Added the ability to reload the server and created a Plugins solution

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -4,16 +4,37 @@
         xmlns:tb="http://www.hardcodet.net/taskbar"
         Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" AllowsTransparency="True" Background="Transparent" WindowStyle="None" ShowInTaskbar="False">
     <Grid>
-        <tb:TaskbarIcon Name="MbTaskbarIcon" IconSource="/Resources/Images/Icon.ico" ToolTipText="MediaBrowser Server">
+        <tb:TaskbarIcon Name="MbTaskbarIcon" ToolTipText="MediaBrowser Server">
 
             <tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>
                 <ContextMenu Background="White">
                     <MenuItem Name="cmOpenDashboard" Header="Open Dashboard" Click="cmOpenDashboard_click"/>
+                    <MenuItem Name="cmdReloadServer" Header="Reload Server" Click="cmdReloadServer_click"/>
                     <MenuItem Name="cmVisitCT" Header="Visit Community Tracker" Click="cmVisitCT_click"/>
                     <Separator/>
                     <MenuItem Name="cmExit" Header="Exit" Click="cmExit_click"/>
                 </ContextMenu>
-            </tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>           
+            </tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>
+
+            <tb:TaskbarIcon.Style>
+                <Style TargetType="{x:Type tb:TaskbarIcon}">
+                    <Setter Property="IconSource" Value="/Resources/Images/icon.ico" />
+                    <Style.Triggers>
+                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding LoadingImageIndex}" Value="1">
+                            <Setter Property="IconSource" Value="/Resources/Images/loadingIcon1.ico" />
+                        </DataTrigger>
+                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding LoadingImageIndex}" Value="2">
+                            <Setter Property="IconSource" Value="/Resources/Images/loadingIcon2.ico" />
+                        </DataTrigger>
+                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding LoadingImageIndex}" Value="3">
+                            <Setter Property="IconSource" Value="/Resources/Images/loadingIcon3.ico" />
+                        </DataTrigger>
+                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding LoadingImageIndex}" Value="4">
+                            <Setter Property="IconSource" Value="/Resources/Images/loadingIcon4.ico" />
+                        </DataTrigger>
+                    </Style.Triggers>
+                </Style>
+            </tb:TaskbarIcon.Style>
 
         </tb:TaskbarIcon>
     </Grid>

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification;
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
@@ -6,12 +9,38 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
     /// <summary>
     /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
     /// </summary>
-    public partial class MainWindow : Window
+    public partial class MainWindow : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            //LoadKernel();
+            Loaded += MainWindow_Loaded;
+        }
+
+        void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            DataContext = this;
+        }
+
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
+
+        public void OnPropertyChanged(String info)
+        {
+            if (PropertyChanged != null)
+            {
+                PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private int _loadingImageIndex;
+        public int LoadingImageIndex
+        {
+            get { return _loadingImageIndex; }
+            set
+            {
+                _loadingImageIndex = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged("LoadingImageIndex");
+            }
         }
 
         #region Context Menu events
@@ -31,6 +60,36 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             Close();
         }
 
+        private async void cmdReloadServer_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            MbTaskbarIcon.ShowBalloonTip("Media Browser is reloading", "Please wait...", BalloonIcon.Info);
+
+            LoadingImageIndex = 0;
+
+            Timer timer = new Timer(LoadingIconTimerCallback, null, 0, 250);
+
+            await (Application.Current as App).ReloadKernel().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            timer.Dispose();
+
+            LoadingImageIndex = 0;
+        }
+
+        private void LoadingIconTimerCallback(object stateInfo)
+        {
+            const int numImages = 4;
+
+            if (LoadingImageIndex < numImages)
+            {
+                LoadingImageIndex++;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                LoadingImageIndex = 1;
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
+
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj

@@ -121,15 +121,16 @@
       <Name>MediaBrowser.Model</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\icon16.ico" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Resource Include="Resources\Images\icon.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon1-16.ico" />
-    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon2-16.ico" />
+    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon1.ico" />
+    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon2.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon3.ico" />
+    <Resource Include="Resources\Images\loadingIcon4.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.