🚧Update to dotnet 8

.editorconfig

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case_style.capitalization             = pascal_case
 
 # Use PascalCase for constant fields
 dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.severity = warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.symbols  = constant_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.symbols = constant_fields
 dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.style = pascal_case_style
 dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_kinds            = field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_accessibilities  = *
+dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_accessibilities = *
 dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.required_modifiers          = const
 
 
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ csharp_space_between_method_declaration_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
 csharp_space_between_method_call_name_and_opening_parenthesis = false
 csharp_space_between_method_call_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
 
+# Opening square brackets should not be preceded by a space.
+dotnet_diagnostic.SA1010.severity = none
+
 # Wrapping preferences
 csharp_preserve_single_line_blocks = true
 
@@ -197,3 +200,17 @@ csharp_prefer_simple_using_statement = true:suggestion
 # Using directives must be placed inside of a namespace declaration
 # IDE0065: Misplaced using directive
 csharp_using_directive_placement = inside_namespace
+
+#############################################################
+# Resharper Rules                                           #
+# Resharper rule name syntax                                #
+# resharper_<inspection_name>_highlighting=<severity_level> #
+#############################################################
+
+# noinspection EditorConfigKeyCorrectness
+
+resharper_bad_parens_spaces_highlighting = none
+resharper_bad_list_line_breaks_highlighting = none
+resharper_bad_parens_line_breaks_highlighting = none
+
+# inspection EditorConfigKeyCorrectness

Plazma.sln

@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Workflows", "Workflows", "{8518113E-D0C3-4E63-8F2E-542EB6D1CCE9}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
-		.github\workflows\add-new-issue-to-project.yml = .github\workflows\add-new-issue-to-project.yml
 		.github\workflows\build-status-check.yml = .github\workflows\build-status-check.yml
 		.github\workflows\release.yml = .github\workflows\release.yml
 		.github\workflows\sync-bot.yml = .github\workflows\sync-bot.yml
-		.github\workflows\sync-issue-to-pr.yml = .github\workflows\sync-issue-to-pr.yml
 		.github\workflows\sync-status-check.yml = .github\workflows\sync-status-check.yml
 		.github\workflows\triage-issue.yml = .github\workflows\triage-issue.yml
 		.github\workflows\unit-test-status-check.yml = .github\workflows\unit-test-status-check.yml

Plazma.sln.DotSettings

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 	<s:Int64 x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/WRAP_LIMIT/@EntryValue">145</s:Int64>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/PredefinedNamingRules/=PrivateInstanceFields/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/PredefinedNamingRules/=PrivateStaticFields/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/UserRules/=4a98fdf6_002D7d98_002D4f5a_002Dafeb_002Dea44ad98c70c/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy&gt;&lt;Descriptor Staticness="Instance" AccessRightKinds="Private" Description="Instance fields (private)"&gt;&lt;ElementKinds&gt;&lt;Kind Name="FIELD" /&gt;&lt;Kind Name="READONLY_FIELD" /&gt;&lt;/ElementKinds&gt;&lt;/Descriptor&gt;&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;&lt;/Policy&gt;</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/UserRules/=f9fce829_002De6f4_002D4cb2_002D80f1_002D5497c44f51df/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;Policy&gt;&lt;Descriptor Staticness="Static" AccessRightKinds="Private" Description="Static fields (private)"&gt;&lt;ElementKinds&gt;&lt;Kind Name="FIELD" /&gt;&lt;/ElementKinds&gt;&lt;/Descriptor&gt;&lt;Policy Inspect="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" Style="aaBb" /&gt;&lt;/Policy&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/Filtering/ExcludeCoverageFilters/=_002ATesting_002A_003B_002A_003B_002ATests_002A_003B_002A/@EntryIndexedValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/Filtering/ExcludeCoverageFilters/=_002ATesting_003B_002A_003B_002ATests_003B_002A/@EntryIndexedValue">False</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/Filtering/ExcludeCoverageFilters/=_002ATesting_003B_002A_003B_002A_003B_002A/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ECSharpPlaceEmbeddedOnSameLineMigration/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ECSharpUseContinuousIndentInsideBracesMigration/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ESettingsUpgrade_002EMigrateBlankLinesAroundFieldToBlankLinesAroundProperty/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/Environment/SettingsMigration/IsMigratorApplied/=JetBrains_002EReSharper_002EPsi_002ECSharp_002ECodeStyle_002ESettingsUpgrade_002EPredefinedNamingRulesToUserRulesUpgrade/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/PatternsAndTemplates/LiveTemplates/Template/=3AB1D2F8CB4D99439416065D7DD69EC8/@KeyIndexDefined">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/PatternsAndTemplates/LiveTemplates/Template/=3AB1D2F8CB4D99439416065D7DD69EC8/Applicability/=Live/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/PatternsAndTemplates/LiveTemplates/Template/=3AB1D2F8CB4D99439416065D7DD69EC8/Description/@EntryValue">XUnit Unit Test Method</s:String>

Plazma/ExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -117,34 +117,4 @@ public static int Count<T>(this T[]? items, Predicate<T> predicate)
     /// <returns>True if the string contains non number characters.</returns>
     public static bool ContainsNonNumberCharacters(this string value) =>
         !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) && Array.Exists(value.ToCharArray(), c => !ValidNumChars.Contains(c));
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Returns a value indicating if each item in a given list position is
-    /// equal to the items in the same position of th given <paramref name="compareItems"/> list.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of item in the lists.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="items">The current instance of <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/> items.</param>
-    /// <param name="compareItems">The items to compare to the this list of items.</param>
-    /// <returns>True if each arrays are equal.</returns>
-    public static bool ItemsAreEqual<T>(this IEnumerable<T>? items, IEnumerable<T>? compareItems)
-        where T : class
-    {
-        var enumeratedItems = items is null ? Array.Empty<T>() : items.ToArray();
-        var enumeratedCompareItems = compareItems is null ? Array.Empty<T>() : compareItems.ToArray();
-
-        if (enumeratedItems.Length != enumeratedCompareItems.Length)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        for (var i = 0; i < enumeratedItems.Length; i++)
-        {
-            if (!enumeratedItems[i].Equals(enumeratedCompareItems[i]))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
 }

Plazma/Plazma.csproj

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-        <LangVersion>11.0</LangVersion>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <LangVersion>12.0</LangVersion>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
         <!--Update this for production and preview releases-->

Testing/PlazmaTesting/MainWindow.cs

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ namespace PlazmaTesting;
 
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text;
+using KdGui;
+using KdGui.Factories;
 using Scenes;
 using Velaptor;
-using Velaptor.Batching;
-using Velaptor.Factories;
 using Velaptor.UI;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ namespace PlazmaTesting;
 public class MainWindow : Window
 {
     private static readonly char[] UpperCaseChars =
-    {
+    [
         'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J',
         'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T',
         'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z',
-    };
-    private readonly Button nextButton;
-    private readonly Button previousButton;
-    private readonly IBatcher batcher;
+    ];
+    private readonly IControlFactory ctrlFactory;
+    private IControlGroup? ctrlGroup;
+    private INextPrevious? nextPrevButton;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MainWindow"/> class.
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ public MainWindow()
     {
         TypeOfBorder = WindowBorder.Fixed;
 
-        this.batcher = RendererFactory.CreateBatcher();
-        this.nextButton = new Button { Text = "-->" };
-        this.previousButton = new Button { Text = "<--" };
+        this.ctrlFactory = new ControlFactory();
 
         var horizontalMovementScene = new HorizontalMovementScene
         {
@@ -64,36 +62,38 @@ public MainWindow()
         SceneManager.AddScene(angleScene);
     }
 
-    public static Rectangle ButtonsArea { get; private set; }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Loads the applications content.
     /// </summary>
     protected override void OnLoad()
     {
-        const int buttonSpacing = 15;
-        const int rightMargin = 15;
+        this.nextPrevButton = this.ctrlFactory.CreateNextPrevious();
 
-        this.nextButton.Click += (_, _) => SceneManager.NextScene();
+        this.ctrlGroup = this.ctrlFactory.CreateControlGroup();
 
-        this.previousButton.Click += (_, _) => SceneManager.PreviousScene();
+        // NOTE: Remember, every group needs to have a different title so the
+        // underlying ImGui group is unique.
+        this.ctrlGroup.Title = "Prev/Next Group";
+        this.ctrlGroup.Initialized += CtrlGroupOnInitialized;
+        this.ctrlGroup.Width = 200;
+        this.ctrlGroup.TitleBarVisible = false;
+        this.ctrlGroup.AutoSizeToFitContent = true;
 
-        this.nextButton.LoadContent();
-        this.previousButton.LoadContent();
+        this.ctrlGroup.Add(this.nextPrevButton);
 
-        var buttonTops = (int)(Height - (new[] { this.nextButton.Height, this.previousButton.Height }.Max() + 20));
-        var buttonGroupLeft = (int)(Width - (this.nextButton.Width + this.previousButton.Width + buttonSpacing + rightMargin));
-        this.previousButton.Position = new Point(buttonGroupLeft, buttonTops);
-        this.nextButton.Position = new Point(this.previousButton.Position.X + (int)this.previousButton.Width + buttonSpacing, buttonTops);
+        this.nextPrevButton.Next += NextPrev_OnNextClicked;
+        this.nextPrevButton.Previous += NextPrev_OnPreviousClicked;
 
-        var left = this.previousButton.Left;
-        var right = this.nextButton.Right;
-        var width = this.nextButton.Right - this.previousButton.Left;
-        var height = (int)Math.Max(this.previousButton.Height, this.nextButton.Height);
+        base.OnLoad();
+    }
 
-        ButtonsArea = new Rectangle(left, right, width, height);
+    protected override void OnUnload()
+    {
+        this.ctrlGroup.Initialized -= CtrlGroupOnInitialized;
+        this.nextPrevButton.Next -= NextPrev_OnNextClicked;
+        this.nextPrevButton.Previous -= NextPrev_OnPreviousClicked;
 
-        base.OnLoad();
+        base.OnUnload();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ protected override void OnUpdate(FrameTime frameTime)
     {
         Title = $"Scene: {SceneManager.CurrentScene?.Name ?? "No Scene Loaded"}";
 
-        this.nextButton.Update(frameTime);
-        this.previousButton.Update(frameTime);
-
         base.OnUpdate(frameTime);
     }
 
@@ -118,12 +115,7 @@ protected override void OnDraw(FrameTime frameTime)
     {
         base.OnDraw(frameTime);
 
-        this.batcher.Begin();
-
-        this.nextButton.Render();
-        this.previousButton.Render();
-
-        this.batcher.End();
+        this.ctrlGroup.Render();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -159,4 +151,11 @@ private static string SplitByUpperCase(string value)
 
         return result.TrimEnd(' ');
     }
+
+    private void CtrlGroupOnInitialized(object? sender, EventArgs e) =>
+        this.ctrlGroup.Position = new Point((int)Width - (this.ctrlGroup.Width + 15), (int)Height - (this.ctrlGroup.Height + 15));
+
+    private void NextPrev_OnNextClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e) => SceneManager.NextScene();
+
+    private void NextPrev_OnPreviousClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e) => SceneManager.PreviousScene();
 }

Testing/PlazmaTesting/ParticleTextureLoader.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace PlazmaTesting;
 
 using Plazma;
 using Velaptor.Content;
+using Velaptor.ExtensionMethods;
 using Velaptor.Factories;
 
 /// <summary>

Testing/PlazmaTesting/PlazmaTesting.csproj

@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-        <LangVersion>11.0</LangVersion>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <LangVersion>12.0</LangVersion>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <Platforms>x64</Platforms>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="KinsonDigital.Velaptor" Version="1.0.0-preview.32" />
+      <PackageReference Include="KinsonDigital.KdGui" Version="1.0.0-preview.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="KinsonDigital.Velaptor" Version="1.0.0-preview.36" />
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="8.0.0">
         <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>

Testing/PlazmaTesting/Program.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) KinsonDigital. All rights reserved.
 // </copyright>
 
-using PlazmaTesting;
-
-var game = new MainWindow();
+var game = new PlazmaTesting.MainWindow();
 game.Show();

Testing/PlazmaTesting/Scenes/AngleScene.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace PlazmaTesting.Scenes;
 using Velaptor.Factories;
 using Velaptor.Graphics;
 using Velaptor.Graphics.Renderers;
-using Velaptor.Input;
 using Velaptor.Scene;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -26,16 +25,13 @@ public class AngleScene : SceneBase
     private const float TextureHalfHeight = 31.5f;
     private readonly ITextureLoader<ITexture> textureLoader = new ParticleTextureLoader();
     private readonly ITextureRenderer textureRenderer;
-    private readonly IAppInput<MouseState> mouse;
     private readonly ParticleEngine<ITexture>? engine;
-    private MouseState prevMouseState;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AngleScene"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     public AngleScene()
     {
-        this.mouse = HardwareFactory.GetMouse();
         this.textureRenderer = RendererFactory.CreateTextureRenderer();
         this.engine = new ParticleEngine<ITexture>();
     }
@@ -80,7 +76,6 @@ public override void UnloadContent()
     /// <param name="frameTime">The time passed for the current frame.</param>
     public override void Update(FrameTime frameTime)
     {
-        ProcessMouseInput();
         this.engine.Update(frameTime.ElapsedTime);
 
         base.Update(frameTime);
@@ -116,23 +111,6 @@ public override void Render()
         base.Render();
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Processes mouse input.
-    /// </summary>
-    private void ProcessMouseInput()
-    {
-        var mouseState = this.mouse.GetState();
-
-        var mouseNotOverButtons = !MainWindow.ButtonsArea.Contains(mouseState.GetPosition());
-
-        if (this.prevMouseState.IsLeftButtonDown() && mouseState.IsLeftButtonUp() && mouseNotOverButtons)
-        {
-            this.engine.Enabled = !this.engine.Enabled;
-        }
-
-        this.prevMouseState = mouseState;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates the settings.
     /// </summary>