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My implementation of code for LightSwitch control described in http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rmattsampson/archive/2012/06/13/where-s-my-lightswitch-odata-endpoint.aspx (code at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Visual-Studio-2012-Custom-625874bd).
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using System; | |
using System.Linq; | |
using System.Windows; | |
using System.Windows.Controls; | |
using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Framework.Client; | |
using LightSwitch = Microsoft.LightSwitch.Model.Storage; | |
using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Model; | |
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Automation; | |
namespace ODataFinderLibrary | |
{ | |
public partial class ODataFinder : UserControl | |
{ | |
public ODataFinder() | |
{ | |
InitializeComponent(); | |
try | |
{ | |
var modules = ClientApplicationProvider.Current.Details.GetModules(); | |
IModuleDefinition module = null; | |
if (modules.Where(i => i.Name.Contains("LightSwitchCommonModule")).Count() != 0) | |
{ | |
module = modules.Where(i => i.Name.Contains("LightSwitchCommonModule")).First(); | |
} | |
else if (modules.Where(i => i.Name.Contains("LightSwitchApplication")).Count() != 0) | |
{ | |
module = modules.Where(i => i.Name.Contains("LightSwitchApplication")).First(); | |
} | |
if (module != null) | |
{ | |
// EntityContainer objects will be things such as ApplicationData, NorthwindData,... | |
foreach (LightSwitch.EntityContainer globalItem in module.GlobalItems.OfType<LightSwitch.EntityContainer>()) | |
{ | |
string dataServiceUri = GetDataServiceBaseUri() + "/" + globalItem.Name + ".svc" + "/"; | |
ServicesDropDownList.Items.Add(dataServiceUri); | |
} | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
ServicesDropDownList.Items.Add("No services found."); | |
} | |
} | |
catch (Exception) | |
{ | |
// if we fail then we just won't populate any data sources | |
} | |
} | |
private void ServicesDropDownList_DropDownClosed(object sender, EventArgs e) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
string dataServiceUri = ServicesDropDownList.SelectedItem.ToString(); | |
// Check to see if we are running in the Desktop | |
if (AutomationFactory.IsAvailable) | |
{ | |
var shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("Shell.Application"); | |
shell.ShellExecute(dataServiceUri); | |
} | |
// Else we are running in a web client | |
else | |
{ | |
//Open up the OData service in a new web page | |
System.Windows.Browser.HtmlPage.Window.Navigate(new Uri(dataServiceUri), "_blank"); | |
} | |
} | |
catch (Exception) | |
{ | |
// if we fail then just don't display anything | |
} | |
} | |
string GetDataServiceBaseUri() | |
{ | |
string absoluteUri = Application.Current.Host.Source.AbsoluteUri; | |
System.UriBuilder appUri = new UriBuilder(absoluteUri); | |
string host = Application.Current.Host.Source.Host; | |
int indexOfHost = absoluteUri.IndexOf(host); | |
int indexOfEndOfHost = absoluteUri.IndexOf("/", indexOfHost + host.Length); | |
string dataServiceUri = absoluteUri.Substring(0, indexOfEndOfHost); | |
if (!host.Contains("localhost")) | |
{ | |
//Example format: http://somIIS/TestingDS2/Web/Application18.Client.xap?v=1.0.2.0?v=1.0.2.0 | |
int indexOfEndOfAppName = absoluteUri.IndexOf("/", indexOfEndOfHost + 2); | |
int lengthOfAppName = indexOfEndOfAppName - indexOfEndOfHost; | |
string appName = absoluteUri.Substring(indexOfEndOfHost, lengthOfAppName); | |
dataServiceUri = dataServiceUri + appName + "/"; | |
} | |
return dataServiceUri; | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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