More useful exception (than an NRE) when using HttpContextLifecycle o…

…utside of a web request.
joshuaflanagan · Feb 15, 2011 · 5f811f6 · 5f811f6
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diff --git a/Source/StructureMap/Pipeline/HttpContextLifecycle.cs b/Source/StructureMap/Pipeline/HttpContextLifecycle.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public static void DisposeAndClearAll()
 
         protected virtual IDictionary findHttpDictionary()
         {
+            if (!HasContext())
+                throw new StructureMapException(309);
+
             return HttpContext.Current.Items;
         }
     }

diff --git a/Source/StructureMap/StructureMapException.resx b/Source/StructureMap/StructureMapException.resx
@@ -280,4 +280,7 @@
   <data name="25" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Only a concrete type may be used here</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="309" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>You cannot use the HttpContextLifecycle outside of a web request. Try the HybridLifecycle instead.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>