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Introduction to Model Driven Development with Sculpture – Part 1

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This article introduces how to create and manage .NET enterprise applications using your favorite technology (Data Access Application Block, LINQ, NHibernate, ASMX, and WCF) with the Model Driven Development approach by Sculpture.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// patterns & practices - Smart Client Software Factory - Guidance Package
//
// This file was generated by this guidance package as part of the solution template
//
// The ActionStrategy class is an ObjectBuilder builder strategy that will register all methods
// decorated with the ActionAttribute in the IActionCatalogService
// 
// For more information see: 
// ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.VSIPCC.v80/ms.practices.scsf.2007may/SCSF/html/03-01-140-How_to_Use_the_Action_Catalog.htm
//
// Latest version of this Guidance Package: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=62182
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using Microsoft.Practices.CompositeUI;
using Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder;
using DialogBox.Infrastructure.Interface.Services;
using DialogBox.Infrastructure.Interface;

namespace DialogBox.Infrastructure.Library.BuilderStrategies
{
    public class ActionStrategy : BuilderStrategy
    {
        public override object BuildUp(IBuilderContext context, Type typeToBuild, object existing, string idToBuild)
        {
            WorkItem workItem = GetWorkItem(context, existing);

            if (workItem != null)
            {
                IActionCatalogService actionCatalog = workItem.Services.Get<IActionCatalogService>();
                if (actionCatalog != null)
                {
                    Type targetType = existing.GetType();

                    foreach (MethodInfo methodInfo in targetType.GetMethods())
                        RegisterActionImplementation(context, actionCatalog, existing, idToBuild, methodInfo);
                }
            }

            return base.BuildUp(context, typeToBuild, existing, idToBuild);
        }

        public override object TearDown(IBuilderContext context, object item)
        {
            WorkItem workItem = GetWorkItem(context, item);

            if (workItem != null)
            {
                IActionCatalogService actionCatalog = workItem.Services.Get<IActionCatalogService>();
                if (actionCatalog != null)
                {
                    Type targetType = item.GetType();

                    foreach (MethodInfo methodInfo in targetType.GetMethods())
                        RemoveActionImplementation(context, actionCatalog, item, methodInfo);
                }
            }
            return base.TearDown(context, item);
        }

        private void RemoveActionImplementation(IBuilderContext context, IActionCatalogService catalog, object existing, MethodInfo methodInfo)
        {
            foreach (ActionAttribute attr in methodInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ActionAttribute), true))
            {
                catalog.RemoveActionImplementation(attr.ActionName);

                TraceTearDown(context, existing, "Action implementation removed for action {0}, for the method {1} on the type {2}.", attr.ActionName, methodInfo.Name, existing.GetType().Name);
            }
        }

        private void RegisterActionImplementation(IBuilderContext context, IActionCatalogService catalog, object existing, string idToBuild, MethodInfo methodInfo)
        {
            foreach (ActionAttribute attr in methodInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ActionAttribute), true))
            {
                ActionDelegate actionDelegate = (ActionDelegate)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(ActionDelegate), existing, methodInfo);
                catalog.RegisterActionImplementation(attr.ActionName, actionDelegate);

                // TODO: Add to resources
                TraceBuildUp(context, existing.GetType(), idToBuild, "Action implementation built for action {0}, for the method {1} on the type {2}.", attr.ActionName, methodInfo.Name, existing.GetType().Name);
            }
        }

        private WorkItem GetWorkItem(IBuilderContext context, object item)
        {
            if (item is WorkItem)
                return item as WorkItem;

            return context.Locator.Get<WorkItem>(new DependencyResolutionLocatorKey(typeof(WorkItem), null));
        }
    }
}

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Program Manager in Sculpture project, Interesting in .NET Model driven development.

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