileHolder sourceDirectoryFileHolder, string relativePath, bool isValidImageFormatExtension) :
-        this(sourceDirectoryFileHolder, relativePath, sourceDirectoryFileHolder, null, false, isValidImageFormatExtension, null, Array.Empty<string>(), null, null, null)
+        this(sourceDirectoryFileHolder, relativePath, sourceDirectoryFileHolder, null, false, isValidImageFormatExtension, null, [], null, null, null)
     { }
 
     public override string ToString()

Shared/Models/MappingFromItem.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public record MappingFromItem(DateTime[] ContainerDateTimes,
         List<DateTime> dateTimes = item.Property.GetDateTimes();
         DateTime minimumDateTime = Stateless.Methods.IProperty.GetMinimumDateTime(item.Property);
         (bool? isWrongYear, _) = Stateless.Methods.IProperty.IsWrongYear(item.ImageFileHolder, item.Property.DateTimeOriginal, dateTimes);
-        result = new(containerDateTimes, item.Property.DateTimeDigitized, item.Property.DateTimeOriginal, item.Property.Id.Value, item.ImageFileHolder, isWrongYear, item.Property.Keywords ?? Array.Empty<string>(), minimumDateTime, item.Property.Model, item.RelativePath, resizedFileHolder);
+        result = new(containerDateTimes, item.Property.DateTimeDigitized, item.Property.DateTimeOriginal, item.Property.Id.Value, item.ImageFileHolder, isWrongYear, item.Property.Keywords ?? [], minimumDateTime, item.Property.Model, item.RelativePath, resizedFileHolder);
         return result;
     }
 

Shared/Models/PersonContainer.cs

@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ public class PersonContainer : Properties.IPersonContainer
     }
 
     public PersonContainer(char[] personCharacters, PersonBirthday birthday, string displayDirectoryName, PersonDirectory personDirectory) :
-        this(Stateless.Methods.IAge.GetApproximateYears(personCharacters, displayDirectoryName), new PersonBirthday[] { birthday }, Array.Empty<string>(), displayDirectoryName, birthday.Value.Ticks, personDirectory)
+        this(Stateless.Methods.IAge.GetApproximateYears(personCharacters, displayDirectoryName), [birthday], [], displayDirectoryName, birthday.Value.Ticks, personDirectory)
     { }
 
     public PersonContainer(int? approximateYears, PersonBirthday birthdays, string displayDirectoryName, long key) :
-        this(approximateYears, new PersonBirthday[] { birthdays }, Array.Empty<string>(), displayDirectoryName, key, null)
+        this(approximateYears, [birthdays], [], displayDirectoryName, key, null)
     { }
 
     public PersonContainer(int? approximateYears, PersonBirthday birthdays, PersonDirectory? personDirectory, string displayDirectoryName, long key) :
-        this(approximateYears, new PersonBirthday[] { birthdays }, Array.Empty<string>(), displayDirectoryName, key, personDirectory)
+        this(approximateYears, [birthdays], [], displayDirectoryName, key, personDirectory)
     { }
 
     public PersonContainer(int? approximateYears, string[] displayDirectoryAllFiles, string displayDirectoryName, PersonDirectory? personDirectory) :

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Container.cs

@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ internal abstract class Container
         else
             containerMaximumDateTime = (from l in items select l.ImageFileHolder.LastWriteTime).Max();
         if (containerMinimumDateTime is null || containerMaximumDateTime is null)
-            results = Array.Empty<DateTime>();
+            results = [];
         else
-            results = new DateTime[] { containerMinimumDateTime.Value, containerMaximumDateTime.Value };
+            results = [containerMinimumDateTime.Value, containerMaximumDateTime.Value];
         return results;
     }
 
     internal static Models.Item[] GetFilterItems(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, Models.Container container)
     {
-        List<Models.Item> results = new();
+        List<Models.Item> results = [];
         foreach (Models.Item item in container.Items)
         {
             if (item.ImageFileHolder is not null
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ internal abstract class Container
         string pathDirectoryName = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(filePair.Path) ?? filePair.Path);
         string? alternateFile = alternateFilesCollectionDirectory is null ? null : Path.Combine(alternateFilesCollectionDirectory, pathDirectoryName, $"{Path.GetFileName(filePair.Path)}.tsv");
         if (!File.Exists(alternateFile))
-            results = Array.Empty<string>();
+            results = [];
         else
             results = File.ReadAllLines(alternateFile);
         return results;
@@ -79,24 +79,24 @@ internal abstract class Container
         string[] results;
         Models.Property? result;
         if (filePair.Match is null)
-            (result, results) = (null, Array.Empty<string>());
+            (result, results) = (null, []);
         else
         {
             string json = File.ReadAllText(filePair.Match);
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(json))
-                (result, results) = (null, Array.Empty<string>());
+                (result, results) = (null, []);
             else
             {
                 result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(json, PropertyGenerationContext.Default.Property);
                 if (result is null)
-                    results = Array.Empty<string>();
+                    results = [];
                 else
                 {
-                    results = alternateFilesCollectionDirectory is null ? Array.Empty<string>() : GetAlternateFileLines(alternateFilesCollectionDirectory, filePair);
+                    results = alternateFilesCollectionDirectory is null ? [] : GetAlternateFileLines(alternateFilesCollectionDirectory, filePair);
                     if (results.Any(l => l.Contains('!')))
                     {
                         if (result.Keywords is null)
-                            result = Models.Property.GetProperty(result, new string[] { "!" });
+                            result = Models.Property.GetProperty(result, ["!"]);
                         else
                             result = Models.Property.GetProperty(result, result.Keywords.Concat(new string[] { "!" }).ToArray());
                     }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ internal abstract class Container
 
     private static List<FilePair> GetFilePairs(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, string aPropertySingletonDirectory, string filesCollectionDirectory, string extension, List<Models.FilePair> filePairs)
     {
-        List<FilePair> results = new();
+        List<FilePair> results = [];
         int maxDegreeOfParallelism = Environment.ProcessorCount;
         string? alternateResultAllInOne = !propertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOne.Contains(' ') ? null : propertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOne.Replace(' ', '-');
         string? alternateFilesCollectionDirectory = alternateResultAllInOne is null ? null : Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(filesCollectionDirectory) ?? filesCollectionDirectory, alternateResultAllInOne);
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ internal abstract class Container
 
     private static (int, Models.Container[]) GetContainers(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, string aPropertySingletonDirectory, string filesCollectionDirectory, List<string[]> filesCollection, string directorySearchFilter)
     {
-        List<Models.Container> results = new();
+        List<Models.Container> results = [];
         string? directory;
         List<Models.Item>? items;
         Models.Container container;
         const string extension = ".json";
-        List<string> directories = new();
+        List<string> directories = [];
-        Dictionary<string, List<Models.Item>> directoryToItems = new();
+        Dictionary<string, List<Models.Item>> directoryToItems = [];
         foreach (string[] files in filesCollection)
         {
             if (files.Length == 0)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ internal abstract class Container
                 directories.Add(directory);
             if (!directoryToItems.TryGetValue(directory, out items))
             {
-                directoryToItems.Add(directory, new());
+                directoryToItems.Add(directory, []);
                 if (!directoryToItems.TryGetValue(directory, out items))
                     throw new Exception();
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ internal abstract class Container
                 continue;
             if (!directoryToItems.TryGetValue(filePair.Directory, out items))
             {
-                directoryToItems.Add(filePair.Directory, new());
+                directoryToItems.Add(filePair.Directory, []);
                 if (!directoryToItems.TryGetValue(filePair.Directory, out items))
                     throw new Exception();
             }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ internal abstract class Container
 
     internal static List<int> GetFilteredDistinctIds(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, Models.Container[] containers)
     {
-        List<int> results = new();
+        List<int> results = [];
         Models.Item[] filteredItems;
         foreach (Models.Container container in containers)
         {
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ internal abstract class Container
 
     internal static ReadOnlyCollection<Models.Item> GetItems(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, ReadOnlyCollection<Models.Container> containers, bool distinctItems, bool filterItems)
     {
-        List<Models.Item> results = new();
+        List<Models.Item> results = [];
-        List<int> distinct = new();
+        List<int> distinct = [];
         IEnumerable<Models.Item> filteredItems;
         foreach (Models.Container container in containers)
         {

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Face.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ internal abstract class Face
 
     private static List<Models.Face> GetFaces(string jsonFileFullName, int? maximum)
     {
-        List<Models.Face> results = new();
+        List<Models.Face> results = [];
         Tuple<Models.Face, string>? tuple;
         JsonElement[] jsonElements = GetJsonElements(jsonFileFullName);
         foreach (JsonElement jsonElement in jsonElements)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ internal abstract class Face
     internal static (bool, int[]) GetEyeCollection(int threshold, List<Models.Face> faces)
     {
         bool result = false;
-        List<int> results = new();
+        List<int> results = [];
         foreach (Models.Face face in faces)
         {
             if (face.Mapping?.MappingFromLocation?.Eyeα is null || face.Mapping.MappingFromLocation.EyeReview is null)

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/FaceFileSystem.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ internal abstract class FaceFileSystem
 
     internal static Models.FaceFileSystem[] GetFaceFileSystemCollection(string requestPath, (string RootResultsDirectoryAbsoluteUri, string C_ResizeContentDirectory, string D_FacesContentDirectory, string E_DistanceCollectionDirectory) tuple, string selectedFileFullName)
     {
-        List<Models.FaceFileSystem> results = new();
+        List<Models.FaceFileSystem> results = [];
         FileInfo fileInfo;
         int? locationIndex;
         string jsonFileName;

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/FileHolder.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ internal abstract class FileHolder
 
     internal static List<Models.FileHolder> GetFileHolders((string, string[])[] collection)
     {
-        List<Models.FileHolder> results = new();
+        List<Models.FileHolder> results = [];
         foreach ((string _, string[] files) in collection)
             results.AddRange(files.Select(l => new Models.FileHolder(l)));
         return results;

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/FileSystem.cs

@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ internal abstract class FileSystem
 
     internal static List<Models.FileSystem> GetFileSystemCollection(string requestPath, (string RootResultsDirectoryAbsoluteUri, string C_ResizeContentDirectory, string D_FacesContentDirectory, string E_DistanceCollectionDirectory) tuple, string[] directories, string[] files, bool all)
     {
-        List<Models.FileSystem> results = new();
+        List<Models.FileSystem> results = [];
         Models.Face face;
         Models.FaceFileSystem faceFileSystem;
         IEnumerator<string> subDirectoryFiles;
-        List<Models.FaceFileSystem> faceFileSystemCollection = new();
+        List<Models.FaceFileSystem> faceFileSystemCollection = [];
         for (int i = 0; i < directories.Length; i++)
         {
             subDirectoryFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(directories[i], "*.json", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly).GetEnumerator();

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/IMappingFromItem.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ public interface IMappingFromItem
     MappingFromItem TestStatic_GetMappingFromItem(Models.Item item)
         => GetMappingFromItem(item);
     static MappingFromItem GetMappingFromItem(Models.Item item)
-        => GetMappingFromItem(containerDateTimes: Array.Empty<DateTime>(), item, item.ResizedFileHolder);
+        => GetMappingFromItem(containerDateTimes: [], item, item.ResizedFileHolder);
 
 }

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Item.cs

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ internal abstract class Item
 
     internal static List<Models.Item> GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB)
     {
-        List<Models.Item> results = new();
+        List<Models.Item> results = [];
-        List<string> collection = new();
+        List<string> collection = [];
         foreach (Models.Item item in itemsA)
         {
             results.Add(item);

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Location.cs

@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ internal abstract class Location
     {
         RectangleF? result;
         int length = (locationDigits - 1) / 4;
-        string[] segments = new string[]
+        string[] segments =
-        {
+        [
             wholePercentages[..1],
             wholePercentages.Substring(1, length),
             wholePercentages.Substring(3, length),
             wholePercentages.Substring(5, length),
             wholePercentages.Substring(7, length)
-        };
+        ];
         if (string.Join(string.Empty, segments) != wholePercentages)
             result = null;
         else
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ internal abstract class Location
 
     internal static List<Models.Location> GetLocations<T>(List<LocationContainer<T>> locationContainers, List<Models.Face> faces, List<MappingFromPhotoPrism> mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection, float rectangleIntersectMinimum)
     {
-        List<Models.Location> results = new();
+        List<Models.Location> results = [];
         bool any;
         bool matches;
         float? percent;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ internal abstract class Location
 
     internal static List<Models.Face> FilterByIntersect(Models.Face[] faces, float rectangleIntersectMinimum, int wholePercentages)
     {
-        List<Models.Face> results = new();
+        List<Models.Face> results = [];
         float? percent;
         int width, height;
         int faceLocationWholePercentages;

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/PersonBirthday.cs

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ internal abstract class PersonBirthday
 
     internal static List<(string, Models.PersonBirthday)> GetPersonBirthdays(string personBirthdayFormat, string[] personKeyDirectories, string personDisplayDirectoryName)
     {
-        List<(string, Models.PersonBirthday)> results = new();
+        List<(string, Models.PersonBirthday)> results = [];
         string personKeyFormatted;
         Models.PersonBirthday? personBirthday;
         foreach (string personKeyDirectory in personKeyDirectories)

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/PersonContainer.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
 
     private static List<string> GetFiles(string personDisplayDirectory)
     {
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         string[] files;
         string extension;
         string checkFile;
         string directoryName;
-        List<string> distinct = new();
+        List<string> distinct = [];
         string fileNameWithoutExtension;
         string personDisplayDirectoryName = Path.GetFileName(personDisplayDirectory);
         results.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(personDisplayDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly));
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
 
     private static List<Models.PersonContainer> GetPersonContainersCollections(string facesFileNameExtension, PersonDirectory personDirectory, char numberSign, string personDisplayDirectory, string personDisplayDirectoryName, int? approximateYears, List<(string PersonKeyFormatted, Models.PersonBirthday PersonBirthday)> collection)
     {
-        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = new();
+        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = [];
         long personKey;
         string[] files;
         const int zero = 0;
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
 
     private static (List<string?>, List<Models.PersonContainer>) GetPersonContainersGroup(string personBirthdayFormat, string facesFileNameExtension, char[] personCharacters, PersonDirectory personDirectory, string[] personDisplayDirectories)
     {
-        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = new();
+        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = [];
         string? minusOne;
         int? approximateYears;
         char numberSign = '#';
-        List<string?> changes = new();
+        List<string?> changes = [];
         string[] personKeyDirectories;
         string? personDisplayDirectoryName;
         Models.PersonContainer personContainer;
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
 
     private static (List<string?>, List<Models.PersonContainer>) GetPersonContainersInnerGroups(string personBirthdayFormat, string facesFileNameExtension, char[] personCharacters, string groupDirectory, string groupDirectoryName)
     {
-        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = new();
+        List<Models.PersonContainer> results = [];
         string[] segments;
         const int zero = 0;
         List<string?> changes;
         string innerGroupDirectoryName;
         PersonDirectory personDirectory;
-        List<string?> allChanges = new();
+        List<string?> allChanges = [];
         string[] personDisplayDirectories;
         const char exclamationPoint = '!';
         char @char = groupDirectoryName[zero];
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
         List<Models.PersonContainer> results;
         List<string?> changes;
         string groupDirectoryName;
-        List<string?> allChanges = new();
+        List<string?> allChanges = [];
         List<Models.PersonContainer> collection;
-        List<Models.PersonContainer> personContainers = new();
+        List<Models.PersonContainer> personContainers = [];
         for (int i = 0; i < personCharacters.Length; i++)
         {
             foreach (string groupDirectory in groupDirectories)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
         }
         string[] groupDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
         if (groupDirectories.Length == 0)
-            results = new();
+            results = [];
         else
             results = GetPersonContainersGroups(personBirthdayFormat, facesFileNameExtension, personCharacters, groupDirectories);
         return results;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ internal abstract class PersonContainer
 
     internal static List<long> GetPersonKeys(IEnumerable<Models.PersonContainer> personContainers)
     {
-        List<long> results = new();
+        List<long> results = [];
         long personKey;
         foreach (Models.PersonContainer personContainer in personContainers)
         {

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Property.cs

@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ internal abstract class Property
 
     internal static (bool?, string[]) IsWrongYear(Models.FileHolder fileHolder, DateTime? dateTimeOriginal, List<DateTime> dateTimes)
     {
-        string[] results = Array.Empty<string>();
+        string[] results = [];
         bool? result = null;
         string year;
         string directoryName;
         string[] directorySegments;
-        List<DateTime> collection = new();
+        List<DateTime> collection = [];
         string? check = Path.GetFullPath(fileHolder.FullName);
         string? pathRoot = Path.GetPathRoot(fileHolder.FullName);
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pathRoot))
@@ -88,21 +88,16 @@ internal abstract class Property
 
     internal static List<DateTime> GetDateTimes(DateTime creationTime, DateTime lastWriteTime, DateTime? dateTime, DateTime? dateTimeDigitized, DateTime? dateTimeFromName, DateTime? dateTimeOriginal, DateTime? gpsDateStamp)
     {
-        List<DateTime> results = new()
+        List<DateTime> results =
-        {
+        [
             creationTime,
-            lastWriteTime
+            lastWriteTime,
-        };
+            .. dateTime.HasValue ? [dateTime.Value] : [],
-        if (dateTime.HasValue)
+            .. dateTimeDigitized.HasValue ? [dateTimeDigitized.Value] : [],
-            results.Add(dateTime.Value);
+            .. dateTimeFromName.HasValue ? [dateTimeFromName.Value] : [],
-        if (dateTimeDigitized.HasValue)
+            .. dateTimeOriginal.HasValue ? [dateTimeOriginal.Value] : [],
-            results.Add(dateTimeDigitized.Value);
+            .. gpsDateStamp.HasValue ? [gpsDateStamp.Value] : [],
-        if (dateTimeFromName.HasValue)
+        ];
-            results.Add(dateTimeFromName.Value);
-        if (dateTimeOriginal.HasValue)
-            results.Add(dateTimeOriginal.Value);
-        if (gpsDateStamp.HasValue)
-            results.Add(gpsDateStamp.Value);
         return results;
     }
 
@@ -113,21 +108,16 @@ internal abstract class Property
             result = DateTime.MinValue;
         else
         {
-            List<DateTime> dateTimes = new()
+            List<DateTime> dateTimes =
-            {
+            [
                 property.CreationTime,
-                property.LastWriteTime
+                property.LastWriteTime,
-            };
+                .. property.DateTime.HasValue ? [property.DateTime.Value] : [],
-            if (property.DateTime.HasValue)
+                .. property.DateTimeDigitized.HasValue ? [property.DateTimeDigitized.Value] : [],
-                dateTimes.Add(property.DateTime.Value);
+                .. property.DateTimeFromName.HasValue ? [property.DateTimeFromName.Value] : [],
-            if (property.DateTimeDigitized.HasValue)
+                .. property.DateTimeOriginal.HasValue ? [property.DateTimeOriginal.Value] : [],
-                dateTimes.Add(property.DateTimeDigitized.Value);
+                .. property.GPSDateStamp.HasValue ? [property.GPSDateStamp.Value] : [],
-            if (property.DateTimeFromName.HasValue)
+            ];
-                dateTimes.Add(property.DateTimeFromName.Value);
-            if (property.DateTimeOriginal.HasValue)
-                dateTimes.Add(property.DateTimeOriginal.Value);
-            if (property.GPSDateStamp.HasValue)
-                dateTimes.Add(property.GPSDateStamp.Value);
             result = dateTimes.Min();
         }
         return result;
@@ -191,7 +181,7 @@ internal abstract class Property
     {
         TimeSpan result;
         DateTime? minimumDateTime;
-        List<long> ticksCollection = new();
+        List<long> ticksCollection = [];
         foreach (Models.Item item in container.Items)
         {
             if (item.Property is null)
@@ -217,7 +207,7 @@ internal abstract class Property
 
     internal static (int, List<DateTime>, List<Models.Item>) Get(Models.Container container, TimeSpan threeStandardDeviationHigh, int i)
     {
-        List<Models.Item> results = new();
+        List<Models.Item> results = [];
         int j = i;
         long? ticks;
         Models.Item item;
@@ -225,7 +215,7 @@ internal abstract class Property
         Models.Item nextItem;
         DateTime? minimumDateTime;
         DateTime? nextMinimumDateTime;
-        List<DateTime> dateTimes = new();
+        List<DateTime> dateTimes = [];
         for (; j < container.Items.Count; j++)
         {
             ticks = null;

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/WorkingDirectory.cs

@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ internal abstract class WorkingDirectory
         if (executingAssemblyName is null)
             throw new Exception();
         string traceFile;
-        List<string> directories = new();
+        List<string> directories = [];
-        Environment.SpecialFolder[] specialFolders = new Environment.SpecialFolder[]
+        Environment.SpecialFolder[] specialFolders =
-        {
+        [
             Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData,
             Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData,
             Environment.SpecialFolder.History,
             Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData,
             Environment.SpecialFolder.InternetCache
-        };
+        ];
         foreach (Environment.SpecialFolder specialFolder in specialFolders)
             directories.Add(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(specialFolder), subDirectoryName, executingAssemblyName));
         foreach (string directory in directories)

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/XDirectory.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     private static int GetCeilingAverage(List<string[]> fileCollection)
     {
-        List<int> counts = new();
+        List<int> counts = [];
         foreach (string[] files in fileCollection)
             counts.Add(files.Length);
         int average = (int)Math.Ceiling(counts.Average());
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     private static List<string[]> GetFilesCollection(List<string[]> fileCollection, int ceilingAverage)
     {
-        List<string[]> results = new();
+        List<string[]> results = [];
         foreach (string[] files in fileCollection)
         {
             if (files.Length < ceilingAverage)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     internal static List<string[]> GetFilesCollection(string directory, string directorySearchFilter, string fileSearchFilter, bool useCeilingAverage)
     {
-        List<string[]> results = new();
+        List<string[]> results = [];
         if (!fileSearchFilter.Contains('*'))
             fileSearchFilter = string.Concat('*', fileSearchFilter);
         if (!directorySearchFilter.Contains('*'))
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     internal static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<string>> GetFilesKeyValuePairs(List<string[]> filesCollection)
     {
-        Dictionary<string, List<string>> results = new();
+        Dictionary<string, List<string>> results = [];
         string fileName;
         List<string>? collection;
         foreach (string[] files in filesCollection)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
                 fileName = Path.GetFileName(file);
                 if (!results.TryGetValue(fileName, out collection))
                 {
-                    results.Add(fileName, new());
+                    results.Add(fileName, []);
                     if (!results.TryGetValue(fileName, out collection))
                         throw new Exception();
                 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
         List<string>? collection;
         string fileNameUpperExtension;
         int length = extension.Length;
-        List<string> renameCollection = new();
+        List<string> renameCollection = [];
         foreach (string[] files in jsonFilesCollection)
         {
             foreach (string file in files)
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
     {
         string? result = null;
         FileInfo possibleFileInfo;
-        List<long> lengths = new();
+        List<long> lengths = [];
-        List<string> matches = new();
+        List<string> matches = [];
         FileInfo fileInfo = new(file);
-        List<DateTime> creationTimes = new();
+        List<DateTime> creationTimes = [];
         foreach (string possible in collection)
         {
             possibleFileInfo = new(possible);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     internal static List<FilePair> GetFiles(List<string[]> filesCollection, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<string>> fileNamesToFiles, string extension, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<string>> compareFileNamesToFiles)
     {
-        List<FilePair> results = new();
+        List<FilePair> results = [];
         string? match;
         string fileName;
         bool uniqueFileName;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
                 if (!uniqueFileName)
                     isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview = GetIsNotUniqueAndNeedsReview(file, collection);
                 if (!compareFileNamesToFiles.TryGetValue(string.Concat(fileName, extension), out collection))
-                    results.Add(new(file, uniqueFileName, isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview, new(), null));
+                    results.Add(new(file, uniqueFileName, isNotUniqueAndNeedsReview, [], null));
                 else
                 {
                     if (collection.Count == 0)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
         FileInfo? toFileInfo;
         FileInfo fromFileInfo;
         string checkDirectory;
-        List<(string, string)> rename = new();
+        List<(string, string)> rename = [];
         string resultAllInOneDirectory = Path.Combine(jsonGroupDirectory, resultAllInOne);
         foreach (FilePair item in filePairs)
         {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
     {
         string checkFile;
         string? checkDirectory;
-        List<string> directories = new();
+        List<string> directories = [];
         foreach (string file in files)
         {
             checkDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(file.Replace(find, replace));
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     private static SortedRecord[] GetSortedRecords(int offset, List<string[]> filesCollection)
     {
-        List<SortedRecord> results = new();
+        List<SortedRecord> results = [];
         int? id;
         Models.FileHolder fileHolder;
         bool nameWithoutExtensionIsIdFormat;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     internal static (string[], List<(Models.FileHolder, string?, string)>) GetToDoCollection(Properties.IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, bool copyDuplicates, bool ifCanUseId, List<string[]> filesCollection, string[] directories, Action? tick)
     {
-        List<(Models.FileHolder, string?, string)> results = new();
+        List<(Models.FileHolder, string?, string)> results = [];
         string paddedId;
         string checkFile;
         string directory;
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
         string? alternateCheckFile;
         string? alternateDirectory;
         Models.FileHolder fileHolder;
-        List<int> distinctIds = new();
+        List<int> distinctIds = [];
-        List<string> distinct = new();
+        List<string> distinct = [];
-        List<string> distinctDirectories = new();
+        List<string> distinctDirectories = [];
         int intMinValueLength = int.MinValue.ToString().Length;
         SortedRecord[] sortedRecords = GetSortedRecords(propertyConfiguration.Offset, filesCollection);
         string? alternateResultAllInOne = !propertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOne.Contains(' ') ? null : propertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOne.Replace(' ', '-');
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ internal abstract partial class XDirectory
 
     internal static List<string> CopyOrMove(List<(Models.FileHolder, string?, string)> toDoCollection, bool move, bool moveBack, Action? tick)
     {
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         FileInfo fileInfo;
         foreach ((Models.FileHolder fileHolder, string? alternateFile, string to) in toDoCollection)
         {

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/XPath.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
     internal static bool DeleteEmptyDirectories(string rootDirectory)
     {
         bool result;
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         DeleteEmptyDirectories(rootDirectory, results);
         result = results.Count > 0;
         return result;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
             string[] files;
             string[] directories = Directory.GetDirectories(rootDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
             if (directories.Length > 0)
-                files = Array.Empty<string>();
+                files = [];
             else
                 files = Directory.GetFiles(rootDirectory, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
             if (directories.Length == 0 && files.Length == 0)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
             }
             else
             {
-                List<string> check = new();
+                List<string> check = [];
                 foreach (string directory in directories)
                 {
                     DeleteEmptyDirectories(directory, check);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
 
     internal static List<string> GetDirectoryNames(string directory)
     {
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         string? fileName;
         string? checkDirectory = directory;
         string? pathRoot = Path.GetPathRoot(directory);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
 
     internal static List<string> GetDirectories(string directory)
     {
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         string? checkDirectory = directory;
         string? pathRoot = Path.GetPathRoot(directory);
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pathRoot))
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
         int result = 0;
         string? directory;
         string? checkDirectory;
-        List<string> results = new();
+        List<string> results = [];
         checkDirectory = sourceDirectory;
         for (int i = 0; i < int.MaxValue; i++)
         {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ internal abstract class XPath
         IEnumerable<string> fileSystemEntries;
         string[] directories;
         if (!Directory.Exists(rootDirectory))
-            directories = Array.Empty<string>();
+            directories = [];
         else
             directories = Directory.GetDirectories(rootDirectory, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
         foreach (string directory in directories)
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ internal abstract class XPath
 
     internal static Dictionary<string, string[]> GetKeyValuePairs(IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, string? resultsFullGroupDirectory, string[]? directories)
     {
-        Dictionary<string, string[]> results = new();
+        Dictionary<string, string[]> results = [];
         string directory;
         string checkDirectory;
         int converted = int.Parse($"1{new string('0', propertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOneSubdirectoryLength)}");
         int plusOne = converted + 1;
-        List<string> collection = new();
+        List<string> collection = [];
         if (directories is not null)
         {
             foreach (string key in directories)