CQRSLite and MassTransit integration - message-queue

I'm currently playing with CQRSLite framework and curious how to use MassTransit as a bus implementation.
The problem, that I'm currently have, how to properly register consumers on MassTransit side in order to route messages (commands and events) to handlers like this
public class InventoryCommandHandlers : ICommandHandler<CreateInventoryItem>
{
public void Handle(CreateInventoryItem message)
{
// do some job...
}
}
public class InventoryListView : IEventHandler<InventoryItemCreated>
{
public void Handle(InventoryItemCreated message)
{
// do some job...
}
}

You can always implement two interfaces:
public class InventoryCommandHandlers :
ICommandHandler<CreateInventoryItem>,
IConsumer<CreateInventoryItem>
{
public void Handle(CreateInventoryItem message)
{
// do some job...
}
public Task Consume(CreateInventoryItem message)
{
Handle(message);
return Task.FromResult(true);
}
}
public class InventoryListView :
IEventHandler<InventoryItemCreated>,
IConsumer<InventoryItemCreated>
{
public void Handle(InventoryItemCreated message)
{
// do some job...
}
public Task Consume(InventoryItemCreated message)
{
Handle(message);
return Task.FromResult(true);
}
}
However CQRSLite seems to be designed for in-process use, don't really see any benefit in using it in distributed context.
I would strongly suggest looking at the original m-r repository and implement your own base library, it only takes 1/2 day and you get way better understanding how thing work.
You can also look at AggregateSource and Projac to get some inspiration and may be even get them in use, these are very good examples.

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Trouble creating a base ViewModel for MvvmCross 5.1.0

I'm currently diving into the world of Xamarain with the MvvmCross framework. In my current project I want to make use of a MVVM base ViewModel to be able to reuse some of my code in other ViewModels.
When trying to implement this I've ran into a problem when using the MvxViewModel which supports passing parameters between navigation.
public abstract class BaseViewModel<TParameter> : MvxViewModel, IMvxViewModel<TParameter> where TParameter : class
{
protected readonly IMvxNavigationService _navigationService;
public BaseViewModel(IMvxNavigationService navigationService)
{
_navigationService = navigationService;
}
public new abstract Task Initialize(TParameter parameter);
}
This way I'm able to use the BaseViewModel as following.
public class ExampleViewModel : BaseViewModel<ExampleParameters>
{
private ExampleParameters _parameter;
public ExampleViewModel(IMvxNavigationService navigationService) : base(navigationService)
{
}
public override Task Initialize(ExampleParameters parameter)
{
return Task.Run(() => { _parameter = parameter; });
}
}
In this situation I think this is a pretty good solution. The ExampleViewModel even tells me I need to implement the Initialize Task when I've forgotten.
Still this solution is not great in every situation. When I have ViewModel that doesn't require the passing of parameters I still need to specify a parameters object and implement the Initialize method.
public class ParameterlessViewModel : BaseViewModel<object>
{
public ParameterlessViewModel(IMvxNavigationService navigationService) : base(navigationService)
{
}
public override Task Initialize(object parameter)
{
return Task.Run(() => { });
}
}
When removing the abstract method from the BaseViewModel I wont need to implement the Initialize method but then I won't be forced to implement it when I'm creating a ViewModel that requires the passing of parameters.
The above solution is workable but I'm curious if anyone ran into this same problem and maybe has a better solution? One which is good in both situations without having to setup two BaseViewModel classes.
Kind regards,
Jop Middelkamp
The documentation for this states: https://www.mvvmcross.com/documentation/fundamentals/navigation
If you have a BaseViewModel you might not be able to inherit MvxViewModel<TParameter> or MvxViewModel<TParameter, TResult> because you already have the BaseViewModel as base class. In this case you can implement the following interface:
IMvxViewModel<TParameter>, IMvxViewModelResult<TResult> or IMvxViewModel<TParameter, TResult>
In case you use TResult you can just copy the source code into your viewmodel:
public override TaskCompletionSource<object> CloseCompletionSource { get; set; }
public override void ViewDestroy()
{
if (CloseCompletionSource != null && !CloseCompletionSource.Task.IsCompleted && !CloseCompletionSource.Task.IsFaulted)
CloseCompletionSource?.TrySetCanceled();
base.ViewDestroy();
}
Do we do the add the Interface IMvxViewModel in the base class or the device class, can you give a simple example
In this case you can implement the following interface:
IMvxViewModel<TParameter>, IMvxViewModelResult<TResult> or IMvxViewModel<TParameter, TResult>

ConcurrentModificationException in spite of using Iterator

I am using the following class:
public class Ticker implements Runnable {
private LinkedList<Timeable> timeables = new LinkedList<>();
#Override
public void run() {
ListIterator<Timeable> it = timeables.listIterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
it.next().tick();
}
}
public void add(Timeable timeable) {
timeables.add(timeable);
}
public void remove(Timeable timeable) {
timeables.remove(timeable);
}
}
I thought iterators prevent the ConcurrentModificationException but it throws one at "it.next().tick();".
How can I solve this?
The java collection classes are fail-fast, so LinkedList will throw a ConcurrentModificationException if its structure is modified by one thread while another thread is in the process of iterating over its elements.
For multithreaded code you should use a thread safe collection such as CopyOnWriteArrayList (which provides a fail safe iterator of the collection at a point in time) or ConcurrentLinkedDeque (if you only need access to the first or last element).

mvvmcross - multiple Init methods in viewmodel with different signature not working

in a main viewmodel where i collect data from another viewmodels, I created in summary two or three public Init methods with different signatures. When i navigate back to the base viewmodel from the other viewmodels with ShowViewModel, I awaited that the right Init method will be executed, but this don't happen. Regarding the greet practical documentation here:
http://slodge.blogspot.ch/2013/03/v3-new-viewmodel-lifecycle.html
This should be work :-/.
I will explain this with some code.
My main view model is e.g.:
public class MainViewModel : MvxViewModel
{
MainViewModel() {}
public class ParameterFirst
{
public string Id { get; set; }
}
public class ParameterSecond
{
public string Id { get; set; }
}
public class ParameterSecond
{
public string Id { get; set; }
}
public class ParameterThird
{
public string Id { get; set; }
}
public void Init(ParameterFirst objFirst)
{
//do something
}
public void Init(ParameterSecond objSecond)
{
//do something
}
public void Init(ParameterThird objThird)
{
//do something
}
}
Then I will navigate from another viewmodel and await that the right Init method will be executed:
public class CollectData_ONE_ViewModel : MvxViewModel
{
CollectData_ONE_ViewModel() {}
public void DidWork()
{
//Hopefully the Init method with argument ParameterFirst should be called
base.ShowViewModel<MainViewModel>(new MainViewModel.ParameterFirst { Id = "11" });
}
}
next here the second viewmodel
public class CollectData_SECOND_ViewModel : MvxViewModel
{
CollectData_SECOND_ViewModel() {}
public void DidWork()
{
//Hopefully the Init method with argument ParameterFirst should be called
base.ShowViewModel<MainViewModel>(new MainViewModel.ParameterSecond { Id = "22" });
}
}
and the third viewmodel
public class CollectData_THIRD_ViewModel : MvxViewModel
{
CollectData_THIRD_ViewModel() {}
public void DidWork()
{
//Hopefully the Init method with argument ParameterFirst should be called
base.ShowViewModel<MainViewModel>(new MainViewModel.ParameterThird { Id = "33" });
}
}
In my code, each time the First Init method is called, I'm really at the end and don't have further ideas :) Did anyone here experienced the same issue? Or do anyone here have another Idea to collect data to the main viewmodel in an elegant way? Thanks a lot in advance for reading :)
The Init mechanism in MvvmCross is deliberately lightweight. If you declare multiple methods, all of them will be called - this is by design. Also if some of the Init parameter objects were to share properties then these would clash - see Custom types in Navigation parameters in v3
As it says in the blog post you reference "generally you will probably only want to use one within your application" - so I'd recommend refactoring to a single navigation parameter object and using your own ViewModel-based logic to decide how your ViewModel should initialise.
If you really do need three Init methods called in three different situations, then you can easily pack and unpack your own parameter objects using a custom method (possibly in a BaseViewModel class) like in https://stackoverflow.com/a/19059938/373321

registering open generic decorators for typed implementations in castle windsor

While trying to coerce Windsor into wrapping an implementation with a random number of decorators, i've stumbled upon the following:
i have 3 decorators and an implementation all using the same interface.
if you run this code, windsor resolves icommandhandler<stringcommand> as implementation, which, as far as i can tell, is expected behaviour, because the typed implementation can not be registered with the open typed decorators.
However, if you uncomment the line container.Register(Component.For<ICommandHandler<stringCommand>>().ImplementedBy<Decorator1<stringCommand>>());, all three decorators will be used to resolve implementation, which is the desired result (sort of : ).
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var container = new WindsorContainer();
container.Register(Component.For(typeof(ICommandHandler<>)).ImplementedBy(typeof(Decorator1<>)));
container.Register(Component.For(typeof(ICommandHandler<>)).ImplementedBy(typeof(Decorator2<>)));
container.Register(Component.For(typeof(ICommandHandler<>)).ImplementedBy(typeof(Decorator3<>)));
//uncomment the line below and watch the magic happen
//container.Register(Component.For<ICommandHandler<stringCommand>>().ImplementedBy<Decorator1<stringCommand>>());
container.Register(Component.For<ICommandHandler<stringCommand>>().ImplementedBy<implementation>());
var stringCommandHandler = container.Resolve<ICommandHandler<stringCommand>>();
var command = new stringCommand();
stringCommandHandler.Handle(command);
Console.WriteLine(command.s);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
public interface ICommandHandler<T>
{
void Handle(T t);
}
public class stringCommand
{
public string s { get; set; }
}
public abstract class Decorator<T> : ICommandHandler<T>
{
public abstract void Handle(T t);
};
public class Decorator1<T> : Decorator<T>
where T : stringCommand
{
private ICommandHandler<T> _handler;
public Decorator1(ICommandHandler<T> handler)
{
_handler = handler;
}
public override void Handle(T t)
{
t.s += "Decorator1;";
_handler.Handle(t);
}
}
public class Decorator2<T> : Decorator<T>
where T : stringCommand
{
private ICommandHandler<T> _handler;
public Decorator2(ICommandHandler<T> handler)
{
_handler = handler;
}
public override void Handle(T t)
{
t.s += "Decorator2;";
_handler.Handle(t);
}
}
public class Decorator3<T> : Decorator<T>
where T : stringCommand
{
private ICommandHandler<T> _handler;
public Decorator3(ICommandHandler<T> handler)
{
_handler = handler;
}
public override void Handle(T t)
{
t.s += "Decorator3;";
_handler.Handle(t);
}
}
public class implementation : ICommandHandler<stringCommand>
{
public void Handle(stringCommand t)
{
t.s += "implementation;";
}
}
Why exactly is this happening, is this a feature of windsor that i am not aware of? Is there perhaps a different way to achieve the same effect? (without resorting to reflection)
When windsor tries to resolve a component it will first try to resolve the more specific interface. So when you register Component.For it will prefer to resolve this over an open generic type.
If the same interface is registered multiple times, it will use the first one specified.
So if you don't uncommment the line your application will resolve implementation since this is the most specific component.
If you do uncomment the line decorator1 will be resolved and indeed the magic starts. The decorator will now start looking for the first registered component that satisfies it's constructor, in this case that would be decorator1 again (you did notice that your output show decorator1 2 times ?). Which will the resolve the next registered component and so on till it comes to the actual implementation.
So the only thing I can think about is not registering decorator1 as an open generic but as a specific type.
Kind regards,
Marwijn.

Using MvvmCross from content providers and activities

I am trying to use MvvmCross v3 in one of my applications which consists of activities, content providers and broadcast receivers. However, I am not quite succeeding.
The application consists of a Core PCL which contains logic, models and viewmodels and a Droid application which contains all MonoDroid-specific stuff.
In Core I have an App:MvxApplication class and in Droid I have a Setup:MvxSetup class which creates an App-instance and initialises stuff.
I can use the IOC parts with content providers, broadcast receivers and non-Mvx-activities without problems. When I now want to add an MvxActivity it falls apart.
When the Mvx Activity launches I get an exception "Cirrious.CrossCore.Exceptions.MvxException: MvxTrace already initialized".
Obviously I am initialising things in the wrong order / wrong place. But, I need a pointer in the right direction.
My App Class
public class App
: MvxApplication
{
public override void Initialize()
{
base.Initialize();
InitialisePlugins();
InitaliseServices();
InitialiseStartNavigation();
}
private void InitaliseServices()
{
CreatableTypes().EndingWith("Service").AsInterfaces().RegisterAsLazySingleton();
}
private void InitialiseStartNavigation()
{
}
private void InitialisePlugins()
{
// initialise any plugins where are required at app startup
// e.g. Cirrious.MvvmCross.Plugins.Visibility.PluginLoader.Instance.EnsureLoaded();
}
}
And my setup class
public class Setup
: MvxAndroidSetup
{
public Setup(Context applicationContext)
: base(applicationContext)
{
}
protected override IMvxApplication CreateApp()
{
return new App();
}
protected override IMvxNavigationSerializer CreateNavigationSerializer()
{
return new MvxJsonNavigationSerializer();
}
public override void LoadPlugins(Cirrious.CrossCore.Plugins.IMvxPluginManager pluginManager)
{
pluginManager.EnsurePluginLoaded<Cirrious.MvvmCross.Plugins.Json.PluginLoader>();
base.LoadPlugins(pluginManager);
}
public void RegisterServices()
{
// I register a bunch of singletons here
}
// The following is called from my content provider's OnCreate()
// Which is the first code that is run
public static void DoSetup(Context applicationContext)
{
var setup = new Setup(applicationContext);
setup.Initialize();
setup.RegisterServices();
}
My Content provider's OnCreate():
public override bool OnCreate()
{
Log.Debug(Tag, "OnCreate");
_context = Context;
Setup.DoSetup(_context);
return true;
}
My MvxActivity:
[Activity(Label = "#string/ApplicationName", MainLauncher = true)]
[IntentFilter(new[] { "Settings" })]
public class SettingsView
: MvxActivity
{
public new SettingsViewModel ViewModel
{
get { return (SettingsViewModel) base.ViewModel; }
set { base.ViewModel = value; }
}
protected override void OnViewModelSet()
{
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Page_SettingsView);
}
}
Short answer (I'm in an airport on mobile)
all the mvx android views will check the setup singleton has been created - https://github.com/slodge/MvvmCross/blob/vnext/Cirrious/Cirrious.MvvmCross.Droid/Platform/MvxAndroidSetupSingleton.cs (vnext tree - but similar on v3)
so if you are creating a setup, but not setting this singleton, then you will get a second setup created when you first show a view
i suspect you can just get your setup created via the singleton class, but if this isn't flexible enough for your needs, then please log an issue on github
would also love to see some blogging about this - I've not used custom content providers much (at all!)