Implementing store of setting "order by".

src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/App.xaml.cs

@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor
 
             var parseResult = ProjectsEditorIO.ParseProjects(_mainViewModel);
 
-            string[] args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
-            if (args != null && args.Length > 1)
-            {
-                Logger.LogInfo($"Started with a parameter: {args[1]}. Trying to launch that project.");
-                _mainViewModel.LaunchProject(args[1]);
-                return;
-            }
-
             // normal start of editor
             if (_mainWindow == null)
             {

src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ProjectsEditor.csproj

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">

src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/Utils/Settings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// 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 System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace ProjectsEditor.Utils
+{
+    public class Settings
+    {
+        private const string ProjectsModuleName = "Projects";
+        private static SettingsUtils _settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils();
+
+        public static ProjectsSettings ReadSettings()
+        {
+            if (!_settingsUtils.SettingsExists(ProjectsModuleName))
+            {
+                ////Logger.LogInfo("Projects settings.json was missing, creating a new one");
+                var defaultProjectsSettings = new ProjectsSettings();
+                defaultProjectsSettings.Save(_settingsUtils);
+                return defaultProjectsSettings;
+            }
+
+            ProjectsSettings settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettingsOrDefault<ProjectsSettings>(ProjectsModuleName);
+            return settings;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Timers;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using ProjectsEditor.Data;
 using ProjectsEditor.Models;
 using ProjectsEditor.Utils;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
         private string projectNameBeingEdited;
         private MainWindow _mainWindow;
         private Timer lastUpdatedTimer;
+        private ProjectsSettings settings;
 
         public ObservableCollection<Project> Projects { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<Project>();
 
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
             {
                 _orderByIndex = value;
                 OnPropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(ProjectsView)));
+                settings.Properties.SortBy = (ProjectsProperties.SortByProperty)value;
+                settings.Save(new SettingsUtils());
             }
         }
 
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
 
         public MainViewModel(ProjectsEditorIO projectsEditorIO)
         {
+            settings = Utils.Settings.ReadSettings();
+            _orderByIndex = (int)settings.Properties.SortBy;
             _projectsEditorIO = projectsEditorIO;
             lastUpdatedTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
             lastUpdatedTimer.Interval = 1000;

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ProjectsProperties.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 {
     public class ProjectsProperties
     {
+        public enum SortByProperty
+        {
+            LastLaunched,
+            Created,
+            Name,
+        }
+
         public static readonly HotkeySettings DefaultHotkeyValue = new HotkeySettings(true, false, false, true, 0x4F);
 
         public ProjectsProperties()
@@ -19,6 +26,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         [JsonPropertyName("hotkey")]
         public KeyboardKeysProperty Hotkey { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyName("sortby")]
+        public SortByProperty SortBy { get; set; }
+
         public string ToJsonString()
         {
             return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ProjectsSettings.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // 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 System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "Projects";
         public const string ModuleVersion = "0.0.1";
+        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            WriteIndented = true,
+        };
 
         public ProjectsSettings()
         {
@@ -31,5 +37,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         {
             return false;
         }
+
+        public virtual void Save(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils)
+        {
+            // Save settings to file
+            var options = _serializerOptions;
+
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(settingsUtils);
+
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options), ModuleName);
+        }
     }
 }