public static void ShowFor(int seconds)
{
var handle = new RevitHandle();
var dlg = new About();
handle.SetAsOwnerTo(dlg);
dlg.Show();
Thread.Sleep(seconds * 1000);
dlg.Close();
}
public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
#if !DEBUG
//show about information if this is the first time when the tool is used
if (AddInApplication.Used == 0)
About.ShowFor(3);
AddInApplication.Used++;
#endif
//show UI
var dlg = new SearchDialog();
var handle = new RevitHandle();
handle.SetAsOwnerTo(dlg);
if (dlg.ShowDialog() != true) return Result.Cancelled;
//get search string
var searchString = dlg.SearchText;
//create proxy client for a BIM Library services
var client = new BimLibraryService.BIMserviceClient(new BasicHttpBinding(BasicHttpSecurityMode.None),
new EndpointAddress(Paths.BimServiceEndpoint));
//many exceptions may occure during service operation
try
{
client.Open();
//search for a Revit products
var products = client.GetProductByName(searchString);
if (products.Length == 0)
{
TaskDialog.Show("Produkt nenalezen", "Nebyl nalezen žádný produkt odpovídající zadání.");
//call this again to try is again;
return Execute(commandData, ref message, elements);
}
//show result in a dialog where user can download the object into his project
var resultsDlg = new SearchResultsDialog();
handle.SetAsOwnerTo(resultsDlg);
resultsDlg.Products = products.Select(p => new ProductViewModel(p));
resultsDlg.ShowDialog();
}
catch (FaultException customFaultEx)
{
return FailGracefully(customFaultEx.Message);
}
// The following is typically thrown on the client when a channel is terminated due to the server closing the connection.
catch (ChannelTerminatedException cte)
{
return FailGracefully(cte.Message);
}
// The following is thrown when a remote endpoint could not be found or reached. The endpoint may not be found or
// reachable because the remote endpoint is down, the remote endpoint is unreachable, or because the remote network is unreachable.
catch (EndpointNotFoundException enfe)
{
return FailGracefully(enfe.Message);
}
// The following exception that is thrown when a server is too busy to accept a message.
catch (ServerTooBusyException stbe)
{
return FailGracefully(stbe.Message);
}
catch (TimeoutException timeoutEx)
{
return FailGracefully(timeoutEx.Message);
}
catch (CommunicationException comException)
{
return FailGracefully(comException.Message);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// rethrow any other exception not defined here
throw e;
}
return Result.Succeeded;
}