From 184fe9b650e5e114e466d4106a76ec9f90acb044 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Siegfried Pammer <siegfriedpammer@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 10:54:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ImageListResourceEntryNode + factory wiring

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-7:Claude Code

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-7:Claude Code
---
 .../Abstractions/IResourceNodeFactory.cs      |   8 +
 .../ILSpy.Tests.Windows.csproj                |   4 +
 .../ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests.cs        | 158 ++++++++++++
 ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceEntryNode.cs | 228 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../TreeNodes/ImageListResourceNodeFactory.cs |  55 +++++
 ILSpy/TreeNodes/ResourcesFileTreeNode.cs      |  23 +-
 6 files changed, 475 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ImageList/ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests.cs
 create mode 100644 ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceEntryNode.cs
 create mode 100644 ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceNodeFactory.cs

diff --git a/ICSharpCode.ILSpyX/Abstractions/IResourceNodeFactory.cs b/ICSharpCode.ILSpyX/Abstractions/IResourceNodeFactory.cs
index 782e5fd42..0edf7d4a6 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.ILSpyX/Abstractions/IResourceNodeFactory.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.ILSpyX/Abstractions/IResourceNodeFactory.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util;
 
 namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpyX.Abstractions
 {
@@ -28,5 +29,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpyX.Abstractions
 		// Null means "this factory doesn't claim the resource"; callers iterate factories until
 		// one returns non-null and otherwise fall back to a generic node.
 		ITreeNode? CreateNode(Resource resource);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Builds a node for a serialized-object entry inside an embedded <c>.resources</c>
+		/// file (e.g. an <c>ImageListStreamer</c> blob). Default no-op — only factories that
+		/// understand a specific serialized payload type need to override this.
+		/// </summary>
+		ITreeNode? CreateNode(string key, ResourceSerializedObject serializedObject) => null;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ILSpy.Tests.Windows.csproj b/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ILSpy.Tests.Windows.csproj
index cf34ed841..35a3d7360 100644
--- a/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ILSpy.Tests.Windows.csproj
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ILSpy.Tests.Windows.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.VSTestBridge" />
     <PackageReference Include="AwesomeAssertions" />
     <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" />
+    <!-- PreserializedResourceWriter — required by the ImageList integration tests to
+         build .resources fixtures with typed serialized-object entries (NRBF-wrapped
+         ImageListStreamer blobs) without depending on the obsolete BinaryFormatter. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Resources.Extensions" />
 
     <!-- Windows-only native packages that the matching ILSpy commands gate
          behind `Debug + IsOSPlatform(Windows)`. Available unconditionally here because
diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ImageList/ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ImageList/ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ab48ad34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests.Windows/ImageList/ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Resources.Extensions;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;
+
+using ILSpy;
+using ILSpy.AppEnv;
+using ILSpy.ImageList;
+using ILSpy.Languages;
+using ILSpy.TextView;
+using ILSpy.TreeNodes;
+using ILSpy.Views;
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests.Windows;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// End-to-end coverage of the ImageList tree-node integration: factory dispatch,
+/// lazy frame materialisation, and inline preview emission. The decoder unit tests
+/// in <see cref="ImageListDecoderTests"/> cover the byte-format pipeline; these tests
+/// cover the wiring around it.
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class ImageListResourceEntryNodeTests
+{
+	// Same pattern as ResourceFactoryTests in the cross-platform suite: touch the
+	// composition host once so ILSpyTreeNode's static ResourceNodeFactories list is
+	// populated. AvaloniaTest boots the headless app, then this forces App.Initialize
+	// → AppComposition.Initialize.
+	static void EnsureComposition() => AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void ResourcesFileTreeNode_Surfaces_ImageListResourceEntryNode_For_ImageListStreamer()
+	{
+		// Build a .resources blob containing one ImageListStreamer entry, feed it through
+		// the factory pipeline, expect a specialised ImageListResourceEntryNode rather than
+		// the generic "<serialized>" fall-back.
+		EnsureComposition();
+		using var fixture = ImageListFixtures.Build(ColorDepth.Depth32Bit, withMask: false, count: 3);
+		var resourcesBytes = BuildResourcesWithSerializedEntry("MyImages", fixture.NrbfBlob, fixture.TypeName);
+
+		var node = (ResourcesFileTreeNode)ResourceEntryNode.Create(
+			new ByteArrayResource("strings.resources", resourcesBytes));
+		node.EnsureLazyChildren();
+
+		node.Children.Should().HaveCount(1, "the .resources file held exactly one entry");
+		node.Children[0].Should().BeOfType<ImageListResourceEntryNode>(
+			"an ImageListStreamer typed entry should be claimed by ImageListResourceNodeFactory");
+	}
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void ResourcesFileTreeNode_Falls_Through_For_Unhandled_Serialised_Types()
+	{
+		// A serialized entry whose type-name isn't ImageListStreamer must NOT be claimed by
+		// the ImageList factory; it should land in the generic OtherEntries collection so the
+		// existing serialized-object representation still renders it.
+		EnsureComposition();
+		var unrelatedNrbf = ImageListFixtures.BuildNrbfClassWithByteArrayMember(
+			"My.Custom.SerializedType", "MyAssembly", "Data", new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 });
+		var resourcesBytes = BuildResourcesWithSerializedEntry(
+			"MyData", unrelatedNrbf, "My.Custom.SerializedType, MyAssembly");
+
+		var node = (ResourcesFileTreeNode)ResourceEntryNode.Create(
+			new ByteArrayResource("strings.resources", resourcesBytes));
+		node.EnsureLazyChildren();
+
+		node.Children.OfType<ImageListResourceEntryNode>().Should().BeEmpty(
+			"non-ImageListStreamer serialized entries must not be claimed by the ImageList factory");
+		node.OtherEntries.Should().HaveCount(1).And.Contain(e => e.Type.StartsWith("My.Custom.SerializedType"));
+	}
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void ImageListResourceEntryNode_LoadChildren_Materialises_One_Child_Per_Frame()
+	{
+		// LoadChildren should decode the NRBF blob lazily and produce one frame node per
+		// frame, regardless of which depth the source ImageList used.
+		EnsureComposition();
+		using var fixture = ImageListFixtures.Build(ColorDepth.Depth32Bit, withMask: false, count: 5);
+		var node = new ImageListResourceEntryNode(
+			"MyImages",
+			() => new MemoryStream(fixture.NrbfBlob, writable: false));
+
+		node.EnsureLazyChildren();
+
+		node.Children.Should().HaveCount(5);
+		node.Children.Should().AllBeOfType<ImageListFrameNode>(
+			"every child of an ImageList parent node represents one decoded frame");
+	}
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void ImageListResourceEntryNode_Decompile_Writes_Inline_Preview_For_Parent_Selection()
+	{
+		// Selecting the parent itself (not a child frame) must produce an inline preview row.
+		// We don't realise the Func<Control> here — the assertion is just "Decompile registered
+		// one UI element for the parent view".
+		EnsureComposition();
+		using var fixture = ImageListFixtures.Build(ColorDepth.Depth32Bit, withMask: false, count: 4);
+		var node = new ImageListResourceEntryNode(
+			"MyImages",
+			() => new MemoryStream(fixture.NrbfBlob, writable: false));
+		var output = new AvaloniaEditTextOutput();
+		var language = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<LanguageService>().CurrentLanguage;
+
+		node.Decompile(language, output, new DecompilationOptions());
+
+		output.UIElements.Should().HaveCount(1,
+			"the parent's Decompile contributes exactly one inline preview panel");
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Builds a .resources file containing a single serialized-object entry whose payload is
+	/// the supplied NRBF blob. Uses <see cref="PreserializedResourceWriter"/> so we don't have
+	/// to drive the obsolete <c>BinaryFormatter</c> just to wrap a payload in the right
+	/// .resources type-code envelope.
+	/// </summary>
+	static byte[] BuildResourcesWithSerializedEntry(string key, byte[] nrbfBlob, string typeName)
+	{
+		using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+		using (var writer = new PreserializedResourceWriter(ms))
+		{
+			// SYSLIB0011 — the API takes BinaryFormatter-shaped bytes (which our hand-rolled
+			// NRBF blob is, by design) and packs them into a .resources type-code entry.
+			// "Obsolete" just warns that consumers will need a deserializer that can handle
+			// NRBF — exactly what ResourcesFile does. Suppress the warning at the call site.
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011
+			writer.AddBinaryFormattedResource(key, nrbfBlob, typeName);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+			writer.Generate();
+		}
+		return ms.ToArray();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceEntryNode.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceEntryNode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d4e5a404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceEntryNode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Layout;
+using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
+using Avalonia.Platform;
+
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp.ProjectDecompiler;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL;
+
+using ILSpy.Commands;
+using ILSpy.Languages;
+using ILSpy.TextView;
+using ILSpy.TreeNodes;
+
+namespace ILSpy.ImageList
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Tree node for a <c>System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer</c> resource entry. Lazily
+	/// decodes the underlying NRBF blob into per-frame <see cref="ImageListFrameNode"/>
+	/// children, and writes an inline horizontal preview of the whole sheet when the parent
+	/// itself is selected.
+	/// </summary>
+	public sealed class ImageListResourceEntryNode : ILSpyTreeNode
+	{
+		readonly string key;
+		readonly Func<Stream> openStream;
+		IReadOnlyList<DecodedImage>? cachedFrames;
+		Exception? cachedDecodeError;
+
+		public ImageListResourceEntryNode(string key, Func<Stream> openStream)
+		{
+			this.key = key ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(key));
+			this.openStream = openStream ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(openStream));
+			LazyLoading = true;
+		}
+
+		public override object Text => ILAmbience.EscapeName(key);
+
+		public override object Icon => Images.Images.Resource;
+
+		// Decode-once cache shared between LoadChildren and Decompile so opening the parent
+		// twice (tree expand + editor render) hits the NRBF parser exactly once.
+		IReadOnlyList<DecodedImage>? TryDecode(out Exception? error)
+		{
+			if (cachedFrames != null)
+			{ error = null; return cachedFrames; }
+			if (cachedDecodeError != null)
+			{ error = cachedDecodeError; return null; }
+			try
+			{
+				using var stream = openStream();
+				cachedFrames = ImageListDecoder.Decode(stream);
+				error = null;
+				return cachedFrames;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				cachedDecodeError = ex;
+				error = ex;
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
+		protected override void LoadChildren()
+		{
+			var frames = TryDecode(out var error);
+			if (frames == null)
+			{
+				// Surface decode failures as a single child node so the user sees them in
+				// the tree rather than getting a silently-empty resource.
+				Children.Add(new DecodeErrorNode(error!));
+				return;
+			}
+			for (int i = 0; i < frames.Count; i++)
+				Children.Add(new ImageListFrameNode($"Image{i}", frames[i]));
+		}
+
+		public override void Decompile(Language language, ITextOutput output, DecompilationOptions options)
+		{
+			var frames = TryDecode(out var error);
+			if (frames == null)
+			{
+				language.WriteCommentLine(output, $"{key}: failed to decode ImageList — {error!.Message}");
+				return;
+			}
+			language.WriteCommentLine(output,
+				$"{key} — ImageList with {frames.Count} frame{(frames.Count == 1 ? "" : "s")} " +
+				$"({(frames.Count > 0 ? frames[0].Width + "x" + frames[0].Height : "0x0")} each)");
+
+			if (output is not ISmartTextOutput smart)
+				return;
+			smart.WriteLine();
+			smart.AddUIElement(() => BuildInlinePreview(frames));
+			smart.WriteLine();
+		}
+
+		static Control BuildInlinePreview(IReadOnlyList<DecodedImage> frames)
+		{
+			var panel = new WrapPanel { Margin = new Thickness(4), Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };
+			foreach (var f in frames)
+			{
+				var image = new Image {
+					Source = ImageListBitmap.Create(f),
+					Width = f.Width,
+					Height = f.Height,
+					Margin = new Thickness(2),
+				};
+				panel.Children.Add(image);
+			}
+			return panel;
+		}
+
+		sealed class DecodeErrorNode : ILSpyTreeNode
+		{
+			readonly Exception ex;
+			public DecodeErrorNode(Exception ex) { this.ex = ex; }
+			public override object Text => $"<decode failed: {ex.Message}>";
+			public override object Icon => Images.Images.Resource;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Single ImageList frame surfaced as its own tree node — selecting it shows the image
+	/// in the editor with a Save-as-PNG button.
+	/// </summary>
+	public sealed class ImageListFrameNode : ILSpyTreeNode
+	{
+		readonly string key;
+		readonly DecodedImage frame;
+
+		public ImageListFrameNode(string key, DecodedImage frame)
+		{
+			this.key = key ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(key));
+			this.frame = frame ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(frame));
+		}
+
+		public override object Text => key;
+		public override object Icon => Images.Images.Resource;
+
+		public override void Decompile(Language language, ITextOutput output, DecompilationOptions options)
+		{
+			language.WriteCommentLine(output, $"{key}: {frame.Width}x{frame.Height} BGRA");
+			if (output is not ISmartTextOutput smart)
+				return;
+			smart.WriteLine();
+			smart.AddUIElement(() => new Image {
+				Source = ImageListBitmap.Create(frame),
+				Width = frame.Width,
+				Height = frame.Height,
+			});
+			smart.WriteLine();
+			smart.AddButton(Images.Images.Save, "Save", async (_, _) => await SaveAsync().ConfigureAwait(false));
+		}
+
+		public override bool Save()
+		{
+			_ = SaveAsync();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		async Task SaveAsync()
+		{
+			var defaultName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(
+				WholeProjectDecompiler.SanitizeFileName(key)) + ".png";
+			var path = await FilePickers.SaveAsync("PNG image (*.png)|*.png", defaultName).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			if (path == null)
+				return;
+			using var bmp = ImageListBitmap.Create(frame);
+			using var dst = File.Create(path);
+			bmp.Save(dst);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Builds an Avalonia <see cref="WriteableBitmap"/> from a <see cref="DecodedImage"/>.
+	/// Lives in its own static class so the bitmap copy + stride handling can be unit-tested
+	/// independently of the tree node.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ImageListBitmap
+	{
+		public static WriteableBitmap Create(DecodedImage image)
+		{
+			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(image);
+			var bitmap = new WriteableBitmap(
+				new PixelSize(image.Width, image.Height),
+				new Vector(96, 96),
+				PixelFormat.Bgra8888,
+				AlphaFormat.Unpremul);
+			using var fb = bitmap.Lock();
+			int srcStride = image.Width * 4;
+			if (fb.RowBytes == srcStride)
+			{
+				Marshal.Copy(image.BgraPixels, 0, fb.Address, image.BgraPixels.Length);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				for (int y = 0; y < image.Height; y++)
+					Marshal.Copy(image.BgraPixels, y * srcStride, fb.Address + y * fb.RowBytes, srcStride);
+			}
+			return bitmap;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceNodeFactory.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceNodeFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca5028bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ImageListResourceNodeFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Composition;
+
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util;
+using ICSharpCode.ILSpyX.Abstractions;
+
+namespace ILSpy.ImageList
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// MEF-discovered factory that claims serialized <c>ImageListStreamer</c> entries inside
+	/// a <c>.resources</c> file and wraps them in an <see cref="ImageListResourceEntryNode"/>.
+	/// Claims by matching the entry's serialized type-name prefix; doesn't try to deserialize
+	/// at factory time so opening a tree node stays cheap.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Export(typeof(IResourceNodeFactory))]
+	[Shared]
+	public sealed class ImageListResourceNodeFactory : IResourceNodeFactory
+	{
+		// We don't claim plain Resource entries — only serialized-object entries get the
+		// ImageListStreamer treatment, and those come through the (string, ResourceSerializedObject) overload.
+		public ITreeNode? CreateNode(Resource resource) => null;
+
+		public ITreeNode? CreateNode(string key, ResourceSerializedObject serializedObject)
+		{
+			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(key);
+			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(serializedObject);
+			var typeName = serializedObject.TypeName;
+			if (typeName == null
+				|| !typeName.StartsWith(ImageListDecoder.TargetTypeNamePrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+			return new ImageListResourceEntryNode(key, serializedObject.GetStream);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ResourcesFileTreeNode.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ResourcesFileTreeNode.cs
index 011499c1d..d976771d3 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ResourcesFileTreeNode.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ResourcesFileTreeNode.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ namespace ILSpy.TreeNodes
 					otherEntries.Add(new SerializedObjectRepresentation(entry.Key, "null", string.Empty));
 					break;
 				case ResourceSerializedObject so:
-					otherEntries.Add(new SerializedObjectRepresentation(entry.Key, so.TypeName ?? string.Empty, "<serialized>"));
+					if (!TryDispatchSerializedObject(entry.Key, so))
+						otherEntries.Add(new SerializedObjectRepresentation(entry.Key, so.TypeName ?? string.Empty, "<serialized>"));
 					break;
 				default:
 					otherEntries.Add(new SerializedObjectRepresentation(
@@ -111,6 +112,26 @@ namespace ILSpy.TreeNodes
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Walks <see cref="ILSpyTreeNode.ResourceNodeFactories"/> for a specialised tree
+		/// node that claims this serialized-object entry (e.g. an <c>ImageListStreamer</c>
+		/// blob). Returns true and adds the node to <see cref="Children"/> when claimed;
+		/// returns false to let the caller fall back to the generic "&lt;serialized&gt;"
+		/// representation.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool TryDispatchSerializedObject(string key, ResourceSerializedObject so)
+		{
+			foreach (var factory in ResourceNodeFactories)
+			{
+				if (factory.CreateNode(key, so) is ILSpyTreeNode node)
+				{
+					Children.Add(node);
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		public override bool Save()
 		{
 			_ = SaveDialogAsync();