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protected override void InitializeModules()
{
    Shell shellMain = this.Container.GetExportedValue<Shell>();
 
    shellMain.InitializeMainWindow();
 
    TurahStudyUIView view = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<TurahStudyUIView>();
 
    shellMain.Height = 768;
    shellMain.Width = 1024;
    shellMain.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen;
    shellMain.WindowState = WindowState.Maximized;
    shellMain.Activate();
 
    Application.Current.MainWindow = shellMain;
    Application.Current.MainWindow.Content = view;
    Application.Current.MainWindow.Activate();
}

[Export(typeof(Shell))]
[PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.NonShared)]
public partial class Shell : Window, IPartImportsSatisfiedNotification
{
    private readonly BackgroundWorker _compositionBackgroundWorker = new BackgroundWorker();
    Loading loading;
 
    public Shell()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
 
        _compositionBackgroundWorker.DoWork += CompositionBackgroundWorker_DoWork;
        _compositionBackgroundWorker.RunWorkerCompleted += CompositionBackgroundWorkerRunWorker_Completed;
    }
 
    public void InitializeMainWindow()
    {
        // Set the Window.Content to the "Loading UI" UserControl
        loading = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<Loading>();
        loading.Show();
 
        _compositionBackgroundWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
    }
 
    private void CompositionBackgroundWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        this.InitializeModules();
    }
 
    private void InitializeModules()
    {
        IModuleManager manager = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IModuleManager>();
 
        int maxRecords = 1000;
        for (int x = 1; x < maxRecords; x++)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5);
            System.Windows.Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke((Action)(() => { loading.ViewModel.Status = string.Format("{0}: {1} {2}", "Loading", Convert.ToInt32(((decimal)x / (decimal)maxRecords) * 100), "..."); }));
        }
    }
 
    private void CompositionBackgroundWorkerRunWorker_Completed(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
    {
        loading.Hide();
        loading.Close();
        this.Show();
    }
 
    [Import]
    public ShellModel ViewModel
    {
        set
        {
            this.DataContext = value;
        }
        get
        {
            return DataContext as ShellModel;
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Called when a part's imports have been satisfied and it is safe to use.
    /// </summary>
    public void OnImportsSatisfied()
    {
        // IPartImportsSatisfiedNotification is useful when you want to coordinate doing some work
        // with imported parts independent of when the UI is visible.
        Debug.WriteLine("Shell OnImportsSatisfied instantiation");
    }
}