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C# - Get Direct Reports under another manager's Direct Reports list

I've been trying to figure out how to do this but I'm always met with a bump on the road. What I'm trying to do is to get the reporting people under my manager's direct reports list; so for example, "Alex" is a direct report under my manager, however, when you go into his organization you see that he also has direct reports that report directly to him - I am trying to get "those" reports not only from his side but from anyone else in the list that has direct reports as well. What is needed for me to effectively execute that idea? Many thanks!
This is my code to only get Direct Reports under my manager tree:
public void GetManagerDirectReports()
{
Application App = new Application();
AddressEntry currentUser = App.Session.CurrentUser.AddressEntry;
if (currentUser.Type == "EX")
{
ExchangeUser manager = currentUser.GetExchangeUser().GetExchangeUserManager();
if (manager != null)
{
AddressEntries addrEntries = manager.GetDirectReports();
if (addrEntries != null)
{
foreach (AddressEntry addrEntry in addrEntries)
{
ExchangeUser exchUser = addrEntry.GetExchangeUser();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine("Name: "
+ exchUser.Name);
sb.AppendLine("Title: "
+ exchUser.JobTitle);
sb.AppendLine("Department: "
+ exchUser.Department);
sb.AppendLine("Email: "
+ exchUser.PrimarySmtpAddress);
Debug.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
}
}

I opted to go ahead and use LDAP instead of Microsoft's EWS because I saw it uses _ComObject and I don't believe that will work with what I need it to work for. Essentially, I created a master load class and then a sub-class to handle LDAP syntax which would give me the emails of all managers who have direct reports. Something I found useful while doing my research is this filter string which came in quite handy in my time of need (where "cn" is the manager's name):
searcher = new DirectorySearcher
{
Filter = "(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person)(manager=" + cn + ",OU=Unit,OU=People,DC=my,DC=domain,DC=com))"
};
searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("DirectReports");
searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("mail");
Hope this can serve of some use to coming questions related to this in the future.

How to update a test run in HP ALM via c#?

I can get connected to HP ALM via c# OTA no problem. It's what is supposed to happen next that isn't clear. I have looked all over HPs documentation for OTA but not much there in regards to updating a test run.
I can make a connection to ALM no problem. I then create a TestSetFactory and RunFactory. I don't know what to do from here. I'm trying to add a run for a particular test set in ALM. I want to add a run and set it to either Pass or Fail and add a comment.
TestSetFactory tsFactory = (TestSetFactory)qcConn.TestSetFactory;
RunFactory runFactory = (RunFactory)qcConn.RunFactory();
Does anyone know how to do this? Is there a previous post that I can't find? Please give me the link and I will happily go there.
If anyone else has figured this out can you please post your code?

Okay, after much trial and error I figured it out. I'm sure there are easier ways to do it but I haven't figured them out yet.
To create a run and update it's status and that of it's steps here's what you need to run:
//This assumes you are already connected to ALM and your project.
string testFolder = #"Root\whatever your folder name is";
TestSetFactory tstFactory = (TestSetFactory)qcConn.TestSetFactory;
TestSetTreeManager tsTreeMgr = (TestSetTreeManager)qcConn.TestSetTreeManager;
TestSetFolder tsFolder = (TestSetFolder)tsTreeMgr.get_NodeByPath(testFolder);
List tsList = tsFolder.FindTestSets("MyTestSet", false, null);
foreach (TestSet ts in tsList)
{
TestSetFolder tstFolder = (TestSetFolder)ts.TestSetFolder;
TSTestFactory tsTestFactory = (TSTestFactory)ts.TSTestFactory;
List mylist = tsTestFactory.NewList("");
foreach (TSTest tsTest in mylist)
{
RunFactory runFactory = (RunFactory)tsTest.RunFactory;
Run run = (Run)runFactory.AddItem("Name of your run here");
run.CopyDesignSteps();
run.Status = "Passed";
run.Post();
StepFactory stepFactory = (StepFactory)run.StepFactory;
dynamic stepList = stepFactory.NewList("");
var rstepList = (TDAPIOLELib.List)stepList;
foreach (dynamic rstep in rstepList)
{
rstep.Status = "Passed";
rstep.Post();
}
}
}

How do I get a previous version of a file with libgit2sharp

I'm trying to use libgit2sharp to get a previous version of a file. I would prefer the working directory to remain as is, at the very least restored to previous condition.
My initial approach was to try to stash, checkout path on the file I want, save that to a string variable, then stash pop. Is there a way to stash pop? I can't find it easily. Here's the code I have so far:
using (var repo = new Repository(DirectoryPath, null))
{
var currentCommit = repo.Head.Tip.Sha;
var commit = repo.Commits.Where(c => c.Sha == commitHash).FirstOrDefault();
if (commit == null)
return null;
var sn = "Stash Name";
var now = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now);
var diffCount = repo.Diff.Compare().Count();
if(diffCount > 0)
repo.Stashes.Add(new Signature(sn, "x#y.com", now), options: StashModifiers.Default);
repo.CheckoutPaths(commit.Sha, new List<string>{ path }, CheckoutModifiers.None, null, null);
var fileText = File.ReadAllText(path);
repo.CheckoutPaths(currentCommit, new List<string>{path}, CheckoutModifiers.None, null, null);
if(diffCount > 0)
; // stash Pop?
}
If there's an easier approach than using Stash, that would work great also.

Is there a way to stash pop? I can't find it easily
Unfortunately, Stash pop requires merging which isn't available yet in libgit2.
I'm trying to use libgit2sharp to get a previous version of a file. I would prefer the working directory to remain as is
You may achieve such result by opening two instances of the same repository, each of them pointing to different working directories. The Repository constructor accepts a RepositoryOptions parameter which should allow you to do just that.
The following piece of code demonstrates this feature. This creates an additional instance (otherRepo) that you can use to retrieve a different version of the file currently checked out in your main working directory.
string repoPath = "path/to/your/repo";
// Create a temp folder for a second working directory
string tempWorkDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "tmp_wd");
Directory.CreateDirectory(newWorkdir);
// Also create a new index to not alter the main repository
string tempIndex = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "tmp_idx");
var opts = new RepositoryOptions
{
WorkingDirectoryPath = tempWorkDir,
IndexPath = tempIndex
};
using (var mainRepo = new Repository(repoPath))
using (var otherRepo = new Repository(mainRepo.Info.Path, opts))
{
string path = "file.txt";
// Do your stuff with mainrepo
mainRepo.CheckoutPaths("HEAD", new[] { path });
var currentVersion = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(mainRepo.Info.WorkingDirectory, path));
// Use otherRepo to temporarily checkout previous versions of files
// Thank to the passed in RepositoryOptions, this checkout will not
// alter the workdir nor the index of the main repository.
otherRepo.CheckoutPaths("HEAD~2", new [] { path });
var olderVersion = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(otherRepo.Info.WorkingDirectory, path));
}
You can get a better grasp of this RepositoryOptions type by taking a look at the tests in RepositoryOptionFixture that exercise it.

How to access WinRM in C#

I'd like to create a small application that can collect system information (Win32_blablabla) using WinRM as opposed to WMI. How can i do that from C#?
The main goal is to use WS-Man (WinRm) as opposed to DCOM (WMI).

I guess the easiest way would be to use WSMAN automation. Reference wsmauto.dll from windwos\system32 in your project:
then, code below should work for you. API description is here: msdn: WinRM C++ API
IWSMan wsman = new WSManClass();
IWSManConnectionOptions options = (IWSManConnectionOptions)wsman.CreateConnectionOptions();
if (options != null)
{
try
{
// options.UserName = ???;
// options.Password = ???;
IWSManSession session = (IWSManSession)wsman.CreateSession("http://<your_server_name>/wsman", 0, options);
if (session != null)
{
try
{
// retrieve the Win32_Service xml representation
var reply = session.Get("http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/wmi/root/cimv2/Win32_Service?Name=winmgmt", 0);
// parse xml and dump service name and description
var doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(reply);
foreach (var elementName in new string[] { "p:Caption", "p:Description" })
{
var node = doc.GetElementsByTagName(elementName)[0];
if (node != null) Console.WriteLine(node.InnerText);
}
}
finally
{
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(session);
}
}
}
finally
{
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(options);
}
}
hope this helps, regards

I've got an article that describes an easy way to run Powershell through WinRM from .NET at http://getthinktank.com/2015/06/22/naos-winrm-windows-remote-management-through-net/.
The code is in a single file if you want to just copy it and it's also a NuGet package that includes the reference to System.Management.Automation.
It auto manages trusted hosts, can run script blocks, and also send files (which isn't really supported but I created a work around). The returns are always the raw objects from Powershell.
// this is the entrypoint to interact with the system (interfaced for testing).
var machineManager = new MachineManager(
"10.0.0.1",
"Administrator",
MachineManager.ConvertStringToSecureString("xxx"),
true);
// will perform a user initiated reboot.
machineManager.Reboot();
// can run random script blocks WITH parameters.
var fileObjects = machineManager.RunScript(
"{ param($path) ls $path }",
new[] { #"C:\PathToList" });
// can transfer files to the remote server (over WinRM's protocol!).
var localFilePath = #"D:\Temp\BigFileLocal.nupkg";
var fileBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(localFilePath);
var remoteFilePath = #"D:\Temp\BigFileRemote.nupkg";
machineManager.SendFile(remoteFilePath, fileBytes);
Hope this helps, I've been using this for a while with my automated deployments. Please leave comments if you find issues.

I would like to note that this shows an interop error by default in Visual Studio 2010.
c.f. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mshneer/archive/2009/12/07/interop-type-xxx-cannot-be-embedded-use-the-applicable-interface-instead.aspx
There appear to be two ways to solve this. This first is documented in the article listed above and appears to be the correct way to handle the problem. The pertinent changes for this example is:
WSMan wsManObject = new WSMan();
This is in lieu of IWSMan wsman = new WSManClass(); which will throw the error.
The second resolution is to go to the VS2010—>Solution Explorer—>Solution—>Project—>References and select WSManAutomation. Right click or hit Alt-Enter to access the properties. Change the value of the "Embed Interop Types" property of the wsmauto reference.

NHIbernate & Rhino-Security does not save unless I call session.Flush()

I am having an issue using nHibernate and Rhino.Security. After struggling for hours to get the right config setup, I finally got the code to run without any errors. However, no entries are being saved to the database unless I call session.Flush().
Looking at various examples on the net; I should not have to call flush.
Here’s my config code:
var cfg = new Configuration()
.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver, typeof(SqlClientDriver).AssemblyQualifiedName)
.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect, typeof(MsSql2008Dialect).AssemblyQualifiedName)
.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, "………")
.SetProperty(Environment.ProxyFactoryFactoryClass, typeof(ProxyFactoryFactory).AssemblyQualifiedName)
.SetProperty(Environment.ReleaseConnections, "on_close")
.SetProperty(Environment.UseSecondLevelCache, "true")
.SetProperty(Environment.UseQueryCache, "true")
.SetProperty(Environment.CacheProvider, typeof(HashtableCacheProvider).AssemblyQualifiedName)
.AddAssembly("GA.CAP.Website")
;
Security.Configure<AspNetUser>(cfg, SecurityTableStructure.Prefix);
var factory = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
var session = factory.OpenSession();
var authorizationRepository = new AuthorizationRepository(session);
IoC.Container.RegisterInstance<IAuthorizationRepository>(authorizationRepository);
var permissionBuilderService = new PermissionsBuilderService(session, authorizationRepository);
IoC.Container.RegisterInstance<IPermissionsBuilderService>(permissionBuilderService);
var permissionService = new PermissionsService(authorizationRepository, session);
IoC.Container.RegisterInstance<IPermissionsService>(permissionService);
var authService = new AuthorizationService(permissionService, authorizationRepository);
IoC.Container.RegisterInstance<IAuthorizationService>(authService);
Test code:
authorizationRepository.CreateUsersGroup("GAAdmins");
var group = authorizationRepository.GetUsersGroupByName("GAAdmins");
The GetUsersGroupByName call returns null. If I add a session.Flush call in between the two calls, it works fine and returns the group.
Based on examples in various blogs, such as this one, I should not have to call flush. In addition, the test cases included with the Rhino.Security code do not do any flushing as shown here:
This is straight out of Rhino.Security's test case fixture:
// on first deploy
Operation operation = authorizationRepository.CreateOperation("/Account/View");
// when creating account
UsersGroup group = authorizationRepository.CreateUsersGroup("Belongs to " + account.Name);
// setting permission so only associated users can view
permissionsBuilderService
.Allow(operation)
.For(group)
.On(account)
.DefaultLevel()
.Save();
// when adding user to account
authorizationRepository.AssociateUserWith(user, group);
bool allowed = authorizationService.IsAllowed(user, account, "/Account/View");
Assert.True(allowed);
Is there some setting I am missing somewhere?
Thanks,
Rick

That is expected, RS uses the same session as your code, and calling Flush internally may result in unintended consequences.
Commit your transaction or call Flush