How do I use *attributeless* MEF 2.0 to export methods that match a specific signature? - plugins

I'm interested in using external assemblies as plugins. Instead of basing import/export on interfaces, I want to be able to export methods from random assemblies in cases where the method meets a certain signature and import them as method proxies. I have done this previously via custom reflection code but I would rather use Microsoft's built in functionality. Unfortunately, the documentation for MEF v2 is quite lacking.
So how can I change this to successfully create method proxies:
[Test()]
public void ProxyTest()
{
var builder = new ConventionBuilder();
var filter = new MemberFilter((info, obj) => info.DeclaringType != typeof(object) && info.MemberType == MemberTypes.Method && ((MethodInfo)info).IsBoolTask());
builder.ForTypesMatching((classType) => classType.FindMembers(MemberTypes.Method, ReflectionExtensions.Everything, filter, null).Any()).Export<Func<Task<bool>>>();
var host = new ContainerConfiguration().WithAssembly(this.GetType().Assembly, builder).CreateContainer();
var container = new ProxyContainer();
host.SatisfyImports(container);
}
public class ProxyContainer
{
[ImportMany]
public IEnumerable<Lazy<Func<Task<bool>>>> LazyProxyMethod
{
get;
set;
}
[ImportMany]
public IEnumerable<Func<Task<bool>>> ProxyMethods
{
get;
set;
}
}
public static class StaticThing
{
public static Task<bool> MyStaticMethod() =>
Task.FromResult(true);
}
public class InstanceThing
{
public Task<bool> MyInstanceMethod() =>
Task.FromResult(true);
}
public class InstanceWithStaticThing
{
public static Task<bool> MyStaticMethod() =>
Task.FromResult(true);
}
public static class ReflectionExtensions
{
public const BindingFlags Everything = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy;
public static bool IsBoolTask(this MethodInfo method) =>
null != method &&
typeof(Task<bool>) == method.ReturnType;
}

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With LightInject, how can I pass arguments to child dependencies without registering a bunch of factories?

In the code below, I am trying to inject a ViewModel into a View, while the ViewModel requires a Model to wrap and another service that is in the container. The Model is not registered as it is not really a "service".
How do I:
a) not have to provide the IService instance as an argument (let the container resolve it),
b) not have to register a factory for my ViewModels (there will be many)
So what I'm really asking the container to do is treat my Model (that I pass as an argument) as if it were a registered "service" for the duration of this call to GetInstance.
If this is not possible with LightInject, are there any containers out there that have something like this?
public static class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
var container = new LightInject.ServiceContainer();
var service = new Service1();
container.RegisterInstance<IService>(service);
// Have to register the factory
container.Register<IService, PersonModel, PersonViewModel>(
(f, s, p) => new PersonViewModel(s, p));
container.Register<View>();
var person = new PersonModel(); // this is contextual -- not a service.
object view = CreateView(container, typeof(View), service, person);
// ultimate desired code:
//var view = container.GetInstance(typeof(View), new object[] { person });
}
private static object CreateView(ServiceContainer container, Type viewType, IService service, object model)
{
var ctor = viewType.GetConstructors()[0];
var parameters = new List<object>();
foreach (var param in ctor.GetParameters())
{
var attr = param.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ModelAttribute), false).FirstOrDefault();
if (model != null && attr != null)
{
parameters.Add(model);
}
else
{
parameters.Add(container.GetInstance(param.ParameterType, new object[] { service, model }));
}
}
return Activator.CreateInstance(viewType, parameters.ToArray());
}
}
public interface IService
{
}
public class Service1 : IService
{
}
public class PersonModel
{
}
public class PersonViewModel
{
public PersonModel PersonModel { get; set; }
public PersonViewModel(IService service, [Model] PersonModel person)
{
PersonModel = person;
}
}
public class View
{
public PersonViewModel PersonViewModel { get; set; }
public View(PersonViewModel vm)
{
PersonViewModel = vm;
}
}
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Parameter, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
public class ModelAttribute : Attribute
{
}
I have solved the issues with a combination of techniques...
a) use a Scope and register the ViewModel and View with PerScopeLifetime.
b) use a "ModelTracker" registered with a factory to allow an instance not created by the container to be injected (since models will be created by client code or a DbContext).
This combination also allows me to not register a factory for every ViewModel type -- but instead use the built-in mass registration functions (like RegisterAssembly).
public static class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
var container = new LightInject.ServiceContainer();
container.RegisterInstance<IService>(new Service1());
container.Register<View>(new PerScopeLifetime());
container.Register<PersonViewModel>(new PerScopeLifetime());
container.Register<ModelTracker>(new PerScopeLifetime());
container.Register<PersonModel>((f) => (PersonModel)f.GetInstance<ModelTracker>().Instance);
using (var scope = container.BeginScope())
{
var tracker = scope.GetInstance<ModelTracker>();
tracker.Instance = new PersonModel() { Name = "person1" };
var view = scope.GetInstance<View>();
}
}
}
public class ModelTracker
{
public object Instance { get; set; }
}
public class PersonModel
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class PersonViewModel
{
private readonly IService service;
private readonly PersonModel person;
public PersonViewModel(IService service, PersonModel person)
{
this.service = service;
this.person = person;
}
}
public class View
{
public PersonViewModel PersonViewModel { get; set; }
public View(PersonViewModel vm)
{
PersonViewModel = vm;
}
}
public interface IService { }
public class Service1 : IService { }

How can I achieve the following using IOC?

I want to use IOC with my service and I want to instead inject a class not an interface in the constructor as below in the services layer but I do not want to create a new object from the calling layer like var service = new InvoiceService(new ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand()) instead I want to create something like this from my controller in MVC where the IInvoiceService is injected into the controller constructor but the problem I see is that
public InvoiceController(IInvoiceService invoiceService, IMapper mapper)
{
_invoiceService = invoiceService;
_mapper = mapper;
}
and then called like this
public ActionResult ChangeInvoiceDueDate(InvoiceChangeDueDateViewModel invoiceChangeDueDateViewModel )
{
var request = _mapper.Map<InvoiceChangeDueDateViewModel, ChangeInvoiceDuedateRequest>(invoiceChangeDueDateViewModel);
InvoiceChangeDueDateResponse response = _invoiceService.ChangeDueDate(request);
return View();
}
Service Layer
public class InvoiceService : IInvoiceService
{
private readonly ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand _changeInvoiceDueDateCommand;
public InvoiceService(ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand changeInvoiceDueDateCommand)
{
_changeInvoiceDueDateCommand = changeInvoiceDueDateCommand;
}
public InvoiceChangeDueDateResponse ChangeDueDate(ChangeInvoiceDuedateRequest invoiceChangeDueDateRequest)
{
_changeInvoiceDueDateCommand.Execute(invoiceChangeDueDateRequest);
return new InvoiceChangeDueDateResponse {Status = new Status()};
}
}
Command
public class ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand : ICommand<ChangeInvoiceDuedateRequest>
{
private readonly IRepository<Invoice> _invoiceRepository;
readonly InvoiceDueDateChangeValidator _validator;
public ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand(IRepository<Invoice> invoiceRepository)
{
_invoiceRepository = invoiceRepository;
_validator = new InvoiceDueDateChangeValidator();
}
public void Execute(ChangeInvoiceDuedateRequest request)
{
if (_validator.IsDuedateValid(request.NewDuedate))
{
Invoice invoice = _invoiceRepository.GetById(request.Id);
invoice.ChangedDueDate(request.NewDuedate);
_invoiceRepository.SaveOrUpdate(invoice);
}
else
{
throw new InvalidDueDateException();
}
}
}
ICommand
public interface ICommand<T> where T : IRequest
{
void Execute(T request);
}
IRequest
public interface IRequest
{
int Id { get; set; }
}
I worked it out. It was just a Windsor syntax issue. It ended up being as simple as registering the Command using the container.Register(Component.For<ChangeInvoiceDueDateCommand>());

Unable to inject ActionFilter instance using AutoFac

Can someone please tell me where I'm going wrong. I have an action with the following custom filter attribute...
[UserValidation("Standard")]
public ActionResult Index()
The custom attribute is defined as...
public class UserValidationAttribute : FilterAttribute, IAutofacActionFilter
{
public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
private string _status;
public UserValidationAttribute (string status)
{
// At this point in the code, 'Logger' is null
_status = status;
}
public void OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext actionContext)
{
}
public void OnActionExecuted(HttpActionExecutedContext actionExecutedContext)
{
}
}
And I'm building the AutoFac container as...
var builder = new ContainerBuilder();
builder.RegisterControllers(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
builder.Register(x => new Logger()
.As<ILogger>()
.InstancePerHttpRequest();
builder.RegisterFilterProvider();
var container = builder.Build();
System.Web.Mvc.DependencyResolver.SetResolver(new AutofacDependencyResolver(container));
and for some reason when the custom action filter's constructor is 'hit', the public 'Logger' property is null?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Instance in Caliburn Micro

We are using Caliburn Micro for the first time.
We have a AppBootstrapper inherited from ShellViewModel.
Situvation is that VieModels should have the same instance unless it is reset.
we are able to achieve shared or not shared everytime, but releasing the export whenever needed is still a mystery.
public class AppBootstrapper : Bootstrapper<ShellViewModel>
{
private static CompositionContainer _container;
protected override void Configure()
{
try
{
_container = new CompositionContainer(
new AggregateCatalog(AssemblySource.Instance.Select(x => new AssemblyCatalog(x))));
var batch = new CompositionBatch();
batch.AddExportedValue<IWindowManager>(new WindowManager());
batch.AddExportedValue<IEventAggregator>(new EventAggregator());
batch.AddExportedValue(_container);
StyleManager.ApplicationTheme = ThemeManager.FromName("Summer");
_container.Compose(batch);
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
}
}
public static void ReleaseAll()
{
}
protected override object GetInstance(Type serviceType, string key)
{
try
{
var contract = string.IsNullOrEmpty(key) ? AttributedModelServices.GetContractName(serviceType) : key;
var exports = _container.GetExportedValues<object>(contract);
if (exports.Any())
return exports.First();
throw new Exception(string.Format("Could not locate any instances of contract {0}.", contract));
}
catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
{
foreach (Exception inner in ex.LoaderExceptions)
{
// write details of "inner", in particular inner.Message
}
return null;
}
}
protected override IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type serviceType)
{
try
{
return _container.GetExportedValues<object>(AttributedModelServices.GetContractName(serviceType));
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
return null;
}
}
protected override void BuildUp(object instance)
{
_container.SatisfyImportsOnce(instance);
}
}
ShellViewModel
[Export(typeof(ShellViewModel))]
public sealed class ShellViewModel : Conductor<IScreen>.Collection.OneActive, IHandle<object>
{
[ImportingConstructor]
public ShellViewModel(CompositionContainer compositionContainer, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
{
CompositionContainer = compositionContainer;
EventAggregator = eventAggregator;
eventAggregator.Subscribe(this);
Items.Add(compositionContainer.GetExportedValue<AViewModel>());
Items.Add(compositionContainer.GetExportedValue<BViewModel>());
ActivateItem(Items.Single(p => p.DisplayName == AppMessageType.A.ToString()));
}
public IEventAggregator EventAggregator { get; set; }
public CompositionContainer CompositionContainer { get; set; }
public void Handle(object message)
{
//throw new System.NotImplementedException();
}
public void B()
{
ActivateItem(Items.Single(p => p.DisplayName == AppMessageType.B.ToString()));
}
public void A()
{
ActivateItem(Items.Single(p => p.DisplayName == AppMessageType.A.ToString()));
}
public void RESET()
{
AppBootstrapper.ReleaseAll();
ActivateItem(Items.Single(p => p.DisplayName == AppMessageType.A.ToString()));
}
public enum AppMessageType
{
A,
B
}
}
AViewModel
[Export(typeof(AViewModel))]
public sealed class AViewModel : Conductor<IScreen>.Collection.OneActive, IHandle<object>
{
[ImportingConstructor]
public AViewModel(CompositionContainer compositionContainer, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
{
DisplayName = ShellViewModel.AppMessageType.A.ToString();
CompositionContainer = compositionContainer;
EventAggregator = eventAggregator;
eventAggregator.Subscribe(this);
}
public IEventAggregator EventAggregator { get; set; }
public CompositionContainer CompositionContainer { get; set; }
public void Handle(object message)
{
//throw new System.NotImplementedException();
}
}
BViewModel
[Export(typeof(BViewModel))]
public sealed class BViewModel : Conductor<IScreen>.Collection.OneActive, IHandle<object>
{
[ImportingConstructor]
public BViewModel(CompositionContainer compositionContainer, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
{
DisplayName = ShellViewModel.AppMessageType.B.ToString();
CompositionContainer = compositionContainer;
EventAggregator = eventAggregator;
eventAggregator.Subscribe(this);
}
public IEventAggregator EventAggregator { get; set; }
public CompositionContainer CompositionContainer { get; set; }
public void Handle(object message)
{
//throw new System.NotImplementedException();
}
}
Now AViewModel and BViewModel have single instance.
Whenever Release Button is clicked i want to have new instance of AViewModel and BViewModel.
Hoping to get a reply soon.
Regards,
Vivek
When working with an IoC container, the only part of your code that should take it as a dependency should be your composition root (i.e. your AppBootstrapper in this case). You shouldn't be injecting or referencing the container anywhere else in your code (except possibly factories).
If you want your ShellViewModel to control the lifetime of your child view models (A and B), then you should consider injecting view model factories into your ShellViewModel (via constructor injection if they are required dependencies).
Your AViewModelFactory would just have a single Create method that returns a new instance of AViewModel, likewise with the BViewModelFactory. You can simply new up your view models directly in the factories. If your view models have large dependency chains themselves, then you could consider adding a reference to your container in the factories, although preferably consider looking into the MEF ExportFactory<T> type.

MEF Custom attributes and Lazy

I think I am losing my mind. :)
I've been struggling with this for two days now. The code looks right. But for some reason when I try to access the [ImportMany] field, it is null, or at least not returning any values.
It get the 3 parts in the catalog, but they don't get applied to the Lazy[] import I am defining.
Here's my code:
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
namespace MefTest
{
// Extension interface and metadata
public interface IUIExtension
{
void DoSomething();
}
public interface IUIExtensionDetails
{
string Name { get; }
string Uri { get; }
}
[MetadataAttribute]
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple=false)]
public class UIExtensionAttribute : ExportAttribute
{
public UIExtensionAttribute() : base(typeof(IUIExtensionDetails)) { }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Uri { get; set; }
}
// Extensions
[UIExtension(Name="Test 01", Uri="http://www.yourmomma.com/")]
public class Test1Extension : IUIExtension
{
public void DoSomething() { }
}
[UIExtension(Name = "Test 02", Uri = "http://www.yourdaddy.com/")]
public class Test2Extension : IUIExtension
{
public void DoSomething() { }
}
[UIExtension(Name = "Test 03", Uri = "http://www.youruncle.com/")]
public class Test3Extension : IUIExtension
{
public void DoSomething() { }
}
// Main program
public class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Program p = new Program();
p.Run();
}
[ImportMany]
public Lazy<IUIExtension, IUIExtensionDetails>[] Senders { get; set; }
public void Run()
{
Compose();
}
public void Compose()
{
var catalog = new AssemblyCatalog(
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
container.ComposeParts(this);
// This is always 3
Console.WriteLine(
(from g in container.Catalog.Parts select g).Count());
// This is always 0
Console.WriteLine(Senders.Length);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
Your error is here:
public UIExtensionAttribute() : base(typeof(IUIExtensionDetails))
You should pass the contract type there, not the metadata type:
public UIExtensionAttribute() : base(typeof(IUIExtension))
(Also, in order to make sure that your custom export class has the right properties as expected by the import with metadata, I would make it implement the IUIExtensionDetails interface. But that is not mandatory.)
Your metadata attribute is defining the exports as typeof(IUIExtensionDetails) which is your metadata contract, not your actual extension. Change the custom attribute constructor to:
public UIExtensionAttribute() : base(typeof(IUIExtension)) { }