Folder symlink feature added

SymlinkCreator can now creates folder symlinks.

README.md

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ SymlinkCreator is a GUI app for creating symbolic links (symlinks), and it is ba
 ## Use cases
 - Suppose, you have a collection of several songs sorted by artists and albums in your PC. You might want a separate collection of your most favorite songs which you will store in your mobile devices. In this scenario, the traditional shortcut option through Windows Explorer right-click context menu is not enough, because you cannot copy the actual file contents by copying the traditional shortcut files (*\*.lnk*). You might consider duplicating the files which you will store in your mobile devices. But it will waste your storage space of your PC. In this case, SymlinkCreator will come in handy. You can easily create the separate collection of songs and transfer them to your mobile devices, without wasting your PC's storage space.
 
-- Suppose, you have a special folder which is linked to your online storage like Google Drive. You might want some specific files to be backed up from other folders. A traditional shortcut file is not helpful here to back up those files. In this scenario, you can use SymlinkCreator for the backup purpose without duplicating those files in the special folder.
+- Suppose, you have a special folder which is linked to your online storage like Google Drive. You might want some specific files/folders to be backed up from other folders. A traditional shortcut file is not helpful here to back up those files. In this scenario, you can use SymlinkCreator for the backup purpose without duplicating those files/folders in the special folder.
 
 ## What SymlinkCreator does
-SymlinkCreator creates *symlinks* which is an NTFS feature. Unlink the traditional shortcut files (*\*.lnk*), symlinks do not have any *file size*. While symlinks may be called advanced shortcut files, but they appear to be real files. Unlike duplicated files, symlinks do not waste your storage space. Currently, SymlinkCreator only works for files, not folders. I might add support for folders in the future.
+SymlinkCreator creates *symlinks* which is an NTFS feature. Unlink the traditional shortcut files (*\*.lnk*), symlinks do not have any *file size*. While symlinks may be called advanced shortcut files, but they appear to be real files. Unlike duplicated files, symlinks do not waste your storage space. SymlinkCreator works for both files and folders.
 
 ## How SymlinkCreator works
 SymlinkCreator uses `mklink` command to create symlinks. SymlinkCreator first creates a script file which contains `mklink` command lines, and execute it. SymlinkCreator works in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 10. It does not work in Windows XP because of the lack of `mklink` command.
 
 ## How to use SymlinkCreator
 ![Screenshot](SymlinkCreator/_ReadMe/Screenshot.png "Screenshot of SymlinkCreator")
-- At the `Source file list`, you can add files which will be copied in `Destination path` as symlinks.
+- At the `Source file or folder list`, you can add files or folders which will be copied in `Destination path` as symlinks.
 - Using SymlinkCreator's drag-n-drop feature, you can easily create multiple symlinks at a time.
-- Tick `Use relative path if possible` option to use relative paths while creating symlinks. In this case, relative paths will be used if both source files and destination files are in the same drive.
+- Tick `Use relative path if possible` option to use relative paths while creating symlinks. In this case, relative paths will be used if both source files/folders and destination files/folders are in the same drive.
 - Tick `Retain script file after execution` option if you want to save the script file for later use like logging purpose.
 
 ## Why SymlinkCreator needs administrative rights

SymlinkCreator/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.1.0")]

SymlinkCreator/core/SymlinkAgent.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class SymlinkAgent
     {
         #region members
 
-        private readonly List<string> _sourceFileList;
+        private readonly List<string> _sourceFileOrFolderList;
         private string _destinationPath;
         private readonly bool _shouldUseRelativePath;
         private readonly bool _shouldRetainScriptFile;
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ public class SymlinkAgent
 
         #region constructor
 
-        public SymlinkAgent(IEnumerable<string> sourceFileList, string destinationPath,
+        public SymlinkAgent(IEnumerable<string> sourceFileOrFolderList, string destinationPath,
             bool shouldUseRelativePath = true, bool shouldRetainScriptFile = false)
         {
-            this._sourceFileList = sourceFileList.ToList();
+            this._sourceFileOrFolderList = sourceFileOrFolderList.ToList();
             this._destinationPath = destinationPath;
             this._shouldUseRelativePath = shouldUseRelativePath;
             this._shouldRetainScriptFile = shouldRetainScriptFile;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void CreateSymlinks()
             scriptExecutor.WriteLine(_splittedDestinationPath[0]);
             scriptExecutor.WriteLine("cd \"" + _destinationPath + "\"");
 
-            foreach (string sourceFilePath in _sourceFileList)
+            foreach (string sourceFilePath in _sourceFileOrFolderList)
             {
                 string[] splittedSourceFilePath = GetSplittedPath(sourceFilePath);
 
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ public void CreateSymlinks()
                     }
                 }
 
-                scriptExecutor.WriteLine("mklink \"" + splittedSourceFilePath.Last() + "\" \"" +
-                                         commandLineTargetPath + "\"");
+                scriptExecutor.Write("mklink ");
+                if (Directory.Exists(sourceFilePath))
+                    scriptExecutor.Write("/d ");
+
+                scriptExecutor.WriteLine("\"" + splittedSourceFilePath.Last() + "\" " +
+                                         "\"" + commandLineTargetPath + "\"");
             }
 
             scriptExecutor.ExecuteAsAdmin();

SymlinkCreator/ui/mainWindow/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@
         d:DataContext="{d:DesignData Type=local:MainWindowViewModel, IsDesignTimeCreatable=True}"
         Title="{x:Static core:ApplicationConfiguration.ApplicationName}"
         MinWidth="600"
-        MinHeight="250"
+        MinHeight="300"
         Width="600"
         Height="300">
     <Window.Resources>
         <Thickness x:Key="DefaultMargin">5</Thickness>
         <system:Double x:Key="DefaultMinButtonWidth">80</system:Double>
+        <system:Double x:Key="DefaultMinButtonHeight">20</system:Double>
 
         <Style TargetType="Button">
             <Setter Property="Margin" Value="{StaticResource DefaultMargin}" />
             <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="{StaticResource DefaultMinButtonWidth}" />
+            <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="{StaticResource DefaultMinButtonHeight}" />
         </Style>
 
         <Style TargetType="TextBlock">
@@ -53,10 +55,10 @@
                 <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
-            <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text="Source file list:" />
+            <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text="Source file or folder list:" />
 
-            <ListView Grid.Row="1" x:Name="SourceFileListView" ItemsSource="{Binding FileList}"
-                      AllowDrop="True" Drop="SourceFileListView_OnDrop">
+            <ListView Grid.Row="1" x:Name="SourceFileOrFolderListView" ItemsSource="{Binding FileOrFolderList}"
+                      AllowDrop="True" Drop="SourceFileOrFolderListView_OnDrop">
                 <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate>
                         <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" ToolTip="{Binding}" />
@@ -65,7 +67,16 @@
             </ListView>
 
             <DockPanel Grid.Row="2" LastChildFill="False">
-                <Button DockPanel.Dock="Left" Content="Add files" Click="AddButton_OnClick" />
+                <DockPanel.Resources>
+                    <Style TargetType="Button" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type Button}}">
+                        <Setter Property="MaxHeight" Value="{StaticResource DefaultMinButtonHeight}" />
+                    </Style>
+                </DockPanel.Resources>
+
+                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Left">
+                    <Button Content="Add files" Click="AddFilesButton_OnClick" />
+                    <Button Content="Add folder" Click="AddFolderButton_OnClick" />
+                </StackPanel>
 
                 <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Right" Orientation="Horizontal">
                     <Button Content="Delete selected" Click="DeleteSelectedButton_OnClick" />
@@ -122,7 +133,8 @@
                     </StackPanel>
                 </Button>
 
-                <Button Content="About" Click="AboutButton_OnClick" />
+                <Button Content="About" MaxHeight="{StaticResource DefaultMinButtonHeight}"
+                        Click="AboutButton_OnClick" />
             </DockPanel>
         </Grid>
     </Grid>

SymlinkCreator/ui/mainWindow/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -49,15 +49,28 @@ protected override void OnSourceInitialized(EventArgs eventArgs)
 
         #region control event handles
 
-        private void AddButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        private void AddFilesButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             OpenFileDialog fileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
             fileDialog.Multiselect = true;
             bool? result = fileDialog.ShowDialog();
 
             if (result == true)
             {
-                AddToSourceFileList(fileDialog.FileNames);
+                AddToSourceFileOrFolderList(fileDialog.FileNames);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void AddFolderButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            using (FolderBrowserDialog folderBrowserDialog = new FolderBrowserDialog())
+            {
+                DialogResult result = folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog();
+
+                if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
+                {
+                    AddToSourceFileOrFolderList(folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -82,26 +95,26 @@ private void DeleteSelectedButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel = this.DataContext as MainWindowViewModel;
             if (mainWindowViewModel == null) return;
 
-            List<string> selectedFileList = SourceFileListView.SelectedItems.Cast<string>().ToList();
-            foreach (var selectedItem in selectedFileList)
+            List<string> selectedFileOrFolderList = SourceFileOrFolderListView.SelectedItems.Cast<string>().ToList();
+            foreach (var selectedItem in selectedFileOrFolderList)
             {
-                mainWindowViewModel.FileList.Remove(selectedItem);
+                mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList.Remove(selectedItem);
             }
         }
 
         private void ClearListButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel = this.DataContext as MainWindowViewModel;
 
-            mainWindowViewModel?.FileList.Clear();
+            mainWindowViewModel?.FileOrFolderList.Clear();
         }
 
-        private void SourceFileListView_OnDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
+        private void SourceFileOrFolderListView_OnDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop))
             {
-                string[] droppedFileList = (string[]) e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
-                AddToSourceFileList(droppedFileList);
+                string[] droppedFileOrFolderList = (string[]) e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
+                AddToSourceFileOrFolderList(droppedFileOrFolderList);
             }
         }
 
@@ -129,7 +142,7 @@ private void CreateSymlinksButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             if (mainWindowViewModel == null) return;
 
             SymlinkAgent symlinkAgent = new SymlinkAgent(
-                mainWindowViewModel.FileList,
+                mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList,
                 mainWindowViewModel.DestinationPath,
                 mainWindowViewModel.ShouldUseRelativePath,
                 mainWindowViewModel.ShouldRetainScriptFile);
@@ -157,21 +170,31 @@ private void AboutButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
         #region helper methods
 
-        private void AddToSourceFileList(IEnumerable<string> fileList)
+        private void AddToSourceFileOrFolderList(IEnumerable<string> fileOrFolderList)
         {
             MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel = this.DataContext as MainWindowViewModel;
             if (mainWindowViewModel == null) return;
 
-            foreach (string file in fileList)
+            foreach (string fileOrFolder in fileOrFolderList)
             {
-                if (!mainWindowViewModel.FileList.Contains(file))
+                if (!mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList.Contains(fileOrFolder))
                 {
-                    if (File.Exists(file))
-                        mainWindowViewModel.FileList.Add(file);
+                    mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList.Add(fileOrFolder);
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        private void AddToSourceFileOrFolderList(string fileOrFolderPath)
+        {
+            MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel = this.DataContext as MainWindowViewModel;
+            if (mainWindowViewModel == null) return;
+
+            if (!mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList.Contains(fileOrFolderPath))
+            {
+                mainWindowViewModel.FileOrFolderList.Add(fileOrFolderPath);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void AssignDestinationPath(string destinationPath)
         {
             MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel = this.DataContext as MainWindowViewModel;

SymlinkCreator/ui/mainWindow/MainWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ internal class MainWindowViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
         #region properties
 
-        public ObservableCollection<string> FileList { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<string>();
+        public ObservableCollection<string> FileOrFolderList { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<string>();
 
         private string _destinationPath;
         public string DestinationPath