Refactor Rhs2116 to save ProbeInterface files externally

OpenEphys.Onix1/ConfigureRhs2116Trigger.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Reactive.Disposables;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using Bonsai;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public ConfigureRhs2116Trigger(ConfigureRhs2116Trigger rhs2116Trigger)
             DeviceAddress = rhs2116Trigger.DeviceAddress;
             DeviceName = rhs2116Trigger.DeviceName;
             TriggerSource = rhs2116Trigger.TriggerSource;
-            ProbeGroup = rhs2116Trigger.ProbeGroup;
+            ProbeGroup = rhs2116Trigger.ProbeGroup.Clone();
             Armed = rhs2116Trigger.Armed;
             StimulusSequence = new(rhs2116Trigger.StimulusSequence);
         }
@@ -76,13 +77,116 @@ public ConfigureRhs2116Trigger(ConfigureRhs2116Trigger rhs2116Trigger)
         [Description("Specifies whether the trigger source is local or external.")]
         public Rhs2116TriggerSource TriggerSource { get; set; } = Rhs2116TriggerSource.Local;
 
+        Task<Rhs2116ProbeGroup> probeGroupTask = null;
+
+        Rhs2116ProbeGroup probeGroup = null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="Rhs2116ProbeGroup"/> channel configuration.
         /// </summary>
         [XmlIgnore]
         [Category(ConfigurationCategory)]
         [Description("Defines the channel configuration")]
-        public Rhs2116ProbeGroup ProbeGroup { get; set; } = new();
+        [Browsable(false)]
+        [Externalizable(false)]
+        public Rhs2116ProbeGroup ProbeGroup
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (probeGroup == null)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        probeGroup = probeGroupTask?.Result ?? new Rhs2116ProbeGroup();
+                    }
+                    catch (AggregateException ae)
+                    {
+                        probeGroup = new();
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException($"There was an error loading the ProbeInterface file, loading the default configuration instead.\n\nError: {ae.InnerException.Message}", ae.InnerException);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return probeGroup;
+            }
+            set => probeGroup = value;
+        }
+
+        string probeInterfaceFileName;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the file path where the ProbeInterface configuration will be saved.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If left empty, the ProbeInterface configuration will not be saved.
+        /// </remarks>
+        [XmlIgnore]
+        [Category(ConfigurationCategory)]
+        [Description("File path to where the ProbeInterface file will be saved for this probe. If the file exists, it will be overwritten.")]
+        [FileNameFilter(ProbeInterfaceHelper.ProbeInterfaceFileNameFilter)]
+        [Editor("Bonsai.Design.SaveFileNameEditor, Bonsai.Design", DesignTypes.UITypeEditor)]
+        public string ProbeInterfaceFileName
+        {
+            get => probeInterfaceFileName;
+            set => probeInterfaceFileName = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the ProbeInterface file name, loading the given file asynchronously when set.
+        /// </summary>
+        [XmlIgnore]
+        [Browsable(false)]
+        [Externalizable(false)]
+        public string ProbeInterfaceLoadFileName
+        {
+            get => probeInterfaceFileName;
+            set
+            {
+                probeInterfaceFileName = value;
+                probeGroupTask = Task.Run(() =>
+                {
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(probeInterfaceFileName))
+                        return new Rhs2116ProbeGroup();
+
+                    return ProbeInterfaceHelper.LoadExternalProbeInterfaceFile<Rhs2116ProbeGroup>(probeInterfaceFileName);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a string defining the path to an external ProbeInterface JSON file.
+        /// This variable is needed to properly save a workflow in Bonsai, but it is not
+        /// directly accessible in the Bonsai editor.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// [Obsolete]. Cannot tag this property with the Obsolete attribute due to https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/100453
+        /// </remarks>
+        [Browsable(false)]
+        [Externalizable(false)]
+        [XmlElement(nameof(ProbeInterfaceFileName))]
+        public string ProbeInterfaceFileNameSerialize
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProbeInterfaceFileName))
+                    return "";
+
+                if (probeGroup != null)
+                    ProbeInterfaceHelper.SaveExternalProbeInterfaceFile(ProbeGroup, ProbeInterfaceFileName);
+
+                return ProbeInterfaceFileName;
+            }
+            set => ProbeInterfaceLoadFileName = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Prevent the ProbeGroup property from being serialized.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>False</returns>
+        [Obsolete]
+        public bool ShouldSerializeProbeGroupString()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets if trigger is armed.

OpenEphys.Onix1/Rhs2116ProbeGroup.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using OpenEphys.ProbeInterface.NET;
 
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public Rhs2116ProbeGroup(Rhs2116ProbeGroup probeGroup)
         {
         }
 
+        internal Rhs2116ProbeGroup Clone()
+        {
+            return new Rhs2116ProbeGroup(Specification, Version, Probes.Select(probe => new Probe(probe)).ToArray());
+        }
+
         internal static ContactAnnotations DefaultContactAnnotations(int numberOfChannels, int probeIndex)
         {
             string[] contactAnnotations = new string[numberOfChannels];