how to pass IDbContext into DbMigrationsConfiguration - entity-framework

Question

Have been implementing Generic Repository, Unit of Work pattern with EF5 Code First from a number of resources and have come up with the following assemblies.
Interfaces, Contexts, Model, Repositories, UnitsOfWork
In the Context assembly I have my migrations folder which contains Configuration.cs
internal sealed class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<Context.SportsContext>
{
public Configuration()
{
AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;
}
protected override void Seed(Context.SportsContext context)
{
// This method will be called after migrating to the latest version.
// You can use the DbSet<T>.AddOrUpdate() helper extension method
// to avoid creating duplicate seed data. E.g.
//
// context.People.AddOrUpdate(
// p => p.FullName,
// new Person { FullName = "Andrew Peters" },
// new Person { FullName = "Brice Lambson" },
// new Person { FullName = "Rowan Miller" }
// );
//
}
}
As you can see this DbMigrationsConfiguration takes in my SportsContext which is also defined in the contexts assembly (Contexts folder)
public class SportsContext : IDbContext
{
private readonly DbContext _context;
public SportsContext()
{
_context = new DbContext("SportsContext");
}
public void Dispose()
{
_context.Dispose();
}
public IDbSet<T> GetEntitySet<T>() where T : class
{
return _context.Set<T>();
}
public void ChangeState<T>(T entity, EntityState state) where T : class
{
_context.Entry(entity).State = state;
}
public void SaveChanges()
{
_context.SaveChanges();
}
}
This implements IDbContext which is defined in the Interfaces assembly
public interface IDbContext : IDisposable
{
IDbSet<T> GetEntitySet<T>() where T : class;
void ChangeState<T>(T entity, EntityState state) where T : class;
void SaveChanges();
}
In my UnitsOfWork assembly I have the following class
public class SportUnitOfWork : IUnitofWork
{
private readonly IDbContext _context;
public SportUnitOfWork()
{
_context = new SportsContext();
}
private GenericRepository<Team> _teamRepository;
private GenericRepository<Fixture> _fixtureRepository;
public GenericRepository<Team> TeamRepository
{
get { return _teamRepository ?? (_teamRepository = new GenericRepository<Team>(_context)); }
}
public GenericRepository<Fixture> FixtureRepository
{
get { return _fixtureRepository ?? (_fixtureRepository = new GenericRepository<Fixture>(_context)); }
}
public void Save()
{
_context.SaveChanges();
}
public IDbContext Context
{
get { return _context; }
}
private bool _disposed;
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (!_disposed)
{
if (disposing)
{
_context.Dispose();
}
}
_disposed = true;
}
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
}
}
For examples sake I have added the GenericRepository class in the Repositories assembly
public class GenericRepository<T> : IGenericRepository<T> where T : class
{
private IDbContext _context;
public GenericRepository(IDbContext context)
{
_context = context;
}
public GenericRepository(IUnitofWork uow)
{
_context = uow.Context;
}
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
}
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (!disposing) return;
if (_context == null) return;
_context.Dispose();
_context = null;
}
public void Add(T entity)
{
_context.GetEntitySet<T>().Add(entity);
}
public void Update(T entity)
{
_context.ChangeState(entity, EntityState.Modified);
}
public void Remove(T entity)
{
_context.ChangeState(entity, EntityState.Deleted);
}
public T FindSingle(Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate = null, params Expression<Func<T, object>>[] includes)
{
var set = FindIncluding(includes);
return (predicate == null) ? set.FirstOrDefault() : set.FirstOrDefault(predicate);
}
public IQueryable<T> Find(Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate = null, params Expression<Func<T, object>>[] includes)
{
var set = FindIncluding(includes);
return (predicate == null) ? set : set.Where(predicate);
}
public IQueryable<T> FindIncluding(params Expression<Func<T, object>>[] includeProperties)
{
var set = _context.GetEntitySet<T>();
if (includeProperties != null)
{
foreach (var include in includeProperties)
{
set.Include(include);
}
}
return set.AsQueryable();
}
public int Count(Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate = null)
{
var set = _context.GetEntitySet<T>();
return (predicate == null) ? set.Count() : set.Count(predicate);
}
public bool Exist(Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate = null)
{
var set = _context.GetEntitySet<T>();
return (predicate == null) ? set.Any() : set.Any(predicate);
}
}
The problem I have is in the Configuration class which inherits from DbMigrationsConfiguration is expecting a DbContext parameter.
Error is Error 1 The type 'Contexts.Context.SportsContext' cannot be used as type parameter 'TContext' in the generic type or method 'System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrationsConfiguration'. There is no implicit reference conversion from 'Contexts.Context.SportsContext' to 'System.Data.Entity.DbContext'.
I can change the SportsContext to also inherit from DbContext but then I need to add a reference to EntityFramework 5 in the UnitsOfWork assembly as we want to possibly change or take out each layer without any reference to underlying models which is why i went with this pattern.
As we are looking at adding further contexts and models in the future so wanted to setup a architecture in that we could just add the context, model and then implement the relevant interfaces as and when needed.
A WebAPI Restful Web Service will be interacting with our data via the SportUnitOfWork, if I have understood the patterns correctly.
If anyone has any ideas on how I could do this or anything that I am doing wrong please let me know
thanks in advance Mark

Answer 1

Resolved this by doing the following
Changed my SportsContext class to a BaseContext which is abstract
public abstract class BaseContext : IDbContext
{
protected DbContext Context;
public void Dispose()
{
Context.Dispose();
}
public IDbSet<T> GetEntitySet<T>() where T : class
{
return Context.Set<T>();
}
public void Add<T>(T entity) where T : class
{
DbEntityEntry dbEntityEntry = GetDbEntityEntrySafely(entity);
dbEntityEntry.State = EntityState.Added;
}
public void Update<T>(T entity) where T : class
{
DbEntityEntry dbEntityEntry = GetDbEntityEntrySafely(entity);
dbEntityEntry.State = EntityState.Modified;
}
public void Delete<T>(T entity) where T : class
{
DbEntityEntry dbEntityEntry = GetDbEntityEntrySafely(entity);
dbEntityEntry.State = EntityState.Deleted;
}
public void SaveChanges()
{
// At the moment we are conforming to server wins when handling concurrency issues
// http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/jj592904
try
{
Context.SaveChanges();
}
catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException e)
{
//Refresh using ServerWins
var objcontext = ((IObjectContextAdapter) Context).ObjectContext;
var entry = e.Entries;
objcontext.Refresh(RefreshMode.StoreWins, entry);
SaveChanges();
}
}
private DbEntityEntry GetDbEntityEntrySafely<T>(T entity) where T : class
{
DbEntityEntry dbEntityEntry = Context.Entry(entity);
if (dbEntityEntry.State == EntityState.Detached)
{
// Set Entity Key
var objcontext = ((IObjectContextAdapter) Context).ObjectContext;
if (objcontext.TryGetObjectByKey(dbEntityEntry.Entity))
Context.Set<T>().Attach(entity);
}
return dbEntityEntry;
}
}
created in the Context folder a new class called FootballContext which inherits from BaseContext.
public class FootballContext : BaseContext
{
public FootballContext(string connectionstringName)
{
Context = new BaseFootballContext(connectionstringName);
}
}
Created a new folder called DbContexts
In here created the following classes,
public class BaseFootballContext : DbContext
{
public BaseFootballContext(string nameOrConnectionString) : base(nameOrConnectionString)
{
}
public IDbSet<Fixture> Fixtures { get; set; }
public IDbSet<Team> Teams { get; set; }
}
public class MigrationsContextFactory : IDbContextFactory<BaseFootballContext>
{
public BaseFootballContext Create()
{
return new BaseFootballContext("FootballContext");
}
}
now my Configuration class can take in the BaseFootballContext as this is a DbContext.
My UnitOfWork class can now set the context to be FootballContext so does not have to reference EntityFramework.
This works with Migrations as well.
Only problem I have now is to figure out how to get this to work in a disconnected environment as I am having a problem reattaching entities and applying updates.