Flexible and Plug-in-based .NET Application using Provider Pattern

Shahed.Khan, David.Grinberg

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This paper demonstrates creating a flexible, extensible, plug-in-based .NET application (JOM - Smart Job Manager). JOM is an asynchronous job processing engine built using the MS Provider design pattern and the .NET technology available today.

smartjobmanager.zip
- Code
  - Bin
    - App.config
    - cachingconfiguration.config
    - ClientApplication.exe
    - EntLibHelper.dll
    - exceptionhandlingconfiguration.config
    - install.bat
    - InvokerSample.exe.config
    - log
      - exceptions
      - SmartJobManager.log
    - loggingconfiguration.config
    - loggingdistributorconfiguration.config
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Configuration.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.ActiveDirectory.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cache.CachingStore.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Database.Authentication.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Database.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.dll
    - Providers.dll
    - SampleProviders.dll
    - ScreencaptureJobManagerProvider.dll
    - SimpleJobManagerProvider.dll
    - SmartJobManager.BusinessLogicLayer.dll
    - SmartJobManagerService.exe
    - SmartJobManagerService.exe.config
    - uninstall.bat
  - ClientApplication
    - App.ico
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - ClientApplication.csproj
    - ClientApplication.csproj.user
    - frmMain.cs
    - frmMain.resx
    - QueuedClient.cs
  - EntLibHelper
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - EntLibHelper.cs
    - EntLibHelper.csproj
    - EntLibHelper.csproj.user
  - Library
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Configuration.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.ActiveDirectory.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cache.CachingStore.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Database.Authentication.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Database.dll
    - Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.dll
  - Objects
    - bin
      - Release
        
        SmartJobManager.BusinessLogicLayer.dll
        
        SmartJobManager.BusinessLogicLayer.xml
    - IEntity.cs
    - Job.cs
    - JobBase.cs
    - JobCollection.cs
    - JobCollectionBase.cs
    - JobDetail.cs
    - JobDetailBase.cs
    - JobDetailCollection.cs
    - JobDetailCollectionBase.cs
    - SmartJobManager.BusinessLogicLayer.xml
    - SmartJobManager.csproj
    - SmartJobManager.csproj.user
  - Providers
    - bin
    - Configuration
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Providers.csproj
    - Providers.csproj.user
    - System
      - Configuration
        
        Providers
        
        ProviderBase.cs
      - Providers
        
        JobManager.cs
        
        JobManagerConfiguration.cs
        
        JobManagerConfigurationHandler.cs
        
        JobManagerProvider.cs
  - Readme.txt
  - SampleProviders
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - SampleProviders.csproj
    - SampleProviders.csproj.user
    - TextToFileJobManagerProvider.cs
    - TextToImageJobManagerProvider.cs
  - ScreencaptureJobManagerProvider
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - ScreencaptureJobManagerProvider.cs
    - ScreencaptureJobManagerProvider.csproj
    - ScreencaptureJobManagerProvider.csproj.user
  - SimpleJobManagerProvider
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - SimpleJobManagerProvider.cs
    - SimpleJobManagerProvider.csproj
    - SimpleJobManagerProvider.csproj.user
  - SmartJobManager.sln
  - SmartJobManagerService
    - App.config
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
    - cachingconfiguration.config
    - exceptionhandlingconfiguration.config
    - loggingconfiguration.config
    - loggingdistributorconfiguration.config
    - ProjectInstaller.cs
    - ProjectInstaller.resx
    - SmartJobManagerService.csproj
    - SmartJobManagerService.csproj.user
    - SmartJobManagerWindowsService.cs
    - SmartJobManagerWindowsService.resx

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<exceptionHandlingConfiguration>
  <xmlSerializerSection type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Configuration.ExceptionHandlingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
    <enterpriseLibrary.exceptionHandlingSettings xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/practices/enterpriselibrary/08-31-2004/exceptionhandling">
      <exceptionPolicies>
        <exceptionPolicy name="Exception Policy">
          <exceptionTypes>
            <exceptionType name="Exception" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="NotifyRethrow">
              <exceptionHandlers>
                <exceptionHandler xsi:type="LoggingExceptionHandlerData" name="Logging Handler" defaultLogCategory="Exception" defaultEventID="100" defaultSeverity="Error" defaultTitle="Enterprise Library Exception Handling" formatterTypeName="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.TextExceptionFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" minimumPriority="0" />
              </exceptionHandlers>
            </exceptionType>
            <exceptionType name="ApplicationException" type="System.ApplicationException, mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="NotifyRethrow">
              <exceptionHandlers>
                <exceptionHandler xsi:type="LoggingExceptionHandlerData" name="Logging Handler" defaultLogCategory="Exception" defaultEventID="100" defaultSeverity="Error" defaultTitle="Enterprise Library Exception Handling" formatterTypeName="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.TextExceptionFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" minimumPriority="0" />
              </exceptionHandlers>
            </exceptionType>
          </exceptionTypes>
        </exceptionPolicy>
        <exceptionPolicy name="UnHandled Exception">
          <exceptionTypes>
            <exceptionType name="Exception" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="NotifyRethrow">
              <exceptionHandlers>
                <exceptionHandler xsi:type="LoggingExceptionHandlerData" name="Logging Handler" defaultLogCategory="Exception" defaultEventID="100" defaultSeverity="Error" defaultTitle="Enterprise Library Exception Handling" formatterTypeName="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.TextExceptionFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" minimumPriority="0" />
              </exceptionHandlers>
            </exceptionType>
          </exceptionTypes>
        </exceptionPolicy>
      </exceptionPolicies>
    </enterpriseLibrary.exceptionHandlingSettings>
  </xmlSerializerSection>
</exceptionHandlingConfiguration>

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Shahed.Khan

Web Developer

Australia

I have been awarded MVP (Visual C#) for year 2007, 2008, 2009. I am a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (C# .Net). I currently live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a co-founder and core developer of Pageflakes www.pageflakes.com and Founder of Simplexhub, a highly experienced software development company based in Melbourne Australia and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Simplexhub.
My BLOG http://www.geekswithblogs.net/shahed
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