private volatile bool _updatesAvailable;

        private readonly DispatcherTimer _updateTimer;

        private bool _ribbonMode;

        private bool _unsavedRecipes;

        private bool _saving;

        public RecipeGeneratorViewModel()

        {

            List<string> reagentNames = ReagentService.Names;

            foreach (string name in reagentNames)

            {

                Reagents.Add(ReagentService.GetReagent(name));

            }

            SettingsService.Get("Generator.RibbonMode", out bool ribbonMode, false);

            ProductIndex = ribbonMode ? 1 : 0;

            _ribbonMode = ribbonMode;

            PlayerProfile? profile = ProfileManager.CurrentProfile;

            Debug.Assert(profile != null);

            _profile = profile;

            _profile.LoadRecipes();

            _generator = new RecipeGenerator();

            _generator.Progress  += OnProgress;

            _generator.NewRecipe += OnNewRecipe;

            _generator.Finished  += OnGeneratorStopped;

            if (ribbonMode)

            {

                InitStateForRibbons();

            }

            else

            {

                InitStateForPaint();

            }

            _updateTimer = new DispatcherTimer {Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(UpdateInterval)};

            _updateTimer.Tick += Update;

            this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ProductIndex).Subscribe(_ => ChangeMode());

        }

        public void Start()

        {

            IsInProgress = true;

            IsRunning = true;

            ReagentService.SaveProfileReagents(_profile.ReagentFile);

            SaveSettings(_ribbonMode ? "Ribbon" : "Paint");

            _updateTimer.Start();

            SelectedView = 1;

            _generator.CloseLog();

            SettingsService.Get("Generator.Logging", out bool logGenerator, false);

            if (logGenerator)

            {

                string logDir = DesertPaintCodex.Util.FileUtils.AppDataPath;

                _generator.Log = System.IO.Path.Combine(logDir, "recipe_generator_log.txt");

            }