public static void InitializeRetroDRY(bool integrationTestMode = false)
{
//load configuration (for this sample, we are using a separate settings file for retrodry features)
var configBuilder = new ConfigurationBuilder().SetBasePath(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory)
.AddJsonFile("appsettings_dev.json");
var config = configBuilder.Build();
var dbConnection = config["Database"];
Globals.ConnectionString = dbConnection;
//This will tell RetroDRY how to access your database
DbConnection dbResolver(int databaseNumber)
{
var db = new Npgsql.NpgsqlConnection(dbConnection);
db.Open();
return(db);
}
//build data dictionary from annotations
var ddict = new DataDictionary();
ddict.AddDatonsUsingClassAnnotation(typeof(Startup).Assembly);
//sample to override data dictionary. In a real app the overrides might come from setup tables or be hardcoded, and this process
//could be moved to a separate class
//ddict.DatonDefs["Customer"] = new DatonDef
//{
// ...
//};
//ddict.DatonDefs["Customer"].MainTableDef.Prompt["de"] = "..,";
//sample custom values (dynamic columns that are not declared in the database or at compile time)
ddict.DatonDefs["Sale"].MainTableDef.AddCustomColum("CouponCode", typeof(string), Constants.TYPE_NSTRING);
ddict.DatonDefs["Sale"].MainTableDef.AddCustomColum("IsRushOrder", typeof(bool?), Constants.TYPE_NBOOL).SetPrompt("", "Is Rush Order");
ddict.DatonDefs["Sale"].MainTableDef.AddCustomColum("IsInternalSale", typeof(bool), Constants.TYPE_BOOL);
//sample default values initializer
ddict.DatonDefs["Customer"].Initializer = Initializers.InitializeCustomer;
//start up RetroDRY
ddict.FinalizeInheritance();
Globals.Retroverse?.Dispose();
Globals.Retroverse = new Retroverse(SqlFlavorizer.VendorKind.PostgreSQL, ddict, dbResolver, integrationTestMode: integrationTestMode)
{
ViewonPageSize = 50
};
//error reporting; In a real app you would send this to your logging destinations
Globals.Retroverse.Diagnostics.ReportClientCallError = msg => Console.WriteLine(msg);
//sample SQL overide
Globals.Retroverse.OverrideSql("Customer", new CustomerSql());
//sample exception text rewriter
Globals.Retroverse.CleanUpSaveException = (user, ex) =>
{
if (ex.Message.Contains("violates foreign key constraint"))
{
return("Cannot delete record because other records depend on it.");
}
return(ex.Message);
};
//only for integration testing
if (integrationTestMode)
{
InitializeRetroDRYIntegrationTesting(ddict, dbResolver);
}
}