Filtering LINQ Queries Using Business Rules Engine

Code Effects

19 Nov 2012CPOL7 min read

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This article discusses the use of one such new feature, namely, rule-based filtering of LINQ queries using Web Rule, the XML-based super-fast rules engine, implementable as an ASP.NET or MVC component.

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CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp.zip
- CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp
  - Ajax.aspx
  - Ajax.aspx.cs
  - Ajax.aspx.designer.cs
  - CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp.csproj
  - Common
    - Controls
      - Site.Master
      - Site.Master.cs
      - Site.Master.designer.cs
    - CSS
      - Common.css
    - Entities
      - Customer.cs
      - EntityComparer.cs
      - GridColumn.cs
      - ICustomer.cs
      - IOrder.cs
      - IProduct.cs
      - Order.cs
      - Product.cs
      - SearchResponse.cs
      - SettingsResponse.cs
      - Utility.cs
      - WebRuleLinq.Designer.cs
      - WebRuleLinq.edmx
    - Lib
      - CodeEffects.Rule.dll
      - CodeEffects.Rule.xml
    - Scripts
  - Default.aspx
  - Default.aspx.cs
  - Default.aspx.designer.cs
  - Eula.htm
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - READ_ME.txt
  - Terms.htm
  - Web.config
  - Web.Debug.config
  - Web.Release.config
  - WebRuleLinqTest.mdf
CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Mvc.zip
- CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Mvc
  - CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Mvc.csproj
  - Content
  - Controllers
  - Global.asax
  - Global.asax.cs
  - Lib
    - CodeEffects.Rule.dll
    - CodeEffects.Rule.xml
  - Models
    - Customer.cs
    - EntityComparer.cs
    - GridColumn.cs
    - ICustomer.cs
    - IOrder.cs
    - IProduct.cs
    - Order.cs
    - Product.cs
    - SearchModel.cs
    - SearchResult.cs
    - Utility.cs
    - WebRuleLinq.Designer.cs
    - WebRuleLinq.edmx
  - packages.config
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - READ_ME.txt
  - Scripts
  - Views
    - _ViewStart.cshtml
    - Ajax
      - Index.cshtml
    - Post
      - Index.cshtml
    - Shared
      - _Layout.cshtml
      - Error.cshtml
    - Web.config
  - Web.config
  - Web.Debug.config
  - Web.Release.config
  - WebRuleLinqTest.mdf
CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp-noexe.zip
- Ajax.aspx
- Ajax.aspx.cs
- Ajax.aspx.designer.cs
- CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp.csproj
- Site.Master
- Site.Master.cs
- Site.Master.designer.cs
- Common.css
- Customer.cs
- EntityComparer.cs
- GridColumn.cs
- ICustomer.cs
- IOrder.cs
- IProduct.cs
- Order.cs
- Product.cs
- SearchResponse.cs
- SettingsResponse.cs
- Utility.cs
- WebRuleLinq.Designer.cs
- WebRuleLinq.edmx
- CodeEffects.Rule.xml
- AjaxExample.js
- jquery-1.7.1.min.js
- json2.js
- Default.aspx
- Default.aspx.cs
- Default.aspx.designer.cs
- Eula.htm
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- READ_ME.txt
- Terms.htm
- Web.config
- Web.Debug.config
- Web.Release.config
- WebRuleLinqTest.mdf
CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Mvc-noexe.zip
- CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Mvc.csproj
- Common.css
- Eula.htm
- Terms.htm
- AjaxController.cs
- BaseController.cs
- PostController.cs
- Global.asax
- Global.asax.cs
- CodeEffects.Rule.xml
- Customer.cs
- EntityComparer.cs
- GridColumn.cs
- ICustomer.cs
- IOrder.cs
- IProduct.cs
- Order.cs
- Product.cs
- SearchModel.cs
- SearchResult.cs
- Utility.cs
- WebRuleLinq.Designer.cs
- WebRuleLinq.edmx
- packages.config
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- READ_ME.txt
- AjaxExample.js
- jquery-1.5.1.min.js
- jquery-1.5.1-vsdoc.js
- json2.js
- _ViewStart.cshtml
- Index.cshtml
- Index.cshtml
- _Layout.cshtml
- Error.cshtml
- Web.config
- Web.config
- Web.Debug.config
- Web.Release.config
- WebRuleLinqTest.mdf

<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="Site.master.cs" Inherits="CodeEffects.Rule.Demo.Filter.Asp.Common.Controls.Site" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
	<head>
		<title>Web Rule ASP.NET Filter Demo Application</title>
		<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
		<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/Common/CSS/Common.css" />
	</head>
	<body>
		<form id="form1" runat="server">
			<div class="main" style="margin-top:30px;">
				<div class="left" style="padding-left:20px;">
					<a href="http://rule.codeeffects.com" class="nodecor"><span class="logo">Rule.Code</span><span class="logo distincted">Effects</span><span class="logo">.com</span></a>
				</div>
				<div class="right" style="padding-right:14px;text-align:right;"><a href="/Default.aspx" class="nav">Postback Example</a><a href="/Ajax.aspx" class="nav">Ajax Example</a></div>
				<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>
			<div class="main">
				<asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
			</div>
			<div class="main" style="text-align:center;">
				<a class="tiny" href="http://codeeffects.com">Code Effects Software</a><span class="tiny">&nbsp;&copy;&nbsp;2012</span>
				<span class="tiny bold">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span>
				<a class="tiny" href="/Terms.htm">Terms and Conditions</a>
				<span class="tiny bold">&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;</span>
				<a class="tiny" href="/Eula.htm">EULA</a>
			</div>
		</form>
	</body>
</html>

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