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A Remoting Event (Simple and Efficient for Enterprise Solutions)

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21 Aug 2006CPOL2 min read 161.2K   2.1K   85  
This article contains the simplest solutions for: the security problem for DelegateSerializationHolder, the IO problem, and the messaging speed problem. Note: Messaging speed problem will appear when your application has worked for a long time.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging;


namespace Remotable
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents the method that will handle the Remotable.RemoteClass.MessageReceived event.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="message">Received message</param>
    [Serializable]
    [ComVisible(true)]
    public delegate void MessageHandler(string message);

    /// <summary>
    /// Shared remoting class that orchestrate messaging tasks 
    /// </summary>
    public class RemoteClass:MarshalByRefObject
    {
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Occurs when a broadcast message received.
        /// </summary>
        public event MessageHandler MessageReceived;
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the Remotable.RemoteClass class.
        /// </summary>
        public RemoteClass()
        {
           
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this
        /// instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        ///An object of type System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime.ILease used to control
        ///the lifetime policy for this instance. This is the current lifetime service
        ///object for this instance if one exists; otherwise, a new lifetime service
        ///object initialized to the value of the System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime.LifetimeServices.LeaseManagerPollTime
        ///property.
        ///null value means this object has to live forever.
        /// </returns>
        public override object InitializeLifetimeService()
        {
            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Broadcast message to all clients
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="message">message string</param>
        public void Send(string message)
        {
            if (MessageReceived != null)
            {
                MessageHandler messageDelegate = null;
                Delegate[] invocationList_ = null;
                try
                {
                    invocationList_ = MessageReceived.GetInvocationList();
                }
                catch (MemberAccessException ex)
                {
                    throw ex;
                }
                if (invocationList_ != null)
                {
                    lock (this)
                    {
                        foreach (Delegate del in invocationList_)
                        {
                            try
                            {
                                messageDelegate = (MessageHandler)del;
                                messageDelegate(message);
                            }
                            catch (Exception e)
                            {
                                MessageReceived -= messageDelegate;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

    }


    

}

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Written By
Program Manager System Group
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Hossein Ghahvei Araghi
Birth date: 1978
Birth place: Iran
Academic Credentials : BS(Tehran University)
Microsoft Credentials : MCP, MCAD, MCTS 2.0, MCTS 3.5, MCPD 2.0, MCPD 3.5

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