public void Initialize()
{
// this is where we instantiate the report printers. we pass in the writeable output path, and the associated report template.
// maybe these should come from config, be shared with web?
IndividualPrinter = new IndividualReportPrinter(Application.StartupPath + "\\FSTReport\\", Application.StartupPath + "\\Reports\\FSTResultReport.rdlc");
BulkPrinter = new BulkReportPrinter(Application.StartupPath + "\\FSTReport\\", Application.StartupPath + "\\Reports\\FSTReportTemplate.xlsx");
// instantiating the threads.
dequeuerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(dequeueJobs));
serviceThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(serviceHost));
jobsReportThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(jobsReportThreadMethod));
}
/// <summary>
/// This method writes the test results to a PDF using the IndividualReportPrinter class, and then writes the file as the response resulting in the client downloading the file.
/// </summary>
private void Print()
{
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
// this cookie is set to tell the spinner to disappear. on the page we generate a GUID in JS and set the txSpinningIndicatorGuid control to that alue
// then we wait in a loop for the ComparisonDone cookie to come back with that value to make the indicator disappear.
Response.AppendCookie(new HttpCookie("ComparisonDone", txSpinningIndicatorGuid.Text));
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=FSTReport.pdf");
// this class prints a PDF to a file for us using ReportViewer and the ComparisonData.Print() method
FST.Common.IndividualReportPrinter print = new IndividualReportPrinter(Server.MapPath("~/Admin/Upload/"), Server.MapPath("~/Reports/FSTResultReport.rdlc"));
string filepath = print.Print(comparisonData);
// we write the file to the Response stream
Response.BinaryWrite(File.ReadAllBytes(filepath));
Response.End();
// delete the file and log if there's an error
try { File.Delete(filepath); }
catch { Log.Error(Context.User.Identity.Name, Request.FilePath, Session, "Temporary Report File Deletion Error", filepath, null); }
}
