Arrow button func,progress bar

ShadowStream/Modules/Obejeckte/Catagory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Windows.Documents;
 using System.Windows.Media;
+using ModuleManager.Modules;
 
 namespace ShadowStream.Obejeckte;
 //Quinn
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ public class Catagory
     public readonly string name;
     List<Item> items = new List<Item>();
     
+    StringConversions conv = new StringConversions();
+
     public Catagory(string name)
     {
         this.name = name;
@@ -44,10 +47,15 @@ public class Catagory
         int tmp = 0;
         foreach (Item item in items)
         {
-            if(item.getLink().Contains(path))
+            var link = item?.getLink();
-                break;
+            string localPath = new Uri(path).LocalPath;
+            localPath = conv.ReplaceFirst(localPath, '\\', '/');
+            Console.WriteLine($"Comparing link: '{link}' with path: '{localPath}'");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link) && link.Contains(localPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                return tmp;
             tmp++;
         }
-        return tmp;
+        return -1; // Not found
     }
+
 }

ShadowStream/Modules/Obejeckte/Item.cs

@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ public class Item
         {
             Content = isFoto ? "Show" : "Play",
             HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
-            Tag = path+"/"+type // Store path or any identifier
+            Tag = path+"||"+type // Store path or any identifier
         };
 
         if (clickHandler != null)
             playButton.Click += clickHandler;
 
         this.isFoto = isFoto;
+
+        Console.WriteLine(path);
     }
 
 
@@ -70,4 +72,9 @@ public class Item
         return type;
     }
 
+    public Button getPlayButton()
+    {
+        return playButton;
+    }
+    
 }

ShadowStream/Modules/StringConversions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace ModuleManager.Modules;
+
+public class StringConversions
+{
+    public string ReplaceFirst(string input, char from, char to)
+    {
+        int index = input.IndexOf(from);
+        if (index < 0) return input;
+        return input.Substring(0, index) + to + input.Substring(index + 1);
+    }
+
+}

ShadowStream/Modules/videoFrameModule.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
 using ModuleManager;
@@ -9,12 +10,16 @@ using ModuleManager;
 public static class VideoFrameExtractor
 {
     public static BitmapImage GetFrame200(string videoPath)
+{
+    try
     {
         Core.Initialize();
-        using var libVLC = new LibVLC("--no-xlib");
+        string path = Path.GetTempFileName() + ".png";
-        using var media = new Media(libVLC, videoPath, FromType.FromPath);
-        using var mp = new MediaPlayer(media);
 
+        using (var libVLC = new LibVLC("--no-xlib"))
+        using (var media = new Media(libVLC, videoPath, FromType.FromPath))
+        using (var mp = new MediaPlayer(media))
+        {
             mp.Play();
 
             while (!mp.IsPlaying)
@@ -29,8 +34,6 @@ public static class VideoFrameExtractor
 
             Thread.Sleep(1000);
 
-        string path = Path.GetTempFileName() + ".png";
-
             if (!mp.TakeSnapshot(0, path, 0, 0))
                 throw new Exception("Snapshot failed.");
 
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ public static class VideoFrameExtractor
                 Thread.Sleep(100);
             }
 
+            // ❗ Stop playback and dispose BEFORE trying to read the file
+            mp.Stop();
+        }
+
         if (!File.Exists(path))
             throw new FileNotFoundException("Snapshot file not found", path);
 
@@ -50,24 +57,23 @@ public static class VideoFrameExtractor
         if (fileInfo.Length == 0)
             throw new Exception("Snapshot file is empty or corrupted.");
 
-        BitmapImage image = null;
+        // Load BitmapImage on the UI thread
-
+        BitmapImage image = Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
+        {
             try
             {
                 using (var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
                 {
-                if (fs == null)
+                    var img = new BitmapImage();
-                    throw new Exception("FileStream is null.");
+                    img.BeginInit();
-
+                    img.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
-                image = new BitmapImage();
+                    img.DecodePixelWidth = 150;
-
+                    img.DecodePixelHeight = 100;
-                image.BeginInit();
+                    img.StreamSource = fs;
-                image.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
-                // Removed CreateOptions.IgnoreImageCache here to avoid ArgumentNullException
-                image.StreamSource = fs ?? throw new Exception("StreamSource cannot be null.");
                     fs.Position = 0;
-                image.EndInit();
+                    img.EndInit();
-                image.Freeze();
+                    img.Freeze();
+                    return img;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -83,13 +89,19 @@ public static class VideoFrameExtractor
 
                 throw new Exception("Failed to load snapshot image.", ex);
             }
+        });
 
-
-        // Async delayed delete of temp snapshot file (after 1 minute)
         DeleteFileLaterAsync(path);
-
+        return image;
-        return image!;
     }
+    catch (Exception e)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine(e);
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+
 
     private static async void DeleteFileLaterAsync(string path, int delayMs = 60000)
     {

ShadowStream/ShadowStream.csproj

@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Pics\MusicD.jpeg" />
+      <Content Include="Resources\Pics\MusicD.jpeg">
+        <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      </Content>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

ShadowStream/Views/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -149,17 +149,19 @@
                 HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
 
         <!-- PLAYER CONTROLS -->
+        <Slider Name="itemProgress" Panel.ZIndex="2" VerticalAlignment="Top" ValueChanged="ItemProgress_OnValueChanged"  Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Padding="10"></Slider>
+        <ProgressBar Name="itemProgressVisual" Panel.ZIndex="1" Height="20" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Padding="10"></ProgressBar>
         <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2"
                     Orientation="Horizontal"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                     Background="#222">
             <TextBlock Text="Titel" Foreground="White" FontSize="16" Margin="10"/>
             <Button Content="⏮" Width="40" Margin="10" Click="OnItemPriorButtonClick"/>
             <Button Content="▶" Width="40" Margin="10" Click="OnItemPauseBtn_Click"/>
             <Button Content="⏭" Width="40" Margin="10" Click="OnItemNextButtonClick"/>
             <TextBlock Text="🔊" Foreground="White" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10,0"/>
-            <Slider Width="100" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Value="50" Margin="10" ValueChanged="RangeBase_OnValueChanged"/>
+            <Slider Name="vol" Width="100" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Value="50" Margin="10" ValueChanged="RangeBase_OnValueChanged"/>
         </StackPanel>
     </Grid>
 </Window>

ShadowStream/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Drawing;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ using TagLib;
 using ShadowStream.Modules;
 using ShadowStream.ObjecktForJason;
 using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
+using ModuleManager.Modules;
 using Brushes = System.Windows.Media.Brushes;
 using Color = System.Windows.Media.Color;
 using File = System.IO.File;
 using Image = System.Drawing.Image;
 using Path = System.IO.Path;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 
 namespace ModuleManager;
@@ -57,10 +60,17 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         List<string> dirs = new List<string>();
         private int option = 2;
         int specificOption = 0;
-        string rootPath = "F:/";
+        string rootPath = "G:/";
         
         FileScanner fileScanner;
         
+        
+        //video player variables
+        public string _path ;
+        public string _category;
+        
+        StringConversions stringConversions = new StringConversions();
+
     #endregion
 
     //Quinn
@@ -96,6 +106,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
         VideoView.MediaPlayer = _mediaPlayer;
 
+        _mediaPlayer.Volume = Convert.ToInt32(vol.Value);
+
         #endregion
         
         #region only exdend. no remuving of code
@@ -162,25 +174,21 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     #endregion
     
     #region Click Methods
-        //video player variables
+        //-_- warum klapt es nicht
-        private string path;
+        private ProgressBar progressScann;
-        private string _category;
         private void OnItemPlayButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
+            
             if (sender is Button btn && btn.Tag is string filePath)
             {
-                string[] parts = filePath.Split('/');
+                string[] parts = filePath.Split("||");
-                if (parts.Length == 2)
+                string left = parts[0];
-                {
-                    string left = parts[0];   // "first"
                 PlayVideo(left);
-                    path = left;
-                    _category = parts[1];
-                }
             }
         }
         private void OnItemNextButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
+            setStrings();
             switch (_category.ToLower())
             {
                 case "muvie":
@@ -197,15 +205,16 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
         private void OnItemPriorButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            switch (_category)
+            setStrings();
+            switch (_category.ToLower())
             {
-                case "Muvie":
+                case "muvie":
                     videoArrows(ref Muvie,false); break;
-                case "Serie":
+                case "serie":
                     videoArrows(ref Serie,false);break;
-                case "Music":
+                case "music":
                     videoArrows(ref Music,false); break;
-                case "Photos":
+                case "photos":
                     videoArrows(ref Photo,false); break;
                 default:
                     break;
@@ -239,31 +248,28 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         Music.clear();
         Photo.clear();
         log.Log("Scanning files...");
+
         List<string> tmp = new List<string>();
+
         switch (option)
         {
             case 0:
                 foreach (var VARIABLE in dirs)
                 {
-                            foreach (var tmp2 in await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(VARIABLE))
+                    var scanResult = await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(VARIABLE);
-                            {
+                    tmp.AddRange(scanResult);
-                                tmp.Add(tmp2);
-                            }
                 }
                 break;
             case 1:
-                        foreach (var VARIABLE in await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(dirs[specificOption]))
+                var scanResult1 = await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(dirs[specificOption]);
-                        {
+                tmp.AddRange(scanResult1);
-                            tmp.Add(VARIABLE);
-                        }
                 break;
             case 2:
-                        foreach (var VARIABLE in await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(rootPath))
+                var scanResult2 = await fileScanner.ScanDriveParallel(rootPath);
-                        {
+                tmp.AddRange(scanResult2);
-                            tmp.Add(VARIABLE);
-                        }
                 break;
         }
+
         log.Log($"Total scanned files: {tmp.Count}");
 
         var classifier = new FileClassifier();
@@ -272,14 +278,14 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         var separator = new VideoSeparator();
         var (series, movies) = await separator.SeparateVideosAsync(videoFiles);
 
-            
         log.Log($"musicFiles count: {musicFiles.Count}");
         log.Log($"videoFiles count: {videoFiles.Count}");
         log.Log($"photoFiles count: {photoFiles.Count}");
         log.Log($"series count: {series.Count}");
         log.Log($"movies count: {movies.Count}");
         
-                
+        progressScann = new ProgressBar("ImageGen",musicFiles.Count + videoFiles.Count + photoFiles.Count);
+        progressScann.Show();
         videoFiles = null;
 
         log.Log("files sorted");
@@ -292,7 +298,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
         JasonToString jasonToString = new JasonToString();
 
-                foreach (var VARIABLE in ItemCreater(movies, "Muvie", false))
+        // Use async ItemCreaterAsync
+        var movieItems = await ItemCreater(movies, "Muvie", false);
+        foreach (var VARIABLE in movieItems)
         {
             Muvie.addItem(VARIABLE);
             muviesJS.Add(new locJason
@@ -302,7 +310,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 type = VARIABLE.getType()
             });
         }
-                foreach (var VARIABLE in ItemCreater(series, "Serie", false))
+
+        var seriesItems = await ItemCreater(series, "Serie", false);
+        foreach (var VARIABLE in seriesItems)
         {
             Serie.addItem(VARIABLE);
             seriesJS.Add(new locJason
@@ -312,7 +322,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 type = VARIABLE.getType()
             });
         }
-                foreach (var VARIABLE in ItemCreater(photoFiles, "Photo", true))
+
+        var photoItems = await ItemCreater(photoFiles, "Photo", true);
+        foreach (var VARIABLE in photoItems)
         {
             Photo.addItem(VARIABLE);
             photosJS.Add(new locJason
@@ -322,7 +334,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 type = VARIABLE.getType()
             });
         }
-                foreach (var VARIABLE in ItemCreater(musicFiles, "Music", false, true))
+
+        var musicItems = await ItemCreater(musicFiles, "Music", false, true);
+        foreach (var VARIABLE in musicItems)
         {
             Music.addItem(VARIABLE);
             mucicJS.Add(new locJason
@@ -333,9 +347,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             });
         }
 
-           
-
-
         log.Log("scan finished");
 
         Jason_Writer jason_Writer = new Jason_Writer();
@@ -348,19 +359,25 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         };
 
         await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+        // Clear lists to free memory
         mucicJS = null;
         seriesJS = null;
         photosJS = null;
+
         MenueItems();
+        progressScann.Hide();
         MessageBox.Show("Scan finished");
     }
     catch (Exception ex)
     {
-                MessageBox.Show($"An error occurred during scanning:\n\n{ex.ToString()}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
+        MessageBox.Show($"An error occurred during scanning:\n\n{ex}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
-                log.Error($"An error occurred during scanning:\n\n{ex.ToString()}");
+        log.Error($"An error occurred during scanning:\n\n{ex}");
     }
 }
 
+
+
         #region Catagory btns
         private void Home_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
@@ -372,6 +389,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         private void Musik_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             Close_Player();
+            Name_of_Catagory_Text1.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            
             ScrollContentHome.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             ScrollContentCat.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             Name_of_Catagory1.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
@@ -380,6 +399,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         private void Photo_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             Close_Player();
+            Name_of_Catagory_Text1.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            
             ScrollContentHome.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             ScrollContentCat.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             Name_of_Catagory1.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
@@ -388,6 +409,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         private void Video_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             Close_Player();
+            Name_of_Catagory_Text1.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            
             ScrollContentHome.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             ScrollContentCat.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             Name_of_Catagory1.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
@@ -400,62 +423,87 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             
     #region itemCreation
 
-    List<Item> ItemCreater(List<string> path, string type,bool isFoto)
+    async Task<List<Item>> ItemCreater(List<string> paths, string type, bool isFoto)
     {
-        List<Item> items = new List<Item>();
+        var semaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(Math.Max(1, Environment.ProcessorCount / 2));
+        var tasks = paths.Select(async path =>
+        {
+            await semaphore.WaitAsync();
+            try
+            {
+                BitmapImage frame200 = null;
 
-        foreach (var VARIABLE in path)
-        {
-            BitmapImage frame200;
                 if (!isFoto)
-                frame200 = VideoFrameExtractor.GetFrame200(VARIABLE);
+                {
+                    frame200 = await Task.Run(() => VideoFrameExtractor.GetFrame200(path));
+                }
                 else
                 {
-                frame200  = new BitmapImage(new Uri(VARIABLE, UriKind.Absolute));
+                    await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
-            }
-            items.Add(new Item(VARIABLE, type,frame200, isFoto,OnItemPlayButtonClick));
-        }
-
-        return items;
-    }
-    
-    List<Item> ItemCreater(List<string> paths, string type, bool isFoto, bool Music)
                     {
-        List<Item> items = new List<Item>();
+                        frame200 = new BitmapImage(new Uri(path, UriKind.Absolute));
+                        frame200.DecodePixelWidth = 150;
+                        frame200.DecodePixelHeight = 100;
+                    });
+                }
+                Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => progressScann.UpdateProgress(1));
+                return new Item(path, type, frame200, isFoto, OnItemPlayButtonClick);
                 
+                
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                semaphore.Release();
+            }
+        }).ToList();
+
+        return (await Task.WhenAll(tasks)).ToList();
+    }
+
+
+    public async Task<List<Item>> ItemCreater(List<string> paths, string type, bool isFoto, bool isMusic = false)
+{
+    var itemsBag = new ConcurrentBag<Item>();
+    var workQueue = new ConcurrentQueue<string>(paths);
+    int maxWorkers = Math.Max(1, Environment.ProcessorCount / 2);
+    var workers = new List<Task>();
+
+    // Prepare default image for music if needed
+    BitmapImage defaultImage = null;
+    if (isMusic)
+    {
         string baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-        string imagePath = Path.Combine(baseDir,"Resources", "Pics", "MusicD.jpeg");
+        string imagePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(baseDir, "Resources", "Pics", "MusicD.jpeg");
 
-        BitmapImage defaultImage;
+        if (System.IO.File.Exists(imagePath))
-
+        {
-        if (File.Exists(imagePath))
+            await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
             {
                 defaultImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(imagePath));
+                defaultImage.DecodePixelWidth = 150;
+                defaultImage.DecodePixelHeight = 100;
                 defaultImage.Freeze();
+            });
         }
         else
         {
-            //this case schould never be called. its to prevent code from breaking because of unautorised muving of musicD!!
             MessageBox.Show($"Default image not found at: {imagePath}");
-
+        }
-            // Create a blank 100x100 transparent BitmapImage fallback
-            int width = 100;
-            int height = 100;
-            int dpi = 96;
-            var pixelFormat = PixelFormats.Pbgra32;
-            int rawStride = (width * pixelFormat.BitsPerPixel + 7) / 8;
-            byte[] rawImage = new byte[rawStride * height]; // all zero = transparent
-
-            var bitmap = BitmapSource.Create(width, height, dpi, dpi, pixelFormat, null, rawImage, rawStride);
-            bitmap.Freeze();
-
-            defaultImage = new BitmapImage();
-            defaultImage = null;
     }
 
-        foreach (var filePath in paths)
+    for (int i = 0; i < maxWorkers; i++)
     {
-            BitmapImage bitmapImage = defaultImage;
+        workers.Add(Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
+            while (workQueue.TryDequeue(out var filePath))
+            {
+                BitmapImage bitmapImage = null;
+
+                try
+                {
+                    if (isMusic)
+                    {
+                        bitmapImage = defaultImage;
 
                         try
                         {
@@ -463,34 +511,60 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                             if (file.Tag.Pictures.Length > 0)
                             {
                                 var pic = file.Tag.Pictures[0];
-                    using (var ms = new MemoryStream(pic.Data.Data))
+                                var ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream(pic.Data.Data);
+
+                                await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                                 {
                                     var img = new BitmapImage();
                                     img.BeginInit();
                                     img.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
+                                    ms.Position = 0;
                                     img.StreamSource = ms;
                                     img.EndInit();
                                     img.Freeze();
-
+                                    img.DecodePixelWidth = 150;
+                                    img.DecodePixelHeight = 100;
                                     bitmapImage = img;
+                                });
+
+                                ms.Dispose();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            // keep defaultImage on failure
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-                // keep defaultImage if anything fails
+                    // fallback: bitmapImage stays null or default
                 }
 
-            items.Add(new Item(filePath, type, bitmapImage, isFoto,OnItemPlayButtonClick));
+                // Create Item on UI thread because it creates UI controls internally
+                Item newItem = null;
+                await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
+                {
+                    newItem = new Item(filePath, type, bitmapImage, isFoto, OnItemPlayButtonClick);
+                });
+
+                itemsBag.Add(newItem);
+                Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => progressScann.UpdateProgress(1));
+            }
+        }));
     }
 
-        return items;
+    await Task.WhenAll(workers);
+
+    return itemsBag.ToList();
 }
 
+
+
+
     #endregion
     
     #region Comunication
-
     public void addFavorit(ref Item item)
     {
         favorites.SharedRefs.Add(item);
@@ -505,35 +579,96 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             VideoView.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
         var media = new Media(_libVLC, filePath, FromType.FromPath);
         _mediaPlayer.Play(media);
+        videoSliderInit(media.Duration/1000);
     }
     
+    public void setStrings()
+    {
+        #region type?
+        var currentMedia = _mediaPlayer?.Media;
+
+        if (currentMedia != null)
+        {
+            var mrl = currentMedia.Mrl; // This is the media resource locator
+            _path = new Uri(mrl).LocalPath;;
+            _path = stringConversions.ReplaceFirst(_path, '/', '\\');
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Now Playing Path: " + _path);
+        }
+        if (_mediaPlayer.IsPlaying)
+        {
+            _mediaPlayer.Stop();
+        }
+
+        
+
+        if (suportedMusicFiles.Any(keyword => _path.Contains(keyword, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+        {
+            _category = "music";
+        }
+        else if (suportedPhotoFiles.Any(keyword => _path.Contains(keyword, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+        {
+            _category = "photos";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            
+            if (Regex.IsMatch(_path, @"\b(E|EP|Ep|e|ep)\d+\b", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
+            {
+                _category = "serie";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _category = "muvie";
+            }
+        }
+        
+        log.Log($"replacing: {_path} from {_category}");
+        #endregion
+    }
     public void videoArrows(ref Catagory catagory, bool next)
     {
         catagory = catagory as Catagory;
-        if (catagory == null || catagory.getAllItems() == null)
+        var items = catagory?.getAllItems();
+    
+        if (catagory == null || items == null)
         {
             MessageBox.Show("Category or items are null");
             return;
         }
-        int tmp = catagory.contains(path);
-        Media media;
 
-        if (next && catagory.getAllItems().Count > tmp)
+        int tmp = catagory.contains(_path);
+        if (tmp == -1 || tmp >= items.Count)
         {
-            media = new Media(_libVLC, catagory.getAllItems()[tmp + 1].getLink(), FromType.FromPath);
+            MessageBox.Show("Current item not found in category");
+            return;
         }
-        else
+
+        Media media = null;
+
+        if (next)
         {
-            if(tmp >1)
+            if (tmp + 1 < items.Count)
-                media = new Media(_libVLC, catagory.getAllItems()[tmp - 1].getLink(), FromType.FromPath);
-            else
             {
-                media = new Media(_libVLC, catagory.getAllItems()[tmp].getLink(), FromType.FromPath);
+                var link = items[tmp + 1]?.getLink();
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link))
+                    media = new Media(_libVLC, link, FromType.FromPath);
             }
         }
+        if (!next)
+        {
+            int newIndex = (tmp - 1 >= 0) ? tmp - 1 : items.Count - 1;  // wrap around
+            var link = items[newIndex]?.getLink();
+            Console.WriteLine(link);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link))
+                media = new Media(_libVLC, link, FromType.FromPath);
+        }
+
 
         if (media != null)
             _mediaPlayer.Play(media);
+        else
+            MessageBox.Show("Could not load media. Media or link is null.");
     }
     private void Close_Player()
     {
@@ -677,6 +812,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 var photos = await jason_Writer.LoadListAsync("Photos");
                 var music = await jason_Writer.LoadListAsync("Music");
                 
+                progressScann = new ProgressBar("Reading saved data",muvies.Count+series.Count+photos.Count+music.Count);
+                progressScann.Show();
+                
                 List<Item> MuvieItems = CreateItemsFromJson(muvies);
                 List<Item> SerieItems = CreateItemsFromJson(series);
                 List<Item> PhotoItems = CreateItemsFromJson(photos, isPhoto: true);
@@ -688,7 +826,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 Music.addItems(MusicItems);
 
                 MenueItems(); // Re-populate the UI
-
+                progressScann.Hide();
                 log.Log("Loaded saved data from JSON.");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -745,6 +883,10 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 }
 
                 items.Add(new Item(loc.path, loc.type, bitmapImage, isPhoto, OnItemPlayButtonClick));
+                Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
+                {
+                    progressScann.UpdateProgress(1);
+                });
             }
 
             return items;
@@ -771,4 +913,34 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region progress slider
+        private void ItemProgress_OnValueChanged(object sender, RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<double> e)
+        {
+            if (itemProgress.IsMouseOver)
+            {
+                ProgressBarValueChange();
+            }
+        }
+        private void ItemProgress_OnValueChanged(long timeStap)
+        {
+            itemProgress.Value = timeStap;
+            ProgressBarValueChange();
+
+        }
+        private void ProgressBarValueChange()
+        {
+            itemProgressVisual.Value = itemProgress.Value;
+            _mediaPlayer.Time = Convert.ToInt64(itemProgress.Value) * 1000; // convert to milliseconds
+
+        }
+        private void videoSliderInit(long timeStap)
+        {
+            itemProgress.Maximum = timeStap;
+            itemProgressVisual.Maximum = timeStap;
+            itemProgress.Minimum = 0;
+            itemProgressVisual.Minimum = 0;
+        }
+        
+
+        #endregion
 }

ShadowStream/Views/ProgressBar.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace ModuleManager;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
+/// </summary>
+//Quinn and Reda and Yazan
+public partial class ProgressBar : Window
+{   //quinn
+    private int currentValue = 0;
+    public ProgressBar(string title,int maxValue)
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+        lab.Content = title;
+        Bar.Maximum = maxValue;
+        Bar.Minimum = 0;
+    }
+    //Quinn
+    public void UpdateProgress(int value)
+    {
+        //force update and enshure ui thread updates
+        Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
+        {
+            currentValue += value;
+            if (currentValue > Bar.Maximum)
+                currentValue = (int)Bar.Maximum;
+
+            Bar.Value = currentValue;
+            Bar.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => { }, System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Render);
+        });
+    }
+
+
+}

ShadowStream/Views/ProgressBar.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Window x:Class="ModuleManager.ProgressBar"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        xmlns:vlc="clr-namespace:LibVLCSharp.WPF;assembly=LibVLCSharp.WPF"
+        mc:Ignorable="d"
+        Title="ProgressBar" ResizeMode="NoResize"
+        SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight"
+        Background="DarkGray"
+        Topmost="True">
+    <DockPanel Margin="10">
+        <Label Name="lab" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Content="Labtext" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"></Label>
+        <ProgressBar Name="Bar" Background="Red" Height="20" Width="500"></ProgressBar>
+    </DockPanel>
+</Window>

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream.AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute("ShadowStream")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute("Debug")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+afe5d2f5ff1f6bedbf81fd0a6fcf377b5186c062")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+9534ed3a8a64dfd1c23d61f834b73146bfbe4362")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute("ShadowStream")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute("ShadowStream")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6bde34b2e5e75e632a9f05946a429aa1a2730ff7ebb7bdb5c8d132255bde2008
+08a4cb3ea356bf6629d875e5247129db46f3d34a13e6e1d5aa0382365dadd8ea

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache

@@ -1 +1 @@
-25fbc983509f91ec12ae31c845e2b078a52bd2cc2bfd1a54d4399d98c002f139
+3da02ab8c2fa5cc0d3b567a28eaf9c3b879b900b2521902a5f3c91bc1daec065

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt

@@ -1769,3 +1769,6 @@ C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net
 C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net8.0-windows\Views\LogIn.g.cs
 C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net8.0-windows\Views\MainWindow.g.cs
 C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net8.0-windows\Resources\LogHelper\LogWindow.baml
+C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net8.0-windows\Views\ProgressBar.baml
+C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\obj\Debug\net8.0-windows\Views\ProgressBar.g.cs
+C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\bin\Debug\net8.0-windows\Resources\Pics\MusicD.jpeg

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream.sourcelink.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"documents":{"C:\\Users\\bib\\Desktop\\vpr\\pull from pc\\mediaverwaltung\\*":"https://gitlab.com/NotMoReda1/mediaverwaltung/-/raw/afe5d2f5ff1f6bedbf81fd0a6fcf377b5186c062/*"}}
+{"documents":{"C:\\Users\\bib\\Desktop\\vpr\\pull from pc\\mediaverwaltung\\*":"https://gitlab.com/NotMoReda1/mediaverwaltung/-/raw/9534ed3a8a64dfd1c23d61f834b73146bfbe4362/*"}}

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream_Content.g.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+[assembly: System.Windows.Resources.AssemblyAssociatedContentFileAttribute("resources/pics/musicd.jpeg")]
 [assembly: System.Windows.Resources.AssemblyAssociatedContentFileAttribute("libvlc.dll")]
 [assembly: System.Windows.Resources.AssemblyAssociatedContentFileAttribute("libvlc.lib")]
 [assembly: System.Windows.Resources.AssemblyAssociatedContentFileAttribute("libvlccore.dll")]

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/ShadowStream_MarkupCompile.cache

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ none
 false
 TRACE;DEBUG;NET;NET8_0;NETCOREAPP
 C:\Users\bib\Desktop\vpr\pull from pc\mediaverwaltung\ShadowStream\App.xaml
-3-1800985124
+4-57806783
-8442008295505
+8451318677653
-16-532759807
+18-1734813481
 206663139284
-Resources\LogHelper\LogWindow.xaml;Views\LogIn.xaml;Views\MainWindow.xaml;
+Resources\LogHelper\LogWindow.xaml;Views\LogIn.xaml;Views\MainWindow.xaml;Views\ProgressBar.xaml;
 
 False
 

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/Views/MainWindow.g.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#pragma checksum "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml" "{ff1816ec-aa5e-4d10-87f7-6f4963833460}" "671655137D3BB5DA122D40D6179CD34D64E17E55"
+#pragma checksum "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml" "{ff1816ec-aa5e-4d10-87f7-6f4963833460}" "9FF6E2F3C9F46B49B955E66EB2F74EF7FC7D84DA"
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // <auto-generated>
 //     This code was generated by a tool.
@@ -144,6 +144,30 @@ namespace ModuleManager {
         #line default
         #line hidden
         
+        
+        #line 152 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1823:AvoidUnusedPrivateFields")]
+        internal System.Windows.Controls.Slider itemProgress;
+        
+        #line default
+        #line hidden
+        
+        
+        #line 153 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1823:AvoidUnusedPrivateFields")]
+        internal System.Windows.Controls.ProgressBar itemProgressVisual;
+        
+        #line default
+        #line hidden
+        
+        
+        #line 164 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1823:AvoidUnusedPrivateFields")]
+        internal System.Windows.Controls.Slider vol;
+        
+        #line default
+        #line hidden
+        
         private bool _contentLoaded;
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -254,33 +278,46 @@ namespace ModuleManager {
             this.Name_of_Catagory1 = ((System.Windows.Controls.WrapPanel)(target));
             return;
             case 19:
+            this.itemProgress = ((System.Windows.Controls.Slider)(target));
             
-            #line 158 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+            #line 152 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
-            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemPriorButtonClick);
+            this.itemProgress.ValueChanged += new System.Windows.RoutedPropertyChangedEventHandler<double>(this.ItemProgress_OnValueChanged);
             
             #line default
             #line hidden
             return;
             case 20:
-            
+            this.itemProgressVisual = ((System.Windows.Controls.ProgressBar)(target));
-            #line 159 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
-            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemPauseBtn_Click);
-            
-            #line default
-            #line hidden
             return;
             case 21:
             
             #line 160 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
-            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemNextButtonClick);
+            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemPriorButtonClick);
             
             #line default
             #line hidden
             return;
             case 22:
             
+            #line 161 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemPauseBtn_Click);
+            
+            #line default
+            #line hidden
+            return;
+            case 23:
+            
             #line 162 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
-            ((System.Windows.Controls.Slider)(target)).ValueChanged += new System.Windows.RoutedPropertyChangedEventHandler<double>(this.RangeBase_OnValueChanged);
+            ((System.Windows.Controls.Button)(target)).Click += new System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler(this.OnItemNextButtonClick);
+            
+            #line default
+            #line hidden
+            return;
+            case 24:
+            this.vol = ((System.Windows.Controls.Slider)(target));
+            
+            #line 164 "..\..\..\..\Views\MainWindow.xaml"
+            this.vol.ValueChanged += new System.Windows.RoutedPropertyChangedEventHandler<double>(this.RangeBase_OnValueChanged);
             
             #line default
             #line hidden

ShadowStream/obj/Debug/net8.0-windows/Views/ProgressBar.g.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#pragma checksum "..\..\..\..\Views\ProgressBar.xaml" "{ff1816ec-aa5e-4d10-87f7-6f4963833460}" "C5F8D136A10AA2C7691934CA2591235EE8C3EA9B"
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using LibVLCSharp.WPF;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Automation;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
+using System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Ink;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Markup;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
+using System.Windows.Media.Effects;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Media.Media3D;
+using System.Windows.Media.TextFormatting;
+using System.Windows.Navigation;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+using System.Windows.Shell;
+
+
+namespace ModuleManager {
+    
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ProgressBar
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class ProgressBar : System.Windows.Window, System.Windows.Markup.IComponentConnector {
+        
+        
+        #line 13 "..\..\..\..\Views\ProgressBar.xaml"
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1823:AvoidUnusedPrivateFields")]
+        internal System.Windows.Controls.Label lab;
+        
+        #line default
+        #line hidden
+        
+        
+        #line 14 "..\..\..\..\Views\ProgressBar.xaml"
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1823:AvoidUnusedPrivateFields")]
+        internal System.Windows.Controls.ProgressBar Bar;
+        
+        #line default
+        #line hidden
+        
+        private bool _contentLoaded;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// InitializeComponent
+        /// </summary>
+        [System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("PresentationBuildTasks", "8.0.13.0")]
+        public void InitializeComponent() {
+            if (_contentLoaded) {
+                return;
+            }
+            _contentLoaded = true;
+            System.Uri resourceLocater = new System.Uri("/ShadowStream;component/views/progressbar.xaml", System.UriKind.Relative);
+            
+            #line 1 "..\..\..\..\Views\ProgressBar.xaml"
+            System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(this, resourceLocater);
+            
+            #line default
+            #line hidden
+        }
+        
+        [System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("PresentationBuildTasks", "8.0.13.0")]
+        [System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1033:InterfaceMethodsShouldBeCallableByChildTypes")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Maintainability", "CA1502:AvoidExcessiveComplexity")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1800:DoNotCastUnnecessarily")]
+        void System.Windows.Markup.IComponentConnector.Connect(int connectionId, object target) {
+            switch (connectionId)
+            {
+            case 1:
+            this.lab = ((System.Windows.Controls.Label)(target));
+            return;
+            case 2:
+            this.Bar = ((System.Windows.Controls.ProgressBar)(target));
+            return;
+            }
+            this._contentLoaded = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+

file finder test/obj/Debug/net8.0/file finder test.AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute("file finder  test")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute("Debug")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+afe5d2f5ff1f6bedbf81fd0a6fcf377b5186c062")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+9534ed3a8a64dfd1c23d61f834b73146bfbe4362")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute("file finder  test")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute("file finder  test")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]

file finder test/obj/Debug/net8.0/file finder test.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache

@@ -1 +1 @@
-c969ed8ee648fb9fdb1f3d9435801aa0c044aa8da181b83fe997ecb745d992fd
+ccf60afd49f1b21d86879c8dd557d8a1506227e467e95e993b2748760c8d7e23

file finder test/obj/Debug/net8.0/file finder test.sourcelink.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"documents":{"C:\\Users\\bib\\Desktop\\vpr\\pull from pc\\mediaverwaltung\\*":"https://gitlab.com/NotMoReda1/mediaverwaltung/-/raw/afe5d2f5ff1f6bedbf81fd0a6fcf377b5186c062/*"}}
+{"documents":{"C:\\Users\\bib\\Desktop\\vpr\\pull from pc\\mediaverwaltung\\*":"https://gitlab.com/NotMoReda1/mediaverwaltung/-/raw/9534ed3a8a64dfd1c23d61f834b73146bfbe4362/*"}}