Fixed some kernel/splash screen async startup issues

MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs

@@ -66,15 +66,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
 
         public async override Task Init(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
         {
-            await base.Init(progress);
+            await Task.Run(async () =>
+            {
+                await base.Init(progress);
 
-            progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Users", PercentComplete = 15 });
+                progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Users", PercentComplete = 15 });
-            ReloadUsers();
+                ReloadUsers();
 
-            progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Media Library", PercentComplete = 20 });
+                progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Media Library", PercentComplete = 20 });
-            await ReloadRoot();
+                await ReloadRoot();
 
-            progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Complete", PercentComplete = 100 });
+                progress.Report(new TaskProgress() { Description = "Loading Complete", PercentComplete = 100 });
+            });
         }
 
         protected override void OnComposablePartsLoaded()

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <Application x:Class="MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.App"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
-             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
     <Application.Resources>
-         
+
     </Application.Resources>
 </Application>

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Logging;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.UI;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Progress;
 using Microsoft.Shell;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
@@ -21,12 +25,50 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             {
                 var application = new App();
                 application.InitializeComponent();
+
                 application.Run();
+
                 // Allow single instance code to perform cleanup operations
                 SingleInstance<App>.Cleanup();
             }
         }
 
+        protected async override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown;
+
+            await LoadKernel();
+        }
+
+        private async Task LoadKernel()
+        {
+            Progress<TaskProgress> progress = new Progress<TaskProgress>();
+            Splash splash = new Splash(progress);
+
+            splash.Show();
+
+            try
+            {
+                DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
+
+                await new Kernel().Init(progress);
+
+                double seconds = (DateTime.Now - now).TotalSeconds;
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Kernel.Init completed in {0} seconds.", seconds);
+                splash.Close();
+
+                this.ShutdownMode = System.Windows.ShutdownMode.OnLastWindowClose;
+                new MainWindow().ShowDialog();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("There was an error launching Media Browser Server: " + ex.Message);
+                splash.Close();
+                Shutdown(1);
+            }
+        }
+        
         #region ISingleInstanceApp Members
         public bool SignalExternalCommandLineArgs(IList<string> args)
         {

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         xmlns:tb="http://www.hardcodet.net/taskbar"
         Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" AllowsTransparency="True" Background="Transparent" WindowStyle="None" ShowInTaskbar="False">
     <Grid>
-        <tb:TaskbarIcon Name="MbTaskbarIcon" IconSource="/Icons/Icon.ico" ToolTipText="MediaBrowser Server" Visibility="Hidden">
+        <tb:TaskbarIcon Name="MbTaskbarIcon" IconSource="/Icons/Icon.ico" ToolTipText="MediaBrowser Server">
 
             <tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>
                 <ContextMenu Background="White">

MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Windows;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Logging;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.UI;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Progress;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 {
@@ -16,38 +11,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            LoadKernel();
+            //LoadKernel();
-        }
-
-        private async void LoadKernel()
-        {
-            Progress<TaskProgress> progress = new Progress<TaskProgress>();
-            Splash splash = new Splash(progress);
-
-            splash.Show();
-            
-            try
-            {
-                DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
-
-                await new Kernel().Init(progress);
-
-                double seconds = (DateTime.Now - now).TotalSeconds;
-
-                Logger.LogInfo("Kernel.Init completed in {0} seconds.", seconds);
-
-                // Don't show the system tray icon until the kernel finishes.
-                this.MbTaskbarIcon.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                MessageBox.Show("There was an error launching Media Browser Server: " + ex.Message);
-                Close();
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                splash.Close();
-            }
         }
 
         #region Context Menu events
@@ -66,7 +30,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
         private void cmExit_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            this.Close();
+            Close();
         }
 
         #endregion