Sic.Framework/Sicentury.Core/Collections/ObservableRangeCollection.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Linq;

namespace Sicentury.Core.Collections
{
    /// <summary> 
    /// Represents a dynamic data collection that provides notifications when items get added, removed, or when the whole list is refreshed. 
    /// </summary> 
    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam> 
    public class ObservableRangeCollection<T> : ObservableCollection<T>
    {
        #region Constructors

        /// <summary> 
        /// Initializes a new instance of the System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection(Of T) class. 
        /// </summary> 
        public ObservableRangeCollection()
        {
        }

        /// <summary> 
        /// Initializes a new instance of the System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection(Of T) class that contains elements copied from the specified collection. 
        /// </summary> 
        /// <param name="collection">collection: The collection from which the elements are copied.</param> 
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">The collection parameter cannot be null.</exception> 
        public ObservableRangeCollection(IEnumerable<T> collection)
            : base(collection)
        {
        }

        #endregion
        
        /// <summary> 
        /// Adds the elements of the specified collection to the end of the ObservableCollection(Of T). 
        /// </summary> 
        public virtual void AddRange(IEnumerable<T> collection)
        {
            if (collection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(collection));

            var startIndex = Count;
            var enumerable = collection.ToList();
            foreach (var i in enumerable)
                Items.Add(i);

            OnCollectionChanged(
                new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
                    NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
        }

        /// <summary> 
        /// Removes the first occurence of each item in the specified collection from ObservableCollection(Of T). 
        /// </summary> 
        public virtual void RemoveRange(IEnumerable<T> collection)
        {
            if (collection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(collection));

            foreach (var i in collection)
                Items.Remove(i);

            OnCollectionChanged(
                new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
                    NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
        }

        /// <summary> 
        /// Clears the current collection and replaces it with the specified item. 
        /// </summary> 
        public virtual void Replace(T item)
        {
            ReplaceRange(new[] {item});
        }

        /// <summary> 
        /// Clears the current collection and replaces it with the specified collection. 
        /// </summary> 
        public void ReplaceRange(IEnumerable<T> collection)
        {
            if (collection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(collection));

            Items.Clear();
            foreach (var i in collection) Items.Add(i);
            OnCollectionChanged(
                new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
                    NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
        }
    }
}