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

MediaBrowser.Api/Plugin.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 {
     [Export(typeof(BasePlugin))]
-    public class Plugin : BaseGenericPlugin<BasePluginConfiguration>
+    public class Plugin : BasePlugin
     {
         public override string Name
         {

MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs

@@ -67,13 +67,27 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// </summary>
         public abstract KernelContext KernelContext { get; }
 
-        protected BaseKernel()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the Kernel
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task Init(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
         {
-            ApplicationPaths = new TApplicationPathsType();
+            // Performs initializations that only occur once
+            InitializeInternal(progress);
+
+            // Performs initializations that can be reloaded at anytime
+            await Reload(progress).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Complete", PercentComplete = 100 });
         }
 
-        public virtual async Task Init(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs initializations that only occur once
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual void InitializeInternal(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
         {
+            ApplicationPaths = new TApplicationPathsType();
+            
             ReloadLogger();
 
             progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading configuration", PercentComplete = 0 });
@@ -81,11 +95,24 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
 
             progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Starting Http server", PercentComplete = 5 });
             ReloadHttpServer();
-
-            progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Plugins", PercentComplete = 10 });
-            await ReloadComposableParts().ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs initializations that can be reloaded at anytime
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual async Task Reload(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
+        {
+            await Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Plugins", PercentComplete = 10 });
+                ReloadComposableParts();
+
+            }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disposes the current logger and creates a new one
+        /// </summary>
         private void ReloadLogger()
         {
             DisposeLogger();
@@ -104,23 +131,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// Uses MEF to locate plugins
         /// Subclasses can use this to locate types within plugins
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual Task ReloadComposableParts()
+        private void ReloadComposableParts()
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                DisposeComposableParts();
+            DisposeComposableParts();
 
-                var container = GetCompositionContainer(includeCurrentAssembly: true);
+            var container = GetCompositionContainer(includeCurrentAssembly: true);
 
-                container.ComposeParts(this);
+            container.ComposeParts(this);
 
-                OnComposablePartsLoaded();
+            OnComposablePartsLoaded();
 
-                container.Catalog.Dispose();
-                container.Dispose();
-            });
+            container.Catalog.Dispose();
+            container.Dispose();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs an MEF CompositionContainer based on the current running assembly and all plugin assemblies
+        /// </summary>
         public CompositionContainer GetCompositionContainer(bool includeCurrentAssembly = false)
         {
             // Gets all plugin assemblies by first reading all bytes of the .dll and calling Assembly.Load against that
@@ -147,25 +174,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual void OnComposablePartsLoaded()
         {
-            StartPlugins();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes all plugins
-        /// </summary>
-        private void StartPlugins()
-        {
+            // Start-up each plugin
             foreach (BasePlugin plugin in Plugins)
             {
                 plugin.Initialize(this);
             }
         }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Reloads application configuration from the config file
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual void ReloadConfiguration()
+        private void ReloadConfiguration()
         {
             //Configuration information for anything other than server-specific configuration will have to come via the API... -ebr
 
@@ -213,8 +232,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void Dispose()
         {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Beginning Kernel.Dispose");
+            
             DisposeComposableParts();
+
             DisposeHttpServer();
+
             DisposeLogger();
         }
 
@@ -233,6 +256,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         {
             if (Plugins != null)
             {
+                Logger.LogInfo("Disposing Plugins");
+                
                 foreach (BasePlugin plugin in Plugins)
                 {
                     plugin.Dispose();
@@ -247,6 +272,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         {
             if (HttpServer != null)
             {
+                Logger.LogInfo("Disposing Http Server");
+                
                 HttpServer.Dispose();
             }
 
@@ -265,6 +292,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
 
             if (Logger.LoggerInstance != null)
             {
+                Logger.LogInfo("Disposing Logger");
+                
                 Logger.LoggerInstance.Dispose();
             }
         }
@@ -292,6 +321,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         KernelContext KernelContext { get; }
 
         Task Init(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress);
+        Task Reload(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress);
         void Dispose();
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Logging\TraceLogger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\Handlers\StaticFileHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\MimeTypes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Plugins\BaseTheme.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>

MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BasePlugin.cs

@@ -6,30 +6,6 @@ using System.IO;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Provides a BasePlugin with generics, allowing for strongly typed configuration access.
-    /// </summary>
-    public abstract class BaseGenericPlugin<TConfigurationType> : BasePlugin
-        where TConfigurationType : BasePluginConfiguration, new()
-    {
-        public new TConfigurationType Configuration
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return base.Configuration as TConfigurationType;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                base.Configuration = value;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override Type ConfigurationType
-        {
-            get { return typeof(TConfigurationType); }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides a common base class for all plugins
     /// </summary>
@@ -50,7 +26,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the type of configuration this plugin uses
         /// </summary>
-        public abstract Type ConfigurationType { get; }
+        public virtual Type ConfigurationType
+        {
+            get { return typeof (BasePluginConfiguration); }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the plugin version

MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BaseTheme.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
+{
+    public abstract class BaseTheme : BasePlugin
+    {
+        public sealed override bool DownloadToUi
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

MediaBrowser.Common/UI/BaseApplication.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Microsoft.Shell;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.UI
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.UI
             Kernel = InstantiateKernel();
 
             var progress = new Progress<TaskProgress>();
+
+            progress.ProgressChanged += progress_ProgressChanged;
+            
             var splash = new Splash(progress);
 
             splash.Show();
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.UI
 
                 await Kernel.Init(progress);
 
+                progress.ProgressChanged -= progress_ProgressChanged;
+                
                 Logger.LogInfo("Kernel.Init completed in {0} seconds.", (DateTime.UtcNow - now).TotalSeconds);
                 splash.Close();
 
@@ -63,6 +69,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.UI
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                progress.ProgressChanged -= progress_ProgressChanged;
+                
                 if (Logger.LoggerInstance != null)
                 {
                     Logger.LogException(ex);
@@ -76,6 +84,41 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.UI
             }
         }
 
+        public async Task ReloadKernel()
+        {
+            var progress = new Progress<TaskProgress>();
+
+            progress.ProgressChanged += progress_ProgressChanged;
+
+            try
+            {
+                DateTime now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+                await Kernel.Reload(progress);
+
+                progress.ProgressChanged -= progress_ProgressChanged;
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Kernel.Reload completed in {0} seconds.", (DateTime.UtcNow - now).TotalSeconds);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                progress.ProgressChanged -= progress_ProgressChanged;
+
+                Logger.LogException(ex);
+
+                // Shutdown the app with an error code
+                Shutdown(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void progress_ProgressChanged(object sender, TaskProgress e)
+        {
+            if (Logger.LoggerInstance != null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogInfo(e.Description);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected virtual void OnKernelLoaded()
         {
 

MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs

@@ -78,28 +78,53 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
             : base()
         {
             Instance = this;
+        }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs initializations that only occur once
+        /// </summary>
+        protected override void InitializeInternal(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
+        {
             ItemController = new ItemController();
             DirectoryWatchers = new DirectoryWatchers();
-            WeatherClient = new WeatherClient();
 
             ItemController.PreBeginResolvePath += ItemController_PreBeginResolvePath;
             ItemController.BeginResolvePath += ItemController_BeginResolvePath;
+
+            base.InitializeInternal(progress);
         }
 
-        public async override Task Init(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs initializations that can be reloaded at anytime
+        /// </summary>
+        public override async Task Reload(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
         {
-            ExtractFFMpeg();
+            await base.Reload(progress).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            await base.Init(progress).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            ReloadWeatherClient();
+
+            ExtractFFMpeg();
 
             progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Users", PercentComplete = 15 });
             ReloadUsers();
 
             progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Media Library", PercentComplete = 25 });
             await ReloadRoot(allowInternetProviders: false).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
 
-            progress.Report(new TaskProgress { Description = "Loading Complete", PercentComplete = 100 });
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Completely disposes the Kernel
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void Dispose()
+        {
+            base.Dispose();
+
+            DirectoryWatchers.Stop();
+
+            DisposeWeatherClient();
+
+            ItemController.PreBeginResolvePath -= ItemController_PreBeginResolvePath;
+            ItemController.BeginResolvePath -= ItemController_BeginResolvePath;
         }
 
         protected override void OnComposablePartsLoaded()
@@ -290,6 +315,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
 
             user.Name = "Default User";
             user.Id = Guid.Parse("5d1cf7fce25943b790d140095457a42b");
+            user.PrimaryImagePath = "D:\\Video\\TV\\Archer (2009)\\backdrop.jpg";
             list.Add(user);
 
             user = new User { };
@@ -387,5 +413,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disposes the current WeatherClient
+        /// </summary>
+        private void DisposeWeatherClient()
+        {
+            if (WeatherClient != null)
+            {
+                WeatherClient.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disposes the current WeatherClient and creates a new one
+        /// </summary>
+        private void ReloadWeatherClient()
+        {
+            DisposeWeatherClient();
+
+            WeatherClient = new WeatherClient();
+        }
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>library</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <ProjectTypeGuids>{60dc8134-eba5-43b8-bcc9-bb4bc16c2548};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xaml">
+      <RequiredTargetFramework>4.0</RequiredTargetFramework>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
+    <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
+    <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Plugin.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs">
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
+      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
+      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
+      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
+      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
+    </Compile>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
+      <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
+      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
+      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
+      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+    </None>
+    <AppDesigner Include="Properties\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\MediaBrowserServer\MediaBrowser.Common\MediaBrowser.Common.csproj">
+      <Project>{9142eefa-7570-41e1-bfcc-468bb571af2f}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Common</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\MediaBrowserServer\MediaBrowser.Controller\MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj">
+      <Project>{17e1f4e6-8abd-4fe5-9ecf-43d4b6087ba2}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Controller</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\MediaBrowserServer\MediaBrowser.Model\MediaBrowser.Model.csproj">
+      <Project>{7eeeb4bb-f3e8-48fc-b4c5-70f0fff8329b}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Model</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\MediaBrowserUI\MediaBrowser.UI\MediaBrowser.UI.csproj">
+      <Project>{b5ece1fb-618e-420b-9a99-8e972d76920a}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.UI</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PostBuildEvent>xcopy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)\ProgramData\Plugins\" /y</PostBuildEvent>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+  </Target>
+  -->
+</Project>

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Plugin.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins;
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme
+{
+    [Export(typeof(BasePlugin))]
+    public class Plugin : BaseTheme
+    {
+        public override string Name
+        {
+            get { return "Default Theme"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override void InitializeInUi()
+        {
+            base.InitializeInUi();
+        }
+    }
+}

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Resources;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Windows;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2012")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+//In order to begin building localizable applications, set 
+//<UICulture>CultureYouAreCodingWith</UICulture> in your .csproj file
+//inside a <PropertyGroup>.  For example, if you are using US english
+//in your source files, set the <UICulture> to en-US.  Then uncomment
+//the NeutralResourceLanguage attribute below.  Update the "en-US" in
+//the line below to match the UICulture setting in the project file.
+
+//[assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-US", UltimateResourceFallbackLocation.Satellite)]
+
+
+[assembly:ThemeInfo(
+    ResourceDictionaryLocation.None, //where theme specific resource dictionaries are located
+                             //(used if a resource is not found in the page, 
+                             // or application resource dictionaries)
+    ResourceDictionaryLocation.SourceAssembly //where the generic resource dictionary is located
+                                      //(used if a resource is not found in the page, 
+                                      // app, or any theme specific resource dictionaries)
+)]
+
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version 
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.17929
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme.Properties {
+    
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    // This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
+    // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
+    // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
+    // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+    internal class Resources {
+        
+        private static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager resourceMan;
+        
+        private static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo resourceCulture;
+        
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1811:AvoidUncalledPrivateCode")]
+        internal Resources() {
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
+        /// </summary>
+        [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+        internal static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager ResourceManager {
+            get {
+                if ((resourceMan == null)) {
+                    global::System.Resources.ResourceManager temp = new global::System.Resources.ResourceManager("MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme.Properties.Resources", typeof(Resources).Assembly);
+                    resourceMan = temp;
+                }
+                return resourceMan;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
+        ///   resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
+        /// </summary>
+        [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+        internal static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo Culture {
+            get {
+                return resourceCulture;
+            }
+            set {
+                resourceCulture = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Properties/Resources.resx

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.17929
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme.Properties
+{
+    
+    
+    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0")]
+    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
+    {
+        
+        private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
+        
+        public static Settings Default
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return defaultInstance;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme/Properties/Settings.settings

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<SettingsFile xmlns="uri:settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)">
+  <Profiles>
+    <Profile Name="(Default)" />
+  </Profiles>
+  <Settings />
+</SettingsFile>

MediaBrowser.Plugins.sln

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio 2012
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme", "MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme\MediaBrowser.Plugins.DefaultTheme.csproj", "{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.Controller", "MediaBrowser.Controller\MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj", "{17E1F4E6-8ABD-4FE5-9ECF-43D4B6087BA2}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.UI", "..\MediaBrowserUI\MediaBrowser.UI\MediaBrowser.UI.csproj", "{B5ECE1FB-618E-420B-9A99-8E972D76920A}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.Common", "MediaBrowser.Common\MediaBrowser.Common.csproj", "{9142EEFA-7570-41E1-BFCC-468BB571AF2F}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.Model", "MediaBrowser.Model\MediaBrowser.Model.csproj", "{7EEEB4BB-F3E8-48FC-B4C5-70F0FFF8329B}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction", "MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction\MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.csproj", "{921C0F64-FDA7-4E9F-9E73-0CB0EEDB2422}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{6E892999-711D-4E24-8BAC-DACF5BFA783A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{17E1F4E6-8ABD-4FE5-9ECF-43D4B6087BA2}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{17E1F4E6-8ABD-4FE5-9ECF-43D4B6087BA2}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{17E1F4E6-8ABD-4FE5-9ECF-43D4B6087BA2}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{17E1F4E6-8ABD-4FE5-9ECF-43D4B6087BA2}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{B5ECE1FB-618E-420B-9A99-8E972D76920A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{B5ECE1FB-618E-420B-9A99-8E972D76920A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{B5ECE1FB-618E-420B-9A99-8E972D76920A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{B5ECE1FB-618E-420B-9A99-8E972D76920A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{9142EEFA-7570-41E1-BFCC-468BB571AF2F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9142EEFA-7570-41E1-BFCC-468BB571AF2F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9142EEFA-7570-41E1-BFCC-468BB571AF2F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{9142EEFA-7570-41E1-BFCC-468BB571AF2F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{7EEEB4BB-F3E8-48FC-B4C5-70F0FFF8329B}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7EEEB4BB-F3E8-48FC-B4C5-70F0FFF8329B}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7EEEB4BB-F3E8-48FC-B4C5-70F0FFF8329B}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{7EEEB4BB-F3E8-48FC-B4C5-70F0FFF8329B}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{921C0F64-FDA7-4E9F-9E73-0CB0EEDB2422}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{921C0F64-FDA7-4E9F-9E73-0CB0EEDB2422}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{921C0F64-FDA7-4E9F-9E73-0CB0EEDB2422}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{921C0F64-FDA7-4E9F-9E73-0CB0EEDB2422}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal

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. 

MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Plugin.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard
 {
     [Export(typeof(BasePlugin))]
-    public class Plugin : BaseGenericPlugin<BasePluginConfiguration>
+    public class Plugin : BasePlugin
     {
         public override string Name
         {