Remove old dictionaries references to fix possible memory leak

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/Internationalization.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 {
-    public class Internationalization
+    public class Internationalization : IDisposable
     {
         private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(Internationalization);
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class Internationalization
         private readonly List<string> _languageDirectories = [];
         private readonly List<ResourceDictionary> _oldResources = [];
         private static string SystemLanguageCode;
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _langChangeLock = new(1, 1);
 
         public Internationalization(Settings settings)
         {
@@ -185,20 +186,33 @@ private static Language GetLanguageByLanguageCode(string languageCode)
 
         private async Task ChangeLanguageAsync(Language language, bool updateMetadata = true)
         {
-            // Remove old language files and load language
-            RemoveOldLanguageFiles();
-            if (language != AvailableLanguages.English)
+            await _langChangeLock.WaitAsync();
+
+            try
             {
-                LoadLanguage(language);
-            }
+                // Remove old language files and load language
+                RemoveOldLanguageFiles();
+                if (language != AvailableLanguages.English)
+                {
+                    LoadLanguage(language);
+                }
 
-            // Change culture info
-            ChangeCultureInfo(language.LanguageCode);
+                // Change culture info
+                ChangeCultureInfo(language.LanguageCode);
 
-            if (updateMetadata)
+                if (updateMetadata)
+                {
+                    // Raise event for plugins after culture is set
+                    await Task.Run(UpdatePluginMetadataTranslations);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                // Raise event for plugins after culture is set
-                await Task.Run(UpdatePluginMetadataTranslations);
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to change language to <{language.LanguageCode}>", e);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _langChangeLock.Release();
             }
         }
 
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ private void RemoveOldLanguageFiles()
             {
                 dicts.Remove(r);
             }
+            _oldResources.Clear();
         }
 
         private void LoadLanguage(Language language)
@@ -368,5 +383,15 @@ public static void UpdatePluginMetadataTranslations()
         }
 
         #endregion
+
+        #region IDisposable
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            RemoveOldLanguageFiles();
+            _langChangeLock.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         private static Settings _settings;
         private static MainWindow _mainWindow;
         private readonly MainViewModel _mainVM;
+        private readonly Internationalization _internationalization;
 
         // To prevent two disposals running at the same time.
         private static readonly object _disposingLock = new();
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
                 API = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
                 _settings.Initialize();
                 _mainVM = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<MainViewModel>();
+                _internationalization = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Internationalization>();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@
                 Win32Helper.EnableWin32DarkMode(_settings.ColorScheme);
 
                 // Initialize language before portable clean up since it needs translations
-                await Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Internationalization>().InitializeLanguageAsync();
+                await _internationalization.InitializeLanguageAsync();
 
                 Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Portable>().PreStartCleanUpAfterPortabilityUpdate();
 
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@
                 RegisterDispatcherUnhandledException();
                 RegisterTaskSchedulerUnhandledException();
 
                 var imageLoadertask = ImageLoader.InitializeAsync();
 
                 AbstractPluginEnvironment.PreStartPluginExecutablePathUpdate(_settings);
 
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@
                 // Update plugin titles after plugins are initialized with their api instances
                 Internationalization.UpdatePluginMetadataTranslations();
 
                 await imageLoadertask;
 
                 _mainWindow = new MainWindow();
 
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@
 
                 // If we call Environment.Exit(0), the application dispose will be called before _mainWindow.Close()
                 // Accessing _mainWindow?.Dispatcher will cause the application stuck
                 // So here we need to check it and just return so that we will not acees _mainWindow?.Dispatcher
                 if (!_mainWindow.CanClose)
                 {
                     return;
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@
                     _mainWindow?.Dispatcher.Invoke(_mainWindow.Dispose);
                     _mainVM?.Dispose();
                     DialogJump.Dispose();
+                    _internationalization.Dispose();
                 }
 
                 API.LogInfo(ClassName, "End Flow Launcher dispose ----------------------------------------------------");