I'm porting some code over from a Kentico 8.2 build to a Kentico 11 website. One of the snippets that I am migrating makes use of a CMS.Ecommerce.IAddressExtensions extension method public static string GetStateCode(this IAddress address).
When I moved this over to my Kentico 11 build, Visual Studio finds that this extension method no longer exists: IAddress does not contain a definition for GetStateCode and no extension method could be found.. I poked around the Object Viewer for the CMS.Ecommerce DLL, and sure enough, no IAddressExtensions class is present.
Is there a workaround to look up the state code for a given address in Kentico 11?
As you found out, Kentico has removed the IAddressExtensions class when upgrading from version 10 to 11. Here is the page for the API change.
Based on my understanding, you will instead need to use the StateInfoProvider as below.
IAddress someAddress = /* snip */;
var stateInfo = StateInfoProvider.GetStateInfo(someAddress.AddressStateID);
var stateCode = stateInfo.StateCode;
You can then take this same logic and move it into your own extension class.
public static class IAddressExtensions
{
public static string GetStateCode(this IAddress address)
{
var stateInfo = StateInfoProvider.GetStateInfo(address.AddressStateID);
return stateInfo.StateCode;
}
}
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Was EphemeralKeyRing omitted from GitHub for Security Reasons?
This one is a brain teaser. I've spent quite a bit of time lately reading and and absorbing the hierarchy of classes that relate to asp.net core session storage and asp.net core data protection. In those journeys, I have come across a reference to a EphemeralKeyRing class. However, the code for this class does not seem to be in the Asp.Net Core source code repository on GitHub. Equally odd, when doing a google search on this class name, I can find no references anywhere on the internet that are about this asp.net core class other than the one GitHub source code file that uses it.
Here is the class that news up a EphemeralKeyRing object: https://github.com/aspnet/DataProtection/blob/rel/1.1.0/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs
Here's the results of a GitHub search for the EphemeralKeyRing class in the Asp.Net Core repository:
:
And here is the an amazingly sparse set of google results when searching for EphemeralKeyRing. Note the first entry is the code file on GitHub that I mentioned above which uses the object and the other results are unrelated to this asp.net core class.
So my question is this: Was the source code for the EphemeralKeyRing class omitted from GitHub purposely for security reasons? Or is it there and I'm just searching wrong?
Here is the link:
https://github.com/aspnet/DataProtection/blob/master/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs
which I see you found and clicked on it already. If you go to the bottom of the page youll see the class you are looking for, I'll paste the code just in case:
private sealed class EphemeralKeyRing<T> : IKeyRing, IKeyRingProvider
where T : IInternalAuthenticatedEncryptionSettings, new()
{
// Currently hardcoded to a 512-bit KDK.
private const int NUM_BYTES_IN_KDK = 512 / 8;
public IAuthenticatedEncryptor DefaultAuthenticatedEncryptor { get; } = new T().ToConfiguration(services: null).CreateNewDescriptor().CreateEncryptorInstance();
public Guid DefaultKeyId { get; } = default(Guid);
public IAuthenticatedEncryptor GetAuthenticatedEncryptorByKeyId(Guid keyId, out bool isRevoked)
{
isRevoked = false;
return (keyId == default(Guid)) ? DefaultAuthenticatedEncryptor : null;
}
public IKeyRing GetCurrentKeyRing()
{
return this;
}
}
I'm working with the revit api, and one of its problems is that it locks the .dll once the command's run. You have to exit revit before the command can be rebuilt, very time consuming.
After some research, I came across this post on GitHub, that streams the command .dll into memory, thus hiding it from Revit. Letting you rebuild the VS project as much as you like.
The AutoReload Class impliments the revit IExteneralCommand Class which is the link into the Revit Program.
But the AutoReload class hides the actual source DLL from revit. So revit can't lock the DLL and lets one rebuilt the source file.
Only problem is I cant figure out how to implement it, and have revit execute the command. I guess my C# general knowledge is still too limited.
I created an entry in the RevitAddin.addin manifest that points to the AutoReload Method command, but nothing happens.
I've tried to follow all the comments in the posted code, but nothing seems to work; and no luck finding a contact for the developer.
Found at: https://gist.github.com/6084730.git
using System;
namespace Mine
{
// helper class
public class PluginData
{
public DateTime _creation_time;
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand _instance;
public PluginData(Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand instance)
{
_instance = instance;
}
}
//
// Base class for auto-reloading external commands that reside in other dll's
// (that Revit never knows about, and therefore cannot lock)
//
public class AutoReload : Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand
{
// keep a static dictionary of loaded modules (so the data persists between calls to Execute)
static System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, PluginData> _dictionary;
String _path; // to the dll
String _class_full_name;
public AutoReload(String path, String class_full_name)
{
if (_dictionary == null)
{
_dictionary = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, PluginData>();
}
if (!_dictionary.ContainsKey(class_full_name))
{
PluginData data = new PluginData(null);
_dictionary.Add(class_full_name, data);
}
_path = path;
_class_full_name = class_full_name;
}
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(
Autodesk.Revit.UI.ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message,
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
PluginData data = _dictionary[_class_full_name];
DateTime creation_time = new System.IO.FileInfo(_path).LastWriteTime;
if (creation_time.CompareTo(data._creation_time) > 0)
{
// dll file has been modified, or this is the first time we execute this command.
data._creation_time = creation_time;
byte[] assembly_bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(_path);
System.Reflection.Assembly assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(assembly_bytes);
foreach (Type type in assembly.GetTypes())
{
if (type.IsClass && type.FullName == _class_full_name)
{
data._instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type) as Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand;
break;
}
}
}
// now actually call the command
return data._instance.Execute(commandData, ref message, elements);
}
}
//
// Derive a class from AutoReload for every auto-reloadable command. Hardcode the path
// to the dll and the full name of the IExternalCommand class in the constructor of the base class.
//
[Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.TransactionMode.Manual)]
[Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Regeneration(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.RegenerationOption.Manual)]
public class AutoReloadExample : AutoReload
{
public AutoReloadExample()
: base("C:\\revit2014plugins\\ExampleCommand.dll", "Mine.ExampleCommand")
{
}
}
}
There is an easier approach: Add-in Manager
Go to Revit Developer Center and download the Revit SDK, unzip/install it, the check at \Revit 2016 SDK\Add-In Manager folder. With this tool you can load/reload DLLs without having to modify your code.
There is also some additional information at this blog post.
this is how you can use the above code:
Create a new VS class project; name it anything (eg. AutoLoad)
Copy&Paste the above code in-between the namespace region
reference revitapi.dll & revitapiui.dll
Scroll down to AutoReloadExample class and replace the path to point
your dll
Replace "Mine.ExampleCommand" with your plugins namespace.mainclass
Build the solution
Create an .addin manifest to point this new loader (eg.
AutoLoad.dll)
your .addin should include "FullClassName" AutoLoad.AutoReloadExample
This method uses reflection to create an instance of your plugin and prevent Revit to lock your dll file! You can add more of your commands just by adding new classes like AutoReloadExample and point them with seperate .addin files.
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My PLUGIN is firing on Entity A and in my code I am invoking a web service that returns an XML file with some attributes (attr1,attr2,attr3 etc ...) for Entity B including GUID.
I need to update Entity B using the attributes I received from the web service.
Can I use Service Context Class (SaveChanges) or what is the best way to accomplish my task please?
I would appreciate it if you provide an example.
There is no reason you need to use a service context in this instance. Here is basic example of how I would solve this requirement. You'll obviously need to update this code to use the appropriate entities, implement your external web service call, and handle the field updates. In addition, this does not have any error checking or handling as should be included for production code.
I made an assumption you were using the early-bound entity classes, if not you'll need to update the code to use the generic Entity().
class UpdateAnotherEntity : IPlugin
{
private const string TARGET = "Target";
public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{
//PluginSetup is an abstraction from: http://nicknow.net/dynamics-crm-2011-abstracting-plugin-setup/
var p = new PluginSetup(serviceProvider);
var target = ((Entity) p.Context.InputParameters[TARGET]).ToEntity<Account>();
var updateEntityAndXml = GetRelatedRecordAndXml(target);
var relatedContactEntity =
p.Service.Retrieve(Contact.EntityLogicalName, updateEntityAndXml.Item1, new ColumnSet(true)).ToEntity<Contact>();
UpdateContactEntityWithXml(relatedContactEntity, updateEntityAndXml.Item2);
p.Service.Update(relatedContactEntity);
}
private static void UpdateContactEntityWithXml(Contact relatedEntity, XmlDocument xmlDocument)
{
throw new NotImplementedException("UpdateContactEntityWithXml");
}
private static Tuple<Guid, XmlDocument> GetRelatedRecordAndXml(Account target)
{
throw new NotImplementedException("GetRelatedRecordAndXml");
}
}
I have an Orchard cms module with some additional Content types set up and have added an AutoRoute component via code.
Everything works perfectly, however I am not happy with the default permalink pattern.
What I am trying to do is add a custom pattern and use one of the public properties in my content type. In my case the custom type has a public property called ClubName and I would like that to be used (It makes more sense from a routing perspective).
The Orchard part class name is called TrackPart.
I have tried {Content.TrackPart.ClubName}, {Content.Track.ClubName}, {ContentItem.TrackPart.ClubName},{Content.TrackPart.ClubName} and various other variations but nothing seems to be working.
I am really new to Orchard so there is a high chance I am missing something simple.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In response to feedback from #Bertrand-le-roy I created my own token by copying an example token. I can now get see the token in the drop down menu and select it. However the route pattern is still not working.
I can only assume that I have misunderstood the Evaluate() function's context.For usage. It looks like I am not getting the data I need
Here is what I have so far.
public class TrackPartTokens : ITokenProvider {
private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
public TrackPartTokens(IContentManager contentManager) {
_contentManager = contentManager;
}
public Localizer T { get; set; }
public void Describe(dynamic context) {
context.For("Track", T("Track"), T("Tokens for Track"))
.Token("ClubName", T("ClubName"), T("The name of the club."))
;
}
public void Evaluate(dynamic context) {
context.For<TrackPart>("Track")
.Token("ClubName", (Func<TrackPart, object>)(field => field.ClubName))
.Chain("ClubName", "ClubName", (Func<TrackPart, object>)(field =>field.ClubName))
;
}</code>
The above code was based on the DateTimeField token inside the Orchard.Fields module.
context.For("DateTimeField")
.Token("Date", (Func)(field => field.DateTime))
.Chain("Date", "Date", (Func)(field => field.DateTime));
I had the same issue.
After some troubleshooting I managed to get the autoroute working by changing my implementaion to the following (adapted to your example, note that your setup might require some changes to the linq-function):
In your tokens-class:
First add a using System.Linq statement.
Then change your Evaluate implementation to the following:
context.For<IContent>("Content")
.Token("ClubName", (Func<IContent>, object>)(content =>
content.ContentItem.Parts.OfType<TrackPart>().First().ClubName));
Make sure your AutoroutePart settings in Migrations.cs uses the Content-prefix. Like:
.WithPart("AutoroutePart", partBuilder =>
partBuilder
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AllowCustomPattern", "true")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit", "false")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.PatternDefinitions",
#"[{Name:'Track', Pattern:'{Content.ClubName}',
Description:'Your description'}]")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.DefaultPatternIndex", "0"))
There seems to be some problems with the TokenManager-class in Orchard source that only allows the target-parameter to equal "Content" in order for the call: _data.TryGetValue(target, out value) to work (TokenManager.cs, line 67). I have tried a number of different setups but the _data-dictionary always only contain the "Content" key.
You'll have to make your own token. It's really easy. Copy a working example.
I'm trying to re-use some of the model configurations on several entities that implements a interface.
Check this code:
public static void ConfigureAsAuditable<T>(this EntityTypeConfiguration<T> thisRef)
where T : class, IAuditable
{
thisRef.Property(x => x.CreatedOn)
.HasColumnName("utctimestamp")
.IsRequired();
thisRef.Property(x => x.LastUpdate)
.HasColumnName("utclastchanged")
.IsRequired();
} // ConfigureAsAuditable
as you can see I'm trying to call the extension method "ConfigureAsAuditable" on my onmodelcreating method like this:
EntityTypeConfiguration<Account> conf = null;
conf = modelBuilder.Entity<Account>();
conf.ToTable("dbo.taccount");
conf.ConfigureAsAuditable();
When debugging i get this exception:
The property 'CreatedOn' is not a declared property on type
'Account'. Verify that the property has not been explicitly excluded
from the model by using the Ignore method or NotMappedAttribute data
annotation. Make sure that it is a valid primitive property.
Thanks in advance :)
PD:
I'm using EF 5-rc, VS 2011 and .NET Framework 4.5
I think a better approach would be to implement your own derived version of EntityTypeConfiguration. For example:
public class MyAuditableConfigurationEntityType<T> : EntityTypeConfiguration<T>
where T : class, IAuditable{
public bool IsAuditable{get;set;}
}
Then, when building your model, use that new type:
var accountConfiguration = new MyAuditableConfigurationEntityType<Account>();
accountConfiguration.IsAuditable = true; // or whatever you need to set
accountConfiguration.(HasKey/Ignore/ToTable/Whatever)
modelBuilder.Configurations.Add(accountConfiguration);