[PT Run] Mitigate JSON Deserialization exception (#6295)

* Add error reporting window on deserialisation error

* Add message box to show launcher errors

* Change report window to messagebox

* nit fix in error window

* Localized string for error window

* update messagebox interface

* Correct ShowMessageBox argument order

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/PowerLauncherSettings.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         public PowerLauncherSettings()
         {
             Properties = new PowerLauncherProperties();
-            Version = "1";
+            Version = "1.0";
             Name = ModuleName;
         }
 

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/SettingsUtils.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         private const string DefaultFileName = "settings.json";
         private const string DefaultModuleName = "";
 
+        public static void DeleteSettings(string powertoy, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+        {
+            File.Delete(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName));
+        }
+
         public static bool SettingsFolderExists(string powertoy)
         {
             return Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Helper/ErrorReporting.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 using NLog;
 using Wox.Infrastructure;
@@ -32,6 +35,14 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.Helper
             }
         }
 
+        public static void ShowMessageBox(string title, string message)
+        {
+            Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(message, title);
+            });
+        }
+
         public static void UnhandledExceptionHandle(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
         {
             // handle non-ui thread exceptions

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -267,6 +267,24 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Settings will be reset to default and program will continue to function..
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string deseralization_error_message {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("deseralization_error_message", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Powertoys Run deserialization error.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string deseralization_error_title {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("deseralization_error_title", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Disable.
         /// </summary>

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Properties/Resources.resx

@@ -462,4 +462,10 @@
   <data name="Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Title</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="deseralization_error_title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Powertoys Run deserialization error</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="deseralization_error_message" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Settings will be reset to default and program will continue to function.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/SettingsWatcher.cs

@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using PowerLauncher.Helper;
 using Wox.Core.Plugin;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
+using Wox.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Wox.Plugin;
+using JsonException = System.Text.Json.JsonException;
 
 namespace PowerLauncher
 {
@@ -34,6 +39,16 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
             OverloadSettings();
         }
 
+        public static void CreateSettingsIfNotExists()
+        {
+            if (!SettingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName))
+            {
+                Log.Info("|SettingsWatcher.OverloadSettings|PT Run settings.json was missing, creating a new one");
+                var defaultSettings = new PowerLauncherSettings();
+                defaultSettings.Save();
+            }
+        }
+
         public void OverloadSettings()
         {
             Monitor.Enter(_watcherSyncObject);
@@ -44,13 +59,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
                 try
                 {
                     retryCount++;
-                    if (!SettingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName))
-                    {
-                        Debug.WriteLine("PT Run settings.json was missing, creating a new one");
-
-                        var defaultSettings = new PowerLauncherSettings();
-                        defaultSettings.Save();
-                    }
+                    CreateSettingsIfNotExists();
 
                     var overloadSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerLauncherSettings>(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName);
 
@@ -99,10 +108,30 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
                     if (retryCount > MaxRetries)
                     {
                         retry = false;
+                        Log.Exception($"|SettingsWatcher.OverloadSettings| Failed to Deserialize PowerToys settings, Retrying {e.Message}", e);
                     }
-
+                    else
+                    {
                         Thread.Sleep(1000);
-                    Debug.WriteLine(e.Message);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (JsonException e)
+                {
+                    if (retryCount > MaxRetries)
+                    {
+                        retry = false;
+                        Log.Exception($"|SettingsWatcher.OverloadSettings| Failed to Deserialize PowerToys settings, Creating new settings as file could be corrupted {e.Message}", e);
+
+                        // Settings.json could possibly be corrupted. To mitigate this we delete the
+                        // current file and replace it with a correct json value.
+                        SettingsUtils.DeleteSettings(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName);
+                        CreateSettingsIfNotExists();
+                        ErrorReporting.ShowMessageBox(Properties.Resources.deseralization_error_title, Properties.Resources.deseralization_error_message);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
+                    }
                 }
             }