move config project to Modules.Config folder

Modules.Config/Config.vbproj

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{44982F9B-6116-44E2-85D0-F39650B1EF99}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <RootNamespace>DigitalData.Modules.Config</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>DigitalData.Modules.Config</AssemblyName>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <MyType>Windows</MyType>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <DefineDebug>true</DefineDebug>
+    <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>DigitalData.Modules.Config.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <DefineDebug>false</DefineDebug>
+    <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>DigitalData.Modules.Config.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OptionExplicit>On</OptionExplicit>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OptionCompare>Binary</OptionCompare>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OptionStrict>Off</OptionStrict>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OptionInfer>On</OptionInfer>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="NLog, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\NLog.4.5.11\lib\net45\NLog.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Transactions" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
+    <Import Include="System" />
+    <Import Include="System.Collections" />
+    <Import Include="System.Collections.Generic" />
+    <Import Include="System.Data" />
+    <Import Include="System.Diagnostics" />
+    <Import Include="System.Linq" />
+    <Import Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
+    <Import Include="System.Threading.Tasks" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="ConfigAttributes.vb" />
+    <Compile Include="ConfigManager.vb" />
+    <Compile Include="ConfigSample.vb" />
+    <Compile Include="My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb" />
+    <Compile Include="My Project\Application.Designer.vb">
+      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+      <DependentUpon>Application.myapp</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="My Project\Resources.Designer.vb">
+      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
+      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="My Project\Settings.Designer.vb">
+      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
+      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
+    </Compile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="My Project\Resources.resx">
+      <Generator>VbMyResourcesResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
+      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
+      <CustomToolNamespace>My.Resources</CustomToolNamespace>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="My Project\Application.myapp">
+      <Generator>MyApplicationCodeGenerator</Generator>
+      <LastGenOutput>Application.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
+    </None>
+    <None Include="My Project\Settings.settings">
+      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
+      <CustomToolNamespace>My</CustomToolNamespace>
+      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
+    </None>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Filesystem\Filesystem.vbproj">
+      <Project>{991d0231-4623-496d-8bd0-9ca906029cbc}</Project>
+      <Name>Filesystem</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Modules.Logging\Logging.vbproj">
+      <Project>{903b2d7d-3b80-4be9-8713-7447b704e1b0}</Project>
+      <Name>Logging</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.targets" />
+</Project>

Modules.Config/ConfigAttributes.vb

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+Public Class ConfigAttributes
+    Public Class ConnectionStringAttribute
+        Inherits Attribute
+    End Class
+End Class

Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb

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+Imports System.IO
+Imports System.Reflection
+Imports System.Xml.Serialization
+Imports DigitalData.Modules.Logging
+Imports DigitalData.Modules.Config.ConfigAttributes
+
+Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
+    Private Const USER_CONFIG_NAME As String = "UserConfig.xml"
+    Private Const COMPUTER_CONFIG_NAME As String = "ComputerConfig.xml"
+
+    Private ReadOnly _LogConfig As LogConfig
+    Private ReadOnly _Logger As Logger
+    Private ReadOnly _File As Filesystem.File
+    Private ReadOnly _UserPath As String
+    Private ReadOnly _ComputerPath As String
+
+    Private _ForceUserConfig As Boolean
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' The blueprint class from which the default config is created
+    ''' </summary>
+    Private ReadOnly _Blueprint As T
+    Private ReadOnly _Serializer As XmlSerializer
+
+    Public ReadOnly Property Config As T
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Creates a new instance of the ConfigManager
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <seealso cref="ConfigSample"/>
+    ''' <param name="LogConfig">LogConfig instance</param>
+    ''' <param name="UserConfigPath">The path to check for a user config file, eg. AppData</param>
+    ''' <param name="ComputerConfigPath">The path to check for a computer config file, eg. ProgramData</param>
+    ''' <param name="ForceUserConfig">Override values from ComputerConfig with UserConfig</param>
+    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, UserConfigPath As String, ComputerConfigPath As String, Optional ForceUserConfig As Boolean = False)
+        _LogConfig = LogConfig
+        _Logger = LogConfig.GetLogger()
+        _File = New Filesystem.File(_LogConfig)
+
+        _UserPath = Path.Combine(UserConfigPath, USER_CONFIG_NAME)
+        _ComputerPath = Path.Combine(ComputerConfigPath, COMPUTER_CONFIG_NAME)
+        _ForceUserConfig = ForceUserConfig
+
+        _Blueprint = Activator.CreateInstance(Of T)
+        _Serializer = New XmlSerializer(_Blueprint.GetType)
+
+        If Not Directory.Exists(UserConfigPath) Then
+            _Logger.Debug("UserConfigPath {0} did not exist and was created", UserConfigPath)
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(UserConfigPath)
+        End If
+
+        If Not _File.TestPathIsDirectory(UserConfigPath) Then
+            _Logger.Warn("UserConfigPath {0} is not a directory", UserConfigPath)
+            Throw New ArgumentException($"Path {UserConfigPath} is not a directory!")
+        End If
+
+        If Not Directory.Exists(ComputerConfigPath) Then
+            _Logger.Debug("ComputerConfigPath {0} did not exist and was created", ComputerConfigPath)
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(ComputerConfigPath)
+        End If
+
+        If Not _File.TestPathIsDirectory(ComputerConfigPath) Then
+            _Logger.Warn("ComputerConfigPath {0} is not a directory", ComputerConfigPath)
+            Throw New ArgumentException($"Path {ComputerConfigPath} is not a directory!")
+        End If
+
+        _Config = LoadConfig()
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Creates a new ConfigManager with a single (user)config path
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="LogConfig"></param>
+    ''' <param name="ConfigPath"></param>
+    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, ConfigPath As String)
+        MyClass.New(LogConfig, ConfigPath, ConfigPath, ForceUserConfig:=True)
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Save the current config object to `UserConfigPath`
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <returns>True if save was successful, False otherwise</returns>
+    Public Function Save() As Boolean
+        Try
+            WriteToFile(_Config, _UserPath)
+            Return True
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _Logger.Error(ex)
+            Return False
+        End Try
+    End Function
+
+    Private Sub CopyValues(Of T)(Source As T, Target As T, Optional ExcludedAttributeTypes As List(Of Type) = Nothing)
+        Dim oType As Type = GetType(T)
+        Dim oExcludedAttributeTypes = IIf(IsNothing(ExcludedAttributeTypes), New List(Of Type), ExcludedAttributeTypes)
+        Dim oProperties = oType.GetProperties().
+            Where(Function(p) p.CanRead And p.CanWrite).
+            Where(Function(p)
+                      For Each oAttributeType As Type In oExcludedAttributeTypes
+                          If Attribute.IsDefined(p, oAttributeType) Then
+                              Return False
+                          End If
+                      Next
+                      Return True
+                  End Function)
+
+        For Each oProperty As PropertyInfo In oProperties
+            Dim oValue = oProperty.GetValue(Source, Nothing)
+            If Not IsNothing(oValue) Then
+                oProperty.SetValue(Target, oValue, Nothing)
+            End If
+        Next
+    End Sub
+
+    Private Function LoadConfig() As T
+        ' first create an empty/default config object
+        Dim oConfig = Activator.CreateInstance(_Blueprint.GetType)
+        ' then Try to load computer config
+        oConfig = LoadComputerConfig(oConfig)
+        ' now try to load userconfig
+        oConfig = LoadUserConfig(oConfig)
+        Return oConfig
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function LoadComputerConfig(ByVal Config As T) As T
+        If File.Exists(_ComputerPath) Then
+            Try
+                Dim oComputerConfig = ReadFromFile(_ComputerPath)
+
+                ' if a computer config exists, copy values
+                ' from computer config to final config
+                If Not IsNothing(oComputerConfig) Then
+                    CopyValues(oComputerConfig, Config)
+                End If
+            Catch ex As Exception
+                _Logger.Error(ex)
+                _Logger.Warn("Computer config could not be loaded!")
+            End Try
+        Else
+            _ForceUserConfig = True
+        End If
+
+        Return Config
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function LoadUserConfig(ByVal Config As T) As T
+        If File.Exists(_UserPath) Then
+            Try
+                Dim oUserConfig = ReadFromFile(_UserPath)
+
+                ' if user config exists
+                If Not IsNothing(oUserConfig) Then
+                    Dim oExcludedAttributes As New List(Of Type)
+                    If Not _ForceUserConfig Then
+                        oExcludedAttributes.Add(GetType(ConnectionStringAttribute))
+                    End If
+
+                    ' Copy values from user config to final config
+                    CopyValues(oUserConfig, Config, oExcludedAttributes)
+                End If
+
+                'Dim oConnectionProperty = TestHasAttribute(oConfig, GetType(ConnectionStringAttribute))
+            Catch ex As Exception
+                _Logger.Error(ex)
+                _Logger.Warn("User config could not be loaded!")
+            End Try
+        End If
+
+        Return Config
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function LoadDefaultConfig() As T
+        _Logger.Debug("Creating default config in UserPath: {0}", _UserPath)
+        Dim oConfig = Activator.CreateInstance(_Blueprint.GetType)
+
+        Try
+            WriteToFile(oConfig, _UserPath)
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _Logger.Warn("Could not create default config in UserPath: {0}", _UserPath)
+        End Try
+
+        Return oConfig
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function TestHasAttribute(Config As T, AttributeType As Type) As String
+        For Each oProperty As PropertyInfo In Config.GetType.GetProperties()
+            If Attribute.IsDefined(oProperty, GetType(ConnectionStringAttribute)) Then
+                Return oProperty.Name
+            End If
+        Next
+
+        Return Nothing
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Serialize a config object to byte array
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="Data"></param>
+    ''' <returns></returns>
+    Private Function Serialize(Data As T) As Byte()
+        Try
+            _Logger.Debug("Serializing config object")
+
+            Using oStream = New MemoryStream()
+                _Serializer.Serialize(oStream, Data)
+                Return oStream.ToArray()
+            End Using
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _Logger.Error(ex)
+            Throw ex
+        End Try
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Write an object to disk as xml
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <param name="Data">The object to write</param>
+    ''' <param name="Path">The file name to write to</param>
+    Private Sub WriteToFile(Data As T, Path As String)
+        Try
+            _Logger.Debug("Saving config to: {0}", Path)
+            Dim oBytes = Serialize(Data)
+
+            Using oFileStream = New FileStream(Path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
+                oFileStream.Write(oBytes, 0, oBytes.Length)
+                oFileStream.Flush()
+            End Using
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _Logger.Error(ex)
+            Throw ex
+        End Try
+    End Sub
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Reads an xml from disk and deserializes to object
+    ''' </summary>
+    ''' <returns></returns>
+    Private Function ReadFromFile(Path As String) As T
+        Try
+            _Logger.Debug("Loading config from: {0}", Path)
+            Dim oConfig As T
+
+            Using oReader As New StreamReader(Path)
+                oConfig = _Serializer.Deserialize(oReader)
+            End Using
+
+            ' If oConfig is Nothing, a config file was created but nothing was written to it.
+            ' In this case we need to create oConfig from defaults so we have at least some config object
+            If oConfig Is Nothing Then
+                _Logger.Debug("Config file is valid but empty. Loading default values")
+                oConfig = Activator.CreateInstance(_Blueprint.GetType)
+            End If
+
+            Return oConfig
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _Logger.Error(ex)
+            Throw ex
+        End Try
+    End Function
+End Class

Modules.Config/ConfigSample.vb

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+Imports DigitalData.Modules.Config.ConfigAttributes
+
+Public Class ConfigSample
+
+    <ConnectionString>
+    Public Property ConnectionString As String
+End Class

Modules.Config/My Project/Application.Designer.vb

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+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' <auto-generated>
+'     Dieser Code wurde von einem Tool generiert.
+'     Laufzeitversion:4.0.30319.42000
+'
+'     Änderungen an dieser Datei können falsches Verhalten verursachen und gehen verloren, wenn
+'     der Code erneut generiert wird.
+' </auto-generated>
+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Option Strict On
+Option Explicit On
+

Modules.Config/My Project/Application.myapp

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<MyApplicationData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+  <MySubMain>false</MySubMain>
+  <SingleInstance>false</SingleInstance>
+  <ShutdownMode>0</ShutdownMode>
+  <EnableVisualStyles>true</EnableVisualStyles>
+  <AuthenticationMode>0</AuthenticationMode>
+  <ApplicationType>1</ApplicationType>
+  <SaveMySettingsOnExit>true</SaveMySettingsOnExit>
+</MyApplicationData>

Modules.Config/My Project/AssemblyInfo.vb

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+Imports System
+Imports System.Reflection
+Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
+
+' Allgemeine Informationen über eine Assembly werden über die folgenden
+' Attribute gesteuert. Ändern Sie diese Attributwerte, um die Informationen zu ändern,
+' die einer Assembly zugeordnet sind.
+
+' Werte der Assemblyattribute überprüfen
+
+<Assembly: AssemblyTitle("Modules.Config")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyCompany("")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyProduct("Modules.Config")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2019")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")>
+
+<Assembly: ComVisible(False)>
+
+'Die folgende GUID bestimmt die ID der Typbibliothek, wenn dieses Projekt für COM verfügbar gemacht wird.
+<Assembly: Guid("6e67fba4-81d1-44bb-81f4-16ad52822192")>
+
+' Versionsinformationen für eine Assembly bestehen aus den folgenden vier Werten:
+'
+'      Hauptversion
+'      Nebenversion
+'      Buildnummer
+'      Revision
+'
+' Sie können alle Werte angeben oder Standardwerte für die Build- und Revisionsnummern verwenden,
+' übernehmen, indem Sie "*" eingeben:
+' <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")>
+
+<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.0.3.0")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")>

Modules.Config/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb

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+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' <auto-generated>
+'     Dieser Code wurde von einem Tool generiert.
+'     Laufzeitversion:4.0.30319.42000
+'
+'     Änderungen an dieser Datei können falsches Verhalten verursachen und gehen verloren, wenn
+'     der Code erneut generiert wird.
+' </auto-generated>
+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Option Strict On
+Option Explicit On
+
+Imports System
+
+Namespace My.Resources
+    
+    'Diese Klasse wurde von der StronglyTypedResourceBuilder automatisch generiert
+    '-Klasse über ein Tool wie ResGen oder Visual Studio automatisch generiert.
+    'Um einen Member hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen, bearbeiten Sie die .ResX-Datei und führen dann ResGen
+    'mit der /str-Option erneut aus, oder Sie erstellen Ihr VS-Projekt neu.
+    '''<summary>
+    '''  Eine stark typisierte Ressourcenklasse zum Suchen von lokalisierten Zeichenfolgen usw.
+    '''</summary>
+    <Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "15.0.0.0"),  _
+     Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(),  _
+     Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(),  _
+     Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()>  _
+    Friend Module Resources
+        
+        Private resourceMan As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager
+        
+        Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
+        
+        '''<summary>
+        '''  Gibt die zwischengespeicherte ResourceManager-Instanz zurück, die von dieser Klasse verwendet wird.
+        '''</summary>
+        <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
+        Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager
+            Get
+                If Object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, Nothing) Then
+                    Dim temp As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager = New Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager("DigitalData.Modules.Config.Resources", GetType(Resources).Assembly)
+                    resourceMan = temp
+                End If
+                Return resourceMan
+            End Get
+        End Property
+        
+        '''<summary>
+        '''  Überschreibt die CurrentUICulture-Eigenschaft des aktuellen Threads für alle
+        '''  Ressourcenzuordnungen, die diese stark typisierte Ressourcenklasse verwenden.
+        '''</summary>
+        <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
+        Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
+            Get
+                Return resourceCulture
+            End Get
+            Set
+                resourceCulture = value
+            End Set
+        End Property
+    End Module
+End Namespace

Modules.Config/My Project/Resources.resx

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>

Modules.Config/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb

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+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' <auto-generated>
+'     Dieser Code wurde von einem Tool generiert.
+'     Laufzeitversion:4.0.30319.42000
+'
+'     Änderungen an dieser Datei können falsches Verhalten verursachen und gehen verloren, wenn
+'     der Code erneut generiert wird.
+' </auto-generated>
+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Option Strict On
+Option Explicit On
+
+
+Namespace My
+    
+    <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(),  _
+     Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "15.7.0.0"),  _
+     Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
+    Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings
+        Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
+        
+        Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings()),MySettings)
+        
+#Region "Automatische My.Settings-Speicherfunktion"
+#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
+    Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean
+
+    Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object
+
+    <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
+    Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(sender As Global.System.Object, e As Global.System.EventArgs)
+        If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then
+            My.Settings.Save()
+        End If
+    End Sub
+#End If
+#End Region
+        
+        Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default]() As MySettings
+            Get
+                
+#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
+               If Not addedHandler Then
+                    SyncLock addedHandlerLockObject
+                        If Not addedHandler Then
+                            AddHandler My.Application.Shutdown, AddressOf AutoSaveSettings
+                            addedHandler = True
+                        End If
+                    End SyncLock
+                End If
+#End If
+                Return defaultInstance
+            End Get
+        End Property
+    End Class
+End Namespace
+
+Namespace My
+    
+    <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(),  _
+     Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(),  _
+     Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()>  _
+    Friend Module MySettingsProperty
+        
+        <Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")>  _
+        Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As Global.DigitalData.Modules.Config.My.MySettings
+            Get
+                Return Global.DigitalData.Modules.Config.My.MySettings.Default
+            End Get
+        End Property
+    End Module
+End Namespace

Modules.Config/My Project/Settings.settings

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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" UseMySettingsClassName="true">
+  <Profiles>
+    <Profile Name="(Default)" />
+  </Profiles>
+  <Settings />
+</SettingsFile>

Modules.Config/SampleConfig.vb

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+Imports Config
+Imports NLog
+
+''' <summary>
+''' Sample Config Class inheriting from BaseConfig
+''' 
+''' 
+''' 
+''' Things this class should do:
+''' 
+''' - Provide defaults for all values
+''' - Load the current config using the LoadConfig method of BaseConfig
+'''     - If no configfile was found, it should create a new datatable with only default values
+'''     - If a configfile was found, it should merge the values from this file with the defaults from this class
+'''         - For each propertyname defined in PropertyNames
+'''             - Check for existing value in datatable
+'''                 - If a value is present, use it
+'''                 - If no value is exists, use the default value
+''' - Assign the resulting values to class properties
+''' - Save the new config to disk
+''' </summary>
+Public Class SampleConfig
+    Inherits BaseConfig
+
+    Private _logger As Logger
+
+    Public ReadOnly ConnectionString As String
+    Public ReadOnly UniversalViewer As String
+
+    Public Overloads ReadOnly Property PropertyNames As Dictionary(Of String, String)
+        Get
+            Return New Dictionary(Of String, String) From {
+                {"ConnectionString", ""},
+                {"UniversalViewer", ""}
+            }
+        End Get
+    End Property
+
+    Public Sub New(LogFactory As LogFactory)
+        MyBase.New(LogFactory)
+
+        _logger = LogFactory.GetCurrentClassLogger()
+
+        ' Load the existing values from the config file into PropertyNames
+        ' overwriting the default values
+        Dim oDataTable = LoadConfig()
+
+        For Each oRow As DataRow In oDataTable.Rows
+            Dim oValue = oRow.Item(_configValue)
+            Dim oKey = oRow.Item(_configKey)
+
+            PropertyNames.Item(oKey) = oValue
+        Next
+
+        ' Assign the merged properties to class properties, optionally converting them beforehand
+        For Each oProperty As KeyValuePair(Of String, String) In PropertyNames
+            Select Case oProperty.Key
+                Case "ConnectionString"
+                    ConnectionString = oProperty.Value
+                Case "UniversalViewer"
+                    UniversalViewer = oProperty.Value
+                Case Else
+                    _logger.Warn("Property {0} was found in PropertyNames but was not assigned to a config property", oProperty.Key)
+            End Select
+        Next
+
+        ' Convert the dictionary back to a datatable and save it
+        SaveConfig(ConvertToDataTable(PropertyNames))
+    End Sub
+End Class

Modules.Config/packages.config

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="NLog" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net461" />
+</packages>