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Store Object with Dynamic property in Cosmos DB

I have a message processor where I would like to take a lump of json with a wrapper of known schema, but with a property that is a dynamic object like the following:
public class NotificationDetails
{
[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "id")]
public string NotificationID { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateCreated { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateSent { get; set; }
public string TemplateUrl { get; set; }
public dynamic Model { get; set; }
}
as you can see, the last property is of dynamic. the notifications will all have different Model schemas, so I would like it to just be stored as a nested object.
That said, when I attempt to Create the object via
client.CreateDocumentAsync(UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseId, collectionId), item)
I get the following error message:
The best overloaded method match for 'MyClass.CreateNotification(NotificationDetails))' has some invalid arguments
I thought I could throw anything into these docs. what am I doing wrong? should I use something other than dynamic for this Model property?
UPDATE I figured out it was something about how I was calling the Wait() method on the task returned from the DocumentClient. Once I reverted to the async await strategy it started working correctly.

According to your description. I have tested your code and it worked as below. You can refer to what I did:
public static void CreateCosmosDocument()
{
DocumentClient client = new DocumentClient(new Uri("https://xxxxx/"), "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJxxxxM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw==", new ConnectionPolicy { EnableEndpointDiscovery = false });
TestEntity testEntity = new TestEntity { x = 11, y = 11, name = "wakaka", dynam = "hello dynam" };
var createdItem = client.CreateDocumentAsync(UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri("ToDoList", "Items"), new NotificationDetails { DateCreated=DateTime.Now, DateSent=DateTime.Now, TemplateUrl="www.baidu.com", Model= testEntity });
}
Class of NotificationDetails:
public class NotificationDetails
{
[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "id")]
public string NotificationID { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateCreated { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateSent { get; set; }
public string TemplateUrl { get; set; }
public dynamic Model { get; set; }
}
Class of TestEntity which act as a nested object:
class TestEntity
{
public ObjectId _id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public double x { get; set; }
public double y { get; set; }
public double z { get; set; }
public dynamic dynam { get; set; }
}
Screenshot of result:
If the error still occured, you'd better share your more detailed code with us for further research.

Can't deserialize an indexed name value pair child node C#

I'm running into an issue when I am trying to deserialize a webAPI GET call that returns a JSON object. The issue being one particular property is always null after being deserialized.
The JSON object looks like this:
{
"status":"OK",
"masterlist":{
"session":{
"session_id":intValue,
"session_name":"stringValue"
},
"0":{
"bill_id":intValue,
"number":"stringValue",
"change_hash":"stringValue",
"url":"stringValue",
"status_date":"dateValue",
"status":"stringValue",
"last_action_date":"dateValue",
"last_action":"stringValue",
"title":"stringValue",
"description":"stringValue"
},
"1":{
"bill_id":intValue,
"number":"stringValue",
"change_hash":"stringValue",
"url":"stringValue",
"status_date":"dateValue",
"status":"stringValue",
"last_action_date":"dateValue",
"last_action":"stringValue",
"title":"stringValue",
"description":"stringValue"
},
"2":{
"bill_id":intValue,
"number":"stringValue",
"change_hash":"stringValue",
"url":"stringValue",
"status_date":"dateValue",
"status":"stringValue",
"last_action_date":"dateValue",
"last_action":"stringValue",
"title":"stringValue",
"description":"stringValue"
}
}
}
As you can see the second property of masterlist isn't an array, that would make life too easy... But it looks more like a collection of name/value pairs. I have reviewed This post and the associated one listed within but they both pertain to if the name/value pair where at the root level where mine is not.
My method that I am using to deserialize is:
BillMaster billMasterList = new BillMaster();
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
string json = Get("&op=getMasterList&state=TN");
billMasterList = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BillMaster>(json);
}
And the model classes the deserializer is binding to:
public class BillMaster
{
public string Status { get; set; }
public BillMasterList masterlist { get; set; }
}
public class BillMasterList
{
public BillMasterList_Session session { get; set; }
public Dictionary<int, BillMasterList_Array> BillMasterList_Array { get; set; }
}
public class BillMasterList_Array
{
public int bill_id { get; set; }
public string number { get; set; }
public string change_hash { get; set; }
public string url { get; set; }
public string status_date { get; set; }
public string status { get; set; }
public string last_action_date { get; set; }
public string last_action { get; set; }
public string title { get; set; }
public string description { get; set; }
}
When I run the code I don't throw any errors and I have values in my object except for BillMasterList_Array, that is always null. I'm obviously not doing something right but what it is alludes me.

AutoMapper returns NULL when returning a list

Code without AutoMapper:
List<CountryDM> countryDMList = _countryRepo.GetCountry();
List<CountryVM> countryVMList = new List<CountryVM>();
foreach (CountryDM countryDM in countryDMList)
{
countryVMList.Add(CountryVM.ToViewModel(countryDM));
}
return countryVMList;
I used AutoMapper for the above task. But it returns a NULL list. Please refer the below code:
List<CountryDM> countryDMList = _countryRepo.GetCountry();
Mapper.CreateMap<List<CountryDM>, List<CountryVM>>();
List<CountryVM> countryVMList = new List<CountryVM>();
return Mapper.Map<List<CountryVM>>(countryDMList);
public class CountryDM
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string CountryCode { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
}
public class CountryVM
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string CountryCode { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
}

You don't need to define a mapping between lists, just between objects, AutoMapper will know how to extrapolate that:
Mapper.CreateMap<CountryDM, CountryVM>();
the rest stays the same

Updating List<T> in DbContext

I have a Model like this
public class Challenge
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Blurb { get; set; }
public int Points { get; set; }
public string Category { get; set; }
public string Flag { get; set; }
public List<string> SolvedBy { get; set; }
}
public class ChallengeDBContext : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Challenge> Challenges { get; set; }
}
and then Controller like this. But I cannot update the List "SolvedBy", the next time I step through with the debugger, the list is still empty.
[HttpPost]
public string Index(string flag = "", int id=0)
{
Challenge challenge = db.Challenges.Find(id);
if (flag == challenge.Flag)
{
var chall = db.Challenges.Find(id);
if (chall.SolvedBy == null)
{
chall.SolvedBy = new List<string>();
}
chall.SolvedBy.Add(User.Identity.Name);
db.Entry(chall).State = EntityState.Modified;
db.SaveChanges();
//congrats, you solved the puzzle
return "got it";
}
else
{
return "fail";
}
}
is there any way around it to make a list of strings kept in the database?

EF don't know how to store an array in database table so it just ignore it. You can create another table/entity or use XML/JSON to store the list. You can serialize the list before saving and deserialize it after loading from database

A List<T> in a model would normally map to a second table, but in your DbContext you only have a single table. Try adding a second table.
public class ChallengeDBContext : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Challenge> Challenges { get; set; }
public DbSet<Solution> Solutions {get; set;}
}
public class Challenge
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Blurb { get; set; }
public int Points { get; set; }
public string Category { get; set; }
public string Flag { get; set; }
public List<Solution> SolvedBy { get; set; }
}
public class Solution
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
Then your controller can use code along the lines of...
var chall = db.Challenges.Find(id);
if (chall.SolvedBy == null)
{
chall.SolvedBy = new List<Solution>();
}
chall.SolvedBy.Add(new Solution {Name=User.Identity.Name});
None of the above has been tested and I may have made some mistakes there, but the general principle I want to illustrate is the fact that you need another table. The List<T> represents a JOIN in SQL.

Why can't I send my custom class through my webservice?

I have these classes:
public abstract class CustomField
{
public String Id { get; set; }
public String Name { get; set; }
public String Description { get; set; }
public FieldType Type { get; set; }
public enum FieldType
{
String = 0,
Integer = 1,
Boolean = 2,
List = 3
}
}
public class StringCustomField:CustomField
{
public String Value { get; set; }
public Int32 MinLenght { get; set; }
public Int32 MaxLenght { get; set; }
public StringCustomField()
{
this.Type = FieldType.String;
}
}
public class CustomGroup
{
public String Id { get; set; }
public String Name { get; set; }
public String Description { get; set; }
public List<CustomField> FieldList = new List<CustomField>();
}
When I try to transfer CustomGroup through my webservice I get this error:
The remote server returned an error: NotFound
Serialization is failing when C# tries to transfer my StringField through my CustomField.
What am I doing wrong?
Marc Gravel tell me to do that and i understand the solution but some thing is wrong, no effects, cath the same error!! , help!!
[XmlInclude(typeof(StringCustomField))]
[XmlInclude(typeof(IntegerCustomField))]
[XmlInclude(typeof(BooleanCustomField))]
[XmlInclude(typeof(ListCustomField))]
public abstract class CustomField
{
public String Id { get; set; }
public String Name { get; set; }
public String Description { get; set; }
public FieldType Type { get; set; }
public enum FieldType
{
String = 0,
Integer = 1,
Boolean = 2,
List = 3
}
}

If you are sending subclasses as xml, you will need [XmlInclude]:
[XmlInclude(typeof(StringCustomField))]
public abstract class CustomField
{...}
You can add multiple [XmlInclude(...)] markers for any other subclasses in the model.

List<CustomField> will serialize and deserialize to a CustomField[] if you're using a web service, won't it?

use
public class CustomGroup
{
public String Id { get; set; }
public String Name { get; set; }
public String Description { get; set; }
public List<CustomField> FieldList = new List< StringCustomField >();
}
instead

If i understand you correctly, you should
1. connect your web service to your app
2. use the namespace of the WS, so all the classes will be used from the Proxy
i don't think that the local class will be understood by the remote web serivce correctly, even if you're using the same assembly on both parties