Category: Code

Creating a Generic Type at Runtime

I have a type (at runtime), I want to use it with an IOC container (in this case StructureMap) to find a generic implementation using this type. How do I do that? It’s simpler than you’d think: Type genericType = typeof (AbstractValidator); Type type = genericType.MakeGenericType(bindingContext.ModelType); //Structure Map container var instance = _container.GetInstance(type);

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Deploying with MsDeploy Outside of Visual Studio

Building the msdeploy package with MSBuild. This requires MsDeploy to be installed on the build machine. MSBUILD /T:Package /P:Configuration=QA;PackageLocation=”C:\Build\Artifacts\eserve\DEV\QA\QA.zip” Deploying the package with MsDeploy to a web site How to get the msdeploy command. -source:package=’C:BuildArtifactseserveDEVQAQA.zip’ -dest:auto,ComputerName=’https://eserve-dev.sacda.org:8172/MsDeploy.axd?site=eserve-dev’,UserName=’conwayc’,Password=’austin_1′,IncludeAcls=’False’,AuthType=’Basic’ -verb:sync -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension -allowUntrusted -retryAttempts=2 Copying the package with ROBOCOPY Copying the package to another folder with robocopy… Continue reading Deploying with MsDeploy Outside of Visual Studio

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Code Refactor

On a recent project, I was tasked with refactoring large parts of a web system. It’s written in C#. Over time some of the code-behind files had grown to 4000 lines. The goal was to get this number down to a more maintainable level. Over the next few posts, I’ve taken snippets of code that… Continue reading Code Refactor

Weighted Random Distribution

This is genius; I could have used this a couple of years ago. I’m posting it here for safe keeping. Note that I am NOT using the random class. The random class is not truly random. It’s based on time. Time is predictable. RNGCryptoServiceProvider rng = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider(); byte[] result = new byte[8]; rng.GetBytes(result); double… Continue reading Weighted Random Distribution

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