/// <summary>
/// Builds the custom rule-set (rules that are specified in an XML format).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="domainClass"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static ValidationRuleSet BuildCustomRules(Type domainClass)
{
try
{
// combine rules from all non-static (i.e. custom) sources
var sources = new EntityValidationRuleSetSourceExtensionPoint().CreateExtensions();
var rules = from source in sources.Cast <IValidationRuleSetSource>()
where !source.IsStatic
let r = source.GetRuleSet(domainClass)
where !r.IsEmpty
select r;
return(new ValidationRuleSet(rules));
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// any exceptions here must be logged and ignored, as their is really no good way to handle them
Platform.Log(LogLevel.Error, e, "Error attempting to compile custom validation rules");
return(new ValidationRuleSet());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Builds a set of validation rules by processing the attributes defined on the specified entity class.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public void BuildRuleSet()
{
ProcessClassProperties();
// process class-level attributes
foreach (var pair in GetClassAttributes(_entityClass))
{
ProcessEntityAttribute(pair);
}
// process external providers of static rules
var sources = new EntityValidationRuleSetSourceExtensionPoint().CreateExtensions();
var rules = from source in sources.Cast<IValidationRuleSetSource>()
where source.IsStatic
let r = source.GetRuleSet(_entityClass)
where !r.IsEmpty
select r;
_highLevelRules.AddRange(rules);
_processed = true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Builds a set of validation rules by processing the attributes defined on the specified entity class.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public void BuildRuleSet()
{
ProcessClassProperties();
// process class-level attributes
foreach (var pair in GetClassAttributes(_entityClass))
{
ProcessEntityAttribute(pair);
}
// process external providers of static rules
var sources = new EntityValidationRuleSetSourceExtensionPoint().CreateExtensions();
var rules = from source in sources.Cast <IValidationRuleSetSource>()
where source.IsStatic
let r = source.GetRuleSet(_entityClass)
where !r.IsEmpty
select r;
_highLevelRules.AddRange(rules);
_processed = true;
}
