devshed-tools

Devshed Tooling

Devshed Tooling (currently for web) contains helper classes that simplify common scenarios that I come across during my developing days. Not much is documented at the moment, but will soon commence.

Devshed.Csv

Powerfull yet simplistic CSV processing library without any compromise to your code. See the draft documentation for the current 1.2 release!

Create a definition of the import/export model:

var definition = new CsvDefinition<UserExportModel>(
     new TextCsvColumn<UserExportModel>(user => user.UserId),
     new TextCsvColumn<UserExportModel>(user => user.Email) { HeaderName = Resources.Users.Email },
     new TextCsvColumn<UserExportModel>(user => user.Fullname) { HeaderName = Resources.Users.Fullname });

Get users from the database as an array of UserExportModel and render it into a stream:

  var users = this.GetUsersFromDatabase();

  var stream = CsvWriter.CreateStream(parameters.Definition, users);

  return new FileContainer(this.fileTypes.GetMimeType(".CSV"), stream);

Devshed.Mvc

Currently a few helper methods, but soon to be expanded.

Devshed.IO

Stream extensions, a FileContainer and file-type support to pack file downloads from service layers.

Devshed.Web(Forms)

Handy helpers for strong typed request variables, object-to-url serialization and deserializataion, generate urls based on webforms page classes.

Example:

  this.BirthDate.Validation().AsDateTime();
  this.BirthDate.Validation().RequiredField(Resources.Fields.BirthDate);
  this.BirthDate.Validation().IsLaterThan(new DateTime(1900, 1, 1));
  this.BirthDate.Validation().IsEarlierThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(-16).Date);

Devshed.Shared

Shared functionality across the Devshed and useful on its own. Expression name resolver, GetBytes() and GetBytesWithoutBom() bits from a stream. String to byte array extensions with various encodings.

PageUrlBuilder example (Devshed.Web)

The PageUrlBuilder can be a very powerful tool when you have kept your Webforms pages correctly namepaced as your folder structure. With reflection it wil generate a predictable path to the 'file' (class). Using the URL serialization API it is even easier to add parameters and getting them back in your detination page.

Uage:

//// Register the root namespace once in the Application_Start event (Global.asax).
PageUrlBuilder.RegisterRootNamespace("Company.Application.MySite");

In your page, create an URL:

//// Create a UrlBuilder instance with the PageUrlBuilder helper class and add some parameters:
PageUrlBuilder.Builder.For<Details>(new { UserId = 1 }); 

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