Use self-contained builds (#1224)

.docs/Dotnet.md

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-# Install .NET runtime
-
-**.NET 8.0 Runtime** is required by **DiscordChatExporter**.
-
-> **Note**:
-> Installing the **.NET Runtime** is not required if you running **DiscordChatExporter** using [Docker](Docker.md).
-
-## Windows
-
-Both the GUI and the CLI flavors of **DiscordChatExporter** for Windows come with a bootstrapper that should automatically install all the required prerequisites. Simply run the application and follow the presented instructions.
-
-If, for some reason, you need to install the runtime manually, use one of the download links below:
-
-- [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **Windows x64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-windows-x86-installer)
-- [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **Windows x86**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-windows-x64-installer)
-- [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **Windows arm64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-windows-arm64-installer)
-
-> **Note**:
-> [How can I tell if my computer is running a 32-bit (x86) or a 64-bit (x64) version of Windows?](https://support.microsoft.com/help/15056/windows-32-64-bit-faq)
-
-## macOS
-
-Use one of the download links below:
-
-- [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **macOS x64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-macos-x64-installer)
-- [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **macOS arm64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-macos-arm64-installer)
-
-> **Note**:
-> [Is my Mac using an Intel processor (x64) or Apple Silicon (arm64)?](https://support.apple.com/HT211814)
-
-## Linux
-
-Installing the .NET Runtime works differently depending on which Linux distribution you use. Check out the instructions for your distro:
-
-- [Ubuntu](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-ubuntu)
-- [Debian](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-debian)
-- [Fedora](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-fedora)
-
-For other distros, please check the _'Install on Linux'_ menu on the left of [this page](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux).
-
-## Verify installation (optional)
-
-You can check which version of **.NET Runtime** is installed by running the following command in a terminal:
-
-```console
-$ dotnet --info
-
-.NET runtimes installed:
-  Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.x [C:\path\to\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
-  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 7.0.x [C:\path\to\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
-```

.docs/Getting-started.md

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ You can open `.html` files with a web browser, such as Google Chrome.
 
 > **Warning**:
 > If a picture is deleted, or if a user changes its avatar, the respective images will no longer be displayed.
-> Export using the "Download referenced assets" (`--media`) option to avoid this.
+> Export using the "Download assets" (`--media`) option to avoid this.
 
 ### Plain Text
 
 <img src="https://i.imgur.com/PbUyRXD.png" height="400"/>
 
-The Plain Text format is the best option for archiving due to its small size.
+The Plain Text format formats messages as plain text, and has the smallest size.
 You can open `.txt` files with a text editor, such as Notepad.
 
 ### JSON

.docs/Readme.md

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Installation & Usage
 
-- [Get .NET Runtime](Dotnet.md)
 - Getting started:
   - [Using the GUI](Using-the-GUI.md)
   - [Using the CLI](Using-the-CLI.md)
@@ -28,6 +27,5 @@
 - [General questions](Troubleshooting.md#general)
 - [First steps help](Troubleshooting.md#first-steps)
 - [It's crashing/failing](Troubleshooting.md#DCE-is-crashingfailing)
-- [.NET Core Runtime is required](Troubleshooting.md#net-core-runtime-is-required)
 - [Errors](Troubleshooting.md#errors)
 - [**More help**](Troubleshooting.md)

.docs/Scheduling-Linux.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Scheduling exports with Cron
 
-Make sure you already have **DiscordChatExporter.CLI** downloaded and **.NET Runtime** installed.
-
 ## Creating the script
 
 1. Open Terminal and create a new text file with `nano /path/to/DiscordChatExporter/cron.sh`

.docs/Scheduling-MacOS.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Scheduling exports on macOS
 
-Make sure you already have **DiscordChatExporter.CLI** downloaded and **.NET Runtime** installed.
-
 ## Creating the script
 
 1. Open TextEdit.app and create a new file

.docs/Scheduling-Windows.md

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Scheduling exports on Windows
 
-We'll be using [DiscordChatExporter CLI](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/releases/latest), PowerShell, and Task Scheduler.
-Make sure you already have **DiscordChatExporter.CLI** downloaded and **.NET Runtime** installed.
-
 ## Creating the script
 
 1. Open a text editor such as Notepad and paste:

.docs/Troubleshooting.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Check the following page: [Obtaining token](Token-and-IDs.md)
 
 ### When I open DCE a black window pops up quickly or nothing shows up
 
-If you have [.NET Runtime correctly installed](Dotnet.md), you might have downloaded the CLI flavor, try [downloading the GUI](Getting-started.md#gui-or-cli) instead.
+You might have downloaded the CLI flavor of the app, which is meant to be run in a terminal. Try [downloading the GUI](Getting-started.md#gui-or-cli) instead if that's what you want.
 
 ### How can I set DCE to export automatically at certain times?
 
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ Check the following pages to learn how to schedule **DiscordChatExporter.CLI** r
 
 Try opening it with a different program, try partitioning or use a different file format, like `PlainText`.
 
-### DCE is crashing/failing
-
-Check the following page: [Installing .NET Core Runtime](Dotnet.md)
-
-If you already have .NET Core installed, please check if your problem is a [known issue](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/issues?q=is%3Aissue) before [opening a bug report](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/issues/new).
-
-### .NET Core Runtime is required
-
-Check the following page: [Installing .NET Core Runtime](Dotnet.md)
-
 ### I see messages in the export, but they have no content
 
 Your bot is missing the 'Message Content Intent'. Go to the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications), navigate to the 'Bot' section and enable it.

.docs/Using-the-CLI.md

@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 # Using the CLI
 
-## Guide
-
-> **Note**:
-> Make sure you have [.NET Core installed](Dotnet.md) before attempting to run the commands below.
-> **Docker** users, please refer to the [Docker usage instructions](Docker.md).
-
 ## Step 1
 
 After extracting the `.zip`, open Command Prompt, aka `cmd` (`Terminal` on **macOS** and **Linux**).
 
 ## Step 2
 
-Change the current directory to DCE's folder with `cd C:\path\to\directory`, then press ENTER to run the command.
+Change the current directory to DCE's folder with `cd C:\path\to\DiscordChatExporter` (`cd /path/to/DiscordChatExporter` on **MacOS** and **Linux**), then press ENTER to run the command.
 
-**Windows** users can quickly get the directory's path by clicking the address bar while inside the folder.
+**Windows** users can quickly get the folder's path by clicking the address bar while inside the folder.
 ![Copy path from Explorer](https://i.imgur.com/XncnhC2.gif)
 
-**macOS** users can select the `.exe`, hit Command+I (⌘I), and copy what's after `Where:` to get the directory
+**macOS** users can press Command+Option+C (⌘⌥C) while inside the folder (or selecting it) to copy its path to the clipboard.
-![Mac info panel](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3c51a904b0099c9f68a4797461d4a7914902fc04/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f323975364e79782e706e67)
 
 You can also drag and drop the folder on **every platform**.
 ![Drag and drop folder](https://i.imgur.com/sOpZQAb.gif)

.docs/Using-the-GUI.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ### Step 1
 
-After extracting the `.zip`, open `DiscordChatExporter.exe`
+After extracting the `.zip`, run `DiscordChatExporter.exe` (Windows), or `DiscordChatExporter` (Mac OS and Linux).
 
 ### Step 2
 
@@ -61,37 +61,30 @@ In this screen you can customize the following:
 
 ## Settings
 
-- **Auto-update**
+- **Auto-update** - Perform automatic updates on every launch.
-Perform automatic updates on every launch.
 Default: Enabled
 
   > **Note**:
   > Keep this option enabled to receive the latest features and bug fixes!
 
-- **Dark mode**
+- **Dark mode** - Use darker colors in the UI (User Interface).
-Use darker colors in the UI (User Interface).
 Default: Disabled
 
-- **Persist token**
+- **Persist token** - Persist last used token between sessions.
-Persist last used token between sessions.
 Default: Enabled
 
-- **Show threads**
+- **Show threads** - Controls whether threads are shown in the channel list.
-Controls whether threads are shown in the channel list.
 Default: none
 
-- **Locale**
+- **Locale** - Customize how dates are formatted in the exported files.
-Customize how dates are formatted in the exported files.
 
-- **Date format**
+- **Date format** - Customize how dates are formatted in the exported files in the settings menu ().
-Customize how dates are formatted in the exported files in the settings menu ().
 
-- **Parallel limit**
+- **Parallel limit** - The number of channels that will be exported at the same time.
-The number of channels that will be exported at the same time.
 Default: 1
 
-- **Normalize to UTC**
-Convert all dates to UTC before exporting.
-
   > **Note**:
   > Try to keep this number low so that your account doesn't get flagged.
+
+- **Normalize to UTC** - Convert all dates to UTC before exporting.
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ body:
           required: true
         - label: I have sponsored this project
           required: false
+        - label: I have not read any of the above and just checked all the boxes to submit the issue
+          required: false
 
   - type: markdown
     attributes:

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ jobs:
             # GUI assets aren't suffixed, unlike the CLI assets
             asset: DiscordChatExporter
 
-    # Need to run on Windows because of DotnetRuntimeBootstrapper's dependency on Ressy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    runs-on: windows-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
     permissions:
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           --output ${{ matrix.app }}/bin/publish/
           --configuration Release
           --runtime ${{ matrix.rid }}
-          --no-self-contained
+          --self-contained
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0
@@ -196,7 +195,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.asset }}.${{ matrix.rid }}
           path: ${{ matrix.app }}/
-          
+
+      - name: Set permissions
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.rid, 'win') }}
+        run: chmod +x ${{ matrix.app }}/${{ matrix.asset }}
+
       - name: Create package
         # Change into the artifacts directory to avoid including the directory itself in the zip archive
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.app }}/

DiscordChatExporter.Cli/DiscordChatExporter.Cli.csproj

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CliFx" Version="2.3.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="CSharpier.MsBuild" Version="0.28.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Deorcify" Version="1.0.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="DotnetRuntimeBootstrapper" Version="2.5.4" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Gress" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.49.1" />
   </ItemGroup>

DiscordChatExporter.Core/Discord/DiscordClient.cs

@@ -676,10 +676,14 @@ public class DiscordClient(string token)
                 .SetQueryParameter("after", currentAfter.ToString())
                 .Build();
 
-            var response = await GetJsonResponseAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+            // Can be null on reactions with an emoji that has been deleted (?)
+            // https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/issues/1226
+            var response = await TryGetJsonResponseAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+            if (response is null)
+                yield break;
 
             var count = 0;
-            foreach (var userJson in response.EnumerateArray())
+            foreach (var userJson in response.Value.EnumerateArray())
             {
                 var user = User.Parse(userJson);
                 yield return user;

DiscordChatExporter.Core/DiscordChatExporter.Core.csproj

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CSharpier.MsBuild" Version="0.28.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Gress" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="JsonExtensions" Version="1.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.3.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="RazorBlade" Version="0.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Superpower" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="WebMarkupMin.Core" Version="2.16.0" />

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/App.axaml

@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
     xmlns:materialAssists="clr-namespace:Material.Styles.Assists;assembly=Material.Styles"
     xmlns:materialControls="clr-namespace:Material.Styles.Controls;assembly=Material.Styles"
     xmlns:materialIcons="clr-namespace:Material.Icons.Avalonia;assembly=Material.Icons.Avalonia"
-    xmlns:materialStyles="clr-namespace:Material.Styles.Themes;assembly=Material.Styles">
+    xmlns:materialStyles="clr-namespace:Material.Styles.Themes;assembly=Material.Styles"
+    ActualThemeVariantChanged="Application_OnActualThemeVariantChanged">
     <Application.DataTemplates>
         <framework:ViewManager />
     </Application.DataTemplates>
 
     <Application.Styles>
-        <materialStyles:MaterialTheme />
+        <!--  This theme is used as a stub to pre-load default resources, the actual colors are set through code  -->
+        <materialStyles:MaterialTheme
+            BaseTheme="Light"
+            PrimaryColor="Grey"
+            SecondaryColor="DeepOrange" />
         <materialIcons:MaterialIconStyles />
         <dialogHostAvalonia:DialogHostStyles />
 
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@
 
         <!--  Toggle switch  -->
         <Style Selector="ToggleSwitch">
-            <Setter Property="materialAssists:ToggleSwitchAssist.SwitchThumbOffBackground" Value="{DynamicResource MaterialBackgroundBrush}" />
+            <Setter Property="materialAssists:ToggleSwitchAssist.SwitchThumbOffBackground" Value="{DynamicResource ToggleBackgroundBrush}" />
         </Style>
 
         <!--  Tooltip  -->
@@ -132,4 +137,17 @@
             <Setter Property="TextElement.FontStretch" Value="Normal" />
         </Style>
     </Application.Styles>
+
+    <Application.Resources>
+        <ResourceDictionary>
+            <ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+                <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Default">
+                    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleBackgroundBrush" Color="#FFFFFF" />
+                </ResourceDictionary>
+                <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Dark">
+                    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToggleBackgroundBrush" Color="#8E8E8E" />
+                </ResourceDictionary>
+            </ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </Application.Resources>
 </Application>

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/App.axaml.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Services;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Utils;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Utils.Extensions;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.ViewModels;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.ViewModels.Components;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.ViewModels.Dialogs;
@@ -16,9 +18,12 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui;
 
-public partial class App : Application, IDisposable
+public class App : Application, IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly DisposableCollector _eventRoot = new();
+
     private readonly ServiceProvider _services;
+    private readonly SettingsService _settingsService;
     private readonly MainViewModel _mainViewModel;
 
     public App()
@@ -43,17 +48,54 @@ public partial class App : Application, IDisposable
         services.AddTransient<SettingsViewModel>();
 
         _services = services.BuildServiceProvider(true);
+        _settingsService = _services.GetRequiredService<SettingsService>();
         _mainViewModel = _services.GetRequiredService<ViewModelManager>().CreateMainViewModel();
+
+        // Re-initialize the theme when the user changes it
+        _eventRoot.Add(
+            _settingsService.WatchProperty(
+                o => o.Theme,
+                () =>
+                {
+                    RequestedThemeVariant = _settingsService.Theme switch
+                    {
+                        ThemeVariant.Light => Avalonia.Styling.ThemeVariant.Light,
+                        ThemeVariant.Dark => Avalonia.Styling.ThemeVariant.Dark,
+                        _ => Avalonia.Styling.ThemeVariant.Default
+                    };
+
+                    InitializeTheme();
+                },
+                false
+            )
+        );
     }
 
     public override void Initialize()
     {
+        base.Initialize();
+
         // Increase maximum concurrent connections
         ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 20;
 
         AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
     }
 
+    private void InitializeTheme()
+    {
+        var actualTheme = RequestedThemeVariant?.Key switch
+        {
+            "Light" => PlatformThemeVariant.Light,
+            "Dark" => PlatformThemeVariant.Dark,
+            _ => PlatformSettings?.GetColorValues().ThemeVariant ?? PlatformThemeVariant.Light
+        };
+
+        this.LocateMaterialTheme<MaterialThemeBase>().CurrentTheme =
+            actualTheme == PlatformThemeVariant.Light
+                ? Theme.Create(Theme.Light, Color.Parse("#343838"), Color.Parse("#F9A825"))
+                : Theme.Create(Theme.Dark, Color.Parse("#E8E8E8"), Color.Parse("#F9A825"));
+    }
+
     public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
     {
         if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
@@ -61,50 +103,20 @@ public partial class App : Application, IDisposable
 
         base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
 
-        // Set custom theme colors
+        // Set up custom theme colors
-        SetDefaultTheme();
+        InitializeTheme();
+
+        // Load settings
+        _settingsService.Load();
     }
 
-    public void Dispose() => _services.Dispose();
+    private void Application_OnActualThemeVariantChanged(object? sender, EventArgs args) =>
-}
+        // Re-initialize the theme when the system theme changes
+        InitializeTheme();
 
-public partial class App
+    public void Dispose()
-{
-    public static void SetLightTheme()
     {
-        if (Current is null)
+        _eventRoot.Dispose();
-            return;
+        _services.Dispose();
-
-        Current.LocateMaterialTheme<MaterialThemeBase>().CurrentTheme = Theme.Create(
-            Theme.Light,
-            Color.Parse("#343838"),
-            Color.Parse("#F9A825")
-        );
-    }
-
-    public static void SetDarkTheme()
-    {
-        if (Current is null)
-            return;
-
-        Current.LocateMaterialTheme<MaterialThemeBase>().CurrentTheme = Theme.Create(
-            Theme.Dark,
-            Color.Parse("#E8E8E8"),
-            Color.Parse("#F9A825")
-        );
-    }
-
-    public static void SetDefaultTheme()
-    {
-        if (Current is null)
-            return;
-
-        var isDarkModeEnabledByDefault =
-            Current.PlatformSettings?.GetColorValues().ThemeVariant == PlatformThemeVariant.Dark;
-
-        if (isDarkModeEnabledByDefault)
-            SetDarkTheme();
-        else
-            SetLightTheme();
     }
 }

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Converters/LocaleToDisplayNameStringConverter.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class LocaleToDisplayNameStringConverter : IValueConverter
     public object Convert(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture) =>
         value is string locale && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(locale)
             ? CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(locale).DisplayName
-            : "System default";
+            : "System";
 
     public object ConvertBack(
         object? value,

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/DiscordChatExporter.Gui.csproj

@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CSharpier.MsBuild" Version="0.28.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Deorcify" Version="1.0.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="DialogHost.Avalonia" Version="0.7.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="DotnetRuntimeBootstrapper" Version="2.5.4" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Gress" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Material.Avalonia" Version="3.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Material.Avalonia" Version="3.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Material.Icons.Avalonia" Version="2.1.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Onova" Version="2.6.11" />

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Framework/ThemeVariant.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
+
+public enum ThemeVariant
+{
+    System,
+    Light,
+    Dark
+}

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Program.cs

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ public static class Program
 
     public static string ProjectUrl { get; } = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter";
 
-    public static string LatestReleaseUrl { get; } = ProjectUrl + "/releases/latest";
-
     public static string DocumentationUrl { get; } = ProjectUrl + "/tree/master/.docs";
 
     public static AppBuilder BuildAvaloniaApp() =>

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Services/SettingsService.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-using Avalonia;
-using Avalonia.Platform;
 using Cogwheel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Exporting;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Models;
-using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Services;
 
@@ -18,10 +16,10 @@ public partial class SettingsService()
     private bool _isUkraineSupportMessageEnabled = true;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
-    private bool _isAutoUpdateEnabled = true;
+    private ThemeVariant _theme;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
-    private bool _isDarkModeEnabled;
+    private bool _isAutoUpdateEnabled = true;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
     private bool _isTokenPersisted = true;
@@ -38,9 +36,6 @@ public partial class SettingsService()
     [ObservableProperty]
     private int _parallelLimit = 1;
 
-    [ObservableProperty]
-    private Version? _lastAppVersion;
-
     [ObservableProperty]
     private string? _lastToken;
 
@@ -65,17 +60,6 @@ public partial class SettingsService()
     [ObservableProperty]
     private string? _lastAssetsDirPath;
 
-    public override void Reset()
-    {
-        base.Reset();
-
-        // Reset the dark mode setting separately because its default value is evaluated dynamically
-        // and cannot be set by the field initializer.
-        IsDarkModeEnabled =
-            Application.Current?.PlatformSettings?.GetColorValues().ThemeVariant
-            == PlatformThemeVariant.Dark;
-    }
-
     public override void Save()
     {
         // Clear the token if it's not supposed to be persisted

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Utils/Extensions/AvaloniaExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
-using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 using Avalonia.VisualTree;
 

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Dialogs/SettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Utils.Extensions;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Models;
@@ -23,25 +22,27 @@ public class SettingsViewModel : DialogViewModelBase
         _eventRoot.Add(_settingsService.WatchAllProperties(OnAllPropertiesChanged));
     }
 
+    public IReadOnlyList<ThemeVariant> AvailableThemes { get; } = Enum.GetValues<ThemeVariant>();
+
+    public ThemeVariant Theme
+    {
+        get => _settingsService.Theme;
+        set => _settingsService.Theme = value;
+    }
+
     public bool IsAutoUpdateEnabled
     {
         get => _settingsService.IsAutoUpdateEnabled;
         set => _settingsService.IsAutoUpdateEnabled = value;
     }
 
-    public bool IsDarkModeEnabled
-    {
-        get => _settingsService.IsDarkModeEnabled;
-        set => _settingsService.IsDarkModeEnabled = value;
-    }
-
     public bool IsTokenPersisted
     {
         get => _settingsService.IsTokenPersisted;
         set => _settingsService.IsTokenPersisted = value;
     }
 
-    public IReadOnlyList<ThreadInclusionMode> AvailableThreadInclusions { get; } =
+    public IReadOnlyList<ThreadInclusionMode> AvailableThreadInclusionModes { get; } =
         Enum.GetValues<ThreadInclusionMode>();
 
     public ThreadInclusionMode ThreadInclusionMode

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -79,36 +79,8 @@ public partial class MainViewModel(
     [RelayCommand]
     private async Task InitializeAsync()
     {
-        // Reset settings (needed to resolve the default dark mode setting)
-        settingsService.Reset();
-
-        // Load settings
-        settingsService.Load();
-
-        // Set the correct theme
-        if (settingsService.IsDarkModeEnabled)
-            App.SetDarkTheme();
-        else
-            App.SetLightTheme();
-
         await ShowUkraineSupportMessageAsync();
         await CheckForUpdatesAsync();
-
-        // App has just been updated, display the changelog
-        if (
-            settingsService.LastAppVersion is not null
-            && settingsService.LastAppVersion != Program.Version
-        )
-        {
-            snackbarManager.Notify(
-                $"Successfully updated to {Program.Name} v{Program.VersionString}",
-                "WHAT'S NEW",
-                () => ProcessEx.StartShellExecute(Program.LatestReleaseUrl)
-            );
-
-            settingsService.LastAppVersion = Program.Version;
-            settingsService.Save();
-        }
     }
 
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Views/Components/DashboardView.axaml

@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@
                 <Border Grid.Column="1">
                     <TreeView
                         x:Name="AvailableChannelsTreeView"
-                        AutoScrollToSelectedItem="False"
                         ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableChannels}"
                         SelectedItems="{Binding SelectedChannels}"
                         SelectionChanged="AvailableChannelsTreeView_OnSelectionChanged"

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Views/Dialogs/SettingsView.axaml

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@
             BorderThickness="0,1">
             <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
+                    <!--  Theme  -->
+                    <DockPanel
+                        Margin="16,8"
+                        LastChildFill="False"
+                        ToolTip.Tip="Preferred user interface theme">
+                        <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="Theme" />
+                        <ComboBox
+                            Width="150"
+                            DockPanel.Dock="Right"
+                            ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableThemes}"
+                            SelectedItem="{Binding Theme}" />
+                    </DockPanel>
+
                     <!--  Auto-updates  -->
                     <DockPanel
                         Margin="16,8"
@@ -35,19 +48,6 @@
                         <ToggleSwitch DockPanel.Dock="Right" IsChecked="{Binding IsAutoUpdateEnabled}" />
                     </DockPanel>
 
-                    <!--  Dark mode  -->
-                    <DockPanel
-                        Margin="16,8"
-                        LastChildFill="False"
-                        ToolTip.Tip="Use darker colors in the UI">
-                        <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="Dark mode" />
-                        <ToggleSwitch
-                            x:Name="DarkModeToggleSwitch"
-                            DockPanel.Dock="Right"
-                            IsChecked="{Binding IsDarkModeEnabled}"
-                            IsCheckedChanged="DarkModeToggleSwitch_OnIsCheckedChanged" />
-                    </DockPanel>
-
                     <!--  Persist token  -->
                     <DockPanel
                         Margin="16,8"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                         <ComboBox
                             Width="150"
                             DockPanel.Dock="Right"
-                            ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableThreadInclusions}"
+                            ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableThreadInclusionModes}"
                             SelectedItem="{Binding ThreadInclusionMode}" />
                     </DockPanel>
 

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Views/Dialogs/SettingsView.axaml.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System.Windows;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
-using Avalonia.Interactivity;
-using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Framework;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Gui.ViewModels.Dialogs;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Views.Dialogs;
@@ -8,20 +6,4 @@ namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui.Views.Dialogs;
 public partial class SettingsView : UserControl<SettingsViewModel>
 {
     public SettingsView() => InitializeComponent();
-
-    private void DarkModeToggleSwitch_OnIsCheckedChanged(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
-    {
-        if (DarkModeToggleSwitch.IsChecked is true)
-        {
-            App.SetDarkTheme();
-        }
-        else if (DarkModeToggleSwitch.IsChecked is false)
-        {
-            App.SetLightTheme();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            App.SetDefaultTheme();
-        }
-    }
 }

Readme.md

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 **DiscordChatExporter** is an application that can be used to export message history from any [Discord](https://discord.com) channel to a file.
 It works with direct messages, group messages, and server channels, and supports Discord's dialect of markdown as well as most other rich media features.
 
-<!-- Can't use a relative link here due to a bug in markdown parsing -->
+> ❔ If you have questions or issues, **please refer to the [docs](.docs)**.
-> ❔ If you have questions or issues, **please refer to the [docs](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/tree/master/.docs)**.
 
 > 💬 If you want to chat, **join my [Discord server](https://discord.gg/2SUWKFnHSm)**.
 
@@ -51,17 +50,8 @@ To learn more about the war and how you can help, [click here](https://tyrrrz.me
   - 📦 [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/discord-chat-exporter-cli): `discord-chat-exporter-cli`
   - 📦 [Nix](https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=discordchatexporter-cli): `discordchatexporter-cli`
 
-> **Important**:
+> **Note**:
-> To run **DiscordChatExporter**, you need to make sure that the **.NET 8.0 Runtime** is installed.
+> If you're unsure which build is right for your system, consult with [this page](https://useragent.cc) to determine your OS and CPU architecture.
-> You can download it here:
->
-> - [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **macOS x64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-macos-x64-installer)
-> - [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **macOS arm64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.0-macos-arm64-installer)
-> - [.NET 8.0 Runtime for **Linux**](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux) (find the correct download for your distro)
-> - On Windows, the runtime should be installed automatically when you run the application for the first time
->
-> This should not be necessary if you install **DiscordChatExporter** using a package manager, as it should take care of the dependencies for you.
-> This is also not necessary if you are running **DiscordChatExporter** via Docker, because the image already contains the runtime.
 
 > **Note**:
 > AUR and Nix packages linked above are maintained by the community.
@@ -69,8 +59,7 @@ To learn more about the war and how you can help, [click here](https://tyrrrz.me
 
 ## Features
 
-- Graphical and command-line interfaces
+- Cross-platform graphical and command-line interfaces
-- Fully cross-platform
 - Authentication via either a user or a bot token
 - Multiple output formats: HTML (dark/light), TXT, CSV, JSON
 - Support for markdown, attachments, embeds, emoji, and other rich media features