The Data Access Guidance Package in the Web Service Software Factory is now a separate Guidance Package called the Repository Factory. It already has a number of cool features that will make it much more enjoyable to use over the previous Data Access Guidance Package. To name a few:
- Automatic Mapping of Stored Procedure Parameters to Entity Properties
- Generates an Interface for each Repository Class
- Generates a RepositoryFactory Class for Retrieving Individual Repositories
- Repositories Registered via Configuration Section in App.config / Web.config
- Common and Base Repository Classes in Separate Repository Assembly
Very, very slick!
When you download and register the Repository Factory it looks pretty identical to the Data Access Guidance Package:
If this is unfamiliar to you, check out the Data Access Guidance Package Screencast.
Create Data Access Layer Using Data Access Guidance Package Screencast
The solution generated looks a little different because now all those common and base classes that cluttered up things are now tucked away in a separately assembly:
Interfaces are now created for each Repository generated by the Repository Factory:
public class CustomerRepository :
Repository<Customer>, ICustomerRepository
with the interfaces being clean and simple:
public interface ICustomerRepository
{
Customer GetCustomersByCustomerId(System.Int32 customerId);
List<Customer> GetAllFromCustomers();
void Add(Customer customer);
void Remove(System.Int32 customerId);
void Save(Customer customer);
}
What makes this really cool is that a new RepositoryFactory Class is generated which allows you to grab your Repositories as follows:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ICustomerRepository repository =
RepositoryFactory.Create<ICustomerRepository>();
Customer customer = repository.GetCustomersByCustomerId(1);
}
}
How awesome is that? :)
Also generated by the RepositoryFactory is a configuration section in your configuration file where Repository Classes are registered:
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="repositoryFactory" ... />
</configSections>
<repositoryFactory>
<repositories>
<add
interfaceType="...ICustomerRepository..."
repositoryType="...CustomerRepository..." />
</repositories>
</repositoryFactory>
</configuration>
Some really nice improvements! Good job guys.
Check out the RepositoryFactory CodePlex Site for more information.