Need examples for Entityframework.HierarchyId - entity-framework

Question

I found EF.HierarchyId on NuGet. Looks like EF6.1.1 supports it now?
Wondering if there are any documentation I can see about how to use it.
For example:
-does it work with edmx? may it import models with hierarchyId column?
-some linq examples? what commands are supported?
Thank you.

Answer 1

From version 6.1.3-alpha1 you can add multiple entities, no more ArgumentException "At least one object must implement IComparable." (This is the same as version 6.1.2, only contains the fix for this problem)
But I can't reproduce the "And finding by key is not working." problem.
If you want to create the model from database you need to install a custom version of EntityFramework Tools. The source code is on CodePlex: https://entityframework.codeplex.com/SourceControl/network/forks/zgabi/EfHierarchyId
Edmx should work, if you find any problem, please report it to zavarkog(X)gmail.com

Answer 2

I just installed it, I think it's still under development.
When creating from database first.
The data type 'hierarchyid' is currently not supported for the target
.NET Framework version; the column 'Id' in table 'dbo.Users' was
excluded.
The column 'Id' on the table/view 'dbo.Users' was excluded, and is a
key column. The table/view has been excluded. Please fix the entity
in the schema file, and uncomment.
When creating from code first.
public class AppContext : DbContext
{
public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
}
public class User
{
public HierarchyId Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
It worked, the database and the table were successfully created, but adding multiple objects at once throws error.
using (var db = new AppContext())
{
db.Users.Add(new User { Id = HierarchyId.Parse("/"), Name = "President" });
// Working.
db.SaveChanges();
db.Users.Add(new User { Id = HierarchyId.Parse("/1/"), Name = "VP 1" });
db.Users.Add(new User { Id = HierarchyId.Parse("/2/"), Name = "VP 2" });
db.Users.Add(new User { Id = HierarchyId.Parse("/3/"), Name = "VP 3" });
// ArgumentException "At least one object must implement IComparable."
db.SaveChanges();
}
And finding by key is not working.
using (var db = new AppContext())
{
var id = HierarchyId.Parse("/");
var user1 = db.Users.Find(id); // null
var user2 = db.Users.FirstOrDefault(u => u.Id == id); // null
var user3 = db.Users.FirstOrDefault(u => HierarchyId.Compare(u.Id, id) == 0); // null
var user4 = db.Users.AsNoTracking().ToArray()
.FirstOrDefault(u => u.Id == id); //not null
var user5 = db.Users.AsNoTracking().ToArray()
.FirstOrDefault(u => HierarchyId.Compare(u.Id, id) == 0); //not null
}