begin application build overhaul

ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs

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+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace UnifiedFarmLauncher.ViewModels
+{
+    public class ViewModelBase : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    {
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
+
+        protected bool SetAndRaise<T>(ref T field, T value, [CallerMemberName] string? propertyName = null)
+        {
+            if (Equals(field, value))
+                return false;
+
+            field = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged(propertyName);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string? propertyName = null)
+        {
+            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
+        }
+    }
+}
+