/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the queue items from the specified drop zone.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dropZoneLocation">drop zone</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IList <RevitQueueItem> ReadItemsFromDropZone(string dropZoneLocation)
{
IList <RevitQueueItem> items = new List <RevitQueueItem>();
//TODO: Make it properly check the file format before loading in.
foreach (string fileName in Directory.GetFiles(dropZoneLocation, "*.rrb"))
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(RevitQueueItem));
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(fileName);
RevitQueueItem item = serializer.Deserialize(reader) as RevitQueueItem;
items.Add(item);
reader.Close();
}
return(items);
}
/// <summary>
/// Performs the actions on a certain queue item.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item"></param>
/// <param name="doc"></param>
private void ProcessQueueItem(RevitQueueItem item, Document doc)
{
string dllLocation = item.DllLocation;
string className = item.ClassName;
//foreach of those.
//load the dll with reflection
Type type = LoadDllWithReflection(dllLocation, className);
IRemoteCommand command = GetCommandFromType(type);
//Check for transaction attribute, start one if automatic
Transaction transaction = StartAutomaticTransaction(type, doc);
//run the execute method
Result result = command.RunRemotely(doc);
//close the transaction
if (transaction != null && result == Result.Succeeded)
transaction.Commit();
if (transaction != null && (result == Result.Cancelled || result == Result.Failed))
transaction.RollBack();
item.MarkComplete();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//check the arguments
if (args.Length < 4)
{
Console.WriteLine("Need to input Revit Server Path " +
" + Export File Location + DLL + Class Name");
return;
}
//read parameters
string revitServerPath = args[0];
string revitFile = args[1];
string revitDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(revitFile);
string dllFile = args[2];
string className = args[3];
Guid uniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
//drop zone location - should be kept somewhere else
string dropZoneLocation = @"C:\RRBTest\";
RevitQueueItem item = new RevitQueueItem(revitFile, dllFile, className,
uniqueId, dropZoneLocation);
//read any custom parameters that may have been added
for (int i = 3; i < args.Length; i++)
{
string customArgument = args[i];
item.AddArgument(customArgument);
}
item.SaveToDropZone();
string revitToolLocation =
@"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Structure 2012\Program\RevitServerToolCommand\RevitServerTool.exe";
string arguments = "createLocalRVT " + revitServerPath + " -d " + revitFile + " -s localhost -o";
Console.WriteLine("Running RevitServerToolCommand with arguments " + arguments);
//create local file if its on a revit server using the revit server command line tool
Process revitServerProcess = new Process();
revitServerProcess.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
revitServerProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
revitServerProcess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = revitDir;
revitServerProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
revitServerProcess.StartInfo.FileName = revitToolLocation;
revitServerProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = arguments;
revitServerProcess.Start();
//wait no longer than a minute for it to create a local file
//if it takes too long, cancel it
if (!revitServerProcess.WaitForExit(60 * 1000))
{
Console.WriteLine("Local file creation failed");
return;
} else
{
Console.WriteLine("Created local file at " + revitFile);
}
//start Revit and open the file
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
p.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = revitDir;
p.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
p.StartInfo.FileName = revitFile;
p.Start();
//wait for command to run and marked complete
int loopCount = 0;
//max of 500 seconds
while (loopCount < 100 && !item.CheckComplete())
{
//sleep 5 seconds
Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
p.Kill();
//close revit
p.Close();
}