public static int RunNamedPipeHandler(int parentWindowHandle, String commandPipeName)
{
int result = -1;
int pipe_connect_timeout = 10000; // Millisecond timeout
try
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, "Entering RunNamedPipeHandler().");
// Get the (short) pipe name and host name from the full path.
// The .NET functions do not want the full path, only the name. Path format: "\\hostname\pipe\mypipename.pip"
String host_name = null;
String pipe_name = null;
if (!ParsePipePath(commandPipeName, out host_name, out pipe_name))
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Fatal, String.Format("Invalid command pipe path {0}. Connector cannot continue.", commandPipeName));
return result;
}
// Create the .NET pipe wrapper object.
NamedPipeClientStream pipeClientStream = CreatePipeStream(pipe_name, host_name, pipe_connect_timeout);
// Read from pipe
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Opening .NET StreamReader."));
Boolean keep_on_processing = true;
String msg = null;
while (keep_on_processing)
{
// Qlikview seems to need some time to respond so we always sleep a few seconds.
if (_messageWaitMilliseconds > 0)
{
//_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Sleeping in message handler loop for {0} milliseconds.", _messageWaitMilliseconds.ToString()));
Thread.Sleep(_messageWaitMilliseconds);
}
// *** Get the next full XML message from the QlikView command pipe.
msg = ReadNextCommandMessage(pipeClientStream);
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(msg))
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Info, "No message received on command pipe.");
keep_on_processing = false;
//no_response++;
//if (no_response > 10)
//{
// keep_on_processing = false;
//}
}
else
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Command message received (length {0}). XML follows: \r\n{1}", msg.Length.ToString(), msg));
// *** Handle command message
QlikViewMessage command_msg = new QlikViewMessage();
if (command_msg.Load(msg))
{
switch (command_msg.MessageType)
{
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Connect:
// Get connection string, send "OK" response.
_connectionString = command_msg.GetConnectionString();
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Info, String.Format("Handling QVX_CONNECT. Connection String: {0}", _connectionString));
// TO DO: Test the connection with the Java proxy ? This would be a round trip to
// the remote server so it could be a performance issue.
String connect_error_msg;
String connect_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.SimulateConnection)
{
Boolean success = TestConnection(_driverName, _connectionString, _userName, _password, out connect_error_msg);
if (!success)
{
connect_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false, null, connect_error_msg);
}
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, connect_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Execute:
// Get the SQL and data pipe name from the QVX_EXECUTE message.
command_msg.GetSQLStatementAndDataPipeName(out _sql, out _dataPipePath);
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format( "Handling QVX_EXECUTE. Data pipe path: [{0}], SQL: [{1}].", _dataPipePath, _sql ));
// Send QVX_OK before writing to data pipe.
String execute_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, execute_response_xml);
// TO DO: need to get driver, connectionstring, username, password
//String drivername = Properties.Settings.Default.dr
// Write data to the data pipe.
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(_sql) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(_dataPipePath))
{
RunBigDataQueryJava(_dataPipePath, _connectionString, _sql);
}
// Keep on procressing - there mat be multiple QVX_EXECUTE - one for each SQL statement in the script.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.GenericCommand:
String generic_val;
String generic_response_xml;
command_msg.ParseGenericCommand(out generic_val);
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_GENERIC_COMMAND: {0}", generic_val));
switch( generic_val ) {
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.GetCustomCaption:
// Send the caption?
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.DisableCustomSQLButton)
{
// This causes QlikView to display the custom SQL button.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { _customButtonCaption });
}
else
{
// This reply prevents QlikView from displaying the custom SQL button.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.DisableQlikViewSelectButton:
// NOTE: we disable the "Select" button by default since it appears to an ODBC-only thing.
if (Properties.Settings.Default.DisableQlikViewSelectButton)
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.HaveStarField:
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.IsConnected:
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
default:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Warn, String.Format("Unknown QVX_GENERIC_COMMAND type received: [{0}].", generic_val));
// TO DO: Stop listening because we don't know what to do ? Or just ignore and keep going?
keep_on_processing = false;
break;
}
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.EditConnect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_EDIT_CONNECT."));
// TO DO / PROBLEM: the connection string parameter in the message is ALWAYS BLANK. There does not appear
// to be any way to get the connection string that is currently in the QlikView script. This means we cannot
// parse it to get the individual pieces before displaying the dialog.
String new_connection_string = command_msg.GetConnectionString();
// Call the dialog and return the modified connection string if OK (skip if Cancel).
ShowCustomConnectDialog(ref new_connection_string);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(new_connection_string))
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { new_connection_string });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Continue listening on the command pipe.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.EditSelect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_EDIT_SELECT."));
// Call the dialog and return the modified SQL string.
String new_sql = null;
ShowCustomSQLDialog(ref new_sql);
if( !String.IsNullOrEmpty(new_sql ) )
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { new_sql });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Continue listening on the command pipe.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Disconnect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_DISCONNECT."));
// There is nothing to parse out since this has no defined parameters
// TO DO: Actually do something to disconnect from the data source ?
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
//
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Terminate:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_TERMINATE."));
// There is nothing to parse out since this has no defined parameters
// TO DO: Actually do something to shut down the Java query if running (async - not yet implemented).
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Exit becaue we are shutting down.
keep_on_processing = false;
break;
default:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Warn, String.Format("Connector does not yet support this command message type: {0}.", command_msg.MessageType));
// If we don't know the message type, just exit.
// TO DO: Handle all the other QlikView message types.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(QlikViewResponseTypes.QvxUnknownCommand);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
}
}
else
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Error, "Invalid command message format.");
keep_on_processing = false;
}
if (!keep_on_processing)
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, "Exiting message handler loop. Connector program terminating. ");
}
}
} // end while (keep_on_processing)
result = 0;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Fatal, "Unexpected error in RunNamedPipeHandler(): " + ex.Message);
}
return result;
}
public static int RunNamedPipeHandler(int parentWindowHandle, String commandPipeName)
{
int result = -1;
int pipe_connect_timeout = 10000; // Millisecond timeout
try
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, "Entering RunNamedPipeHandler().");
// Get the (short) pipe name and host name from the full path.
// The .NET functions do not want the full path, only the name. Path format: "\\hostname\pipe\mypipename.pip"
String host_name = null;
String pipe_name = null;
if (!ParsePipePath(commandPipeName, out host_name, out pipe_name))
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Fatal, String.Format("Invalid command pipe path {0}. Connector cannot continue.", commandPipeName));
return(result);
}
// Create the .NET pipe wrapper object.
NamedPipeClientStream pipeClientStream = CreatePipeStream(pipe_name, host_name, pipe_connect_timeout);
// Read from pipe
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Opening .NET StreamReader."));
Boolean keep_on_processing = true;
String msg = null;
while (keep_on_processing)
{
// Qlikview seems to need some time to respond so we always sleep a few seconds.
if (_messageWaitMilliseconds > 0)
{
//_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Sleeping in message handler loop for {0} milliseconds.", _messageWaitMilliseconds.ToString()));
Thread.Sleep(_messageWaitMilliseconds);
}
// *** Get the next full XML message from the QlikView command pipe.
msg = ReadNextCommandMessage(pipeClientStream);
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(msg))
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Info, "No message received on command pipe.");
keep_on_processing = false;
//no_response++;
//if (no_response > 10)
//{
// keep_on_processing = false;
//}
}
else
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Command message received (length {0}). XML follows: \r\n{1}", msg.Length.ToString(), msg));
// *** Handle command message
QlikViewMessage command_msg = new QlikViewMessage();
if (command_msg.Load(msg))
{
switch (command_msg.MessageType)
{
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Connect:
// Get connection string, send "OK" response.
_connectionString = command_msg.GetConnectionString();
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Info, String.Format("Handling QVX_CONNECT. Connection String: {0}", _connectionString));
// TO DO: Test the connection with the Java proxy ? This would be a round trip to
// the remote server so it could be a performance issue.
String connect_error_msg;
String connect_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.SimulateConnection)
{
Boolean success = TestConnection(_driverName, _connectionString, _userName, _password, out connect_error_msg);
if (!success)
{
connect_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false, null, connect_error_msg);
}
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, connect_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Execute:
// Get the SQL and data pipe name from the QVX_EXECUTE message.
command_msg.GetSQLStatementAndDataPipeName(out _sql, out _dataPipePath);
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_EXECUTE. Data pipe path: [{0}], SQL: [{1}].", _dataPipePath, _sql));
// Send QVX_OK before writing to data pipe.
String execute_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, execute_response_xml);
// TO DO: need to get driver, connectionstring, username, password
//String drivername = Properties.Settings.Default.dr
// Write data to the data pipe.
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(_sql) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(_dataPipePath))
{
RunBigDataQueryJava(_dataPipePath, _connectionString, _sql);
}
// Keep on procressing - there mat be multiple QVX_EXECUTE - one for each SQL statement in the script.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.GenericCommand:
String generic_val;
String generic_response_xml;
command_msg.ParseGenericCommand(out generic_val);
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_GENERIC_COMMAND: {0}", generic_val));
switch (generic_val)
{
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.GetCustomCaption:
// Send the caption?
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.DisableCustomSQLButton)
{
// This causes QlikView to display the custom SQL button.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { _customButtonCaption });
}
else
{
// This reply prevents QlikView from displaying the custom SQL button.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.DisableQlikViewSelectButton:
// NOTE: we disable the "Select" button by default since it appears to an ODBC-only thing.
if (Properties.Settings.Default.DisableQlikViewSelectButton)
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.HaveStarField:
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewGenericCommandValues.IsConnected:
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { "true" });
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
default:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Warn, String.Format("Unknown QVX_GENERIC_COMMAND type received: [{0}].", generic_val));
// TO DO: Stop listening because we don't know what to do ? Or just ignore and keep going?
keep_on_processing = false;
break;
}
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.EditConnect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_EDIT_CONNECT."));
// TO DO / PROBLEM: the connection string parameter in the message is ALWAYS BLANK. There does not appear
// to be any way to get the connection string that is currently in the QlikView script. This means we cannot
// parse it to get the individual pieces before displaying the dialog.
String new_connection_string = command_msg.GetConnectionString();
// Call the dialog and return the modified connection string if OK (skip if Cancel).
ShowCustomConnectDialog(ref new_connection_string);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(new_connection_string))
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { new_connection_string });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Continue listening on the command pipe.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.EditSelect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_EDIT_SELECT."));
// Call the dialog and return the modified SQL string.
String new_sql = null;
ShowCustomSQLDialog(ref new_sql);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(new_sql))
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true, new String[] { new_sql });
}
else
{
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(false);
}
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Continue listening on the command pipe.
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Disconnect:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_DISCONNECT."));
// There is nothing to parse out since this has no defined parameters
// TO DO: Actually do something to disconnect from the data source ?
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
//
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
case QlikViewCommandTypes.Terminate:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, String.Format("Handling QVX_TERMINATE."));
// There is nothing to parse out since this has no defined parameters
// TO DO: Actually do something to shut down the Java query if running (async - not yet implemented).
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(true);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
// Exit becaue we are shutting down.
keep_on_processing = false;
break;
default:
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Warn, String.Format("Connector does not yet support this command message type: {0}.", command_msg.MessageType));
// If we don't know the message type, just exit.
// TO DO: Handle all the other QlikView message types.
generic_response_xml = QlikViewMessage.MakeGenericReplyMessage(QlikViewResponseTypes.QvxUnknownCommand);
SendCommandMessage(pipeClientStream, generic_response_xml);
keep_on_processing = true;
break;
}
}
else
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Error, "Invalid command message format.");
keep_on_processing = false;
}
if (!keep_on_processing)
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Debug, "Exiting message handler loop. Connector program terminating. ");
}
}
} // end while (keep_on_processing)
result = 0;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogMsg(Level.Fatal, "Unexpected error in RunNamedPipeHandler(): " + ex.Message);
}
return(result);
}