/// <summary>
/// Tests function to change parameter value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application
/// which contains data related to the command,
/// such as the application object and active view.</param>
/// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application
/// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by
/// the external command.</param>
/// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application
/// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
/// <returns>Return the status of the external command.
/// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected.
/// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation
/// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with
/// the operation.</returns>
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
// NOTES: Anything can be done in this method, such as create a message box,
// a task dialog or fetch some information from revit and so on.
// We mainly use the task dialog for example.
// Get the application and document from external command data.
Application app = commandData.Application.Application;
Document curDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
//loads from settings.txt
settings.LoadSettings();
PricingRevitInteraction.UpdateElementParameterValueString(curDoc, "352672", "Mark", "Testcomments");
using (Transaction t = new Transaction(curDoc, "Regen"))
{
t.Start();
curDoc.Regenerate();
t.Commit();
}
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded);
}
/// <summary>
/// retrieves categories from server, generates price requests, sends, receives prices and updates model with parameter name in file parameter.txt in same folder as dll
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application
/// which contains data related to the command,
/// such as the application object and active view.</param>
/// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application
/// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by
/// the external command.</param>
/// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application
/// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
/// <returns>Return the status of the external command.
/// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected.
/// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation
/// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with
/// the operation.</returns>
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
// NOTES: Anything can be done in this method, such as create a message box,
// a task dialog or fetch some information from revit and so on.
// We mainly use the task dialog for example.
// Get the application and document from external command data.
Application app = commandData.Application.Application;
Document curDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
//loads from settings.txt
settings.LoadSettings();
string codeBase = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase;
UriBuilder uri = new UriBuilder(codeBase);
string path = Uri.UnescapeDataString(uri.Path);
string paramtextfile = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(path), "parametername.txt");
if (!File.Exists(paramtextfile))
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(paramtextfile + " not found!");
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
string paramname = File.ReadAllText(paramtextfile);
List <string> cats = new List <string>();
PricingHttpRest.InitializeClient(settings.APILocation, "");
string configJSON = "";
try
{
PricingHttpRest.APICommand = "pricing/config";
string result = PricingHttpRest.Get();
configJSON = PricingHttpRest.receivedContent;
if (result != "OK")
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error accessing API while getting config");
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error accessing API while getting config");
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
try
{
Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken jt = Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.Parse(configJSON);
Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken jfil = jt.SelectToken("filters");
Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken jcat = jfil.SelectToken("categories");
cats = jcat.ToObject <List <string> >();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Deserialization failure: " + ex.ToString());
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
if (cats.Count == 0)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No categories found, taking all");
}
//if (myConf.filters.Count==0)
//{
// System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No config data");
// return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed;
//}
revit_pricing_request price1 = utilities.get_pricing_request(curDoc, cats);
//send element data
string serialS = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(price1);
string pricesJSON = "";
try
{
PricingHttpRest.APICommand = "pricing/model1";
PricingHttpRest.sendContent = serialS;
string result = PricingHttpRest.Post();
pricesJSON = PricingHttpRest.receivedContent;
if (result != "OK")
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error accessing API while submitting data for pricing: " + result + " " + pricesJSON);
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error accessing API while submitting data for pricing: " + ex.ToString());
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
//extract id / cost from response
List <PriceResponseElement> plist = new List <PriceResponseElement>();
try
{
plist = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <PriceResponseElement> >(pricesJSON);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Deserialization failure: " + ex.ToString());
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
if (plist.Count == 0)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No instance / cost found");
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
List <string> failures = new List <string>();
foreach (PriceResponseElement ple in plist)
{
try
{
bool res = PricingRevitInteraction.UpdateElementParameterValueDouble(curDoc, ple.id, paramname, ple.cost);
if (!res)
{
failures.Add(ple.id);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
failures.Add(ple.id);
}
}
if (failures.Count > 0)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to update some elements: " + string.Join(",", failures.ToArray()));
}
else
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Successfully updated " + plist.Count + " elements");
}
using (Transaction t = new Transaction(curDoc, "Regen"))
{
t.Start();
curDoc.Regenerate();
t.Commit();
}
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded);
}