// This could be invoked by external applications and services to trigger an event within the workflows.
public ActionResult Trigger(string nonce)
{
int contentItemId;
string signal;
if (!_genericEventService.DecryptNonce(nonce, out contentItemId, out signal))
{
Logger.Debug("Invalid nonce provided: " + nonce);
return(HttpNotFound());
}
var contentItem = _contentManager.Get(contentItemId, VersionOptions.Latest);
if (contentItem == null)
{
Logger.Debug("Could not find specified content item in none: " + contentItemId);
return(HttpNotFound());
}
// Right now, all workflow instances that are at the WebRequest activity node would continue as soon as a request
// to this action comes in, but that should not happen; it should be controlled by activity configuration and evaluations.
_workflowManager.TriggerEvent(SignalActivity.SignalEventName, contentItem, () => {
var dictionary = new Dictionary <string, object> {
{ "Content", contentItem }, { SignalActivity.SignalEventName, signal }
};
// Let's include query string stuff, so that the WebRequest activity can
// potentially match against certain parameters to decide whether or not it should execute,
// based on its configuration (yet to be defined).
Request.QueryString.CopyTo(dictionary);
Request.Form.CopyTo(dictionary);
return(dictionary);
});
// 200
return(new EmptyResult());
}