Overriding Fluent NHibernate Automappings - fluent-nhibernate

This is a Fluent NHibernate newbie question, so bear with me.
I have a set of classes, and I'm applying the Automapping capabilities to it.
But I need to mark one of the properties of one of the techniques with a Unique constraint.
In the Fluent Wiki, it says
Sometimes it's necessary to make
slight changes to a specific entity,
without wishing to affect anything
else; you can do that with the with
Override method.
.Override(map => {
map.HasMany(x => x.Products)
.Cascade.All(); });
But I can't figure out what object to apply the .Override method to.
Right now, I have
AutoPersistenceModel returnModel = AutoMap.AssemblyOf()
But the AutoPersistenceModel object does not have an Override method.
Can someone give me some simple sample code to walk me through this, or point me to some links with some examples?
Thanks.

It does have an Override method in the 1.0 RTM. You use it like this:
AutoMap.AssemblyOf<Person>().Override<Shelf>(map =>
{
map.HasMany(x => x.Products).Cascade.All();
});

Related

Add (unique)index to properties of Fluent Nhibernate auto mapped classes

We are using Fluent NHibernate with automapping for our objects.
Something like:
AutoPersistenceModel autoMap =
AutoMap
.Assemblies(mappingConfig, assembliesToMap.ToArray())
.Conventions.AddFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>();
I want to to add some indexes to some properties of my objects
I suspect that it can be done somewhere in the mappingConfig object, but I have no idea how this should be done!
Ideas anyone?
You may need to use overrides to do this:
http://wiki.fluentnhibernate.org/Auto_mapping#Altering_entities
.Override<Shelf>(map =>
{
map.Map(x => x.SomeProperty)
.Index("ix_myIndex");
});

Fluent NHibernate - override type for one specific property on one specific class?

I have a class that has a password property that I want to store encrypted in the db. The property is a string type, and I have a custom type EncryptedStringType that I want NHibernate to use to map this to the database. Here is my relevant automapping code:
var mappings = AutoMap.AssemblyOf<Business>()
.Where(x=>x.IsSubclassOf(typeof(EntityBase)))
.IgnoreBase(typeof(EntityBase))
.Conventions.Add
(
ConventionBuilder.Id.Always(x =>
x.GeneratedBy.HiLo(HILO_TABLE, HILO_COLUMN, HILO_MAX_LO)),
ConventionBuilder.HasMany.Always(x => x.Cascade.AllDeleteOrphan()),
Table.Is(o => Inflector.Pluralize(o.EntityType.Name)),
PrimaryKey.Name.Is(o => "Id"),
ForeignKey.EndsWith("Id"),
DefaultLazy.Always(),
DefaultCascade.All()
);
I cannot figure out the syntax to override the type for the UserPassword property of the Business class though. I thought I should be able to do something with overrides like:
mappings.Override<Business>(map=> /* Not sure what to do here */);
Any help is appreciated.
Found the answer myself.
mappings.Override<Business>(map =>
{
map.Map(x => x.UserPassword).CustomType<EncryptedStringType>();
});
You could always create a mapping override class. Any conventions that can still be applied will be, but you can basically specify mappings similarly to a ClassMap that override the default conventions.
Using the call to mappings.Override(), it'd look something like:
mappings.Override<Business>(map=>map.Map(x=>x.UserPassword).CustomType(typeof(EncryptedStringType)));

Fluent NHibernate - Setting CutomType IIdConvention

I have the following IIdConvention for a FluentNHibernate automapping. I want all of my id properties to use a custom type that is represented by a string property but the CustomType is never applied to my mappings.
public class PrimaryKeyHasTableName : FluentNHibernate.Conventions.IIdConvention
{
public void Apply(FluentNHibernate.Conventions.Instances.IIdentityInstance instance)
{
instance.Column(instance.EntityType.Name + "Id");
instance.CustomType<CustomIdType>();
}
}
When I looked into the FluentNHibernate source it appears that the Type for the id property has already been set so it is not being set by my convention.
If I use a ClassMap to map the class manually I have not problem setting the CustomType for the Identity property.
Id(x => x.Id)
.Column("UserId")
.CustomType<OnFileIdType>();
Does anybody know how I can successfully set the custom id property using a convention?
Or get my convention to run earlier in the mapping process so that the Type isn't already set by the time my code runs.
Also, here's my configuration code:
Fluently.Configure()
.Database(MsSqlConfiguration.MsSql2005.ConnectionString(connString))
.Mappings(m =>
{
m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>();
m.AutoMappings.Add(AutoMap.AssemblyOf<BaseEntity>()
.Where(t => t.Namespace.EndsWith("Models.Domain"))
.Conventions.AddFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>()
.UseOverridesFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>()
);
})
.ExposeConfiguration(CreateSchema)
.BuildSessionFactory();
Thanks.
I don't think you can achieve what you want with conventions.
One thing you can try is having all your entities subclass from an abstract entity that defines the Id property and has the custom type mapping for it.
I wouldn't recommend this however, It will just open room for more automapping problems.
Just go for the manual CustomType for each class map.
I'm having the exact same problem, it would be great if FNH's IIdConvention supported this.
After trying a few things and reading this I have resigned myself to implementing IAutoMappingOverride for entities using a custom type for their Id.
public class ProductMap : IAutoMappingOverride<Product>
{
public void Override(AutoMapping<Product> mapping)
{
mapping.Id(x => x.Id).CustomType<ProductId>();
}
}
Using automapping override instead of ClassMap will continue to automap the rest of your properties. Alter your AutoMappings initialisation code to include
.Overrides.AddFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>()
I am getting the same problem. I believe that it is arising from the invocation of Conventions.AddFromAssemblyOf<BaseEntity>(), which is causing your custom convention to not be applied.
(By the way, the posted code will work only if your convention classes are in the same assembly as your BaseEntity - it might be safer to use Conventions.AddFromAssemblyOf<PrimaryKeyHasTableName>())
A bug was raised about AddFromAssemblyOf back in February 2011: Fluent NHibernate - Setting CutomType IIdConvention. There is no resolution posted.
The work-around appears to be to add each of the Conventions explicitly
Conventions.Add<PrimaryKeyHasTableName>()
To check this, you can add the following line after the line which adds the automappings, in order to export the mappings to an hbm.xml file on your hard drive, and take a look at the generated mappings.
m.AutoMappings.ExportTo(#"C:\ExportedMappings")
Also, I suggest you add a breakpoint into the Apply method and run the code to ensure that it is being invoked.)

Fluent NHibernate: Mixing Automapping and manual mapping

If using Fluent NHibernate, is it possible to automap most classes, but specify that a couple of particular classes should be mapped using the regular fluent API rather than being automapped? And if so, can anyone point me to some sample code that shows how to do it?
Thanks!
It is possible and easy to mix-up mapping configurations:
var cfg = Fluently.Configure()
.Database(configurer)
.Mappings(map =>
{
// Automapping
map.AutoMappings.Add(AutoMap.Assemblies(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly())
.Where(type => type == typeof(Domain.Market.Share))
.Where(type => type == typeof(Domain.HR.Employee)));
// Fluent mappings
map.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<Domain.Client.Macys>();
});
Good luck. ;-)

Fluent mapping - entities and classmaps in different assemblies

When using fluent configuration to specify fluent mappings like this:
.Mappings(m => m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssembly(typeof(UserMapping).Assembly))
At the moment I am getting a "NHibernate.MappingException : No persister for" error.
Is it a problem that my Entities and my ClassMaps are in different assemblies? Presumably AddFromAssembly is interested in the assembly that holds the class maps, not the entities? (that is what I have assumed)
Thanks!
UPDATE:
Sorry for not responding to answers very quickly - I had to travel unexpectedly after setting the bounty.
Anyway, thanks for the responses. I've taken a look through them and have updated my code to use AddFromAssemblyOf rather than AddFromAssembly, but still am getting the same error. Possibly I am doing something stupid. Here is the full code for the session factory code I am using:
public class NHibernateHelper
{
private static ISessionFactory _sessionFactory;
private static ISessionFactory SessionFactory
{
get
{
if (_sessionFactory == null)
{
var mysqlConfig = FluentNHibernate.Cfg.Db.MySQLConfiguration
.Standard
.ConnectionString("CONNECTION STRING OMITTED")
.UseOuterJoin()
.ProxyFactoryFactory("NHibernate.ByteCode.Castle.ProxyFactoryFactory, NHibernate.ByteCode.Castle");
_sessionFactory = FluentNHibernate.Cfg.Fluently.Configure()
.Database(mysqlConfig)
.Mappings(m => m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<User>())
.BuildSessionFactory();
}
return _sessionFactory;
}
}
public static ISession OpenSession()
{
return SessionFactory.OpenSession();
}
}
I receive this exception when trying to run a test in nunit that makes use of a repository using this session mechanism:
NHibernate.MappingException : No persister for: xxxx.Model.Entities.User
Thanks
P.S.:
I've tried using both and in AddFromAssemblyOf();
Project with mapping definitions (DataAccess) has reference to project with entities (Model).
What version of Fluent NHibernate are you using? There have been problems with the release candidate and the 1.0 release versions. You may want to consider downloading the latest version from the SVN repository.
http://fluent-nhibernate.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
Additionally, you may want to check the connection string to make sure that it is completely correct, and you want to make sure that "User" below points to a class.
.Mappings(m => m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<User>())
Also, I should mention that when you use AddFromAssemblyOf, fluent will try to map EVERY class in that assembly. If you have any other classes in that namespace you will want to filter them. There are several different ways to accomplish this. The simplest way is to just place all of the POCOs you want to map in their own namespace and then do something like the following.
.Mappings(m => m.AutoMappings
.Add(AutoMap.AssemblyOf<MyNamespace.Entities.MyClass>()
.Where(type => type.Namespace == "MyNamespace.Entities")
The Where clause will filter items you don't want mapped.
Is it a problem that my Entities and my ClassMaps are in different assemblies?
No there is nothing wrong with that as long as you ClassMap project have refrerence to your Entities project
anyway try this :
m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<UserMapping>()
if this doesn't work post the entire error
Certainly having your entities in a different assembly should not cause a problem as Yassir alludes to above.
According to the Fluent NHibernate Wiki the AddFromAssemblyOf method infers or reflects on the Assembly that contains all of your entities and will map to them when you supply any entity name to it. From the documentation on the FNH wiki you would construct the method as follows:
m.FluentMappings
.AddFromAssemblyOf<YourEntity>();
Therefore in your example, if the entity you are mapping is named User then your code should be constructed as follows:
m.FluentMappings
.AddFromAssemblyOf<User>();
Hope this is of help.
has this been solved? if not could you inlcude your setup?
for example here is my example one
public static ISessionFactory GetSessionFactory()
{
//Old way, uses HBM files only
//return (new Configuration()).Configure().BuildSessionFactory(); //requies the XMl file.
//get database settings.
Configuration cfg = new Configuration();//.Configure();
ft = Fluently.Configure(cfg);
//DbConnection by fluent
ft.Database
(
MsSqlConfiguration
.MsSql2005
.ConnectionString(c => c
.Server(".\\SqlExpress")
.Database("NhibTest")
.TrustedConnection()
)
.ShowSql()
.UseReflectionOptimizer()
);
//set up the proxy engine
//cfg.Properties.Add("proxyfactory.factory_class", "NHibernate.ByteCode.Castle.ProxyFactoryFactory, NHibernate.ByteCode.Castle");
//get mapping files.
ft.Mappings(m =>
{
//set up the mapping locations
m.FluentMappings.AddFromAssemblyOf<PersonMap>();//.ExportTo("C:\\mappingfiles");
//m.Apply(cfg);
});
//return the SessionFactory
return ft.BuildSessionFactory();
}
the project structure is as follows
project.Data <- mapping files, and Dao's (also hibernate session manager, containing the above code)
project.Core <- POCO's
project.UI
also have look here incase you have a mixture of Fluent NHibernate and NHibernate configuration
Finally have a look at S#arp Architectures way, as i think it includes this mixture
NhibernateSession <- function : private static ISessionFactory CreateSessionFactoryFor
Hope this helps