c# - WPF loading spinner

Question

The goal is to display the information that the application is working. So I'm looking for an intelligent implementation sample of a loading spinner using WPF / MVVM.

Answer 1

To get this:

Stick this in a user control:

<UserControl.Resources>
    <Color x:Key="FilledColor" A="255" B="155" R="155" G="155"/>
    <Color x:Key="UnfilledColor" A="0" B="155" R="155" G="155"/>

    <Style x:Key="BusyAnimationStyle" TargetType="Control">
        <Setter Property="Background" Value="#7F000000"/>

        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="Control">
                    <ControlTemplate.Resources>
                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation0" BeginTime="00:00:00.0" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation1" BeginTime="00:00:00.2" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation2" BeginTime="00:00:00.4" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation3" BeginTime="00:00:00.6" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse3" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation4" BeginTime="00:00:00.8" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse4" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation5" BeginTime="00:00:01.0" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation6" BeginTime="00:00:01.2" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>

                        <Storyboard x:Key="Animation7" BeginTime="00:00:01.4" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
                            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse7" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
                                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
                            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                        </Storyboard>
                    </ControlTemplate.Resources>

                    <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                        <Trigger Property="IsVisible" Value="True">
                            <Trigger.EnterActions>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation0}" x:Name="Storyboard0" />
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation1}" x:Name="Storyboard1"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation2}" x:Name="Storyboard2"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation3}" x:Name="Storyboard3"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation4}" x:Name="Storyboard4"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation5}" x:Name="Storyboard5"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation6}" x:Name="Storyboard6"/>
                                <BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Animation7}" x:Name="Storyboard7"/>
                            </Trigger.EnterActions>

                            <Trigger.ExitActions>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard0"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard1"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard2"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard3"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard4"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard5"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard6"/>
                                <StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="Storyboard7"/>
                            </Trigger.ExitActions>
                        </Trigger>
                    </ControlTemplate.Triggers>

                    <Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
                        <Grid>
                        <Canvas Height="60" Width="60">
                            <Canvas.Resources>
                                <Style TargetType="Ellipse">
                                    <Setter Property="Width" Value="15"/>
                                    <Setter Property="Height" Value="15" />
                                    <Setter Property="Fill" Value="#009B9B9B" />
                                </Style>
                            </Canvas.Resources>

                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse0" Canvas.Left="1.75" Canvas.Top="21"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse1" Canvas.Top="7" Canvas.Left="6.5"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse2" Canvas.Left="20.5" Canvas.Top="0.75"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse3" Canvas.Left="34.75" Canvas.Top="6.75"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse4" Canvas.Left="40.5" Canvas.Top="20.75" />
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse5" Canvas.Left="34.75" Canvas.Top="34.5"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse6" Canvas.Left="20.75" Canvas.Top="39.75"/>
                            <Ellipse x:Name="ellipse7" Canvas.Top="34.25" Canvas.Left="7" />
                            <Ellipse Width="39.5" Height="39.5" Canvas.Left="8.75" Canvas.Top="8" Visibility="Hidden"/>
                        </Canvas>
                            <Label Content="{Binding Path=Text}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                        </Grid>
                    </Border>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Control Style="{StaticResource BusyAnimationStyle}"/>

To get a cool disappearing effect on each ellipse add the following after each ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames element. Be sure to point it to the correct ellipse..

<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
    <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="{StaticResource FilledColor}"/>
    <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="{StaticResource UnfilledColor}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" >
    <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames.KeyFrames>
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="15" />
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:01.0" Value="12" />
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="0" />
    </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames.KeyFrames>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height" >
    <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames.KeyFrames>
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:00.0" Value="15" />
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:01.0" Value="12" />
        <SplineDoubleKeyFrame  KeyTime="00:00:01.6" Value="0" />
    </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames.KeyFrames>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>