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Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

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Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.
#region File and License Information
/*
<File>
	<Copyright>Copyright © 2007, Daniel Vaughan. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
	<License see="prj:///Documentation/License.txt"/>
	<Owner Name="Daniel Vaughan" Email="dbvaughan@gmail.com"/>
	<CreationDate>2008-11-03 23:13:11Z</CreationDate>
	<LastSubmissionDate>$Date: $</LastSubmissionDate>
	<Version>$Revision: $</Version>
</File>
*/
#endregion

using System;
using System.Reflection;

using DanielVaughan.Concurrency;

namespace DanielVaughan
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Use to invoke an asynchronous WCF service method synchronously.
	/// </summary>
	public delegate IAsyncResult BeginAction(AsyncCallback asyncResult, object state);
	public delegate IAsyncResult BeginAction<TActionArgument1>(TActionArgument1 argument1, AsyncCallback asyncResult, object state);
	public delegate IAsyncResult BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2>(TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, AsyncCallback asyncResult, object state);
	public delegate IAsyncResult BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3>(TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3, AsyncCallback asyncResult, object state);
	public delegate IAsyncResult BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3, TActionArgument4>(TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3, TActionArgument4 argument4, AsyncCallback asyncResult, object state);
	public delegate void EndAction(IAsyncResult asyncResult);
	public delegate TReturn EndAction<TReturn>(IAsyncResult asyncResult);

	/// <summary>
	/// Enables one to call asynchronous WCF services, 
	/// via generated proxies, in a synchronous manner.
	/// </summary>
	public static class SynchronousChannelBroker
	{
		const string synchronousCallInvalidMessage = "Synchronous WCF call can not be performed from UI Thread.";

		static void EnsureNonUIThread()
		{
			if (!UISynchronizationContext.Instance.InvokeRequired)
			{
				throw new ConcurrencyException(synchronousCallInvalidMessage);
			}
		}

		#region Return type specified
		/// <summary>
		/// Performs the action synchronously.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="ConcurrencyException">Occurs if the call is executed from the UI thread.</exception>
		/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">Occurs if the specified <code>endAction</code> 
		/// throws a <code>TargetInvocationException</code></exception>
		/// <typeparam name="TReturn">The type of the object returned by the specified <code>endAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="beginAction">The Begin[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="endAction">The End[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <returns>The result of the <code>EndAction</code> method.</returns>
		/// <example>
		///	try
		///	{
		///		/* Perform synchronous WCF call. */
		///		result = SynchronousChannelBroker.PerformAction<string>(
		///			someService.BeginGetString, someService.EndGetString);
		///	}
		///	catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
		///	{
		///		DisplayMessage(string.Format("Unable to communicate with server. {0} {1}", 
		///			ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
		///	}
		/// </example>
		public static TReturn PerformAction<TReturn>(BeginAction beginAction, EndAction<TReturn> endAction)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = beginAction(null, null);
			var result = endAction(beginResult);
			return result;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Performs the action synchronously.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="ConcurrencyException">Occurs if the call is executed from the UI thread.</exception>
		/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">Occurs if the specified <code>endAction</code> 
		/// throws a <code>TargetInvocationException</code></exception>
		/// <typeparam name="TReturn">The type of the object returned 
		/// by the specified <code>endAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <typeparam name="TActionArgument1">The type of the argument required 
		/// by the specified <code>BeginAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="beginAction">The Begin[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="endAction">The End[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="argument1">The argument required by the specified <code>BeginAction</code></param>
		/// <returns>The result of the <code>EndAction</code> method.</returns>
		/// <example>
		///	try
		///	{
		///		/* Perform synchronous WCF call. */
		///		result = SynchronousChannelBroker.PerformAction&lt;string, string&gt;(
		///			someService.BeginGetString, someService.EndGetString, "test string");
		///	}
		///	catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
		///	{
		///		DisplayMessage(string.Format("Unable to communicate with server. {0} {1}", 
		///			ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
		///	}
		/// </example>
		public static TReturn PerformAction<TReturn, TActionArgument1>(
			Func<TActionArgument1, AsyncCallback, object, IAsyncResult> beginAction, 
			Func<IAsyncResult, TReturn> endAction, TActionArgument1 argument1)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = beginAction(argument1, null, null);
			var result = endAction(beginResult);
			return result;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Performs the action synchronously.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="ConcurrencyException">Occurs if the call is executed from the UI thread.</exception>
		/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">Occurs if the specified <code>endAction</code> 
		/// throws a <code>TargetInvocationException</code></exception>
		/// <typeparam name="TReturn">The type of the object returned 
		/// by the specified <code>endAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <typeparam name="TActionArgument1">The type of the first argument required 
		/// by the specified <code>BeginAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <typeparam name="TActionArgument2">The type of the second argument required 
		/// by the specified <code>BeginAction</code>.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="beginAction">The Begin[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="endAction">The End[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="argument1">The first argument required by the specified <code>BeginAction</code></param>
		/// <param name="argument2">The second argument required by the specified <code>BeginAction</code></param>
		/// <returns>The result of the <code>EndAction</code> method.</returns>
		/// <example>
		/// string result;
		///	try
		///	{
		///		/* Perform synchronous WCF call. */
		///		result = SynchronousChannelBroker.PerformAction&lt;string, string, int&gt;(
		///			someService.BeginGetString, someService.EndGetString, "test string", 5);
		///	}
		///	catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
		///	{
		///		DisplayMessage(string.Format("Unable to communicate with server. {0} {1}", 
		///			ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
		///	}
		/// </example>
		public static TReturn PerformAction<TReturn, TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2> beginAction, 
			EndAction<TReturn> endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = beginAction(argument1, argument2, null, null);
			var result = endAction(beginResult);
			return result;
		}

		public static TReturn PerformAction<TReturn, TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3> action, 
			EndAction<TReturn> endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = action(argument1, argument2, argument3, null, null);
			var result = endAction(beginResult);
			return result;
		}

		public static TReturn PerformAction<TReturn, TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3, TActionArgument4>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3, TActionArgument4> action, 
			EndAction<TReturn> endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3, TActionArgument4 argument4)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = action(argument1, argument2, argument3, argument4, null, null);
			var result = endAction(beginResult);
			return result;
		}
		#endregion

		#region void return type
		/// <summary>
		/// Performs the action synchronously.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="ConcurrencyException">Occurs if the call is executed from the UI thread.</exception>
		/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">Occurs if the specified <code>endAction</code> 
		/// throws a <code>TargetInvocationException</code></exception>
		/// <param name="beginAction">The Begin[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="endAction">The End[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <returns>The result of the <code>EndAction</code> method.</returns>
		/// <example>
		///	try
		///	{
		///		/* Perform synchronous WCF call. */
		///		SynchronousChannelBroker.PerformAction&lt;string&gt;(
		///			someService.BeginGetString, someService.EndGetString, "test string");
		///	}
		///	catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
		///	{
		///		DisplayMessage(string.Format("Unable to communicate with server. {0} {1}", 
		///			ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
		///	}
		/// </example>
		public static void PerformAction(BeginAction beginAction, EndAction endAction)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = beginAction(null, null);
			endAction(beginResult);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Performs the action synchronously.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="ConcurrencyException">Occurs if the call is executed from the UI thread.</exception>
		/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">Occurs if the specified <code>endAction</code> 
		/// throws a <code>TargetInvocationException</code></exception>
		/// <param name="beginAction">The Begin[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="endAction">The End[MethodName] method.</param>
		/// <param name="argument1">The first argument required 
		/// by the specified <code>BeginAction</code></param>
		/// <returns>The result of the <code>EndAction</code> method.</returns>
		/// <example>
		///	try
		///	{
		///		/* Perform synchronous WCF call. */
		///		SynchronousChannelBroker.PerformAction(
		///			someService.BeginGetString, someService.EndGetString);
		///	}
		///	catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
		///	{
		///		DisplayMessage(string.Format("Unable to communicate with server. {0} {1}", 
		///			ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
		///	}
		/// </example>
		public static void PerformAction<TActionArgument1>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1> beginAction,
			EndAction endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = beginAction(argument1, null, null);
			endAction(beginResult);
		}

		public static void PerformAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2> action,
			EndAction endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = action(argument1, argument2, null, null);
			endAction(beginResult);
		}

		public static void PerformAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3> action,
			EndAction endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = action(argument1, argument2, argument3, null, null);
			endAction(beginResult);
		}

		public static void PerformAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3, TActionArgument4>(
			BeginAction<TActionArgument1, TActionArgument2, TActionArgument3, TActionArgument4> action,
			EndAction endAction, 
			TActionArgument1 argument1, TActionArgument2 argument2, TActionArgument3 argument3, TActionArgument4 argument4)
		{
			EnsureNonUIThread();
			var beginResult = action(argument1, argument2, argument3, argument4, null, null);
			endAction(beginResult);
		}
		#endregion

	}
}

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Previously Daniel was a nine-time Microsoft MVP and co-founder of Outcoder, a Swiss software and consulting company.

Daniel is the author of Windows Phone 8 Unleashed and Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed, both published by SAMS.

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