using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace dIRC7
{
    public static class IRCClipBoard
    {
        #region Declarations
        private static string Data;
        private static string NewData;
        #endregion

        public static void AddDataToClipboard(string Text)
        {
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Data))
            {
                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Text)) { return; }
                Data = Text;
                Thread ClipboardThread = new Thread(_ClipboardWaiter);
                ClipboardThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
                ClipboardThread.Start();
            }
            else
            {
                //Thread currently running
                NewData = Text;
            }
        }

        private static void _ClipboardWaiter()
        {
            bool bSuccess = false;
            while (!bSuccess)
            {
                // load clipboard data untill it actually loads.
                try
                {
                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(NewData))
                    {
                        Clipboard.SetText(NewData);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Clipboard.SetText(Data);
                    }
                    bSuccess = true;
                    Data = null;
                    NewData = null;
                    break;
                }
                catch
                {
                    Thread.Sleep(500);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}