I was trying to map ResultSet data to an object and returning it. Here is how i'm mapping data to an object. Now i'm having only 7 columns in resultset so this is working fine but what if i'm having 20 or 30 columns. How can i map dynamically those columns.
public class ProductsWrapperMapper implements ResultSetMapper<ProductsWrapper> {
public ProductsWrapper map(int i, ResultSet resultSet,
StatementContext statementContext) throws SQLException {
ProductsWrapper product = new ProductsWrapper();
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_productid"))) {
product.setId(resultSet.getInt("a_productid"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_productname"))) {
product.setProductName(resultSet.getString("a_productname"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_productlink"))) {
product.setLink(resultSet.getString("a_productlink"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_productimagelink"))) {
product.setImageLink(resultSet.getString("a_productimagelink"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_websiteid"))) {
product.setWebsiteId(resultSet.getInt("a_websiteid"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_productidentification"))) {
product.setProductIdentification(resultSet
.getString("a_productidentification"));
}
if ((isColumnPresent(resultSet,"a_adddate"))) {
product.setAddDate(resultSet.getString("a_adddate"));
}
return product;
}
public boolean isColumnPresent(ResultSet resultSet,String column) {
try {
#SuppressWarnings("unused")
int index = resultSet.findColumn(column);
return true;
} catch (SQLException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
return false;
}
}
}
Below one is my class which i was returning the object from mapper class above.
#JsonInclude(Include.NON_NULL)
public class ProductsWrapper {
private int id;
private String productName;
private String link;
private String imageLink;
private int websiteId;
private String productIdentification;
private String addDate;
int getWebsiteId() {
return websiteId;
}
public void setWebsiteId(int websiteId) {
this.websiteId = websiteId;
}
public String getProductIdentification() {
return productIdentification;
}
public void setProductIdentification(String productIdentification) {
this.productIdentification = productIdentification;
}
public String getAddDate() {
return addDate;
}
public void setAddDate(String addDate) {
this.addDate = addDate;
}`enter code here`
public ProductsWrapper(int id) {
this.setId(id);
}
public String getProductName() {
return productName;
}
public void setProductName(String productName) {
this.productName = productName;
}
public String getLink() {
return link;
}
public void setLink(String link) {
this.link = link;
}
public String getImageLink() {
return imageLink;
}
public void setImageLink(String imageLink) {
this.imageLink = imageLink;
}
public int getId() {
return id;
}
public void setId(int id) {
this.id = id;
}
}
You can also try Jdbi-folder. It automatically takes care of dynamic bynding and also it provides one to many mapping relationship.
You can add Rosetta as a mapper for your JDBI result sets (it also works for bindings). Have a look at the advanced features to map column names with underscores to snake snake case java names.
Beware that there is no warning message if Rosetta is unable to map a value: any missed property in the target bean will just be empty. I found that my database returned column names in capital letters, therefore the LowerCaseWithUnderscoresStrategy in the example didn't work for me. I created a UpperCaseWithUnderscoresStrategy.
To skip writing getters and setters in ProductsWrapper have a look at Lombok's #Data annotation.
I've seen a lot of similar posts on this, but haven't found the answer specific to controller parameters.
I've written a custom attribute called AliasAttribute that allows me to define aliases for parameters during model binding. So for example if I have: public JsonResult EmailCheck(string email) on the server and I want the email parameter to be bound to fields named PrimaryEmail or SomeCrazyEmail I can "map" this using the aliasattribute like this: public JsonResult EmailCheck([Alias(Suffix = "Email")]string email).
The problem: In my custom model binder I can't get a hold of the AliasAttribute class applied to the email parameter. It always returns null.
I've seen what the DefaultModelBinder class is doing to get the BindAttribute in reflector and its the same but doesn't work for me.
Question: How do I get this attribute during binding?
AliasModelBinder:
public class AliasModelBinder : DefaultModelBinder
{
public static ICustomTypeDescriptor GetTypeDescriptor(Type type)
{
return new AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider(type).GetTypeDescriptor(type);
}
public override object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
var value = base.BindModel(controllerContext, bindingContext);
var descriptor = GetTypeDescriptor(bindingContext.ModelType);
/*************************/
// this next statement returns null!
/*************************/
AliasAttribute attr = (AliasAttribute)descriptor.GetAttributes()[typeof(AliasAttribute)];
if (attr == null)
return null;
HttpRequestBase request = controllerContext.HttpContext.Request;
foreach (var key in request.Form.AllKeys)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(attr.Prefix) == false)
{
if (key.StartsWith(attr.Prefix, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(attr.Suffix) == false)
{
if (key.EndsWith(attr.Suffix, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return request.Form.Get(key);
}
}
return request.Form.Get(key);
}
}
else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(attr.Suffix) == false)
{
if (key.EndsWith(attr.Suffix, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return request.Form.Get(key);
}
}
if (attr.HasIncludes)
{
foreach (var include in attr.InlcludeSplit)
{
if (key.Equals(include, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return request.Form.Get(include);
}
}
}
}
return null;
}
}
AliasAttribute:
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Parameter | AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
public class AliasAttribute : Attribute
{
private string _include;
private string[] _inlcludeSplit = new string[0];
public string Prefix { get; set; }
public string Suffix { get; set; }
public string Include
{
get
{
return _include;
}
set
{
_include = value;
_inlcludeSplit = SplitString(_include);
}
}
public string[] InlcludeSplit
{
get
{
return _inlcludeSplit;
}
}
public bool HasIncludes { get { return InlcludeSplit.Length > 0; } }
internal static string[] SplitString(string original)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(original))
{
return new string[0];
}
return (from piece in original.Split(new char[] { ',' })
let trimmed = piece.Trim()
where !string.IsNullOrEmpty(trimmed)
select trimmed).ToArray<string>();
}
}
Usage:
public JsonResult EmailCheck([ModelBinder(typeof(AliasModelBinder)), Alias(Suffix = "Email")]string email)
{
// email will be assigned to any field suffixed with "Email". e.g. PrimaryEmail, SecondaryEmail and so on
}
Gave up on this and then stumbled across the Action Parameter Alias code base that will probably allow me to do this. It's not as flexible as what I started out to write but probably can be modified to allow wild cards.
what I did was make my attribute subclass System.Web.Mvc.CustomModelBinderAttribute which then allows you to return a version of your custom model binder modified with the aliases.
example:
public class AliasAttribute : System.Web.Mvc.CustomModelBinderAttribute
{
public AliasAttribute()
{
}
public AliasAttribute( string alias )
{
Alias = alias;
}
public string Alias { get; set; }
public override IModelBinder GetBinder()
{
var binder = new AliasModelBinder();
if ( !string.IsNullOrEmpty( Alias ) )
binder.Alias = Alias;
return binder;
}
}
which then allows this usage:
public ActionResult Edit( [Alias( "somethingElse" )] string email )
{
// ...
}
I have a simple model, it is Entity Framework 5 Code First, ActiveEntity is an abstract class with an int Id property and a bool IsActive field.
public class License:ActiveEntity
{
public string LicenseName { get; set; }
public LicenseType LicenseType { get; set; }
public State State { get; set; }
public DateTime DateIssued { get; set; }
public int ValidFor { get; set; }
}
public class LicenseType:ActiveEntity
{
[StringLength(100),Required]
public string Description { get; set; }
}
public class State:ActiveEntity
{
[StringLength(2)]
[Required]
public string Name { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Long Name")]
[Required, StringLength(25)]
public string LongName { get; set; }
}
Breeze makes a call to GetLicenses on the LicenseController:
[BreezeController]
public class LicenseController : ApiController
{
private readonly EFContextProvider<LicensingContext> db = new EFContextProvider<LicensingContext>();
[HttpGet]
public string Metadata()
{
return db.Metadata();
}
[HttpPost]
public SaveResult SaveChanges(JObject saveBundle)
{
return db.SaveChanges(saveBundle);
}
[HttpGet]
public IQueryable<License> GetLicenses()
{
//for debugging purposes
var retVal = db.Context.Licenses
.Include(l => l.State)
.Include(l=>l.LicenseType);
return retVal;
}
}
The db context returns the appropriate data but it does not appear in the response.
I don't have enough reputation points to post an image but the license type and state are in the context's response.
However the controller's response does not contain the licensetype object for the first three objects.
[{"$id":"1","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Low Voltage","State":{"$id":"2","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.State, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Name":"FL","LongName":"Florida","IsActive":false,"Id":23},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":1},{"$id":"3","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Contractors","State":{"$ref":"2"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":2},{"$id":"4","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"General Contractors","State":{"$ref":"2"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":3},{"$id":"5","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Low Voltage","LicenseType":{"$id":"6","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"Low Voltage","IsActive":false,"Id":1},"State":{"$id":"7","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.State, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Name":"CA","LongName":"California","IsActive":false,"Id":35},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":4},{"$id":"8","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Contractors","LicenseType":{"$id":"9","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"Contractors","IsActive":false,"Id":2},"State":{"$ref":"7"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":5},{"$id":"10","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"General Contractors","LicenseType":{"$id":"11","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"General Contractors","IsActive":false,"Id":3},"State":{"$ref":"7"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":6}]
Here is the home.js file on the client.
define(['services/logger'], function (logger) {
var system = require('durandal/system');
var serviceName = 'api/License';
// manager is the service gateway and cache holder
var manager = new breeze.EntityManager(serviceName);
var vm = {
activate: getLicenses,
title: 'Licenses',
licenses: ko.observableArray(),
includeExpired: ko.observable(false),
save: saveChanges,
show: ko.observable(false)
};
//vm.includeExpired.subscribe(getLicenses);
function getLicenses() {
log("querying Licenses", null, true);
var query = breeze.EntityQuery.from("GetLicenses");
//if (!vm.includeExpired()) {
// query = query.where("DateIssued.AddDays(ValidFor*-1)" > new Date(Date.now()));
//}
return manager
.executeQuery(query)
.then(querySucceeded)
.fail(queryFailed);
// reload vm.todos with the results
function querySucceeded(data) {
log("queried Licenses", null, true);
vm.licenses(data.results);
vm.show(true); // show the view
}
}
function queryFailed(error) {
log("Query failed: " + error.message, null, true);
}
function saveChanges() {
return manager.saveChanges()
.then(function () { log("changes saved", null, true); })
.fail(saveFailed);
}
function saveFailed(error) {
log("Save failed: " + error.message, null, true);
}
function log(msg, data, showToast) {
logger.log(msg, data, system.getModuleId(vm), showToast);
}
return vm;
//#endregion
});
Any thoughts as to why this would occur and only for the first three items, any help would be appreciated. I like breeze as a potential for some spa's we need to write but this has caused me some concern.
Update 1
If I change the order of the LicenseType_id in the database it works, the initial order was 123123
if it is changed to 312123 or 321123 all six are correct in the response
[{"$id":"1","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Low Voltage","LicenseType":{"$id":"2","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"General Contractors","IsActive":false,"Id":3},"State":{"$id":"3","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.State, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Name":"FL","LongName":"Florida","IsActive":false,"Id":23},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":1},{"$id":"4","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Contractors","LicenseType":{"$id":"5","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"Low Voltage","IsActive":false,"Id":1},"State":{"$ref":"3"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":2},{"$id":"6","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"General Contractors","LicenseType":{"$id":"7","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.LicenseType, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Description":"Contractors","IsActive":false,"Id":2},"State":{"$ref":"3"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":3},{"$id":"8","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Low Voltage","LicenseType":{"$ref":"5"},"State":{"$id":"9","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.State, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","Name":"CA","LongName":"California","IsActive":false,"Id":35},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":4},{"$id":"10","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"Contractors","LicenseType":{"$ref":"7"},"State":{"$ref":"9"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":5},{"$id":"11","$type":"Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models.License, Volt.Telecom.Licensing.Models","LicenseName":"General Contractors","LicenseType":{"$ref":"2"},"State":{"$ref":"9"},"DateIssued":"2012-11-18T00:00:00.000","ValidFor":1095,"IsActive":false,"Id":6}]
Edit: As of v 1.3.1 Breeze now DOES support inheritance.
The problem may be that Breeze does not yet support inheritance. There is a UserVoice suggestion here. Please vote on it. We take these suggestions very seriously.
To confirm that this is your issue, can you flatten the structure so that you do not need inheritance and see if the issue goes away.
I think that if something disappears between server to client its because Breeze retain null data column which can disorganize data structure and make knockout binding dysfunctional.
In opting to minimize Breeze performance you can place the attribute in the down level according to your need.
1 - BreezeWebApiConfig.cs level
2 - Controller level
3 - or HttGet level
This attribute works for me:
var jsonx = Breeze.WebApi.BreezeConfig.Instance;
jsonx.GetJsonSerializerSettings().NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Include;
I'm trying to generate an Html.ActionLink with the following viewmodel:
public class SearchModel
{
public string KeyWords {get;set;}
public IList<string> Categories {get;set;}
}
To generate my link I use the following call:
#Html.ActionLink("Index", "Search", Model)
Where Model is an instance of the SearchModel
The link generated is something like this:
http://www.test.com/search/index?keywords=bla&categories=System.Collections.Generic.List
Because it obviously is only calling the ToString method on every property.
What I would like to see generate is this:
http://www.test.com/search/index?keywords=bla&categories=Cat1&categories=Cat2
Is there any way I can achieve this by using Html.ActionLink
In MVC 3 you're just out of luck because the route values are stored in a RouteValueDictionary that as the name implies uses a Dictionary internally which makes it not possible to have multiple values associated to a single key. The route values should probably be stored in a NameValueCollection to support the same behavior as the query string.
However, if you can impose some constraints on the categories names and you're able to support a query string in the format:
http://www.test.com/search/index?keywords=bla&categories=Cat1|Cat2
then you could theoretically plug it into Html.ActionLink since MVC uses TypeDescriptor which in turn is extensible at runtime. The following code is presented to demonstrate it's possible, but I would not recommend it to be used, at least without further refactoring.
Having said that, you would need to start by associating a custom type description provider:
[TypeDescriptionProvider(typeof(SearchModelTypeDescriptionProvider))]
public class SearchModel
{
public string KeyWords { get; set; }
public IList<string> Categories { get; set; }
}
The implementation for the provider and the custom descriptor that overrides the property descriptor for the Categories property:
class SearchModelTypeDescriptionProvider : TypeDescriptionProvider
{
public override ICustomTypeDescriptor GetTypeDescriptor(
Type objectType, object instance)
{
var searchModel = instance as SearchModel;
if (searchModel != null)
{
var properties = new List<PropertyDescriptor>();
properties.Add(TypeDescriptor.CreateProperty(
objectType, "KeyWords", typeof(string)));
properties.Add(new ListPropertyDescriptor("Categories"));
return new SearchModelTypeDescriptor(properties.ToArray());
}
return base.GetTypeDescriptor(objectType, instance);
}
}
class SearchModelTypeDescriptor : CustomTypeDescriptor
{
public SearchModelTypeDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor[] properties)
{
this.Properties = properties;
}
public PropertyDescriptor[] Properties { get; set; }
public override PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties()
{
return new PropertyDescriptorCollection(this.Properties);
}
}
Then we would need the custom property descriptor to be able to return a custom value in GetValue which is called internally by MVC:
class ListPropertyDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor
{
public ListPropertyDescriptor(string name)
: base(name, new Attribute[] { }) { }
public override bool CanResetValue(object component)
{
return false;
}
public override Type ComponentType
{
get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
public override object GetValue(object component)
{
var property = component.GetType().GetProperty(this.Name);
var list = (IList<string>)property.GetValue(component, null);
return string.Join("|", list);
}
public override bool IsReadOnly { get { return false; } }
public override Type PropertyType
{
get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
public override void ResetValue(object component) { }
public override void SetValue(object component, object value) { }
public override bool ShouldSerializeValue(object component)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
And finally to prove that it works a sample application that mimics the MVC route values creation:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var model = new SearchModel { KeyWords = "overengineering" };
model.Categories = new List<string> { "1", "2", "3" };
var properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(model);
var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor p in properties)
{
dictionary.Add(p.Name, p.GetValue(model));
}
// Prints: KeyWords, Categories
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", dictionary.Keys));
// Prints: overengineering, 1|2|3
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", dictionary.Values));
}
Damn, this is probably the longest answer I ever give here at SO.
with linq of course...
string.Join("", Model.Categories.Select(c=>"&categories="+c))
I have the following hook in my Global.aspx
protected void Application_Start()
{
AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
AutoMapper.Mapper.CreateMap<FormCollection, Models.IAmACustomer>().ForAllMembers(form => form.ResolveUsing<Models.FormCollectionValueResolver<Models.IAmACustomer>>());
}
In My controller:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(FormCollection formCollection)
{
var customer = AutoMapper.Mapper.Map<FormCollection,Models.IAmACustomer> (formCollection,null);
}
This line executes but my custom resolver is never called.
The resolver looks like this:
public class FormCollectionValueResolver<TDestination>:ValueResolver<FormCollection,TDestination>
{
//Code removed for brevity
}
The application compiles and runs, however without the custom resolver, nothing comes into the object, it just creates a mock object with exception throwing get accessors.
The reason the FormCollectionValueResolver<Customer> never gets called is that the ForAllMembers() method iterates over all your property mappings, as defined by the ForMember() method, applying the specified member options. However, in the code sample you supplied no property mappings have been defined, thus the resolver never gets called.
Here is an example of how the ForAllMembers() method could be used.
[Test]
public void AutoMapperForAllMembersTest()
{
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, Destination>()
.ForMember(dest => dest.Sum,
opt => opt.ResolveUsing<AdditionResolver>())
.ForMember(dest => dest.Difference,
opt => opt.ResolveUsing<SubtractionResolver>())
.ForAllMembers(opt => opt.AddFormatter<CustomerFormatter>());
Source source = new Source();
source.Expression = new Expression
{
LeftHandSide = 2,
RightHandSide = 1
};
Destination destination = Mapper.Map<Source, Destination>(source);
Assert.That(destination.Sum, Is.EqualTo("*3*"));
Assert.That(destination.Difference, Is.EqualTo("*1*"));
}
public class Expression
{
public int LeftHandSide { get; set; }
public int RightHandSide { get; set; }
}
public class Source
{
public Expression Expression { get; set; }
}
public class Destination
{
public string Sum { get; set; }
public string Difference { get; set; }
}
public class AdditionResolver : ValueResolver<Source, int>
{
protected override int ResolveCore(Source source)
{
Expression expression = source.Expression;
return expression.LeftHandSide + expression.RightHandSide;
}
}
public class SubtractionResolver : ValueResolver<Source, int>
{
protected override int ResolveCore(Source source)
{
Expression expression = source.Expression;
return expression.LeftHandSide - expression.RightHandSide;
}
}
public class CustomerFormatter : IValueFormatter
{
public string FormatValue(ResolutionContext context)
{
return string.Format("*{0}*", context.SourceValue);
}
}
You should consider ditching FormCollection altogether:
Link
Basically, you'll lean on strongly-typed views + custom-created ViewModel types for forms. These forms have things like validation attributes on them so you can run them through validation frameworks. If it's valid, only then do you update your persistence model from the posted form. We stay away from creating domain objects directly from the posted form.