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I'm trying to return an object in a model through another API I've made but when I fetch my API with GET on PostMan it only returns 200 OK but an empty array.
This is what I'm trying to get:
[
{
"productId": 0,
"quantity": 0
}
]
And this is what I'm getting in PostMan
[]
by calling with this API URL:
http://localhost:5700/api/Orders/basket/firstId
Here is my controller and the respective GET method on which I'm calling upon in Postman:
[HttpGet("basket/{identifier}")]
public async Task<IEnumerable<BasketEntryDto>> FetchBasketEntries(string identifier)
{
var httpRequestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(
HttpMethod.Get,
$"https://localhost:5500/api/Basket/{identifier}")
{
Headers = { { HeaderNames.Accept, "application/json" }, }
};
var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
using var httpResponseMessage =
await httpClient.SendAsync(httpRequestMessage);
var basketEntires = Enumerable.Empty<BasketEntryDto>();
if (!httpResponseMessage.IsSuccessStatusCode)
return basketEntires;
using var contentStream =
await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
var options = new JsonSerializerOptions { PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true };
var basketDTO = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync
<BasketDto>(contentStream, options);
//basketDTO = new NewBasketDTO.ItemDTO
//{
// ProductId = basketDTO.ProductId,
// Quantity = basketDTO.Quantity
//};
basketEntires = basketDTO.Entries.Select(x =>
new BasketEntryDto
{
ProductId = x.ProductId,
Quantity = x.Quantity
}
);
return basketEntires; // 200 OK
}
Here is my BasketDTO:
public class BasketDto
{
public string Identifier { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<BasketEntryDto> Entries { get; set; } = new List<BasketEntryDto>();
}
and my BasketEntryDto:
public class BasketEntryDto
{
public int ProductId { get; set; }
public int Quantity { get; set; }
}
and this is the original API in JSON:
{
"identifier": "mrPostMan",
"items": [
{
"productId": 1,
"quantity": 1
}
]
}
in which I want to get the items array and its object.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? Why is it returning an empty array? Thanks in advance for any help..

As I mentioned in the comments, you need to change the Entries property in BasketDTO to Items to match with the JSON property name.
public class BasketDto
{
public string Identifier { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<BasketEntryDto> Items { get; set; } = new List<BasketEntryDto>();
}
Alternatively, you could also explicitly mention the JSON Property name by using JsonPropertyNameAttribute
public class BasketDto
{
public string Identifier { get; set; }
[JsonPropertyName("items")]
public IEnumerable<BasketEntryDto> Entries { get; set; } = new List<BasketEntryDto>();
}

Well this will work when there are more than 0 items (basket is not empty) but not when the basket is empty as:
basketEntires = basketDTO.Entries.Select(x =>
new BasketEntryDto
{
ProductId = x.ProductId,
Quantity = x.Quantity
}
);
there are no items, select will not work. so you can do like this:
if(basketEntires.Count == 0)
{
basketEntires = new BasketEntryDto
{
ProductId = 0,
Quantity = 0
}
}
return basketEntires; // 200 OK
And don't forget to add .ToList():
basketEntires = basketDTO.Entries.Select(x =>
new BasketEntryDto
{
ProductId = x.ProductId,
Quantity = x.Quantity
}
).ToList();
You should not return IEnumerable, instead you should return list (or array).

How to update all keys in MongoDB from a dictionary?

I have some object:
public class ObjA
{
[BsonElement("_id")]
public int ID { get; set; }
[BsonElement("languages")]
public Dictionary<string, ObjB> languages { get; set; }
}
public class ObjB
{
[BsonElement("translation_1")]
public string Translation_1 { get; set; }
[BsonElement("translation_2")]
public string Translation_2 { get; set; }
[BsonElement("translation_3")]
public string Translation_3 { get; set; }
}
There are situations where I need to update Translation_1 property of ObjB for every key in languages property of ObjA object.
Value of key of languages dictionary is not the same for all ObjA.
So, query should update all Translation_1 properties regardless of the key
Update:
So far I have not made any significant progress:
UpdateDefinition<ObjA> update = Builders<ObjA>.Update.Set("languages.-key-.translation_1", newValue);
var result = await Collection.UpdateManyAsync(x => x.Id == someID, update);

There are situations where I need to update Translation_1 property of
ObjB for every key in languages property of ObjA object.
Here is the Update with Aggregation Pipeline code, the first one is the mongo shell version and the second the C# version. The update modifies the value of the property translation_1 of ObjB, for all keys of the languages dictionary property of ObjA.
var NEW_VALUE = "some new value"
var someId = "some id value"
db.test.updateOne(
{ _id: someId },
[
{
$set: {
languages: {
$map: {
input: { $objectToArray: "$languages" },
as: "ele",
in: {
$mergeObjects: [
"$$ele",
{ "v": {
"translation_1": NEW_VALUE,
"translation_2": "$$ele.v.translation_2",
"translation_3": "$$ele.v.translation_3"
} } ]
}
}
}
}},
{
$set: {
languages: {
$arrayToObject: "$languages"
}
}},
]
)
var pipeline = new BsonDocumentStagePipelineDefinition<ObjA, ObjA>(
new[] {
new BsonDocument("$set",
new BsonDocument("languages",
new BsonDocument("$map",
new BsonDocument {
{ "input", new BsonDocument("$objectToArray", "$languages") },
{ "as", "ele" },
{ "in",
new BsonDocument("$mergeObjects",
new BsonArray {
"$$ele",
new BsonDocument("v",
new BsonDocument {
{ "translation_1", NEW_VALUE },
{ "translation_2", "$$ele.v.translation_2" },
{ "translation_3", "$$ele.v.translation_3" }
})
}) }
}
))),
new BsonDocument("$set",
new BsonDocument("languages",
new BsonDocument("$arrayToObject", "$languages")
))
}
);
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<ObjA, bool>> filter = x => x.id == someId;
var update = new PipelineUpdateDefinition<ObjA>(pipeline);
var result = collection.UpdateOne<ObjA>(filter, update);

MongoDb c# driver consecutive SelectMany

If I have objects, lets call them Group that has list of some other objects I will call it Brand, and this object has a list of objects called Model.
Is there a way to get only list of Models using MongoDb c# driver.
I tried using SelectMany multiple times but with no success. If I put more than one SelectMany I always get an empty list.
Code should be self-explanatory.
At the end is comment that explains what confuses me.
class Group
{
[BsonId(IdGenerator = typeof(GuidGenerator))]
public Guid ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public List<Brand> Brands { get; set; }
}
class Brand
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public List<Model> Models { get; set; }
}
class Model
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Produced { get; set; }
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
MongoClient client = new MongoClient("mongodb://127.0.0.1:32768");
var db = client.GetDatabase("test");
var collection = db.GetCollection<Group>("groups");
var fca = new Group { Name = "FCA" };
var alfaRomeo = new Brand { Name = "Alfra Romeo" };
var jeep = new Brand { Name = "Jeep" };
var ferrari = new Brand { Name = "Ferrari"};
var laFerrari = new Model { Name = "LaFerrari", Produced = 4 };
var wrangler = new Model { Name = "Wrangler", Produced = 3 };
var compass = new Model { Name = "Compass", Produced = 8 };
var giulietta = new Model { Name = "Giulietta", Produced = 7 };
var giulia = new Model { Name = "Giulia", Produced = 8 };
var _4c = new Model { Name = "4C", Produced = 6 };
fca.Brands = new List<Brand> { ferrari, alfaRomeo, jeep };
ferrari.Models = new List<Model> { laFerrari };
jeep.Models = new List<Model> { wrangler, compass };
alfaRomeo.Models = new List<Model> { giulietta, giulia, _4c };
collection.InsertOne(fca);
Console.WriteLine("press enter to continue");
Console.ReadLine();
var models = collection.AsQueryable().SelectMany(g => g.Brands).SelectMany(b => b.Models).ToList();
Console.WriteLine(models.Count); //returns 0 I expected 6
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Try
var models = collection.AsQueryable()
.SelectMany(g => g.Brands)
.Select(y => y.Models)
.SelectMany(x=> x);
Console.WriteLine(models.Count());
Working output (with extra Select())
aggregate([{
"$unwind": "$Brands"
}, {
"$project": {
"Brands": "$Brands",
"_id": 0
}
}, {
"$project": {
"Models": "$Brands.Models",
"_id": 0
}
}, {
"$unwind": "$Models"
}, {
"$project": {
"Models": "$Models",
"_id": 0
}
}])
OP Output without extra Select()
aggregate([{
"$unwind": "$Brands"
}, {
"$project": {
"Brands": "$Brands",
"_id": 0
}
}, {
"$unwind": "$Models"
}, {
"$project": {
"Models": "$Models",
"_id": 0
}
}])

How to create hierarchy in json string from string array?

I am trying to generate json string for the hierarchy like below:
Company(select * from Company)
Department(select * from Department)
Employee(select * from Employee)
Each of the above query will return fields like below:
Company Fields - (Id,Name,Location)
Department Fields - (Id,Name,CompanyId)
Employee Fields - (Id,Name,DepartmentId)
Now I am trying to generate JSON string for above entities like below:
Expected output:
{
"Id": "",
"Name": "",
"Location": "",
"Department":
{
"Id": "",
"Name": "",
"CompanyId": "",
"Employee" :
{
"Id": "",
"Name": "",
"DepartmentId": "",
}
}
}
Code:
public string GetData(Child model,List<Parent> parents)
{
var fields = new List<string[]>();
if (parents != null)
{
foreach (var parent in parents)
{
var columns = GetColumns(parent); //returns string[] of columns
fields.Add(columns);
}
}
fields.Add(GetColumns(model));
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(fields.ToDictionary(key => key, v => string.Empty),
Formatting.Indented);
return json;
}
Now when I don't have any parents and want to generate json string for only child then below code is working fine:
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(fields.ToDictionary(key => key, v => string.Empty),Formatting.Indented)
Output :
{
"Id": "",
"Name": "",
"Location": "",
}
But now I want to generate JSON for my hierarchy with any such inbuilt way.
I know I can loop,append and create json string but I want to do this in better way like I have done for my child.
Update:
public class Child
{
public string Name { get; set; } // Contains Employee
//Other properties and info related to process sql query and connection string
}
public class Parent
{
public string Name { get; set; } // Contains Company,Department.
public string SqlQuery { get; set; } // query related to Company and Department.
//Other properties and info related to connection string
}

I created a class that holds the Information similarly to what you proposed, in a child-parent structure. I also added a custom little Parser that works recursively. Maybe that's what you need and/or what gives you the ideas you need to fix your problem.
I also altered the output a little bit, by adding the angled brackets ( "[ ]" ). I think that's what you will need with multiple children. At least that's what the JSON validator tells me that I posted below. If you don't need/ want them, just remove them in the parser.
I don't think you can use the parser you used in your example without having some form of extra fields like I showed in my previous answer, since those parsers usually go for property names as fields and I guess you don't want to create classes dynamically during runtime.
I also don't think that it is possible for you to create a dynamic depth of your parent-child-child-child...-relationship with Lists, Arrays or Dictionaries, because those structures have a set depth as soon as they are declared.
Class:
public class MyJsonObject
{
public List<string> Columns = new List<string>();
public string ChildName;
public List<MyJsonObject> Children = new List<MyJsonObject>();
}
Parser:
class JsonParser
{
public static string Parse(MyJsonObject jsonObject)
{
string parse = "{";
parse += string.Join(",", jsonObject.Columns.Select(column => $"\"{column}\": \"\""));
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonObject.ChildName))
{
parse += $",\"{jsonObject.ChildName}\":";
parse += $"[{string.Join(",", jsonObject.Children.Select(Parse))}]";
}
parse += "}";
return parse;
}
}
Usage:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
MyJsonObject company = new MyJsonObject();
company.ChildName = "Department";
company.Columns.Add("Id");
company.Columns.Add("Name");
company.Columns.Add("Location");
MyJsonObject department = new MyJsonObject();
department.ChildName = "Employee";
department.Columns.Add("Id");
department.Columns.Add("Name");
department.Columns.Add("CompanyId");
MyJsonObject employee1 = new MyJsonObject();
employee1.Columns.Add("Id");
employee1.Columns.Add("Name");
employee1.Columns.Add("DepartmentId");
MyJsonObject employee2 = new MyJsonObject();
employee2.Columns.Add("Id");
employee2.Columns.Add("Name");
employee2.Columns.Add("DepartmentId");
company.Children.Add(department);
department.Children.Add(employee1);
department.Children.Add(employee2);
var json = JsonParser.Parse(company);
}
}
Output and Link to JSON-Validator:
https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/
{
"Id":"",
"Name":"",
"Location":"",
"Department":[
{
"Id":"",
"Name":"",
"CompanyId":"",
"Employee":[
{
"Id":"",
"Name":"",
"DepartmentId":""
},
{
"Id":"",
"Name":"",
"DepartmentId":""
}
]
}
]
}

Perhaps I'm missing something. If you create the classes you need in the heirachy, instantiate them with data and then serialize them, the structure will be created for you.
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
public class Employee
{
public int Id {get; set; }
public string Name {get; set; }
public int DepartmentId {get; set; }
}
public class Department
{
public int Id {get; set; }
public string Name {get; set; }
public string CompanyId {get; set; }
public List<Employee> {get; set;}
}
public class Company {
public int Id {get; set; }
public string Name {get; set; }
public string Location {get; set; }
public List<Department> {get; set;}
}
var myCompany = new Company();
// add departments and employees
var json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(myCompany);

You can use dynamic:
//here your database
dynamic[] company = new object[] { new { Name = "Company1", DepartmentId = 1 }, new { Name = "Company2", DepartmentId = 2 } };
dynamic[] department = new object[] { new { DepartmentId = 1, Name = "Department1" }, new { DepartmentId = 2, Name = "Department2" } };
//select from database
var data = from c in company
join d in department on c.DepartmentId equals d.DepartmentId
select new {Name = c.Name, Department = d};
var serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data);
result:
[
{
"Name": "Company1",
"Department": {
"DepartmentId": 1,
"Name": "Department1"
}
},
{
"Name": "Company2",
"Department": {
"DepartmentId": 2,
"Name": "Department2"
}
}
]

Ok, lets try like this. First of all as i understand your preblem: u have arrays of properties of parents and child and u neet to convert it to json object.
The point is here:
public static ExpandoObject DicTobj(Dictionary<string, object> properties)
{
var eo = new ExpandoObject();
var eoColl = (ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>)eo;
foreach (var childColumn in properties)
eoColl.Add(childColumn);
return eo;
}
U use dynamic and ExpandoObject to convert dictionary to object
The other code is trivial: u put all your objects to one using dynamic type
and serialize it.
The full code:
public static Child Child1 { get; set; } = new Child
{
Name = "Child1"
};
public static Parent Parent1 { get; set; } = new Parent
{
Name = "Parent1"
};
public static Parent Parent2 { get; set; } = new Parent
{
Name = "Parent2"
};
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var result = GetData(Child1, new List<Parent> {Parent1, Parent2});
Console.WriteLine(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is the magic: convert dictionary of properties to object with preperties
/// </summary>
public static ExpandoObject DicTobj(Dictionary<string, object> properties)
{
var eo = new ExpandoObject();
var eoColl = (ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>) eo;
foreach (var childColumn in properties)
eoColl.Add(childColumn);
return eo;
}
public static string GetData(Child model, List<Parent> parents)
{
var childColumns = GetColumns(model);
dynamic child = DicTobj(childColumns);
var parentsList = new List<object>();
foreach (var parent in parents)
{
var parentColumns = GetColumns(parent);
var parentObj = DicTobj(parentColumns);
parentsList.Add(parentObj);
}
child.Parents = parentsList;
return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(child);
}
/// <summary>
/// this is STUB method for example
/// I change return type from string[] to Dictionary[columnName,ColumnValue], becouse u need not only column names, but
/// with it values, i gues. If not, look commented example at the end of this method
/// </summary>
public static Dictionary<string, object> GetColumns(object model)
{
var result = new Dictionary<string, object>();
if (model == Child1)
{
result.Add("Id", "1");
result.Add("Name", "Child1");
result.Add("Location", "SomeLocation");
}
if (model == Parent1)
{
result.Add("Id", "2");
result.Add("Name", "Parent1");
result.Add("SomeProperty1", "SomeValue1");
}
if (model == Parent2)
{
result.Add("Id", "3");
result.Add("Name", "Parent1");
result.Add("SomeProperty3", "SomeValue2");
}
//if u have only columNames and dont need values u can do like this
//var columns = new[] {"Id", "Name", "SomeProperty1"};//this u get from DB
//return columns.ToDictionary(c => c, c => new object());
return result;
}
}
public class Child
{
public string Name { get; set; } // Contains Employee
//Other properties and info related to process sql query and connection string
}
public class Parent
{
public string Name { get; set; } // Contains Company,Department.
public string SqlQuery { get; set; } // query related to Company and Department.
//Other properties and info related to connection string
}
And result output:
{
"Id": "1",
"Name": "Child1",
"Location": "SomeLocation",
"Parents": [
{
"Id": "2",
"Name": "Parent1",
"SomeProperty1": "SomeValue1"
},
{
"Id": "3",
"Name": "Parent1",
"SomeProperty3": "SomeValue2"
}
]
}

You can pass any kind of object even if you don't have a fixed structure:
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new yourCustomObject)
By using this.

The best way to to get this result
- You have to create a new class which has the relation of all the class. Then use the
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new organization )
Let creates a new class named organization . Add the relation which you want to see in Json. Then convert into the JSON using JsonConvert.
Or you can use the following dynamic loop
//here your database<br/>
dynamic[] company = new object[] { new { Name = "Company1", DepartmentId = 1 }, new { Name = "Company2", DepartmentId = 2 } };
dynamic[] department = new object[] { new { DepartmentId = 1, Name = "Department1" }, new { DepartmentId = 2, Name = "Department2" } };
//select from database<br/>
var data = from c in company
join d in department on c.DepartmentId equals d.DepartmentId
select new {Name = c.Name, Department = d};
var serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data);

How can I create a JsonPatchDocument from comparing two c# objects?

Given I have two c# objects of the same type, I want to compare them to create a JsonPatchDocument.
I have a StyleDetail class defined like this:
public class StyleDetail
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Code { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public decimal OriginalPrice { get; set; }
public decimal Price { get; set; }
public string Notes { get; set; }
public string ImageUrl { get; set; }
public bool Wishlist { get; set; }
public List<string> Attributes { get; set; }
public ColourList Colours { get; set; }
public SizeList Sizes { get; set; }
public ResultPage<Style> Related { get; set; }
public ResultPage<Style> Similar { get; set; }
public List<Promotion> Promotions { get; set; }
public int StoreStock { get; set; }
public StyleDetail()
{
Attributes = new List<string>();
Colours = new ColourList();
Sizes = new SizeList();
Promotions = new List<Promotion>();
}
}
if I have two StyleDetail objects
StyleDetail styleNew = db.GetStyle(123);
StyleDetail styleOld = db.GetStyle(456);
I now want to create a JsonPatchDocument so I can send the differences to my REST API... How to do this??
JsonPatchDocument patch = new JsonPatchDocument();
// Now I want to populate patch with the differences between styleNew and styleOld - how?
in javascript, there is a library to do this https://www.npmjs.com/package/rfc6902
Calculate diff between two objects:
rfc6902.createPatch({first: 'Chris'}, {first: 'Chris', last:
'Brown'});
[ { op: 'add', path: '/last', value: 'Brown' } ]
but I am looking for a c# implementation

Let's abuse the fact that your classes are serializable to JSON!
Here's a first attempt at a patch creator that doesn't care about your actual object, only about the JSON representation of that object.
public static JsonPatchDocument CreatePatch(object originalObject, object modifiedObject)
{
var original = JObject.FromObject(originalObject);
var modified = JObject.FromObject(modifiedObject);
var patch = new JsonPatchDocument();
FillPatchForObject(original, modified, patch, "/");
return patch;
}
static void FillPatchForObject(JObject orig, JObject mod, JsonPatchDocument patch, string path)
{
var origNames = orig.Properties().Select(x => x.Name).ToArray();
var modNames = mod.Properties().Select(x => x.Name).ToArray();
// Names removed in modified
foreach (var k in origNames.Except(modNames))
{
var prop = orig.Property(k);
patch.Remove(path + prop.Name);
}
// Names added in modified
foreach (var k in modNames.Except(origNames))
{
var prop = mod.Property(k);
patch.Add(path + prop.Name, prop.Value);
}
// Present in both
foreach (var k in origNames.Intersect(modNames))
{
var origProp = orig.Property(k);
var modProp = mod.Property(k);
if (origProp.Value.Type != modProp.Value.Type)
{
patch.Replace(path + modProp.Name, modProp.Value);
}
else if (!string.Equals(
origProp.Value.ToString(Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None),
modProp.Value.ToString(Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None)))
{
if (origProp.Value.Type == JTokenType.Object)
{
// Recurse into objects
FillPatchForObject(origProp.Value as JObject, modProp.Value as JObject, patch, path + modProp.Name +"/");
}
else
{
// Replace values directly
patch.Replace(path + modProp.Name, modProp.Value);
}
}
}
}
Usage:
var patch = CreatePatch(
new { Unchanged = new[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }, Changed = "1", Removed = "1" },
new { Unchanged = new[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }, Changed = "2", Added = new { x = "1" } });
// Result of JsonConvert.SerializeObject(patch)
[
{
"path": "/Removed",
"op": "remove"
},
{
"value": {
"x": "1"
},
"path": "/Added",
"op": "add"
},
{
"value": "2",
"path": "/Changed",
"op": "replace"
}
]

You could use my DiffAnalyzer. It's based on reflection and you can configure the depth you want to analyze.
https://github.com/rcarubbi/Carubbi.DiffAnalyzer
var before = new User { Id = 1, Name="foo"};
var after= new User { Id = 2, Name="bar"};
var analyzer = new DiffAnalyzer();
var results = analyzer.Compare(before, after);

You can use this
You can install using NuGet, see SimpleHelpers.ObjectDiffPatch at NuGet.org
PM> Install-Package SimpleHelpers.ObjectDiffPatch
Use:
StyleDetail styleNew = new StyleDetail() { Id = "12", Code = "first" };
StyleDetail styleOld = new StyleDetail() { Id = "23", Code = "second" };
var diff = ObjectDiffPatch.GenerateDiff (styleOld , styleNew );
// original properties values
Console.WriteLine (diff.OldValues.ToString());
// updated properties values
Console.WriteLine (diff.NewValues.ToString());