Tutorial_06_Collections()
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a Stash Client
StashClient <EmployeeSkills>
client = StashConfiguration.GetClient <EmployeeSkills>();
client.CreateTableIfNotExist();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Lets create an instance of the class we what to 'stash'
const
string departmentDev = "Dev";
const
string ssn = "123456789";
EmployeeSkills
dataWritten = new EmployeeSkills {
Department = departmentDev,
EmployeeId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
Name = "John Doe",
SkillLevel = 8,
DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1990, 1, 1),
SSN = ssn,
Salutation = Salutation.Ms
};
// update the private field
dataWritten.SetAnnualSalary();
// Populate Languages, certification and salary history
dataWritten.Languages = new List <ProgramingLanguages> {
ProgramingLanguages.Assembly,
ProgramingLanguages.VisualBasic
};
const
string cert0 = "MSSQL",
cert1 = "MSCPP",
cert2 = "MSRP";
dataWritten.Certifications = new ArrayList {
cert0,
cert1,
cert2
};
dataWritten.SalaryHistory = new SalaryInfo[] {
new SalaryInfo {
DateStart = new DateTime(2009, 1, 1),
DateEnd = new DateTime(2010, 1, 1),
Salary = 100000
},
new SalaryInfo {
DateStart = new DateTime(2010, 1, 1),
DateEnd = new DateTime(2012, 1, 1),
Salary = 110000
},
};
dataWritten.MysteryNumbers = new int[] { 3, 2, 1, 0 };
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Stash it
client.Insert(dataWritten);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Read back the data
EmployeeSkills
dataRead = client.Get(dataWritten.Department, dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify we got back what we put in
Assert.IsTrue(dataWritten.Equals(dataRead));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify exactly what was written to table storage by using the Generic Pool class we wrote
// earlier.
// set this up to target the correct table storage entity set
StashClient <GenericPool>
clientGenericPool = StashConfiguration.GetClient <GenericPool>(
new StashClientOptions {
OverrideEntitySetName = o => "EmployeeSkills",
OverrideEntitySetNameIsDynamic = false,
Feedback = StashConfiguration.TraceFeedback,
});
GenericPool
dataPool = clientGenericPool.Get(
dataRead.Department,
dataRead.EmployeeId);
// All collection items are suffixed with the index base 0, in the format "_000".
// Because the "_" is used for demarcating collection indexes, explicit defined members are not allowed
// to have the embedded "_" character in the table property name.
// Test for languages
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "Languages_000" &&
((ProgramingLanguages)kv.Value == ProgramingLanguages.Assembly)).ToList().Count == 1);
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "Languages_001" &&
((ProgramingLanguages)kv.Value == ProgramingLanguages.VisualBasic)).ToList().Count == 1);
// Test for certification
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "Certifications_000" &&
((string)kv.Value == cert0)).ToList().Count == 1);
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "Certifications_001" &&
((string)kv.Value == cert1)).ToList().Count == 1);
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "Certifications_002" &&
((string)kv.Value == cert2)).ToList().Count == 1);
// Test salary history - key only
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "SalaryHistory_000").ToList().Count == 1);
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "SalaryHistory_001").ToList().Count == 1);
// Mystery numbers ... well they were persisted using the DataContract Serializer
// and persisted as XML as a single table property.
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key == "MysteryNumbers").ToList().Count == 1);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// now delete the entity
client.Delete(
departmentDev,
dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// And verify that it was actually deleted
// by attempting to read back the data
var queryable = from imp in client.CreateQuery()
where imp.Department == dataWritten.Department &&
imp.EmployeeId == dataWritten.EmployeeId
select imp;
Assert.IsTrue(queryable.ToList().Count == 0);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// So far so good. This concludes this part of the tutorial. Go Stash!
}
Tutorial_07_LargeData()
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create Stash Client
StashClient <EmployeeResume>
client = StashConfiguration.GetClient <EmployeeResume>();
client.CreateTableIfNotExist();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Lets create an instance of the class we what to 'stash'
const
string departmentDev = "Dev";
EmployeeResume
dataWritten = new EmployeeResume {
Department = departmentDev,
EmployeeId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
// 1 char = 2 bytes so this random string is 2.5 time the size of a table property
Text = BuildString((int)(32 * 1024 * 2.5)),
// almost 2 time the size of a table property
Photograph = new byte[(int)(64 * 1024 * 1.9)],
};
// generate random bytes for the photograph
(new Random()).NextBytes(dataWritten.Photograph);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Stash it
client.Insert(dataWritten);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Read back the data
EmployeeResume
dataRead = client.Get(dataWritten.Department, dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify we got back what we put in
Assert.IsTrue(dataWritten.Equals(dataRead));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify exactly what was written to table storage by using the Generic Pool class we wrote
// earlier.
// set this up to target the correct table storage entity set
StashClient <GenericPool>
clientGenericPool = StashConfiguration.GetClient <GenericPool>(
new StashClientOptions {
OverrideEntitySetName = o => typeof(EmployeeResume).Name,
OverrideEntitySetNameIsDynamic = false,
Feedback = StashConfiguration.TraceFeedback,
});
GenericPool
dataPool = clientGenericPool.Get(
dataRead.Department,
dataRead.EmployeeId);
// All split items are suffixed with the index base A, in the format "_A".
// Because the "_" is used for demarcating collection indexes, explicit defined members are not allowed
// to have the embedded "_" character in the table property name.
// Test for Text
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key.IndexOf("Text_") == 0).ToList().Count == 3);
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.Pool.Where(
kv =>
kv.Key.IndexOf("Photograph_") == 0).ToList().Count == 2);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// now delete the entity
client.Delete(
departmentDev,
dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// And verify that it was actually deleted
// by attempting to read back the data
var queryable = from imp in client.CreateQuery()
where imp.Department == dataWritten.Department &&
imp.EmployeeId == dataWritten.EmployeeId
select imp;
Assert.IsTrue(queryable.ToList().Count == 0);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// So far so good. This concludes this part of the tutorial. Go Stash!
}
Tutorial_04_DictionaryPool()
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a Stash Client for the Employee class
StashClient <Employee>
clientEmployee = StashConfiguration.GetClient <Employee>();
clientEmployee.CreateTableIfNotExist();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create an StashClient for the generic pool class,
// Since we want to read and write to the Employee table, notice how we setup the correct EntityName in
// the StashClientOptions. Otherwise the azure table implied would be "GenericPool".
//
// The call back method of naming the table has flexible capabilities. It can be used to determine
// the table name dynamically based on the data in the object instance.
// In this case it is used statically and called only once.
StashClient <GenericPool>
clientGenericPool = StashConfiguration.GetClient <GenericPool>(
new StashClientOptions {
OverrideEntitySetName = o => "Employee",
OverrideEntitySetNameIsDynamic = false,
Feedback = StashConfiguration.TraceFeedback,
});
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Stash an Employee
const
string departmentDev = "Dev";
Employee
dataEmployee = new Employee {
Department = departmentDev,
EmployeeId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
Name = "John Doe",
SkillLevel = 8,
DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1990, 1, 1)
};
dataEmployee.SetAnnualSalary();
clientEmployee.Insert(dataEmployee);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// and read it back thru the GenericPool
GenericPool
dataPool = clientGenericPool.Get(
dataEmployee.Department,
dataEmployee.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify we got back what we put in via the Employee type.
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.PrimaryKey == dataEmployee.Department &&
dataPool.SecondaryKey == dataEmployee.EmployeeId &&
dataPool.Pool["AnnualSalary"].Equals(dataEmployee.GetAnnualSalary()) &&
dataPool.Pool["Birthday"].Equals(dataEmployee.DateOfBirth) &&
dataPool.Pool["SkillLevel"].Equals(dataEmployee.SkillLevel) &&
dataPool.Pool["Name"].Equals(dataEmployee.Name) &&
dataPool.Pool.Count == 4 + 1); // + 1 to the ETag
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Make a few changes and update
dataPool.Pool["Name"] = "Lucifure"; // name change
dataPool.Pool["Unique"] = Guid.NewGuid(); // new field
clientGenericPool.Update(dataPool);
// Note: Updates, Merges etc keep the original objects in sync with the latest ETags.
// Even if an ETag is not specified for the type, if the type supports a Pool,
// the ETag is maintained and synched in the pool
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Read back the data
GenericPool
dataPoolRead = clientGenericPool.CreateQuery()
.Where(imp => imp.PrimaryKey == dataEmployee.Department &&
imp.SecondaryKey == dataEmployee.EmployeeId)
.FirstOrDefault();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// and verify that we got back what we put in
Assert.IsTrue(
dataPool.PrimaryKey == dataPoolRead.PrimaryKey &&
dataPool.SecondaryKey == dataPoolRead.SecondaryKey &&
StashHelper.DictionaryEquals(
dataPool.Pool,
dataPoolRead.Pool));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Merge can be performed very efficiently with a StashPool. Only include the tables properties
// to be merge in the dictionary. No need to null out members or defined nullable value type members.
// Create a new pool with just the objects of interest
Dictionary <string, object>
pool = new Dictionary <string, object>();
// save the current etag (for now and later)
string
etagPreMerge = dataPoolRead.Pool[Literal.ETag].ToString();
pool["Name"] = "Stash"; // new value to merge
pool[Literal.ETag] = etagPreMerge; // get the ETag too
// create a new pool object for merging.
GenericPool
dataPoolMerged = new GenericPool {
PrimaryKey = dataPoolRead.PrimaryKey,
SecondaryKey = dataPoolRead.SecondaryKey,
Pool = pool
};
clientGenericPool.Merge(dataPoolMerged, ETagMatch.Must); // force ETag matching.
// read back and verify
GenericPool
dataPoolMergedRead = clientGenericPool.Get(
dataPoolMerged.PrimaryKey,
dataPoolMerged.SecondaryKey);
// validate
Assert.IsTrue(dataPoolMergedRead.Pool.Count == dataPoolRead.Pool.Count &&
dataPoolMergedRead.Pool["Name"] as String == "Stash");
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// attempt to merge again, replacing the current ETag with the old one.
bool isSuccess;
try
{
// use the defunct etag to exhibit this
dataPoolMerged.Pool[Literal.ETag] = etagPreMerge;
clientGenericPool.Merge(dataPoolMerged);
isSuccess = false;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Merge fails because the ETag was old and did not match.
Assert.IsTrue((ex as StashException).Error == StashError.ETagMatchFailed);
isSuccess = true;
}
Assert.IsTrue(isSuccess);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// attempt to merge yet again, this time by disabling ETag matching.
clientGenericPool.Merge(dataPoolMerged, ETagMatch.Unconditional);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// now attempt to delete the entity
try
{
clientGenericPool.Delete(dataPoolMergedRead); // Implicit ETag matching, will make this fail too
// because the last update changed the ETag
isSuccess = false;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Assert.IsTrue((ex as StashException).Error == StashError.ETagMatchFailed);
isSuccess = true;
}
Assert.IsTrue(isSuccess);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do an unconditional delete
clientGenericPool.DeleteUnconditional(dataPoolMergedRead);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// And verify that it was actually deleted
// by attempting to read back the data
var queryable = from emp in clientEmployee.CreateQuery()
where emp.Department == dataEmployee.Department &&
emp.EmployeeId == dataEmployee.EmployeeId
select emp;
Assert.IsTrue(queryable.ToList().Count == 0);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// So far so good. This concludes this part of the tutorial. Go Stash!
}
Tutorial_05_Morphing_EmployeeInfo()
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a Stash Client
StashClient <EmployeeInfo>
client = StashConfiguration.GetClient <EmployeeInfo>();
client.CreateTableIfNotExist();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create an instance of the class we what to Stash
const
string departmentDev = "Dev";
const
string ssn = "123456789";
EmployeeInfo
dataWritten = new EmployeeInfo {
Department = departmentDev,
EmployeeId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
Name = "John Doe",
SkillLevel = 8,
DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1990, 1, 1),
SSN = ssn,
Salutation = Salutation.Dr
};
// update the private field
dataWritten.SetAnnualSalary();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Stash it
client.Insert(dataWritten);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Read back the data
EmployeeInfo
dataRead = client.Get(dataWritten.Department, dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verify we got back what we put in
Assert.IsTrue(dataWritten.Equals(dataRead));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Now let us verify exactly what was written to table storage by using the Generic Pool class we wrote
// earlier.
// set this up to target the correct table storage entity set
StashClient <GenericPool>
clientGenericPool = StashConfiguration.GetClient <GenericPool>(
new StashClientOptions {
OverrideEntitySetName = o => "EmployeeInfo",
OverrideEntitySetNameIsDynamic = false,
Feedback = StashConfiguration.TraceFeedback,
});
GenericPool
dataPool = clientGenericPool.Get(
dataRead.Department,
dataRead.EmployeeId);
// validate that the SSN value got morphed in to a byte[]
Assert.IsTrue(dataPool.Pool["SSN"].GetType() == typeof(byte[]));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Change the Skill level and update the Stash
dataWritten.SkillLevel += 1;
dataWritten.SetAnnualSalary();
// force an unconditional update since, dataWritten does not have a ETag.
// Optionally copy over the ETag from dataRead.
client.Update(dataWritten, ETagMatch.Unconditional);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Read back the data but this time lets use LINQ
dataRead = client.CreateQuery()
.Where(imp => imp.Department == departmentDev &&
imp.EmployeeId == dataWritten.EmployeeId)
.FirstOrDefault();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Again verify that we got back what we put in
Assert.IsTrue(dataWritten.Equals(dataRead));
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// now delete the entity
client.Delete(
departmentDev,
dataWritten.EmployeeId);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// And verify that it was actually deleted
// by attempting to read back the data
var queryable = from imp in client.CreateQuery()
where imp.Department == dataWritten.Department &&
imp.EmployeeId == dataWritten.EmployeeId
select imp;
Assert.IsTrue(queryable.ToList().Count == 0);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// So far so good. This concludes this part of the tutorial. Go Stash!
}
