MEF part unable to import Autofac autogenerated factory - mef

This is a (to me) pretty weird problem, because it was already running perfectly but went completely south after some unrelated changes.
I've got a Repository which imports in its constructor a list of IExtensions via Autofacs MEF integration. One of these extensions contains a backreference to the Repository as Lazy(Of IRepository) (lazy because of the circular reference that would occur).
But as soon as I try to use the repository, Autofac throws a ComponentNotRegisteredException with the message "The requested service 'ContractName=Assembly.IRepository()' has not been registered."
That is, however, not really correct, because when I break right after the container-build and explore the list of services, it's there - Exported() and with the correct ContractName.
I'd appreciate any help on this...
Michael
[Edit] Here's a thinned-out version of the code:
Repository
Public Class DocumentRepository
Implements IDocumentRepository
Private _extensions As IEnumerable(Of IRepositoryExtension)
Public Sub New(ByVal extensions As IEnumerable(Of IRepositoryExtension))
_extensions = extensions
End Sub
Public Sub AddDocument(ByVal document As Contracts.IDocument) Implements Contracts.IDocumentRepository.AddDocument
For Each extension In _extensions
extension.OnAdded(document.Id)
Next
End Sub
End Class
Plugin
<Export(GetType(IRepositoryExtension))>
<PartCreationPolicy(ComponentModel.Composition.CreationPolicy.Shared)>
Public Class PdfGenerator
Implements IRepositoryExtension
Private _repositoryFactory As Lazy(Of IDocumentRepository)
Public Sub New(ByVal repositoryFactory As Lazy(Of IDocumentRepository))
_repositoryFactory = repositoryFactory
End Sub
Public Sub CreatePdf(ByVal id As Guid) Implements Contracts.IRepositoryExtension.OnAdded
Dim document = _repositoryFactory.Value.GetDocumentById(id)
End Sub
End Class
Bootstrapper
Public Class EditorApplication
Inherits System.Web.HttpApplication
Sub Application_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim builder As New ContainerBuilder()
Dim catalog1 As New TypeCatalog(GetType(DataRepositoryScheme))
Dim catalog2 As New DirectoryCatalog(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("/Plugins"))
builder.RegisterComposablePartCatalog(New AggregateCatalog(catalog1, catalog2))
builder.RegisterType(Of DocumentRepository).As(Of IDocumentRepository).SingleInstance().Exported(Function(x) x.As(Of IDocumentRepository)())
AutofacServiceHostFactory.Container = builder.Build()
End Sub
End Class

Ah immediately after I posted that last comment I think I figured it out:
The requested service 'ContractName=ConsoleApplication7.IDocumentRepository()'
has not been registered.
Note that there is a pair of parentheses after the contract name - this is because the contract is a function, i.e., this message was produced by the following constructor, which is slightly different from the one in your sample:
Public Sub New(ByVal repositoryFactory As Func(Of IDocumentRepository))
_repositoryFactory = repositoryFactory
End Sub
Note the 'Func' in there. MEF, unlike Autofac, does not regard Func as a special type and so will not translate this into the same contract as for Lazy.
If you want to provide a Func to a MEF component, you need to export it as a Func from Autofac. This is a bit tricky:
builder.RegisterType(Of DocumentRepository).As(Of IDocumentRepository)
builder.Register(Function(c) c.Resolve(Of Func(Of IDocumentRepository))) _
.As(New UniqueService()) _
.Exported(Function(x) x.As(Of Func(Of IDocumentRepository))
You may need to play with the syntax a bit, my VB.NET is fairly shaky.
My guess is that there are stale binaries in your /Extensions directory that are interfering with debugging this.
Hope this is on the mark!
Nick

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How Can I have multiples instances of a Spring boot Repository(Interface), to have a complete test-state-isolation?

1) Contextualization:
In order, to have a complete test-isolation-state in all test of my Test-Class;
I would like to have a new-instance-repository(DAO) for each individual test;
My Repository is a Interface, thats the why I can not simply instantiate that.
My Goal is:
Run all tests 'Parallelly', meaning 'at the same time';
That's the why, I need individual/multiple instances of Repository(DAO) in each test;
Those multiple instances will make sure that the tests' conclusion would not interfere on those that still is running.
Below is the code for the above situation:
1.1) Code:
Current working status: working, BUT with ths SAME-REPOSITORY-INSTANCE;
Current behaviour:
The tests are not stable;
SOMETIMES, they interfere in each other;
meaning, the test that finalize early, destroy the Repository Bean that still is being used, for the test that is still running.
public class ServiceTests2 extends ConfigTests {
private List<Customer> customerList;
private Flux<Customer> customerFlux;
#Lazy
#Autowired
private ICustomerRepo repo;
private ICustomerService service;
#BeforeEach
public void setUp() {
service = new CustomerService(repo);
Customer customer1 = customerWithName().create();
Customer customer2 = customerWithName().create();
customerList = Arrays.asList(customer1,customer2);
customerFlux = service.saveAll(customerList);
}
#Test
#DisplayName("Save")
public void save() {
StepVerifier.create(customerFlux)
.expectNextSequence(customerList)
.verifyComplete();
}
#Test
#DisplayName("Find: Objects")
public void find_object() {
StepVerifier
.create(customerFlux)
.expectNext(customerList.get(0))
.expectNext(customerList.get(1))
.verifyComplete();
}
}
2) The ERROR happening:
This ERROR happens in the failed-Tests:
3) Question:
How Can I create multiple instances of Repository
Even if, it being a Interface(does not allow instantation)?
In order, to have a COMPLETE TEST-ISOLATION
Meaning: ONE different instance of Repository in each test?
Thanks a lot for any help or idea
You can use the #DirtiesContext annotation on the test class that modifies the application context.
Java Doc
Spring documentation
By default, this will mark the application context as dirty after the entire test class is run. If you would like to mark the context as dirty after a single test method, then you can either annotate the test method instead or set the classMode property to AFTER_EACH_TEST_METHOD at your class level annotation.
#DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.AFTER_EACH_TEST_METHOD)
When an application context is marked dirty, it is removed from the
testing framework's cache and closed; thus the underlying Spring
container is rebuilt for any subsequent test that requires a context
with the same set of resource locations.

MVVM: list in viewmodel consists of entities but I don't think it's right to place logic in entity poco classes

I have a viewmodel and it exists out of entity framework classes (just plain classes). I Read on stackoverflow that it's okey to put an inotifypropertychanged in the model. So I did that in order not to have a lot of extra code.
So, now I have to perform an action when a property changes in one of my list items... the thing is, I can't react on this, in my viewmodel...
What do I do?
I have come across this issue once I started making larger projects with the MVVM pattern.
In the end I just shifted my INotifyPropertyChanged event calls to the ViewModel properties. I also decorated these properties with validation notification as that is where most of the validation that needs a user to react to will be held, any common elements can also be pulled out to a base ViewModel where relevant.
Another issue that you might come across as time goes by is where to put some of your processing logic. I used to have mine at the Model level, but then some of them required a bit closer interaction with the UI (validation reasons mainly), but if I put it in the ViewModel then I would have to have references to my repositories etc. In the end my ViewModels have access to another layer (a Service Layer) where this takes place. (A prime example for the use of this would be if you have a column in a database which is unique that you need to check when a user has created/modified data belonging to this column.)
Anyway, that is just a bit of extra information that I had to figure out shortly after the issue your currently having!
i fought with the best stategy for this for a while. I found that there are a number of different ways to do this.
First thing to note, if you add the property validation/notification directly to your model classes then the notifictaion and validation will happen when the class is created and for each object that gets created in observable collections, which in turn can cause performance issues or other challenges. So for that reason I moved my validation and notification into a "helper" partial class for the model.
So the model gets created through the Entity framework, lets say for an object called Job. I create public partial class called job as well. Here is an example (in vb, I can convert to C# if you need)
Partial Public Class job
Inherits ValidationBase
#Region "CONSTRUCTORS"
Public Sub New()
''default values
Me.FTC_Type = 4
Me.dtCreated = Now
Me.dtUpdated = Now
HasChanges = False
End Sub
Public Sub New(bValidate As Boolean)
PropertyValitaion(bValidate)
''default values
Me.FTC_Type = 4
Me.dtCreated = Now
Me.dtUpdated = Now
HasChanges = False
End Sub
Public ReadOnly Property DisplayPath
Get
Return "W" + idJob.ToString + ": " + chrTitle + " - " + client.chrCompany
End Get
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property SearchPath
Get
Return "W" + idJob.ToString + " " + chrTitle + " " + client.chrCompany + " " + chrContact
End Get
End Property
#End Region
#Region "VALIDATION FUNCTIONS"
Public Overrides Function Validate(validationContext As ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext) As IEnumerable(Of ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationResult)
Return MyBase.Validate(validationContext)
PropertyValitaion(True)
End Function
Public Sub PropertyValitaion(bAllProperties As Boolean, Optional sProperty As String = "")
'initialize validation helper
If bAllProperties OrElse sProperty = "chrTitle" Then
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(chrTitle) Then
AddError("chrTitle", "You must enter a Job Title")
Else
RemoveError("chrTitle")
End If
End If
End Sub
#End Region
End Class
So you can see that I can create other readonly properties (Like display title etc) and create my own custom validation that gets called when I want. THis validation uses the IDataErrorInfo for getting tied back into the UI. I have two constructors, one the calls the property validation and one that does not. That way I can control when it happens.
I created a ValidationBase class that my Objects partial class inhertis from. THis saves me from having to manually implement IdataErrorInfo and INotifyPropertyCHnaged in every partial class for every object.
Here is my validation base:
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Collections.Concurrent
Imports System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Imports System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema
Public Class ValidationBase
Implements IValidatableObject, IDataErrorInfo, INotifyPropertyChanged
#Region "DECLARATIONS"
Protected _propertyErrors As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
Protected _validationResults As New List(Of ValidationResult)
Public ReadOnly Property HasErrors() As Boolean
Get
Return (_propertyErrors.Count + _validationResults.Count) > 0
End Get
End Property
#End Region
#Region "IValidatableObject IMPLEMENTATION"
Public Overridable Function Validate(validationContext As ValidationContext) As IEnumerable(Of ValidationResult) Implements IValidatableObject.Validate
Return Nothing
End Function
#End Region
#Region "iDataError OBJECTS"
'Returns an error message
'In this case it is a general message, which is
'returned if the list contains elements of errors
Public ReadOnly Property [Error] As String Implements System.ComponentModel.IDataErrorInfo.Error
Get
If _propertyErrors.Count > 0 Then
Return "Object data is invalid"
Else
Return Nothing
End If
End Get
End Property
Default Public ReadOnly Property Item(ByVal columnName As String) As String Implements System.ComponentModel.IDataErrorInfo.Item
Get
If _propertyErrors.ContainsKey(columnName) Then
Return _propertyErrors(columnName).ToString
Else
Return Nothing
End If
End Get
End Property
#End Region
#Region "IDataError FUNCTIONS"
'Adds an error to the collection, if not already present
'with the same key
Protected Sub AddError(ByVal columnName As String, ByVal msg As String)
If Not _propertyErrors.ContainsKey(columnName) Then
_propertyErrors.Add(columnName, msg)
OnPropertyChanged(columnName)
End If
End Sub
'Removes an error from the collection, if present
Protected Sub RemoveError(ByVal columnName As String)
If _propertyErrors.ContainsKey(columnName) Then
_propertyErrors.Remove(columnName)
OnPropertyChanged(columnName)
End If
End Sub
Public Sub ClearErrors()
_propertyErrors.Clear()
End Sub
#End Region
#Region "INotifyPropertyChanged IMPLEMENTATION"
Public Event PropertyChanged(sender As Object, e As PropertyChangedEventArgs) Implements INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged
Public Overridable Sub OnPropertyChanged(ByVal propertyName As String)
RaiseEvent PropertyChanged(Me, New PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName))
End Sub
#End Region
End Class
SO i can't say this is the totally right way because there does not seem to be a clear best pratcie defined out there. But this works for me and I hope it can help you.

DbSet.Find method ridiculously slow compared to .SingleOrDefault on ID

I have the following code (Database is SQL Server Compact 4.0):
Dim competitor=context.Competitors.Find(id)
When I profile this the Find method takes 300+ms to retrieve the competitor from a table of just 60 records.
When I change the code to:
Dim competitor=context.Competitors.SingleOrDefault(function(c) c.ID=id)
Then the competitor is found in just 3 ms.
The Competitor class:
Public Class Competitor
Implements IEquatable(Of Competitor)
Public Sub New()
CompetitionSubscriptions = New List(Of CompetitionSubscription)
OpponentMeetings = New List(Of Meeting)
GUID = GUID.NewGuid
End Sub
Public Sub New(name As String)
Me.New()
Me.Name = name
End Sub
'ID'
Public Property ID As Long
Public Property GUID As Guid
'NATIVE PROPERTIES'
Public Property Name As String
'NAVIGATION PROPERTIES'
Public Overridable Property CompetitionSubscriptions As ICollection(Of CompetitionSubscription)
Public Overridable Property OpponentMeetings As ICollection(Of Meeting)
End Class
I defined the many to many relations for CompetitionSubscriptions and OpponentMeetings using the fluent API.
The ID property of the Competitor class is a Long which is translated by Code First to an Identity column with a primary key in the datatable (SQL Server Compact 4.0)
What is going on here??
Find calls DetectChanges internally, SingleOrDefault (or generally any query) doesn't. DetectChanges is an expensive operation, so that's the reason why Find is slower (but it might become faster if the entity is already loaded into the context because Find would not run a query but just return the loaded entity).
If you want to use Find for a lot of entities - in a loop for example - you can disable automatic change detection like so (can't write it in VB, so a C# example):
try
{
context.Configuration.AutoDetectChangesEnabled = false;
foreach (var id in someIdCollection)
{
var competitor = context.Competitors.Find(id);
// ...
}
}
finally
{
context.Configuration.AutoDetectChangesEnabled = true;
}
Now, Find won't call DetectChanges with every call and it should be as fast as SingleOrDefault (and faster if the entity is already attached to the context).
Automatic change detection is a complex and somewhat mysterious subject. A great detailed discussion can be found in this four-part series:
(Link to part 1, the links to parts 2, 3 and 4 are at the beginning of that article)
http://blog.oneunicorn.com/2012/03/10/secrets-of-detectchanges-part-1-what-does-detectchanges-do/

Dims being used by .class File

I have this and I want to use something similar to the way Java uses .class files to be able to call events and use them in my main code.
The problem is that I cannot get the .class file to use my Dims
Form1.vb:
Namespace LFS_External_Client
Public Class Form1
Inherits Form
Private OutGauge As OutGaugeInterface
Dim SpeedPref As String
Dim FuelCapacity As String
Dim Fuel As String
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_Load() Handles MyBase.Load
Some Code
GetFuel()
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Then in the Dataproccer.vb (.class file):
Public Class DataProcesser
Public Sub GetFuel()
Some Code
Fuel = og.Fuel.ToString() * FuelCapacity
End Sub
End Class
Code was shortened but has all of the relevant and necessary parts.
If you want to use the actual variables from the form instead of passing them through the method calls, you would need to declare them public instead of using dim:
...
Private OutGauge As OutGaugeInterface
Public SpeedPref As String
Public FuelCapacity As String
Public Fuel As String
...
Dim FuelCapacity As String
Private Sub Form1_Load() Handles MyBase.Load
Some Code
DataProcesser.GetFuel(FuelCapacity)
End Sub
Public Shared Sub GetFuel(Byval FuelCapacity as string)
Some Code
Fuel = og.Fuel.ToString() * FuelCapacity
End Sub
Looking at the MSDN page for the Dim Statement.
It states:
Code outside a class, structure, or module must qualify a member
variable's name with the name of that class, structure, or module.
Code outside a procedure or block cannot refer to any local variables
within that procedure or block.
Also according to this MSDN article the default access level for the Dim Statement is Private at the Module Level.
So why not make GetFuel a function and pass the FuelCapacity in like #kcBeard states and return the Fuel value.
Private Sub Form1_Load() Handles MyBase.Load
Some Code
Fuel = DataProcesser.GetFuel(FuelCapacity)
End Sub
Public Shared Function GetFuel(Byval FuelCapacity as string) as string
Some Code
return og.Fuel.ToString() * FuelCapacity
End Function
You can make SpeedPref, FuelCapacity and Fuel public member variables, however a better approach would be to make them properties on the class with appropriate getters and setters. Dim just declares a variable. Please see the modified code sample below:
Form1.vb:
Namespace LFS_External_Client
Public Class Form1
Inherits Form
Private OutGauge As OutGaugeInterface
Private _SpeedPref As String
Private _FuelCapacity As String
Private _Fuel As String
Public Property SpeedPref
Get
return _SpeedPref
End Get
Set(value As String)
_SpeedPref = value
End Set
End Property
...
End Class
End Namespace

Question about ASP.NET MVC 2 Custom ViewModels

In my project I have my Linq To SQL dbml file, A Repository Layer for each DB Table and a Service Layer for each Repository.
In my service I have some MetaData for Validation as well as I extend each (table) Class to add some custom information to the object (you'll see this in the code below).
My question is, Should I consider building a Custom ViewModal for each (table) Class instead of using the extended Class in the service layer?
Below is an example of what I have now.
Repository
Namespace Domain
#Region "Interface"
Public Interface IUserRepository
Sub AddUser(ByVal openid As OpenID)
Function GetUsers() As IQueryable(Of User)
Sub UpdateUser(ByVal user As User)
Sub SubmitChanges()
End Interface
#End Region
#Region "Repository"
Public Class UserRepository : Implements IUserRepository
Private dc As MyDatabaseDataContext
Public Sub New()
dc = New MyDatabaseDataContext
End Sub
Public Sub AddUser(ByVal openid As OpenID) Implements IUserRepository.AddUser
Dim user As New User
user.MemberSince = DateTime.Now
openid.User = user
dc.OpenIDs.InsertOnSubmit(openid)
End Sub
Public Function GetUsers() As IQueryable(Of User) Implements IUserRepository.GetUsers
Dim users = (From u In dc.Users
Select u)
Return users.AsQueryable
End Function
Public Sub UpdateUser(ByVal user As User) Implements IUserRepository.UpdateUser
Dim _user = (From u In dc.Users
Where u.ID = user.ID
Select u).Single
With _user
.About = user.About
.BirthDate = user.BirthDate
.Email = user.Email
.isClosed = user.isClosed
.isProfileComplete = user.isProfileComplete
.RegionID = user.RegionID
.Reputation = user.Reputation
.UserName = user.UserName
.WebSite = user.WebSite
End With
End Sub
Public Sub SubmitChanges() Implements IUserRepository.SubmitChanges
dc.SubmitChanges()
End Sub
End Class
#End Region
End Namespace
Service
Imports System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Namespace Domain
#Region "Validation"
<MetadataType(GetType(UserMetaData))> _
Partial Public Class User
Public Property UserRegion As String
Public Property LastSeen As DateTime
Public ReadOnly Property Slug(ByVal user As User) As String
Get
Return Replace(user.UserName, " ", "-")
End Get
End Property
End Class
''' <summary>
''' Validation for all User data.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>All validation is done at the Service Layer</remarks>
Public Class UserMetaData
<DisplayName("name")> _
<Required(ErrorMessage:="Username is required.")> _
<StringLength(30, ErrorMessage:="Username cannot exceed 30 characters.")> _
<RegularExpression("^\w{3,30}$", ErrorMessage:="Not a valid username.")> _
Public Property UserName As String
<DisplayName("email")> _
<StringLength(50, ErrorMessage:="Email Address cannot exceed 50 characters.")> _
<RegularExpression("^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)#((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})$", ErrorMessage:="Not a valid email address.")> _
Public Property Email As String
<DisplayName("website")> _
<StringLength(256, ErrorMessage:="Web Address cannot exceed 256 characters.")> _
<RegularExpression("^http(s?)\://[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}(/\S*)?$", ErrorMessage:="Not a valid website address.")> _
Public Property WebSite As String
<DisplayName("about")> _
<StringLength(2000, ErrorMessage:="Profile cannot exceed 2000 characters.")> _
Public Property About As String
<DisplayName("region")> _
<Required(ErrorMessage:="Region is required.")> _
Public Property UserRegion As Integer
<DisplayName("birthdate")> _
<DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode:=True, ConvertEmptyStringToNull:=True, DataFormatString:="{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")> _
Public Property BirthDate As DateTime
End Class
#End Region
#Region "Interface"
Public Interface IUserService
Sub AddUser(ByVal claimedidentifier As String, ByVal notes As String)
Function GetAllUsers() As IList(Of User)
Function GetUserByID(ByVal id As Integer) As User
Sub UpdateUser(ByVal user As User)
Sub SubmitChanges()
End Interface
#End Region
#Region "Service"
Public Class UserService : Implements IUserService
Private _UserRepository As IUserRepository
Public Sub New(ByVal UserRepository As IUserRepository)
_UserRepository = UserRepository
End Sub
Public Sub AddUser(ByVal claimedidentifier As String, ByVal notes As String) Implements IUserService.AddUser
Dim openid As New OpenID
openid.ClaimedIdentifier = claimedidentifier
openid.UserNotes = notes
_UserRepository.AddUser(openid)
End Sub
Public Function GetAllUsers() As System.Collections.Generic.IList(Of User) Implements IUserService.GetAllUsers
Return _UserRepository.GetUsers().Where(Function(u) (Not u.isClosed)).ToList
End Function
Public Function GetUserByID(ByVal id As Integer) As User Implements IUserService.GetUserByID
Return _UserRepository.GetUsers().Where(Function(u) (Not u.isClosed And u.ID = id)).SingleOrDefault
End Function
Public Sub UpdateUser(ByVal user As User) Implements IUserService.UpdateUser
_UserRepository.UpdateUser(user)
End Sub
Public Sub SubmitChanges() Implements IUserService.SubmitChanges
_UserRepository.SubmitChanges()
End Sub
End Class
#End Region
End Namespace
And currently in my Controller I send Modal Data to my View like this
Dim user As Domain.User = UserService.GetUserByID(id)
Return View(user)
Now one thing I have run into is the need send the user object to the Slug property whenever I need to use the Slug
Dim user As Domain.User = UserService.GetUserByID(id)
user.Slug = user.Slug(user) ''# this seems like a bit of a pain in the ass
Return View(user)
So because of this, is it better for me to create a custom ViewModal for each (table) Class and simply do the following
Dim user As Domain.UserViewModal = New Domain.UserViewModal(UserService.GetUserByID(id))
''# The UserViewModal will automatically do all the work to create the
''# Slug as well as other pertinent information
Return View(user)
It seems to me like the separation is a good thing, but still requires a butt load of time to build. Just wondering about the trade off benefit or if there is a better way to accomplish the same thing?
You're likely going to find that your model classes don't always correspond 1:1 with views. For this reason alone it makes sense to create ViewModel objects and use them to interact with your views as a viewmodel object can be a composite of various model information.
Doing so has the added benefit of ensuring that your viewmodel objects are specifically suited to the user interface and may contain screen-specific lists or other properties that have no business in a normal model object. This allows you to realize benefits conversely as well because your viewmodel objects need not be cluttered/bloated with anything except their purpose in life. (Linq to SQL objects must track state and accomplish a whole host of things completely unrelated to the UI.)
While the separation is good practice it can be a "pain in the butt" as you say. To make things easier in transferring information between your class instances look into Automapper which does just that very nicely and allows you to eliminate countless lines of tedious but necessary code.
Happy coding!