Add RGB hex color preview to Advanced Paste clipboard history (#43990)

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## Summary of the Pull Request

This pull request adds support for recognizing and displaying clipboard
items that are valid RGB hex color codes (such as `#FFBFAB` or `#abc`)
in the Advanced Paste module. It introduces logic to detect hex color
strings, converts them to color values, and updates the UI to show a
color preview for these items. The changes also include comprehensive
unit tests for the new functionality.

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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

**Clipboard color detection and conversion:**

* Added `ClipboardItemHelper.IsRgbHexColor` method using a compiled
regex to identify valid hex color strings in clipboard text.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-7429196ad30cd0bce57b102669da4dc13d43a09579e99ceac7cc0f7dc101cd2bR62-R86)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-7429196ad30cd0bce57b102669da4dc13d43a09579e99ceac7cc0f7dc101cd2bR112-R114)
* Introduced `HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb` utility to
convert hex color strings to `Windows.UI.Color`, handling both 3-digit
and 6-digit formats.

**UI enhancements for color previews:**

* Updated `ClipboardHistoryItemPreviewControl` to include a color
preview grid that displays an ellipse filled with the detected color and
the color code as text, using the new `HexColorToBrushConverter`.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-2ed6014d4c17037b9cd0ab397e40b9069b1e7fe47a700673f34e8217d78124d5R29-R48)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-2ed6014d4c17037b9cd0ab397e40b9069b1e7fe47a700673f34e8217d78124d5R14)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-0c26c92697f6bb38fa40160fc8b18f0876ddc8d828a510034411001aa2e05063R1-R28)
* Modified logic in `ClipboardHistoryItemPreviewControl.xaml.cs` to
ensure color previews are shown only for detected color items and to
adjust visibility of text and glyph previews accordingly.

**Unit tests for color detection and conversion:**

* Added unit tests for hex color conversion
(`HexColorToColorConverterTests.cs`) and color detection logic
(`ClipboardItemHelperTests.cs`) to verify correct behavior for valid,
invalid, and edge-case inputs.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-d81d997d5fb414f1563c31c38681113aaa9c847ef05bb77662d30bd1310d6b8eR1-R61)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-185e8954ca6f061bf5d60d0c61ac6cfd87bd1a48ebda11a8172e3496a050fe85R1-R36)

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## Validation Steps Performed
* Copied to the clipboard a color encoded text like: #FFBFAB
* Opened Advanced Paste and noticed the color: 

<img width="467" height="309" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6cedce89-9833-4efb-abf9-3cfe8e8f32f0"
/>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: crramirez <8397379+crramirez@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
Carlos Rafael Ramirez
2025-12-07 02:54:10 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent e68526b8d8
commit 121c6c0712
7 changed files with 217 additions and 3 deletions

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
using AdvancedPaste.Converters;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using Windows.UI;
namespace AdvancedPaste.UnitTests.ConvertersTests;
[TestClass]
public sealed class HexColorToColorConverterTests
{
[TestMethod]
public void TestConvert_ValidSixDigitHex_ReturnsColor()
{
Color? result = HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb("#FFBFAB");
Assert.IsNotNull(result);
var color = (Windows.UI.Color)result;
Assert.AreEqual(255, color.R);
Assert.AreEqual(191, color.G);
Assert.AreEqual(171, color.B);
Assert.AreEqual(255, color.A);
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestConvert_ValidThreeDigitHex_ReturnsColor()
{
Color? result = HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb("#abc");
Assert.IsNotNull(result);
var color = (Windows.UI.Color)result;
// #abc should expand to #aabbcc
Assert.AreEqual(170, color.R); // 0xaa
Assert.AreEqual(187, color.G); // 0xbb
Assert.AreEqual(204, color.B); // 0xcc
Assert.AreEqual(255, color.A);
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestConvert_NullOrEmpty_ReturnsNull()
{
Assert.IsNull(HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb(null));
Assert.IsNull(HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb(string.Empty));
Assert.IsNull(HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb(" "));
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestConvert_InvalidHex_ReturnsNull()
{
Assert.IsNull(HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb("#GGGGGG"));
Assert.IsNull(HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb("#12345"));
}
}

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
namespace AdvancedPaste.UnitTests.HelpersTests;
[TestClass]
public sealed class ClipboardItemHelperTests
{
[TestMethod]
[DataRow("#FFBFAB", true)]
[DataRow("#000000", true)]
[DataRow("#FFFFFF", true)]
[DataRow("#fff", true)]
[DataRow("#abc", true)]
[DataRow("#123456", true)]
[DataRow("#AbCdEf", true)]
[DataRow("FFBFAB", false)] // Missing #
[DataRow("#GGGGGG", false)] // Invalid hex characters
[DataRow("#12345", false)] // Wrong length
[DataRow("#1234567", false)] // Too long
[DataRow("", false)]
[DataRow(null, false)]
[DataRow(" #FFF ", true)] // Whitespace should be trimmed
[DataRow("Not a color", false)]
[DataRow("#", false)]
[DataRow("##FFFFFF", false)]
public void TestIsRgbHexColor(string input, bool expected)
{
bool result = ClipboardItemHelper.IsRgbHexColor(input);
Assert.AreEqual(expected, result, $"IsRgbHexColor(\"{input}\") should return {expected}");
}
}

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mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<converters:DateTimeToFriendlyStringConverter x:Key="DateTimeToFriendlyStringConverter" />
<converters:HexColorToBrushConverter x:Key="HexColorToBrushConverter" />
<tkconverters:BoolToVisibilityConverter x:Name="BoolToVisibilityConverter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid ColumnSpacing="12">
@@ -25,6 +26,26 @@
Source="{x:Bind ClipboardItem.Image, Mode=OneWay}"
Stretch="UniformToFill"
Visibility="{x:Bind HasImage, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
<!-- Color preview with text -->
<Grid Visibility="{x:Bind HasColor, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Ellipse
Grid.Column="0"
Width="8"
Height="8"
Margin="8,0,8,0"
Fill="{x:Bind ClipboardItem.Content, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HexColorToBrushConverter}}" />
<TextBlock
Grid.Column="1"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontSize="10"
Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
Text="{x:Bind ClipboardItem.Content, Mode=OneWay}"
TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
</Grid>
<!-- Text preview -->
<TextBlock
Margin="8,0,0,0"

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@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Controls
public bool HasImage => ContentImage is not null;
public bool HasText => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ContentText) && !HasImage;
public bool HasText => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ContentText) && !HasImage && !HasColor;
public bool HasGlyph => !HasImage && !HasText && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(IconGlyph);
public bool HasGlyph => !HasImage && !HasText && !HasColor && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(IconGlyph);
public bool HasColor => ClipboardItemHelper.IsRgbHexColor(ContentText);
public ClipboardHistoryItemPreviewControl()
{

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
namespace AdvancedPaste.Converters
{
public static class HexColorConverterHelper
{
public static Windows.UI.Color? ConvertHexColorToRgb(string hexColor)
{
try
{
// Remove # if present
var cleanHex = hexColor.TrimStart('#');
// Expand 3-digit hex to 6-digit (#ABC -> #AABBCC)
if (cleanHex.Length == 3)
{
cleanHex = $"{cleanHex[0]}{cleanHex[0]}{cleanHex[1]}{cleanHex[1]}{cleanHex[2]}{cleanHex[2]}";
}
if (cleanHex.Length == 6)
{
var r = System.Convert.ToByte(cleanHex.Substring(0, 2), 16);
var g = System.Convert.ToByte(cleanHex.Substring(2, 2), 16);
var b = System.Convert.ToByte(cleanHex.Substring(4, 2), 16);
return Windows.UI.Color.FromArgb(255, r, g, b);
}
}
catch
{
// Invalid color format - return null
}
return null;
}
}
}

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
using System;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
namespace AdvancedPaste.Converters
{
public sealed partial class HexColorToBrushConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
=> throw new NotSupportedException();
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
{
if (value is not string hexColor || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hexColor))
{
return null;
}
Windows.UI.Color? color = HexColorConverterHelper.ConvertHexColorToRgb(hexColor);
return color != null ? new SolidColorBrush((Windows.UI.Color)color) : null;
}
}
}

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// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using AdvancedPaste.Models;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
@@ -10,8 +11,11 @@ using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
{
internal static class ClipboardItemHelper
internal static partial class ClipboardItemHelper
{
// Compiled regex for better performance when checking multiple clipboard items
private static readonly Regex HexColorRegex = HexColorCompiledRegex();
/// <summary>
/// Creates a ClipboardItem from current clipboard data.
/// </summary>
@@ -55,6 +59,31 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
return clipboardItem;
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if text is a valid RGB hex color (e.g., #FFBFAB or #fff).
/// </summary>
public static bool IsRgbHexColor(string text)
{
if (text == null)
{
return false;
}
string trimmedText = text.Trim();
if (trimmedText.Length > 7)
{
return false;
}
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmedText))
{
return false;
}
// Match #RGB or #RRGGBB format (case-insensitive)
return HexColorRegex.IsMatch(trimmedText);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a BitmapImage from clipboard data.
/// </summary>
@@ -80,5 +109,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
return null;
}
[GeneratedRegex(@"^#([0-9A-Fa-f]{3}|[0-9A-Fa-f]{6})$")]
private static partial Regex HexColorCompiledRegex();
}
}