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C# - Cast to list takes up 4.5 sec - only 76 items in collection

I've got a collection (languages). In this collection are 76 items. I want to cast this collection to a list with languages.Cast<LanguageTextValue>().ToList();. Actually it takes around 4.5 sec. to take this step. Can anyone tell me, how I can have a further look, why this steps takes so long or show me a method to cast this collection to a list in a quicker way?
LanguageTextValueCollection languages = new LanguageTextValueCollection(LanguageTextValueKind.LanguageNo, new object[] { languageNo });
var languageList = languages.Cast<LanguageTextValue>().ToList();
The data of this collection is stored in a DataBuffer. So loading the data from the database is not the reason why it takes so long. It is really the step casting the collection to a list.
This is the code of the collection:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace Library.Languages
{
#region Enums
public enum LanguageTextValueKind
{
All,
LanguageNo
}
#endregion Enums
public class LanguageTextValueCollection : CommonObjectCollection
{
#region DataBuffer
public static System.Data.DataTable DataBuffer = new LanguageTextValueCollection(LanguageTextValueKind.All, null).DataSource;
#endregion DataBuffer
#region Properties
public override Library.CommonObject this[int Index]
{
get
{
return new LanguageTextValue(new object[] { this.DataSource.Rows[Index]["LanguageNo"].ToString(), this.DataSource.Rows[Index]["LanguageTextTypeID"].ToString() });
}
}
public new LanguageTextValue this[string SearchExpression]
{
get
{
System.Data.DataRow[] rows = base[SearchExpression];
if (rows.Length > 0)
{
LanguageTextValue temp = new LanguageTextValue(new object[] { rows[0]["LanguageNo"].ToString(), rows[0]["LanguageTextTypeID"].ToString() });
if (temp.RequestResult.State == ResultState.Success)
return temp;
else
return null;
}
else
{
rows = LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer.Select(SearchExpression + " AND LanguageNo=9");
if (rows.Length > 0)
{
LanguageTextValue temp = new LanguageTextValue(new object[] { rows[0]["LanguageNo"].ToString(), rows[0]["LanguageTextTypeID"].ToString() });
if (temp.RequestResult.State == ResultState.Success)
return temp;
else
return null;
}
else
return null;
}
}
}
#endregion Properties
#region Constructors
public LanguageTextValueCollection()
{
}
public LanguageTextValueCollection(LanguageTextValueKind KindOfObject, object[] Value)
{
this.DataGet(KindOfObject, Value);
}
#endregion Constructors
#region Data Methods
public Result DataGet(LanguageTextValueKind kindOfObject, object[] value)
{
try
{
if (LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer == null)
{
this.FillParameters(System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure, "sp_tbl_LanguageText_Value_Get_By_All", null, null);
this.DBDataGet(this.CommandObject);
if (this.RequestResult.State == ResultState.Failure)
throw new Exception(this.RequestResult.Message);
LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer = this.DataSource.Copy();
}
this.DataSource = LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer.Clone();
switch (kindOfObject)
{
case LanguageTextValueKind.All:
this.DataSource = LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer.Copy();
break;
case LanguageTextValueKind.LanguageNo:
System.Data.DataRow[] rows = LanguageTextValueCollection.DataBuffer.Select("LanguageNo = " + value[0].ToString());
foreach (System.Data.DataRow row in rows)
this.DataSource.Rows.Add(row.ItemArray);
break;
}
if (this.RequestResult.State == ResultState.Success)
this.Count = this.DataSource.Rows.Count;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
this.RequestResult = new Result(ex);
}
return this.RequestResult;
}
protected new Result FillParameters(System.Data.CommandType CommandType, string CommandText, string[] ColumnName, object[] Parameter)
{
try
{
this.CommandObject = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(CommandText);
this.CommandObject.CommandType = CommandType;
if (Parameter != null)
for (int i = 0; i < ColumnName.Length; i++)
this.CommandObject.Parameters.Add(new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("#" + ColumnName[i], Parameter[i]));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
this.RequestResult = new Result(ex);
}
return this.RequestResult;
}
#endregion Data Methods
}
}

Deserialize JSON.NET not knowing the type [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Deserializing polymorphic json classes without type information using json.net
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Closed 5 years ago.
So i'm coding a tcp/ip chat, and i wanted to use json.net to serialize the messages so i can send it through a network.
I got these two types of message:
class AlertMessage
{
public string Client { get; set; }
public ServerManager.Status Status { get; set; } //enum {Connect, Disconnect}
}
class TextMessage
{
public string Client { get; set; }
public string Message { get; set; }
}
to deserialize i need to use the method JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(object), but on the client side i cant realy tell what type arrives, any help is welcome! thanks

If you have no idea about the json you are going to receive, you could use the
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
namespace. (Easily search and add this reference)
I used the following code to convert any object into a valid json object.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Dynamic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
namespace MinimalMonitoringClient.Helper
{
public sealed class DynamicJsonConverter : JavaScriptConverter
{
public static object ConvertToObject(string data)
{
var serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
serializer.RegisterConverters(new[] { new DynamicJsonConverter() });
return serializer.Deserialize(data, typeof(object));
}
private static string CleanJson(string data)
{
//Remove leading and ending whitespaces.
data = data.Trim();
//Java Script notation fixes
if(data.StartsWith("["))
data = data.Remove(0, 1);
if(data.EndsWith("]"))
data = data.Remove(data.Length - 1, 1);
return data.Contains("={") ? data.Replace("={", ":{") : data;
}
public override object Deserialize(IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, Type type, JavaScriptSerializer serializer)
{
if (dictionary == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("dictionary");
return type == typeof(object) ? new DynamicJsonObject(dictionary) : null;
}
public override IDictionary<string, object> Serialize(object obj, JavaScriptSerializer serializer)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public override IEnumerable<Type> SupportedTypes
{
get { return new ReadOnlyCollection<Type>(new List<Type>(new[] { typeof(object) })); }
}
#region Nested type: DynamicJsonObject
private sealed class DynamicJsonObject : DynamicObject
{
private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _dictionary;
public DynamicJsonObject(IDictionary<string, object> dictionary)
{
_dictionary = dictionary ?? throw new ArgumentNullException("dictionary");
}
public override string ToString()
{
var sb = new StringBuilder("{");
ToString(sb);
return sb.ToString();
}
private void ToString(StringBuilder sb)
{
var firstInDictionary = true;
foreach (var pair in _dictionary)
{
if (!firstInDictionary)
sb.Append(",");
firstInDictionary = false;
var value = pair.Value;
var name = pair.Key;
if (value is string)
{
sb.AppendFormat("{0}:\"{1}\"", name, value);
}
else if (value is IDictionary<string, object>)
{
new DynamicJsonObject((IDictionary<string, object>)value).ToString(sb);
}
else if (value is ArrayList)
{
sb.Append(name + ":[");
var firstInArray = true;
foreach (var arrayValue in (ArrayList)value)
{
if (!firstInArray)
sb.Append(",");
firstInArray = false;
if (arrayValue is IDictionary<string, object>)
new DynamicJsonObject((IDictionary<string, object>)arrayValue).ToString(sb);
else if (arrayValue is string)
sb.AppendFormat("\"{0}\"", arrayValue);
else
sb.AppendFormat("{0}", arrayValue);
}
sb.Append("]");
}
else
{
sb.AppendFormat("{0}:{1}", name, value);
}
}
sb.Append("}");
}
public override bool TryGetMember(GetMemberBinder binder, out object result)
{
if (!_dictionary.TryGetValue(binder.Name, out result))
{
// return null to avoid exception. caller can check for null this way...
result = null;
return true;
}
result = WrapResultObject(result);
return true;
}
public override bool TryGetIndex(GetIndexBinder binder, object[] indexes, out object result)
{
if (indexes.Length == 1 && indexes[0] != null)
{
if (!_dictionary.TryGetValue(indexes[0].ToString(), out result))
{
// return null to avoid exception. caller can check for null this way...
result = null;
return true;
}
result = WrapResultObject(result);
return true;
}
return base.TryGetIndex(binder, indexes, out result);
}
private static object WrapResultObject(object result)
{
var dictionary = result as IDictionary<string, object>;
if (dictionary != null)
return new DynamicJsonObject(dictionary);
var arrayList = result as ArrayList;
if (arrayList != null && arrayList.Count > 0)
{
return arrayList[0] is IDictionary<string, object>
? new List<object>(arrayList.Cast<IDictionary<string, object>>().Select(x => new DynamicJsonObject(x)))
: new List<object>(arrayList.Cast<object>());
}
return result;
}
}
#endregion
}
}
Now simply convert any json into an object with
object jsonObject = DynamicJsonConverter.ConvertToObject(Json);
Hope that helps

Not sure if I have understood your question correctly, but you can Deserialize object it as dynamic. For example:
var converter = new ExpandoObjectConverter();
dynamic obj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(json, converter);

Memory Caching in MVC

I have written one Caching class but i am confused how do i use it in application in MVC ?
using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Runtime.Caching;
namespace ABC
{
public class InMemoryCache : ICache
{
protected ObjectCache Cache
{
get
{
return MemoryCache.Default;
}
}
/// Insert value into the cache using key, Value pairs
public void Add<T>(T o, string key)
{
if (o == null)
return;
var policy = new CacheItemPolicy();
policy.AbsoluteExpiration = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(Convert.ToInt32(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["CacheExpirationTime"]));
Cache.Add(new CacheItem(key, o), policy);
}
public void Update<T>(T o, string key)
{
if (Cache.Contains(key))
{
Cache[key] = o;
}
else
{
Add(o, key);
}
}
/// Remove item from cache
public void Remove(string key)
{
Cache.Remove(key);
}
/// Check for item in cache
public bool Exists(string key)
{
return Cache[key] != null;
}
public void Clear()
{
foreach (var item in Cache)
Remove(item.Key);
}
/// Retrieve cached item.Default(T) if item doesn't exist
public bool Get<T>(string key, out T value)
{
try
{
if (!Exists(key))
{
value = default(T);
return false;
}
value = (T)Cache[key];
}
catch
{
value = default(T);
return false;
}
return true;
}
public T Get<T>(string key)
{
try
{
return (T)Cache[key];
}
catch
{
return default(T);
}
}
}
}
I have BaseController where i have written OnAuthentication()
//How can i use Caching here as it hits on every click made in application
protected override void OnAuthentication(AuthenticationContext filterContext)
{
Check.NotEmpty(SsoId, "Unable to determine your AmexWeb logon identity. Please contact the system administrator.");
var requestingUser = new RBACUser(SsoId, _sprocService);
//How can i use Caching here as it hits on every click made in application
UserPermissions = requestingUser.UserPermissions;
PermissionsMaster = requestingUser.PermissionsMaster;
var user = LoggedInUser = requestingUser.User;
if (user == null)
{
if (HttpContext.Session != null)
{
HttpContext.Session["User"] = null;
HttpContext.Session["UserName"] = null;
}
}
else
{
if (HttpContext.Session != null)
{
HttpContext.Session["User"] = user.ADSId;
HttpContext.Session["UserName"] = user.FullName;
}
_userId = user.UserId;
_regionCode = user.Segment.RegionCode;
}
}

You could try to implement caching in OnActionExecuting() method so it would work only once per action.
public class BaseController : Controller
{
protected override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext)
{
// Work with a cache here
base.OnActionExecuting(filterContext);
}
}

Using EnumMemberAttribute and doing automatic string conversions

I have the following code
[DataContract]
public enum StatusType
{
[EnumMember(Value = "A")]
All,
[EnumMember(Value = "I")]
InProcess,
[EnumMember(Value = "C")]
Complete,
}
I'd like to do the following:
var s = "C";
StatusType status = SerializerHelper.ToEnum<StatusType>(s); //status is now StatusType.Complete
string newString = SerializerHelper.ToEnumString<StatusType>(status); //newString is now "C"
I've done the second part using DataContractSerializer (see code below), but it seems like a lot of work.
Am I missing something obvious? Ideas? Thanks.
public static string ToEnumString<T>(T type)
{
string s;
using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
{
var ser = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(T));
ser.WriteObject(ms, type);
ms.Position = 0;
var sr = new StreamReader(ms);
s = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
using (var xml = new XmlTextReader(s, XmlNodeType.Element, null))
{
xml.MoveToContent();
xml.Read();
return xml.Value;
}
}

Here is my proposition - it should give you the idea on how to do this (check also Getting attributes of Enum's value):
public static string ToEnumString<T>(T type)
{
var enumType = typeof (T);
var name = Enum.GetName(enumType, type);
var enumMemberAttribute = ((EnumMemberAttribute[])enumType.GetField(name).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), true)).Single();
return enumMemberAttribute.Value;
}
public static T ToEnum<T>(string str)
{
var enumType = typeof(T);
foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(enumType))
{
var enumMemberAttribute = ((EnumMemberAttribute[])enumType.GetField(name).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), true)).Single();
if (enumMemberAttribute.Value == str) return (T)Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
//throw exception or whatever handling you want or
return default(T);
}

If your project references Newtonsoft.Json (what doesn't these days?!), then there is a simple one line solution that doesn't need reflection:
public static string ToEnumString<T>(T value)
{
return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value).Replace("\"", "");
}
public static T ToEnum<T>(string value)
{
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>($"\"{value}\"");
}
The ToEnumString method will only work if you have the StringEnumConverter registered in your JsonSerializerSettings (see JavaScriptSerializer - JSON serialization of enum as string), e.g.
JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = () => new JsonSerializerSettings
{
Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
};
Another advantage of this method is that if only some of your enum elements have the member attribute, things still work as expected, e.g.
public enum CarEnum
{
Ford,
Volkswagen,
[EnumMember(Value = "Aston Martin")]
AstonMartin
}

Using extensions and C# 7.3 constraints
public static class EnumMemberExtensions
{
public static string ToEnumString<T>(this T type)
where T : Enum
{
var enumType = typeof(T);
var name = Enum.GetName(enumType, type);
var enumMemberAttribute = ((EnumMemberAttribute[])enumType.GetField(name).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), true)).Single();
return enumMemberAttribute.Value;
}
public static T ToEnum<T>(this string str)
where T : Enum
{
var enumType = typeof(T);
foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(enumType))
{
var enumMemberAttribute = ((EnumMemberAttribute[])enumType.GetField(name).GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), true)).Single();
if (enumMemberAttribute.Value == str) return (T)Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
//throw exception or whatever handling you want or
return default;
}
}

You can use reflection to get the value of the EnumMemberAttribute.
public static string ToEnumString<T>(T instance)
{
if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
throw new ArgumentException("instance", "Must be enum type");
string enumString = instance.ToString();
var field = typeof(T).GetField(enumString);
if (field != null) // instance can be a number that was cast to T, instead of a named value, or could be a combination of flags instead of a single value
{
var attr = (EnumMemberAttribute)field.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), false).SingleOrDefault();
if (attr != null) // if there's no EnumMember attr, use the default value
enumString = attr.Value;
}
return enumString;
}
Depending on how your ToEnum works, you might want to use this sort of approach there as well. Also, the type can be inferred when calling ToEnumString, e.g. SerializerHelper.ToEnumString(status);

This example shows how to convert enums using the DescriptionAttribute, the EnumMemberAttribute and the property name:
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
public static class EnumExtensions
{
public static T ToEnumByAttributes<T>(this string value)
where T:Enum
{
var enumType = typeof(T);
foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(enumType))
{
var field = enumType.GetField(name);
if(field == null) continue;
var enumMemberAttribute = GetEnumMemberAttribute(field);
if (enumMemberAttribute != null && enumMemberAttribute.Value == value)
{
return (T)Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
var descriptionAttribute = GetDescriptionAttribute(field);
if (descriptionAttribute != null && descriptionAttribute.Description == value)
{
return (T)Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
if (name == value)
{
return (T)Enum.Parse(enumType, name);
}
}
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(value), value, $"The value could not be mapped to type {enumType.FullName}");
}
public static string ToStringByAttributes(this Enum value)
{
var field = value
.GetType()
.GetField(value.ToString());
if (field == null) return string.Empty;
var enumMemberAttribute = GetEnumMemberAttribute(field);
if (enumMemberAttribute != null)
{
return enumMemberAttribute.Value ?? string.Empty;
}
var descriptionAttribute = GetDescriptionAttribute(field);
if (descriptionAttribute != null)
{
return descriptionAttribute.Description;
}
return value.ToString();
}
private static DescriptionAttribute? GetDescriptionAttribute(FieldInfo field)
{
return field
.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false)
.OfType<DescriptionAttribute>()
.SingleOrDefault();
}
private static EnumMemberAttribute? GetEnumMemberAttribute(FieldInfo field)
{
return field
.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumMemberAttribute), false)
.OfType<EnumMemberAttribute>()
.SingleOrDefault();
}
}
NUnit Tests:
[TestFixture]
public sealed class EnumExtensionsTests
{
public enum TestEnum
{
[EnumMember(Value = "A")]
Alpha,
[Description("O")]
Omega
}
[Test]
public void ShouldSerialize_FromEnumAttribute()
{
var result = TestEnum.Alpha.ToStringByAttributes();
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo("A"));
}
[Test]
public void ShouldSerialize_FromDescriptionAttribute()
{
var result = TestEnum.Omega.ToStringByAttributes();
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo("O"));
}
[Test]
public void ShouldDeserialize_FromEnumAttribute()
{
var result = "A".ToEnumByAttributes<TestEnum>();
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(TestEnum.Alpha));
}
[Test]
public void ShouldDeserialize_FromDescriptionAttribute()
{
var result = "O".ToEnumByAttributes<TestEnum>();
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(TestEnum.Omega));
}
[Test]
public void ShouldDeserialize_FromPropertyName()
{
var result = "Alpha".ToEnumByAttributes<TestEnum>();
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(TestEnum.Alpha));
}
}

How can you expose a multi-layer model that has derived classes and members for OData services?

I'm trying to expose a model to be available for OData services. The approach I'm currently taking is along the lines of:
1) Defining a class in the model to expose IQueryable collections such as:
public class MyEntities
{
public IQueryable<Customer> Customers
{
get
{
return DataManager.GetCustomers().AsQueryable<Customer>();
}
}
public IQueryable<User> Users
{
get
{
return DataManager.GetUsers().AsQueryable<User>();
}
}
}
2) Set up a WCF DataService with the queryable collection class such as:
public class MyDataService : DataService<MyEntities>
{
public static void InitializeService(DataServiceConfiguration config)
{
config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("Customers", EntitySetRights.All);
config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("Users", EntitySetRights.All);
config.DataServiceBehavior.MaxProtocolVersion = DataServiceProtocolVersion.V2;
}
}
I'm running into 3 issues and/or limitations with this approach:
1) I'm unable to add any derived class collections to the IQueryable lists.
2) I must apply the IgnoreProperties attribute to hide any members that are derived from a base type.
3) I'm unable to prevent unwanted entities from being accessed by the OData service and causing errors. For example, I only want BLL layer objects to be exposed, but it seems like the model is being reflected far beyond the members of the classes I added to the queryable list, and picking up all the DAL classes, causing errors being undefined and also having the same name as the BLL classes. There are no links to DAL classes from BLL class members. At the very least, I would like to have these classes ignored altogether.
Any pointers on how to address any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. Should I be doing a different approach on this? For example, should I implement IQueryable directly in my model collections?
Thanks.

The reflection provider which you're using is designed to walk all public types/properties. So the #3 and probably even #2 (which I don't fully understand what's the problem) are by design because of that.
#1 is also by design but for a different reason - the reflection provider can only expose one entity set for each type hierarchy. It doesn't support so called "MEST" (Multiple Entity Sets per Type), because it would not know which one to pick. It needs a 1 to 1 mapping between entity types and entity sets.
The reflection provider is meant for simple services which are "Easy" to setup. It's definitely not designed for customizations.
If you want greater control, then you need custom provider, which can be either implemented directly (if it's based on existing CLR classes it's not that hard), or through some library, like the one suggested in the comments above.

The reflection provider is not designed to handle rich data models with a fair amount of inheritance and other dependences. I ended up building a custom provider that could handle queries, updates, inheritance, and relationships based on Alex James' excellent blog post on Creating a Data Service Provider.
An example implementation with 3 CLR classes: ResidentialCustomer, Customer, and User is provided below. ResidentialCustomer extends Customer, Customer has a list of Users, and User has a reference back to Customer.
An interface for DataContext classes such as:
public interface IODataContext
{
IQueryable GetQueryable(ResourceSet set);
object CreateResource(ResourceType resourceType);
void AddResource(ResourceType resourceType, object resource);
void DeleteResource(object resource);
void SaveChanges();
}
A class to implement IDataServiceMetadataProvider such as:
public class ODataServiceMetadataProvider : IDataServiceMetadataProvider
{
private Dictionary<string, ResourceType> resourceTypes = new Dictionary<string, ResourceType>();
private Dictionary<string, ResourceSet> resourceSets = new Dictionary<string, ResourceSet>();
private List<ResourceAssociationSet> _associationSets = new List<ResourceAssociationSet>();
public string ContainerName
{
get { return "MyDataContext"; }
}
public string ContainerNamespace
{
get { return "MyNamespace"; }
}
public IEnumerable<ResourceSet> ResourceSets
{
get { return this.resourceSets.Values; }
}
public IEnumerable<ServiceOperation> ServiceOperations
{
get { yield break; }
}
public IEnumerable<ResourceType> Types
{
get { return this.resourceTypes.Values; }
}
public bool TryResolveResourceSet(string name, out ResourceSet resourceSet)
{
return resourceSets.TryGetValue(name, out resourceSet);
}
public bool TryResolveResourceType(string name, out ResourceType resourceType)
{
return resourceTypes.TryGetValue(name, out resourceType);
}
public bool TryResolveServiceOperation(string name, out ServiceOperation serviceOperation)
{
serviceOperation = null;
return false;
}
public void AddResourceType(ResourceType type)
{
type.SetReadOnly();
resourceTypes.Add(type.FullName, type);
}
public void AddResourceSet(ResourceSet set)
{
set.SetReadOnly();
resourceSets.Add(set.Name, set);
}
public bool HasDerivedTypes(ResourceType resourceType)
{
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(ResidentialCustomer))
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
public IEnumerable<ResourceType> GetDerivedTypes(ResourceType resourceType)
{
List<ResourceType> derivedResourceTypes = new List<ResourceType>();
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(ResidentialCustomer))
{
foreach (ResourceType resource in Types)
{
if (resource.InstanceType == typeof(Customer))
{
derivedResourceTypes.Add(resource);
}
}
}
return derivedResourceTypes;
}
public void AddAssociationSet(ResourceAssociationSet associationSet)
{
_associationSets.Add(associationSet);
}
public ResourceAssociationSet GetResourceAssociationSet(ResourceSet resourceSet, ResourceType resourceType, ResourceProperty resourceProperty)
{
return resourceProperty.CustomState as ResourceAssociationSet;
}
public ODataServiceMetadataProvider() { }
}
A class to implement IDataServiceQueryProvider such as:
public class ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> : IDataServiceQueryProvider where T : IODataContext
{
T _currentDataSource;
IDataServiceMetadataProvider _metadata;
public object CurrentDataSource
{
get
{
return _currentDataSource;
}
set
{
_currentDataSource = (T)value;
}
}
public bool IsNullPropagationRequired
{
get { return true; }
}
public object GetOpenPropertyValue(object target, string propertyName)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object>> GetOpenPropertyValues(object target)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public object GetPropertyValue(object target, ResourceProperty resourceProperty)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public IQueryable GetQueryRootForResourceSet(ResourceSet resourceSet)
{
return _currentDataSource.GetQueryable(resourceSet);
}
public ResourceType GetResourceType(object target)
{
Type type = target.GetType();
return _metadata.Types.Single(t => t.InstanceType == type);
}
public object InvokeServiceOperation(ServiceOperation serviceOperation, object[] parameters)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public ODataServiceQueryProvider(IDataServiceMetadataProvider metadata)
{
_metadata = metadata;
}
}
A class to implement IDataServiceUpdateProvider such as:
public class ODataServiceUpdateProvider<T> : IDataServiceUpdateProvider where T : IODataContext
{
private IDataServiceMetadataProvider _metadata;
private ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> _query;
private List<Action> _actions;
public T GetContext()
{
return ((T)_query.CurrentDataSource);
}
public void SetConcurrencyValues(object resourceCookie, bool? checkForEquality, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object>> concurrencyValues)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public void SetReference(object targetResource, string propertyName, object propertyValue)
{
_actions.Add(() => ReallySetReference(targetResource, propertyName, propertyValue));
}
public void ReallySetReference(object targetResource, string propertyName, object propertyValue)
{
targetResource.SetPropertyValue(propertyName, propertyValue);
}
public void AddReferenceToCollection(object targetResource, string propertyName, object resourceToBeAdded)
{
_actions.Add(() => ReallyAddReferenceToCollection(targetResource, propertyName, resourceToBeAdded));
}
public void ReallyAddReferenceToCollection(object targetResource, string propertyName, object resourceToBeAdded)
{
var collection = targetResource.GetPropertyValue(propertyName);
if (collection is IList)
{
(collection as IList).Add(resourceToBeAdded);
}
}
public void RemoveReferenceFromCollection(object targetResource, string propertyName, object resourceToBeRemoved)
{
_actions.Add(() => ReallyRemoveReferenceFromCollection(targetResource, propertyName, resourceToBeRemoved));
}
public void ReallyRemoveReferenceFromCollection(object targetResource, string propertyName, object resourceToBeRemoved)
{
var collection = targetResource.GetPropertyValue(propertyName);
if (collection is IList)
{
(collection as IList).Remove(resourceToBeRemoved);
}
}
public void ClearChanges()
{
_actions.Clear();
}
public void SaveChanges()
{
foreach (var a in _actions)
a();
GetContext().SaveChanges();
}
public object CreateResource(string containerName, string fullTypeName)
{
ResourceType type = null;
if (_metadata.TryResolveResourceType(fullTypeName, out type))
{
var context = GetContext();
var resource = context.CreateResource(type);
_actions.Add(() => context.AddResource(type, resource));
return resource;
}
throw new Exception(string.Format("Type {0} not found", fullTypeName));
}
public void DeleteResource(object targetResource)
{
_actions.Add(() => GetContext().DeleteResource(targetResource));
}
public object GetResource(IQueryable query, string fullTypeName)
{
var enumerator = query.GetEnumerator();
if (!enumerator.MoveNext())
throw new Exception("Resource not found");
var resource = enumerator.Current;
if (enumerator.MoveNext())
throw new Exception("Resource not uniquely identified");
if (fullTypeName != null)
{
ResourceType type = null;
if (!_metadata.TryResolveResourceType(fullTypeName, out type))
throw new Exception("ResourceType not found");
if (!type.InstanceType.IsAssignableFrom(resource.GetType()))
throw new Exception("Unexpected resource type");
}
return resource;
}
public object ResetResource(object resource)
{
_actions.Add(() => ReallyResetResource(resource));
return resource;
}
public void ReallyResetResource(object resource)
{
var clrType = resource.GetType();
ResourceType resourceType = _metadata.Types.Single(t => t.InstanceType == clrType);
var resetTemplate = GetContext().CreateResource(resourceType);
foreach (var prop in resourceType.Properties
.Where(p => (p.Kind & ResourcePropertyKind.Key) != ResourcePropertyKind.Key))
{
var clrProp = clrType.GetProperties().Single(p => p.Name == prop.Name);
var defaultPropValue = clrProp.GetGetMethod().Invoke(resetTemplate, new object[] { });
clrProp.GetSetMethod().Invoke(resource, new object[] { defaultPropValue });
}
}
public object ResolveResource(object resource)
{
return resource;
}
public object GetValue(object targetResource, string propertyName)
{
var value = targetResource.GetType().GetProperties().Single(p => p.Name == propertyName).GetGetMethod().Invoke(targetResource, new object[] { });
return value;
}
public void SetValue(object targetResource, string propertyName, object propertyValue)
{
targetResource.GetType().GetProperties().Single(p => p.Name == propertyName).GetSetMethod().Invoke(targetResource, new[] { propertyValue });
}
public ODataServiceUpdateProvider(IDataServiceMetadataProvider metadata, ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> query)
{
_metadata = metadata;
_query = query;
_actions = new List<Action>();
}
}
A class to implement IServiceProvider such as:
public class ODataService<T> : DataService<T>, IServiceProvider where T : IODataContext
{
private ODataServiceMetadataProvider _metadata;
private ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> _query;
private ODataServiceUpdateProvider<T> _updater;
public object GetService(Type serviceType)
{
if (serviceType == typeof(IDataServiceMetadataProvider))
{
return _metadata;
}
else if (serviceType == typeof(IDataServiceQueryProvider))
{
return _query;
}
else if (serviceType == typeof(IDataServiceUpdateProvider))
{
return _updater;
}
else
{
return null;
}
}
public ODataServiceMetadataProvider GetMetadataProvider(Type dataSourceType)
{
ODataServiceMetadataProvider metadata = new ODataServiceMetadataProvider();
ResourceType customer = new ResourceType(
typeof(Customer),
ResourceTypeKind.EntityType,
null,
"MyNamespace",
"Customer",
false
);
ResourceProperty customerCustomerID = new ResourceProperty(
"CustomerID",
ResourcePropertyKind.Key |
ResourcePropertyKind.Primitive,
ResourceType.GetPrimitiveResourceType(typeof(Guid))
);
customer.AddProperty(customerCustomerID);
ResourceProperty customerCustomerName = new ResourceProperty(
"CustomerName",
ResourcePropertyKind.Primitive,
ResourceType.GetPrimitiveResourceType(typeof(string))
);
customer.AddProperty(customerCustomerName);
ResourceType residentialCustomer = new ResourceType(
typeof(ResidentialCustomer),
ResourceTypeKind.EntityType,
customer,
"MyNamespace",
"ResidentialCustomer",
false
);
ResourceType user = new ResourceType(
typeof(User),
ResourceTypeKind.EntityType,
null,
"MyNamespace",
"User",
false
);
ResourceProperty userUserID = new ResourceProperty(
"UserID",
ResourcePropertyKind.Key |
ResourcePropertyKind.Primitive,
ResourceType.GetPrimitiveResourceType(typeof(Guid))
);
user.AddProperty(userUserID);
ResourceProperty userCustomerID = new ResourceProperty(
"CustomerID",
ResourcePropertyKind.Primitive,
ResourceType.GetPrimitiveResourceType(typeof(Guid))
);
user.AddProperty(userCustomerID);
ResourceProperty userEmailAddress = new ResourceProperty(
"EmailAddress",
ResourcePropertyKind.Primitive,
ResourceType.GetPrimitiveResourceType(typeof(string))
);
user.AddProperty(userEmailAddress);
var customerSet = new ResourceSet("Customers", customer);
var residentialCustomerSet = new ResourceSet("ResidentialCustomers", residentialCustomer);
var userSet = new ResourceSet("Users", user);
var userCustomer = new ResourceProperty(
"Customer",
ResourcePropertyKind.ResourceReference,
customer
);
user.AddProperty(userCustomer);
var customerUserList = new ResourceProperty(
"UserList",
ResourcePropertyKind.ResourceSetReference,
user
);
customer.AddProperty(customerUserList);
metadata.AddResourceType(customer);
metadata.AddResourceSet(customerSet);
metadata.AddResourceType(residentialCustomer);
metadata.AddResourceSet(residentialCustomerSet);
metadata.AddResourceType(user);
metadata.AddResourceSet(userSet);
ResourceAssociationSet customerUserListSet = new ResourceAssociationSet(
"CustomerUserList",
new ResourceAssociationSetEnd(
customerSet,
customer,
customerUserList
),
new ResourceAssociationSetEnd(
userSet,
user,
userCustomer
)
);
customerUserList.CustomState = customerUserListSet;
userCustomer.CustomState = customerUserListSet;
metadata.AddAssociationSet(customerUserListSet);
return metadata;
}
public ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> GetQueryProvider(ODataServiceMetadataProvider metadata)
{
return new ODataServiceQueryProvider<T>(metadata);
}
public ODataServiceUpdateProvider<T> GetUpdateProvider(ODataServiceMetadataProvider metadata, ODataServiceQueryProvider<T> query)
{
return new ODataServiceUpdateProvider<T>(metadata, query);
}
public ODataService()
{
_metadata = GetMetadataProvider(typeof(T));
_query = GetQueryProvider(_metadata);
_updater = GetUpdateProvider(_metadata, _query);
}
}
The DataContext class holds the CLR collections and wires up the service operations such as:
public partial class MyDataContext: IODataContext
{
private List<Customer> _customers = null;
public List<Customer> Customers
{
get
{
if (_customers == null)
{
_customers = DataManager.GetCustomers);
}
return _customers;
}
}
private List<ResidentialCustomer> _residentialCustomers = null;
public List<ResidentialCustomer> ResidentialCustomers
{
get
{
if (_residentialCustomers == null)
{
_residentialCustomers = DataManager.GetResidentialCustomers();
}
return _residentialCustomers;
}
}
private List<User> _users = null;
public List<User> Users
{
get
{
if (_users == null)
{
_users = DataManager.GetUsers();
}
return _users;
}
}
public IQueryable GetQueryable(ResourceSet set)
{
if (set.Name == "Customers") return Customers.AsQueryable();
if (set.Name == "ResidentialCustomers") return ResidentialCustomers.AsQueryable();
if (set.Name == "Users") return Users.AsQueryable();
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format("{0} not found", set.Name));
}
public object CreateResource(ResourceType resourceType)
{
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(Customer))
{
return new Customer();
}
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(ResidentialCustomer))
{
return new ResidentialCustomer();
}
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(User))
{
return new User();
}
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format("{0} not found for creating.", resourceType.FullName));
}
public void AddResource(ResourceType resourceType, object resource)
{
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(Customer))
{
Customer i = resource as Customer;
if (i != null)
{
Customers.Add(i);
return;
}
}
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(ResidentialCustomer))
{
ResidentialCustomeri = resource as ResidentialCustomer;
if (i != null)
{
ResidentialCustomers.Add(i);
return;
}
}
if (resourceType.InstanceType == typeof(User))
{
Useri = resource as User;
if (i != null)
{
Users.Add(i);
return;
}
}
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format("{0} not found for adding.", resourceType.FullName));
}
public void DeleteResource(object resource)
{
if (resource.GetType() == typeof(Customer))
{
Customers.Remove(resource as Customer);
return;
}
if (resource.GetType() == typeof(ResidentialCustomer))
{
ResidentialCustomers.Remove(resource as ResidentialCustomer);
return;
}
if (resource.GetType() == typeof(User))
{
Users.Remove(resource as User);
return;
}
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format("{0} not found for deletion.", resource.GetType().FullName));
}
public void SaveChanges()
{
foreach (var item in Customers.Where(i => i.IsModified == true))
item.Save();
foreach (var item in ResidentialCustomers.Where(i => i.IsModified == true))
item.Save();
foreach (var item in Users.Where(i => i.IsModified == true))
item.Save();
}
}
Then, create your data service using the custom data service class and your data context, such as:
public class MyDataService : ODataService<MyDataContext>
{
public static void InitializeService(DataServiceConfiguration config)
{
config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("Customers", EntitySetRights.All);
config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("ResidentialCustomers", EntitySetRights.All);
config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("Users", EntitySetRights.All);
config.DataServiceBehavior.MaxProtocolVersion = DataServiceProtocolVersion.V2;
config.DataServiceBehavior.AcceptProjectionRequests = true;
}
}
Lots of wiring up, but pretty straightforward once you've got the hang of it.