chore: offload img folder to appdata

CarManagerV3.sln

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 17.14.36414.22
+# Visual Studio Version 18
+VisualStudioVersion = 18.3.11520.95 d18.3
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "CarManagerV3", "CarManagerV3\CarManagerV3.csproj", "{93CA258B-A645-41A8-A24F-59036ABC173F}"
 EndProject

CarManagerV3/CarManagerV3.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+	<PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+	<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
     <Install>true</Install>
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>true</ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>
+    <ApplicationIcon>CarMgm_Icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Forms\Components\CarCard.cs">
@@ -41,4 +44,7 @@
       <Install>false</Install>
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="CarMgm_Icon.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

CarManagerV3/Manager/ImageManager.cs

@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
     /// </summary>
     internal class ImageManager
     {
+
+        private static string _imagePath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) + "\\CarManagerV3\\images";
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the image folder by creating it if it does not exist.
         /// </summary>
         public static void InitializeImageFolder()
         {
-            string path = "images";
+            string path = _imagePath;
             
             if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
             {
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
         /// <returns>The image path for this Car.</returns>
         public static string GetImagePath(Car car)
         {
-            string basePath = "images/";
+            string basePath = $"{_imagePath}/";
             string fileName = $"{car.Make}_{car.Model}_{car.Year}_{car.Color}.png";
             return basePath + fileName;
         }
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
             }
             try
             {
-                return Image.FromFile("images/no_image_available.png");
+                return Image.FromFile($"{_imagePath}/no_image_available.png");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
                 catch 
                 {
                     // if error, use fallback image no_image_available.png
-                    System.IO.File.Copy("images/no_image_available.png", path);
+                    //System.IO.File.Copy($"{_imagePath}/no_image_available.png", path);
                 }
             }