Purpose

This is the the first part of a series of PRs dedicated to the update of the Dynamo package manager. The goal behind the update is to host all package-related functions under one single UI element. For more (visual) information on the whole scope of the task, follow the Figma link here.

This PR contains the initial skeleton of the UI, collecting existing functionalities in one spot and creating the ground work for the different aspects of the update.

Screenshots

Tab 1 - Search for Packages

Tab 2 - Publish a Package

Tab 3 - Installed Packages

Tab 4 - My Packages (emtpy at the moment)

Tab 5 - Package Settings

Declarations

Check these if you believe they are true

• The codebase is in a better state after this PR
• Is documented according to the standards
• The level of testing this PR includes is appropriate
• User facing strings, if any, are extracted into *.resx files
• All tests pass using the self-service CI.
• Snapshot of UI changes, if any.
• Changes to the API follow Semantic Versioning and are documented in the API Changes document.
• This PR modifies some build requirements and the readme is updated
• This PR contains no files larger than 50 MB

Release Notes

• created initial Package Manager View containing the separate functionalities (tabs)
• reused existing controls, where possible, creating User Controls
• created new User Controls
• single View Model containing all separate View Models used for the individual controls
• added unit and system tests for new functionalities (old view models were reused as is)
• new style dictionary specific to the Package Manager added

Reviewers

@reddyashish
@QilongTang

FYIs

@Amoursol