Interface ISillActivatedByTextSelection

Namespace

WindowSill.API

Assembly

WindowSill.API.dll

Represents the declaration of a sill that will be activated based on text being selected anywhere in the operating system.

public interface ISillActivatedByTextSelection : ISill

Inherited Members

ISill.DisplayName

ISill.SettingsViews

ISill.CreateIcon()

ISill.OnDeactivatedAsync()

Extension Methods

LoggingExtensions.Log<T>(T)

Remarks

Use this interface to create a sill that reacts to text selection in the foreground window, such as an AI-powered text assistant or JSON formatter.

<pre><code class="lang-csharp">[(typeof())]
[("My Sill")]
[()] // Optional. Default is .
[(Before = "OtherSill", After = "AnotherSill")] // Optional. Use to tied break ordering of sills when conflicting properties are set.
internal sealed class MySill: 
{
}</code></pre>

Properties

TextSelectionActivatorTypeNames

Gets a list of ISillTextSelectionActivator activator names that determine when this sill will be activated based on text selection.

string[] TextSelectionActivatorTypeNames { get; }

Property Value

string[]

Remarks

You can use existing activator names defined in PredefinedActivationTypeNames or define your own custom activator by implementing ISillTextSelectionActivator.

Methods

OnActivatedAsync(string, WindowTextSelection)

Invoked when the sill is activated based on text selection in the foreground window.

ValueTask OnActivatedAsync(string textSelectionActivatorTypeName, WindowTextSelection currentSelection)

Parameters

textSelectionActivatorTypeName string

The name of the activator type that triggered the activation. This can be used to understand whether a plain text or JSON activated this sill.

currentSelection WindowTextSelection

Indicates the selected text in the foreground window, along with information about the associated app.

Returns

ValueTask

Remarks

This method is not awaited for completion.