Wire up VM via service locator pattern

app.xaml

<Application x:Class="Gridlock.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:Gridlock.ViewModel"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml"
             mc:Ignorable="d">
    
    <Application.Resources>
        <!--Global View Model Locator-->
        <vm:ViewModelLocator x:Key="Locator"
                             d:IsDataSource="True" />
    </Application.Resources>
    
</Application>

Control.XAML

  <Window.DataContext>
        <Binding Path="Main" Source="{StaticResource Locator}"/>
  </Window.DataContext>

MainViewModel.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
using AutoMapper;
using CsvHelper;
using CsvHelper.Configuration;
using GalaSoft.MvvmLight;
using System.Linq;
using GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Command;
using Gridlock.Infrasturcture;
using Infragistics.Windows.DataPresenter.Events;

namespace Gridlock.ViewModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This class contains properties that the main View can data bind to.
    /// <para>
    /// Use the <strong>mvvminpc</strong> snippet to add bindable properties to this ViewModel.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// You can also use Blend to data bind with the tool's support.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// See http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm/getstarted
    /// </para>
    /// </summary>
    public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
    {
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the MainViewModel class.
        /// </summary>
        public MainViewModel()
        {
            if (IsInDesignMode)
            {
                // Code runs in Blend --> create design time data.
                GenerateMockData();
            }
            else
            {
                GenerateFromCSVData();
            }
        }

        public override void Cleanup()
        {
            // Clean up if needed

            base.Cleanup();
        }
}

ViewModelLocator.cs

/*
  In App.xaml:
  <Application.Resources>
      <vm:ViewModelLocatorTemplate xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:Gridlock.ViewModel"
                                   x:Key="Locator" />
  </Application.Resources>
  
  In the View:
  DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource Locator}, Path=ViewModelName}"
  
  OR (WPF only):
  
  xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:Gridlock.ViewModel"
  DataContext="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:ViewModelLocatorTemplate.ViewModelNameStatic}}"
*/

namespace Gridlock.ViewModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This class contains static references to all the view models in the
    /// application and provides an entry point for the bindings.
    /// <para>
    /// Use the <strong>mvvmlocatorproperty</strong> snippet to add ViewModels
    /// to this locator.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// In Silverlight and WPF, place the ViewModelLocatorTemplate in the App.xaml resources:
    /// </para>
    /// <code>
    /// &lt;Application.Resources&gt;
    ///     &lt;vm:ViewModelLocatorTemplate xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:Gridlock.ViewModel"
    ///                                  x:Key="Locator" /&gt;
    /// &lt;/Application.Resources&gt;
    /// </code>
    /// <para>
    /// Then use:
    /// </para>
    /// <code>
    /// DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource Locator}, Path=ViewModelName}"
    /// </code>
    /// <para>
    /// You can also use Blend to do all this with the tool's support.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// See http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm/getstarted
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// In <strong>*WPF only*</strong> (and if databinding in Blend is not relevant), you can delete
    /// the Main property and bind to the ViewModelNameStatic property instead:
    /// </para>
    /// <code>
    /// xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:Gridlock.ViewModel"
    /// DataContext="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:ViewModelLocatorTemplate.ViewModelNameStatic}}"
    /// </code>
    /// </summary>
    public class ViewModelLocator
    {
        private static MainViewModel _main;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the ViewModelLocator class.
        /// </summary>
        public ViewModelLocator()
        {
            ////if (ViewModelBase.IsInDesignModeStatic)
            ////{
            ////    // Create design time view models
            ////}
            ////else
            ////{
            ////    // Create run time view models
            ////}

            CreateMain();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the Main property.
        /// </summary>
        public static MainViewModel MainStatic
        {
            get
            {
                if (_main == null)
                {
                    CreateMain();
                }

                return _main;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the Main property.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Performance",
            "CA1822:MarkMembersAsStatic",
            Justification = "This non-static member is needed for data binding purposes.")]
        public MainViewModel Main
        {
            get
            {
                return MainStatic;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides a deterministic way to delete the Main property.
        /// </summary>
        public static void ClearMain()
        {
            _main.Cleanup();
            _main = null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides a deterministic way to create the Main property.
        /// </summary>
        public static void CreateMain()
        {
            if (_main == null)
            {
                _main = new MainViewModel();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Cleans up all the resources.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Cleanup()
        {
            ClearMain();
        }
    }
}