Persisting data by implementing an extension using add-ins
LogExtension.vb
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Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Reflection
Namespace PersistExtensionAddIn
  Public Class LogExtension
    Inherits ESRI.ArcGIS.Desktop.AddIns.Extension
  Private _log As Dictionary(Of String, String)

  Public Sub New()
  End Sub

  Protected Overrides Sub OnStartup()
    WireDocumentEvents()
  End Sub

  Private Sub WireDocumentEvents()
    ' Named event handler
    AddHandler ArcMap.Events.OpenDocument, AddressOf Events_OpenDocument
  End Sub


  Private Sub Events_OpenDocument()
    Dim logText As String = "Document was saved by " & _log("userName") & " at " & _log("time")
    LogMessage(logText)
  End Sub

  'Get called when saving document.
  Protected Overrides Sub OnSave(ByVal outStrm As Stream)
            ' Override OnSave and uses a binary formatter to serialize the log.
    Dim log As New Dictionary(Of String, String)()
    log.Add("userName", Environment.UserName)
    log.Add("time", DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString())
    Dim bf = New System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter()
    bf.Serialize(outStrm, log)
  End Sub

  'Get called when opening a document with persisted stream.
  Protected Overrides Sub OnLoad(ByVal inStrm As Stream)
            ' Override OnLoad and uses a binary formatter to deserialize the log.
    Dim bf = New System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter()
    _log = CType(bf.Deserialize(inStrm), Dictionary(Of String, String))
  End Sub

  Private Sub LogMessage(ByVal message As String)
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(message)
  End Sub
  End Class

End Namespace