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Common Library

DirectoryServices


Methods

GetAllUsers(string)

Description

Get all domain users

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
domain string Domain name




GetAllUsers(string, string)

Description

Get all domain users that belong to a specific group

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
domain string Domain name
group string Group name

Syntax

Collection[string] users = CommonLib.DirectoryServices.GetAllUsers("DEV-GR", "Domain Users");



GetCurrentUserProperty(string, string)

Description

Returns the value of a property from the current user

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
domain string Domain name
property string Property name




GetUserProperty(string, string, string)

Description

Returns the value of a property from a username

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get property from
domain string Domain name
property string Property name




GetUserProperties(string, string)

Description

Returns the properties and their values that belong to an Active Directory User

Return Type : Dictionary

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get the properties from
domain string Domain name

Syntax

string domainName = "DEV-GR";
string userName = "AlphaGoldUser3";

Dictionary[string, Object] userProperties = CommonLib.DirectoryServices.GetUserProperties( userName, domainName ); 

foreach(string key in userProperties.GetKeys()){
    DebugLib.Logger.WriteInfoLine("["+key+"] = ["+userProperties.Get(key)+"]");
}   



GetUserProperties(string, string, Collection[string])

Description

Returns the, specified by the [keys] list representing their names, properties and their values that belong to an Active Directory User. If the keys collection is null or empty, all properties will be retrieved

Return Type : Dictionary

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get the properties from
domain string Domain name
keys Collection A list of the property names to be retrieved. If empty or null, all properties will be fetched

Syntax

string domainName = "DEV-GR";
string userName = "AlphaGoldUser3";
Collection[string] specificProperties = {"Description", "displayName", "sAMAccountName",  "mail"};

Dictionary[string, Object] userProperties = CommonLib.DirectoryServices.GetUserProperties( userName, domainName, specificProperties ); 

foreach(string key in userProperties.GetKeys()){
    DebugLib.Logger.WriteInfoLine("["+key+"] = ["+userProperties.Get(key)+"]");
}



GetCurrentUserGroups(string)

Description

Get current user groups

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
domain string Domain name




GetUserGroups(string, string)

Description

Get a user's groups

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get groups from
domain string Domain name




GetPasswordExpirationDate(string, string)

Description

Gets the user's Password Expiration Date

Return Type : DateTime

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get groups from
domain string Domain name

Syntax

DateTime passwordExpirationDate = CommonLib.DirectoryServices.GetPasswordExpirationDate(Model.Username, Model.DomainName);
if(passwordExpirationDate != null){
    ShowMessage(passwordExpirationDate);
}



ChangePassword(string, string, string, string)

Description

Changes the user's password

Return Type : bool

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DirectoryServices

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
username string User to get groups from
domain string Domain name
oldPassword string The old (current) password of the User
newPassword string New password to be set to the user's account

Syntax

try 
{
 bool ok = CommonLib.DirectoryServices.ChangePassword("Administrator", "MyDomain", "oldPassword123!", "newPassword123!");
 if(ok){
  ShowMessage("Your password has been successfully changed!", AppLib.MessageType.Success);
 }
 else 
 {
  ShowMessage("An error occurred while changing your password. Please, contact your Administrator", AppLib.MessageType.Warning);
 }
}
catch Exception x 
{
 ShowMessage("Exception caught while changing your password: " + x.Message, AppLib.MessageType.Error);
}



Utilities


Description

Provides most commonly and widely used functionality for anything that is not included in all other namespaces and classes.

Methods

ValidateXmlAgainstXsd(string, string)

Description

Validates XML content against an XSD file and returns all errors, if any

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
xmlContent string The xml content to be validated
xsdPath string Path to the XSD file

Syntax

Collection[string] xmlErrors = CommonLib.Utilities.ValidateXmlAgainstXsd(myXmlContent, xsdFilePath);



RunExecutable(string)

Description

Run an executable program.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
path string Path to executable program.

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.RunExecutable("~/App_Data/Uploads/RestartBillingServer.exe");



RunExecutable(string, string)

Description

Run an executable program with specific arguments.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
path string Path to executable program.
arguments string Any number of arguments, required to run the executable

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.RunExecutable("~/App_Data/Uploads/RestartBillingServer.exe", 1, "Administrator");



GetNextExecutionTime(string, DateTime)

Description

Calculate next execution time of a scheduled job defined by a specific cron expression.

Return Type : DateTime

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
cronExpression string Cron expression
lastExecution DateTime Last time this job was executed

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.GetNextExecutionTime("* * * * *", DateTime.Now());



ExportFormToPdf(string, bool)

Description

Export current form to PDF Document with the provided filename.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Name of the pdf document
usePrintMedia bool Use provided print media style

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.ExportFormToPdf("file.pdf", true);



ExportFormToPdf(string)

Description

Export current form to PDF Document with the provided filename.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Name of the pdf document

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.ExportFormToPdf("file.pdf");



ExportControlToPdf(string, string)

Description

Export a selected by name control to PDF Document with the provided filename.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Name of the pdf document
controlName string Name of the selected control

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.ExportControlToPdf("file.pdf", "Panel1");



ExportControlToPdf(string, string, bool)

Description

Export a selected by name control to PDF Document with the provided filename.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Name of the pdf document
controlName string Name of the selected control
usePrintMedia bool Use provided print media style

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.ExportControlToPdf("file.pdf", "Panel1", true);



GetCrontabDescription(string)

Description

Get a description of a crontab.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
cronExpression string A crontab expression

Syntax

string desc = CommonLib.Utilities.GetCrontabDescription("30 18 * * *");



IsCronExpressionValid(string)

Description

Validates a crontab expression.

Return Type : bool

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
cronExpression string A crontab expression

Syntax

bool desc = CommonLib.Utilities.IsCronExpressionValid("30 18 * * *");



GetCrontabNextExecutionTime(string, DateTime)

Description

Get the next occurence of a crontab.

Return Type : DateTime

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
cronExpression string A crontab expression
baseTime DateTime The base datetime to calculate the next occurence

Syntax

DateTIme nextOccurance = CommonLib.Utilities.GetCrontabNextExecutionTime("30 18 * * *");



Sleep(int)

Description

Current thread waits for a specific amount of time.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
milliseconds int How many milliseconds is going to wait for

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.Sleep(5); //Will wait for 5 msec



DownloadData(string)

Description

Download contents from a URL.

Return Type : Array

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
url string URL address of the downloaded data

Syntax

Array[byte] downloadedData = CommonLib.Utilities.DownloadData("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1");



GetDataPath(string)

Description

Get absolute path to a folder/file relative to data storage folder of the application

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
relativePath string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

string dataPath = CommonLib.Utilities.GetDataPath("file.xml");



GetUploadsPath(string)

Description

Get absolute path to a folder/file relative to upload folder of the application

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
relativePath string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

string uploadPath = CommonLib.Utilities.GetUploadsPath("pic");



GetServerPhysicalPath(string)

Description

Get absolute path to a folder/file relative to root folder of the application

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
relativePath string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

string applicationPath = CommonLib.Utilities.GetServerPhysicalPath("pic");



CreateThumbnail(Collection[byte], int, int)

Description

Creates a thumbnail for an image.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
bytes Collection Image content
width int Thumbnail Width
height int Thumbnail Height

Syntax

var thumb = CommonLib.Utilities.CreateThumbnail(Model.Customer.Avatar, 100, 100)



ResolveClientURL(string)

Description

Get url for a file saved at application filesystem.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
relativePath string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

var clientUrl = CommonLib.Utilities.ResolveClientURL("reports")



GetAttatchmentLink(string)

Description

Get url for an attachment saved at application filesystem.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

string attachmentLink = CommonLib.Utilities.GetAttatchmentLink("reports/report.pdf");



GetAttatchmentPath(string)

Description

Get absolute path for an attachment saved at application filesystem.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filename string Relative path to the data storage folder

Syntax

string attachmentPath = CommonLib.Utilities.GetAttatchmentPath("reports");



VirtualPathToAbsolute(string)

Description

Get absolute path of an application virtual path.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
virtualPath string Your application's virtual path

Syntax

string virtualPath = CommonLib.Utilities.VirtualPathToAbsolute("~/Uploads/reports");



ToDateTime(string)

Description

This operation converts a string into a DateTime.

Return Type : DateTime

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string Plain text, representing a date and/or time

Syntax

DateTime myDate = CommonLib.Utilities.ToDateTime("2018-01-01");



ToLong(double)

Description

This operation converts a double number into a long, and rounds it if necessary.

Return Type : long

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
aDouble double The double number to be converted into a long

Syntax

long x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToLong(2.3); 



ToInt(string)

Description

This operation converts a text into an integer number.

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The double number to be converted into an integer

Syntax

int x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToInt("1");



ToDecimal(string)

Description

This operation converts a text into an decimal number.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text represents the number you want to convert

Syntax

decimal x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToDecimal("1.3");



ToGuid(string)

Description

This operation converts a text into a guid.

Return Type : Guid

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text you want to convert to a GUID

Syntax

Guid g = CommonLib.Utilities.ToGuid("efcad23d-ed7b-44ef-a789-6dc0b72fe7b1")



ToDecimal(string, string)

Description

This operation converts a text into a decimal number, considering the separator.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text represents the number you want to convert
separator string The separator of the decimal number

Syntax

decimal x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToDecimal("2.3", ".");



ToDateTime(string, bool)

Description

This operation converts a text into a DateTime, with the option to not throw exception if the convertion is impossible.

Return Type : DateTime

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text represents a DateTime
throwException bool The flag for throwing an exception or not

Syntax

DateTime myDate = CommonLib.Utilities.ToDateTime("2018-01-01",false);



ToInt(string, bool)

Description

This operation converts a text into an integer number, with the option to not throw exception if the convertion is impossible.

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text represents an integer number
throwException bool The flag for throwing an exception or not

Syntax

int x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToInt("1",false);



ToDecimal(string, bool)

Description

This operation converts a text into a decimal number, with the option to not throw exception if the convertion is impossible.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text represents an integer number
throwException bool The flag for throwing an exception or not

Syntax

decimal x = CommonLib.Utilities.ToDecimal("1.2",false);



ToGuid(string, bool)

Description

This operation converts a text into a guid, with the option to not throw exception if the convertion is impossible.

Return Type : Guid

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string The text you want to convert
throwException bool The flag for throwing an exception or not

Syntax

Guid g = CommonLib.Utilities.ToGuid("efcad23d-ed7b-44ef-a789-6dc0b72fe7b1",false);



EncodeUrl(string)

Description

Encodes a string to a URL encoded format.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
text string An arbitrary text

Syntax

string encodedFormat = CommonLib.Utilities.EncodeUrl("https://github.com/trending");



DownloadFile(string, string)

Description

Downloads a file from a URL and saves it to FilePath

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
url string A URL to the file
filePath string A path to save the file

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.DownloadFile("https://github.com/trending", CommonLib.Utilities.GetUploadsPath("data"));



SendEmail(CommonLib.EmailMessage)

Description

This operations sends an EmailMessage object.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
message CommonLib.EmailMessage The instance of the EmailMessage

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.SendEmail(EmailInstance);



SendEmailAsync(CommonLib.EmailMessage)

Description

This operations sends an EmailMessage object asynchronously.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
message CommonLib.EmailMessage The instance of the EmailMessage

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.SendEmailAsync(EmailInstance);



SendEmail(string, string, string)

Description

This operations takes as inputs the subject, and the body and it sends an email to the recipient.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
subject string The subject of the Email
body string The body of the Email
to string The recipient of the Email

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.SendEmail("your-subject","the-body-of-the-email","example@mail.com");



SendEmail(string, string, string, string)

Description

This operations takes as inputs the subject, and the body and it sends an email to the recipient, it sends also a Carbon Copy to the specified mails.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
subject string The subject of the Email
body string The body of the Email
to string The recipient of the Email
cc string The recipients of the Carbon Copy

Syntax

CommonLib.Utilities.SendEmail("your-subject","the-body-of-the-email","example@mail.com","example2@mail.com");



SendEmail(string, string, string, string, string, string)

Description

This operations takes as inputs the subject, and the body and it sends an email to the recipient as well as the Carbon Copy and Blind Carbon Copy accounts.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
subject string The subject of the Email
body string The body of the Email
to string The recipient of the Email
cc string The recipients of the Carbon Copy
bcc string The recipients of the Blind Carbon Copy
fromAddress string E-Mail address of the Sender.

Syntax

string subject = "Order Receipt";
string body = "Greetings! I will send you your Receipt as soon as possible. Best regards, Dwight.";
string to = "michael@dundermifflin.com";
string cc = "angela@dundermifflin.com";
string bcc = "toby@dundermifflin.com"
string fromAddress = "dwight@dundermifflin.com"

CommonLib.Utilities.SendEmail(subject, body, to, cc, css, fromAddress);



Base64Encode(string)

Description

Converts a string to its equivalent string representation that is encoded with base-64 digits.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
plainText string The string to convert

Syntax

var encodedToBase64Data = CommonLib.Utilities.Base64Encode("Test");



Base64Decode(string)

Description

Converts the specified string, which encodes binary data as base-64 digits, to an equivalent 8-bit unsigned

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
base64EncodedData string The string to convert

Syntax

var decodedString = CommonLib.Utilities.Base64Decode(encodedToBase64Data);



Base64Encode(Collection[byte])

Description

Converts an array of 8-bit unsigned integers to its equivalent string representation that is encoded with base-64 digits.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data Collection An array of 8-bit unsigned integers

Syntax

Array[byte] encodedDataInputArray = CommonLib.Utilities.UTF8ToByteArray("Test");
var encodedToBase64Data = CommonLib.Utilities.Base64Encode(encodedDataInputArray.ToCollection());



Base64DecodeAsByteArray(string)

Description

Converts a string encoded with base-64 digits to an equivalent subset of a an 8-bit unsigned integer array.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
encodedData string An array of 8-bit unsigned integers

Syntax

var base64DecodeAsByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.Base64DecodeAsByteArray(encodedToBase64Data);



GetMD5Hash(string)

Description

Computes the hash value for the specified string.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
input string The input to compute the hash code for

Syntax

string md5text = CommonLib.Utilities.GetMD5Hash("example text");



IsPropertyDirty(Object, string)

Description

Check if a property of an object is changed.

Return Type : bool

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance Object Instance of an object
propertyName string Name of the property

Syntax

var user = Domain.ApplicationUser.GetAll().First();
var isDirty = CommonLib.Utilities.IsPropertyDirty(user, "Name");



UTF8ToByteArray(string)

Description

Encodes all the characters in the specified string into a sequence of bytes.

Return Type : Array

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data string The string to encode

Syntax

var uTF8ToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.UTF8ToByteArray("example");



ByteArrayToUTF8(Array[byte])

Description

Decodes all the bytes in the specified byte array into a string.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data Array The byte array containing the sequence of bytes to decode

Syntax

var utf8ToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.UTF8ToByteArray("example");
var byteArrayToUTF8Output = CommonLib.Utilities.ByteArrayToUTF8(utf8ToByteArrayOutput);



StringToByteArray(string, string)

Description

Encodes all the characters in the specified string into a sequence of bytes.

Return Type : Array

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data string The string to encode
encoding string Specific encoding

Syntax

var stringToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.StringToByteArray("example", "utf-8");



ByteArrayToString(Array[byte], string)

Description

Decodes a sequence of bytes in the specified string.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data Array The byte array containing the sequence of bytes to encode
encoding string Specific encoding

Syntax

var stringToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.StringToByteArray("example", "utf-8");
var output = CommonLib.Utilities.ByteArrayToString(stringToByteArrayOutput, "utf-8");



UnicodeToByteArray(string)

Description

Encodes all the characters in the specified string into a sequence of bytes.

Return Type : Array

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data string The string to encode

Syntax

var unicodeToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.UnicodeToByteArray("example");



ByteArrayToUnicode(Array[byte])

Description

Decodes all the bytes in the specified byte array into a string.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
data Array The byte array containing the sequence of bytes to decode

Syntax

var unicodeToByteArrayOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.UnicodeToByteArray("example")
var byteArrayToUnicodeOutput = CommonLib.Utilities.ByteArrayToUnicode(uTF8ToByteArrayOutput);



GetExcelFormat(Collection[string], Collection[Collection[Object]])

Description

Generate an EXCEL file with the provided data and then return it as a string.

Return Type : string

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
columnNames Collection Name of each column of the EXCEL document
values Collection Values of the document as a 2D Array of objects

Syntax

Collection[Collection[Object]] values;
Collection[string] cols;

for int j = 0; j < 4; j + 1 {
    cols.Add("Name " + j);
}

for int i = 0; i < 10; i + 1 {
    Collection[Object] row;

    row.Add(DateTime.Now());
    row.Add(decimal.GetRandom(-1, 1));
    row.Add(decimal.GetRandom(-1000, 1000));
    row.Add("test test");

    values.Add(row);
}
string excelFormat = CommonLib.Utilities.GetExcelFormat(cols, values);



ExportExcelFile(CommonLib.ExcelExportConfiguration)

Description

Create an Excel file from the specific options.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
options CommonLib.ExcelExportConfiguration Options for generation of an EXCEL file

Syntax

CommonLib.ExcelExportConfiguration options;

options.Author = "zAppDev";
options.Title = "Test excel";
options.NumberFormat = "0.##";
options.DateFormat = "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ";
options.Path = CommonLib.Utilities.GetDataPath("Test.xlsx");

Collection[Collection[Object]] values;
Collection[Object] cols;

for int j = 0; j < 4; j + 1 {
    cols.Add("Name " + j);
}

for int i = 0; i < 10; i + 1 {
    Collection[Object] row;

    row.Add(DateTime.Now());
    row.Add(decimal.GetRandom(-1, 1));
    row.Add(decimal.GetRandom(-1000, 1000));
    row.Add("test test");

    values.Add(row);
}

options.Columns = cols;
options.Values = values;

CommonLib.Utilities.ExportExcelFile(options);



GetExcelFileSheetNames(string)

Description

Gets the names of the sheets contained in an Excel file

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filePath string File path to the Excel file

Syntax

string excelFilePath; //This is the filepath to the local Excel file
Collection[string] sheetNames = CommonLib.Utilities.GetExcelFileSheetNames(excelFilePath);



GetExcelTableContents(string, string, bool)

Description

Gets the table contents of the specified sheet name in the specified Excel file

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filePath string File path to the Excel file
sheetname string Sheet name inside the Excel file
hasHeaderRow bool Use first row for column names

Syntax

string excelFilePath; //This is the filepath to the local Excel file
string sheetName; //This should contain the sheet name to get the contents from
//The last parameter dictates whether to use the first row for column names. If no column names are present genereic names like Column1, Column2 etc are used
Collection[Dictionary[string, string]] sheetNames = CommonLib.Utilities.GetExcelTableContents(excelFilePath, sheetName, true);



CreateTimeSpan(int, int, int, int, int)

Description

This operation initialize a new TimeSpan instance based on the parameters.

Return Type : TimeSpan

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
days int The days of the timespan
hours int The hours of the timespan
minutes int The minutes of the timespan
seconds int The seconds of the timespan
milliseconds int The milliseconds of the timespan

Syntax

TimeSpan myTimeSpan = CommonLib.Utilities.CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,1,100);



CreateTimeSpan(int, int, int, int)

Description

This operation initialize a new TimeSpan instance based on the parameters.

Return Type : TimeSpan

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
days int The days of the timespan
hours int The hours of the timespan
minutes int The minutes of the timespan
seconds int The seconds of the timespan

Syntax

TimeSpan myTimeSpan = CommonLib.Utilities.CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,1);



CreateTimeSpan(int, int, int)

Description

This operation initialize a new TimeSpan instance based on the parameters.

Return Type : TimeSpan

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Utilities

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
hours int The days of the timespan
minutes int The hours of the timespan
seconds int The minutes of the timespan

Syntax

TimeSpan myTimeSpan = CommonLib.Utilities.CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1);



Stopwatch


Description

A class providing functionality and attributes to accuarely measure elapsed time

Methods

Start()

Description

Begins or continues (after a pause) measuring elapsed time

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();



Stop()

Description

Aborts the time measuring.

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();
//your code here
stopwatch.Stop();



Reset()

Description

Resets the elapsed time to zero. If stopwatch was already running, it will be stopped

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();
//your code here
stopwatch.Stop();
stopwatch.Reset();



Restart()

Description

Stops the time measurement and starts measuring the time from the beginning (zero)

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();
//your code here
stopwatch.Restart();



GetElapsed()

Description

Gets the total time interval measured by the current stopwatch

Return Type : TimeSpan

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();
//your code here
stopwatch.Stop();
Timespan myTimespan = stopwatch.GetElapsed();  



GetElapsedMilliseconds()

Description

Gets the total time interval, in milliseconds, measured by the current stopwatch.

Return Type : long

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Stopwatch

Syntax

CommonLib.Stopwatch stopwatch;
stopwatch.Start();
//your code here
stopwatch.Stop();
long elapseTimeInMilliseconds = stopwatch.GetElapsedMilliseconds();



EmailMessage


Description

Properties of an E-Mail Message

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Id int No No E-Mail Identifier
From string No No E-Mail Account of the E-Mail Sender
IsBodyHtml bool No No Defines/determines whether the E-Mail Message will be represented in an HTML format. False denotes a 'plain text' format
Subject string No No E-Mail Subject or Title
Body string No No The main content of the E-Mail
To Collection No No Collection of recipient e-mail accounts
CC Collection No No Collection of recipient Carbon Copy e-mail accounts
BCC Collection No No Collection of recipient Blind Carbon Copy e-mail accounts
Attachments Collection No No Collection of attached files

Methods

GetCount()

Description

Returns the number of the unread e-mails in the Inbox

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Syntax

var unreadMessages = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetCount();
ShowMessage("You have " + unreadMessages + " unread messages in your Inbox!");



HasUnreadEmails()

Description

Returns true, if there are unread e-mails in the Inbox. False, otherwise

Return Type : bool

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Syntax

if(CommonLib.EmailMessage.HasUnreadEmails()){
    DebugLib.Logger.WriteInfoLine("There are unread messages in your Inbox.");
}



Get(int, bool)

Description

Retrieves an e-mail, by ID, from the Inbox and leaves it in an 'unread' state

Return Type : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
id int The ID of the e-mail message to read (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())
readAll bool If true, all the contents of the e-mail will be returned (body, attachments, recipients etc.). If false, only the [From] and [Subject] properties will be set.

Syntax

Collection[int] messageIDs = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs();
CommonLib.EmailMessage firstMessage = CommonLib.EmailMessage.Get(messageIDs.Get(0), false);
if(firstMessage.Subject.Contains("zAppDev")){
    firstMessage = CommonLib.EmailMessage.Get(messageIDs.Get(0), true);
    DebugLib.Logger.WriteInfoLine(firstMessage.Body);
}



Get(int, bool, bool)

Description

Retrieves an e-mail, by ID, from the Inbox and marks it as 'read' if required.

Return Type : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
id int The ID of the e-mail message to read (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())
readAll bool If true, all the contents of the e-mail will be returned (body, attachments, recipients etc.). If false, only the [From] and [Subject] properties will be set.
markAsRead bool If true, the retrieved e-mail will be marked as 'read'. Otherwise, it will be left 'unread'

Syntax

Collection[int] messageIDs = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs();
CommonLib.EmailMessage firstMessage = CommonLib.EmailMessage.Get(messageIDs.Get(0), false, false);
if(firstMessage.Subject.Contains("zAppDev")){
    firstMessage = CommonLib.EmailMessage.Get(messageIDs.Get(0), true, true);
    DebugLib.Logger.WriteInfoLine(firstMessage.Body);
}



GetIDs()

Description

Returns a list of IDs representing the unread messages in the Inbox

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Syntax

Collection[int] messageIDs = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs();



GetAll(bool)

Description

Fetches all the unread e-mails from the Inbox, leaving then in an 'unread' state

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
readAll bool If true, all the contents of the e-mail will be returned (body, attachments, recipients etc.). If false, only the [From] and [Subject] properties will be set.

Syntax

Collection[CommonLib.EmailMessage] messages = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetAll(false);
if(messages.Any()){
    messages = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetAll(true);
}



GetAll(bool, bool)

Description

Fetches all the unread e-mails from the Inbox and marks them as 'read' if required.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
readAll bool If true, all the contents of the e-mails will be returned (body, attachments, recipients etc.). If false, only the [From] and [Subject] properties will be set.
markAsRead bool If true, the retrieved e-mails will be marked as 'read'. Otherwise, it will be left 'unread'

Syntax

Collection[CommonLib.EmailMessage] messages = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetAll(false);
if(messages.Any()){
    messages = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetAll(true, true);
}



GetAll(bool, bool, Collection[int])

Description

Fetches a filtered set of unread e-mails from the Inbox and marks then as 'read' if required

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
readAll bool If true, all the contents of the e-mails will be returned (body, attachments, recipients etc.). If false, only the [From] and [Subject] properties will be set.
markAsRead bool If true, the retrieved e-mails will be marked as 'read'. Otherwise, it will be left 'unread'
ids Collection The IDs of the e-mail messages to read (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())

Syntax

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MarkAsRead(int)

Description

Sets a specific e-mail as 'read'

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
id int The ID of the message (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())

Syntax

Collection[int] messageIDs = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs();

//Mark the first message as read
CommonLib.EmailMessage.MarkAsRead(messageIDs.Get(0));



MarkAsRead(int, bool)

Description

Sets a specific e-mail as 'read' or 'unread', depending on the [isRead] parameter

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
id int The ID of the message (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())
isRead bool If true, the e-mail will be marked as 'read'. Otherwise, it will be marked as 'unread'

Syntax

Collection[int] messageIDs = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs();

//Mark the first message as read
CommonLib.EmailMessage.MarkAsRead(messageIDs.Get(0));
//Mark the first message as read
CommonLib.EmailMessage.MarkAsRead(messageIDs.Get(0), true);
//Mark the second message as unread
CommonLib.EmailMessage.MarkAsRead(messageIDs.Get(1), false);



GetAttachment(int, string)

Description

Gets a byte array of the attached file specified

Return Type : Array

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailMessage

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
mailId int The ID of the message (see CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs())
attachmentName string The name of the attached file

Syntax

var messageID = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetIDs().First();
string attachmentName = "invoice.pdf";

//Get content of the attachment
Array[byte] attachmentContent = CommonLib.EmailMessage.GetAttachment(messageID, attachmentName);



EmailAttachment


Description

Represents a file, attached to an e-mail and exposes functionality to create it

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Name string No No Friendly name of the Attachment

Methods

CreateFromFile(string, string, string)

Description

Creates a new Email Attachment instance by reading the contents of a file

Return Type : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
name string Attachment file name
path string The path of the file containing the attachment contents
mediaType string File media type

Syntax

CommonLib.EmailMessage mail;
var file = CommonLib.EmailAttachment.CreateFromFile("readme.txt", "c:/template.txt", "plain/text");
mail.Attachments.Add(file);



CreateFromString(string, string, string)

Description

Creates a new Email Attachment instance from a string

Return Type : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
name string Attachment file name
contents string Attachment string contents
mediaType string File media type

Syntax

CommonLib.EmailMessage mail;
var file = CommonLib.EmailAttachment.CreateFromFile("readme.txt", "This is an empty readme file!", "plain/text");
mail.Attachments.Add(file);



CreateFromBytes(string, Array[byte], string)

Description

Creates a new Email Attachment instance from a byte array

Return Type : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.EmailAttachment

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
name string Attachment file name
contents Array Attachment byte contents
mediaType string File media type

Syntax

CommonLib.EmailMessage mail;
var file = CommonLib.EmailAttachment.CreateFromBytes("readme.pdf", FileIOLib.File.ReadAllBytesFrom("c:/template.pdf"), "application/pdf");
mail.Attachments.Add(file);



QueryResultSerializer


Description

Converts QueryResults (returned by CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery) to Classes

Generic Parameters

  • T

Methods

Serialize(Collection[Dictionary[string, Object]])

Description

Converts QueryResults (returned by CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery) to Classes

Return Type : Collection

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.QueryResultSerializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
QueryResults Collection Query Results

Syntax

Dictionary[string, Object] qParams;
 qResults = CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery("SELECT * FROM Customers", qParams);
CommonLib.QueryResultSerializer[Domain.Customer] qSerializer;
 customers = qSerializer.Serialize(qResults);



Serializer


Description

Converts XML, Json and Enum objects to and from plain strings

Generic Parameters

  • T

Methods

ToXml(T)

Description

This function takes an object as input, and it returns it to an XML format.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance T The instance for writting the xml

Syntax

Domain.MyClass class;
CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
string classToXml = serializer.ToXml(class);



ToXml(T, bool)

Description

This function takes an object as input, and it returns it to an XML format, either in utf8 format or not.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance T The instance for writting the xml
utf8 bool True for utf8 format

Syntax

Domain.MyClass class;
CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
string classToXml = serializer.ToXml(class,true);



ToJson(T)

Description

This funtion takes an object as input, and it returns it to a Json format

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance T The instance for writting the json

Syntax

Domain.MyClass class;
CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
string classToJson = serializer.ToJson(class);



ToJson(T, bool)

Description

This funtion takes an object as input, and it returns it to a Json format. The preventCircles parameter is for not rewritting the assocciations that form a circle.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance T The instance for writting the json
preventCircles bool True for not have circles

Syntax

Domain.MyClass class;
CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
string classToJson = serializer.ToJson(class,true);



FromXml(string)

Description

This function takes an xml representing an object and returns a new instance of that object.

Return Type : T

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
input string The xml that represents the object

Syntax

CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
Domain.MyClass myClass = serializer.FromXML(input);



FromJson(string)

Description

This function takes a json representing an object and returns a new instance of that object.

Return Type : T

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
input string The json that represents the object

Syntax

CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.MyClass] serializer;
Domain.MyClass myClass = serializer.FromJson(input);



ParseEnum(string)

Description

This function initialize an enumeration from a string instance.

Return Type : T

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Serializer

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance string The string that represents the enumeration

Syntax

CommonLib.Serializer[Domain.myEnum] ser;
Domain.Enum enum = ser.ParseEnum(instance);



NullableConverter


Description

Converts nullables to non nullables and vice-versa

Generic Parameters

  • T

Methods

ToNonNullableArray(Array[T])

Description

Converts an array of nullables to array of non nullables.

Return Type : Array

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.NullableConverter

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
value Array The value to be converted

Syntax

CommonLib.NullableConverter[long] converter;
ay[long] arrayOfNullables;                                
Array[long] arrayOfNonNullables = converter.ToNonNullableArray(arrayOfNullables);



ToNonNullableCollection(Collection[T])

Description

Converts a collection of nullables to collection of non nullables.

Return Type : Collection

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.NullableConverter

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
value Collection The collection to be converted

Syntax

CommonLib.NullableConverter[long] converter;
lection[long] collectionOfNullables;                                
Collection[long] collectionOfNonNullables = converter.ToNonNullableArray(collectionOfNullables);



SFTPClient


Description

Connects as FTP over SSH to provide remote file handling

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Host string No No Remote host to connect
Port int No No Remote port to connect
Username string No No Username provided to connect
Password string No No Password for the provided username
ThrowErrors bool No No Throw SFTP related exceptions instead of just logging them

Methods

ListDirectory(string)

Description

This function lists files and directories for the provided remote path. If the provided path is empty home directory is used

Return Type : Collection

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.SFTPClient

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
remoteDirectoryPath string Remote directory path to list

Syntax

CommonLib.SFTP sftpClient;
sftpClient.Host = "ftp.clmsuk.com";
sftpClient.Username = "myuser";
sftpClient.Password = "mypass";
Collection[string] homeDirectoryResults = sftpClient.ListDirectory(""); // This will list the home directory
Collection[string] updateDirectoryResults = sftpClient.ListDirectory("/update/"); // This will list the provided update directory



SearchDirectory(string, string, bool, bool)

Description

This function search folders and directories for the provided value

Return Type : Collection

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.SFTPClient

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
remoteDirectoryPath string Remote directory to start searching
pattern string What to search for
includeDirectories bool Whether to include directories in the results
recursive bool Whether to recursivly search all subdirectories

Syntax

CommonLib.SFTP sftpClient;
sftpClient.Host = "ftp.clmsuk.com";
sftpClient.Username = "myuser";
sftpClient.Password = "mypass";
Collection[string] searchResults = sftpClient.SearchDirectory("", ".xlsx", false, true); // This will list recursively search for files containing ".xlsx" in their filename



DownloadFiles(Collection[string], string)

Description

This function downloads remote files into the specified local folder

Return Type : bool

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.SFTPClient

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
remoteFilePaths Collection Remote file paths
localFolderPath string Where to save the files

Syntax

Collection[string] remoteFilePaths; // This is filed probably with the use of the SearchDirectory function
string localDataFolder; // This is filled by the user. Probably the App_Data path
CommonLib.SFTP sftpClient;
sftpClient.Host = "ftp.clmsuk.com";
sftpClient.Username = "myuser";
sftpClient.Password = "mypass";
if !sftpClient.DownloadFiles(remoteFilePaths, localDataFolder) {
    //Check logs or set "sftpClient.ThrowErrors = true;" to handle exceptions in the code
}



UploadFiles(Collection[string], string)

Description

This function uploads local files into the specified remote filepath

Return Type : bool

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.SFTPClient

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
localFilePaths Collection Local file paths
remoteFolder string Where to upload the files

Syntax

Collection[string] localFilePaths; // This is filed with the local filepaths
string remoteFolder; // This is the remote folderpath to upload the files
CommonLib.SFTP sftpClient;
sftpClient.Host = "ftp.clmsuk.com";
sftpClient.Username = "myuser";
sftpClient.Password = "mypass";
if !sftpClient.UploadFiles(localFilePaths, remoteFolder) {
    //Check logs or set "sftpClient.ThrowErrors = true;" to handle exceptions in the code
}



DeleteFilesAndFolders(Collection[string])

Description

This function deletes the specified remote file and folder paths

Return Type : bool

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.SFTPClient

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
remotePaths Collection Remote paths

Syntax

Collection[string] remotePaths; // This is filed with the remote file and folder paths
CommonLib.SFTP sftpClient;
sftpClient.Host = "ftp.clmsuk.com";
sftpClient.Username = "myuser";
sftpClient.Password = "mypass";
if !sftpClient.DeleteFilesAndFolders(remotePaths) {
    //Check logs or set "sftpClient.ThrowErrors = true;" to handle exceptions in the code
}



ExcelExportConfiguration


Description

A class structure representing the Configuration to use while exporting data into an Excel document

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Title string No No Document title
Author string No No Document author
Path string No No Document export path
Columns Collection No No A collection of objects that is used to provide values for the Header Cells
Values Collection No No A collection for each document Column, containing another collection of objects that is used to provide values for the Column Row Cells
Formattings Collection No No A collection containing the formatting to be used for each column

CsvTrimOptions


Description

Options for trimming of fields.

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
InsideQuotes CommonLib.CsvTrimOptions No Yes Trims the whitespace inside of quotes around a field.
None CommonLib.CsvTrimOptions No Yes No trimming.
Trim CommonLib.CsvTrimOptions No Yes Trims the whitespace around a field.

CsvConfiguration


Description

A class structure representing the way a CSV Document should be parsed

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Comment char No No Gets or sets the character used to denote a line that is commented out. Default is '#'.
ShouldSkipRecord Func No No Gets or sets a value indicating whether empty rows should be skipped when reading
IgnoreQuotes bool No No Gets or sets a value indicating if quotes should be ingored when parsing and treated like any other character
IgnoreBlankLines bool No No Gets or sets a value indicating if blank lines should be ignored when reading. True to ignore, otherwise false. Default is true.
Quote char No No Gets or sets the character used to quote fields. Default is '"'.
DetectColumnCountChanges bool No No Gets or sets a value indicating whether changes in the column count should be detected. If true, a CsvHelper.CsvBadDataException will be thrown if a different column count is detected.
HasHeaderRecord bool No No Gets or sets a value indicating if the CSV file has a header record. Default is true.
PrepareHeaderForMatch Func No No Prepares the header field for matching against a member name. The header field and the member name are both ran through this function. You should do things like trimming, removing whitespace, removing underscores, and making casing changes to ignore case.
TrimOptions CommonLib.CsvTrimOptions No No Gets or sets the field trimming options.
Delimiter string No No Gets or sets the delimiter used to separate fields. Default is ','

CsvParser


Description

A reader that parses a CSV formatted file and fetches its contents

Methods

GetField(string)

Description

Gets value of column with header matching FieldName as string. Needs to be called within the anonymous function during the parser initialization.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
fieldName string The header of the column to get.

Syntax

string csvfield = parser.GetField("Name"); //returns value of csv column with header "Name"



GetCurrentRow()

Description

Gets current csv raw row :)

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Syntax

string rawRow = parser.GetCurrentRow(); //returns something like "John;Holmes;30;MALE;Actor"



GetCurrentRecord()

Description

Gets current record values in an array of string

Return Type : Array

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Syntax

Array[string] values = parser.GetCurrentRecord(); //returns an array like ['John','Holmes','30','MALE','Actor']



GetHeaders()

Description

Gets file's headers in an array of string

Return Type : Array

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Syntax

Array[string] headers = parser.GetHeaders(); //returns an array like ['Name','Surname','Age','Gender','Job']



GetField(int)

Description

Gets the value of the field specified as a string. Needs to be called within the anonymous function during the parser initialization.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
fieldIndex int The index of the column to get.

Syntax

string csvfield = parser.GetField(0); //returns value of first csv column



ParseFile(string, CommonLib.CsvConfiguration, bool, Func[Object, int, Object])

Description

Parses file located at filePath with options set at the configuration object. The extraction code allows for serial iteration through all the csv lines.

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filePath string The fully qualified path of the csv file.
configuration CommonLib.CsvConfiguration The configuration object for the csv parser
continueOnError bool If set on true, the parser will skip the rows which produce errors and continue to the next one. If set on false, the parser will stop parsing the csv file on the first error occurance.
extractionCode Func Anonymous function which will iterate through all the rows. Needs to be returned.

Syntax

CommonLib.CsvConfiguration config;
config.Delimiter=",";
CommonLib.CsvParser parser;
parser.ParseFile("C:\Users\test\test.csv", config, true, (x, idx) => {
    string valueFromHeader = parser.GetField("Name");
    string valueFromIndex  = parser.GetField(0);
    int index = idx;
    return x;
});



ParseFile(string, CommonLib.CsvConfiguration, bool, Func[Object, int, Object], int)

Description

Parses file located at filePath, using the provided code page with options set at the configuration object. The extraction code allows for serial iteration through all the csv lines.

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
filePath string The fully qualified path of the csv file.
configuration CommonLib.CsvConfiguration The configuration object for the csv parser
continueOnError bool If set on true, the parser will skip the rows which produce errors and continue to the next one. If set on false, the parser will stop parsing the csv file on the first error occurance.
extractionCode Func Anonymous function which will iterate through all the rows. Needs to be returned.
codePage int Defines the codepage used to read the file. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_code_page for details

Syntax

CommonLib.CsvConfiguration config;
config.Delimiter=",";
CommonLib.CsvParser parser;
parser.ParseFile("C:\Users\test\test-greek.csv", config, true, (x, idx) => {
    string valueFromHeader = parser.GetField("Name");
    string valueFromIndex  = parser.GetField(0);
    int index = idx;
    return x;
}, 1252);



ParseString(string, CommonLib.CsvConfiguration, bool, Func[Object, int, Object])

Description

Parses a csv string with options set at the configuration object. The extraction code allows for serial iteration through all the csv lines.

Return Type : void

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.CsvParser

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
content string String, formatted using the CSV format
configuration CommonLib.CsvConfiguration The configuration object for the csv parser
continueOnError bool If set on true, the parser will skip the rows which produce errors and continue to the next one. If set on false, the parser will stop parsing the csv file on the first error occurance.
extractionCode Func Anonymous function which will iterate through all the rows. Needs to be returned.

Syntax

string csv = "Name,Address\nUserName,15th Street"
CommonLib.CsvConfiguration config;
config.Delimiter=",";
CommonLib.CsvParser parser;
parser.ParseFile(csv, config, true, (x, idx)  => {
    string valueFromHeader = parser.GetField("Name"); //UserName
    string valueFromIndex  = parser.GetField(0); // UserName
    string addressstring= parser.GetField("Address"); //15th Street
    string addressfromindex = parser.GetField(1);
    int index = idx; // Current row of the file being parsed
    return x;
});



PagedResults


Description

Object containing information regarding paged (limited) items in any collection

Generic Parameters

  • T

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Results Collection No No Subset of the initial (full) collection
TotalResults int No No Number of the total initial (non-paged) items

DataAccessContext


Description

Exports semantics with which any Dataset can be accessed (filtering, paging, sorting options)

Generic Parameters

  • T

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Filter Func No No User defined code that implements the way that the Dataset should be filtered
SortByColumnName Dictionary No No Key/Value list representing the way that the Dataset must be sorted, as well as its sorted column
PageIndex int No No Index of the page, in a paged collection
PageSize int No No Number of items per page, in a paged collection

DataContext


Description

Exposes methods that act on the Data Layer of the Application and its underlying Database

Methods

ExecuteWithoutAuditTrail(Func[Object, Object])

Description

This operation executes an operation disabling the audit trail. After the execution, it enables the audit trail again.

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
operation Func Your operation you want to execute without audit trail.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.ExecuteWithoutAuditTrail(manager => { 
    // here place your code
    return manager;
});



ExecuteInUnitOfWork(Func[Object, Object])

Description

Executes an Operation in a single Unit of Work and performs a single Flush operation.

Return Type : Object

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
operation Func Your operation you want to execute in a signle Unit of Work.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.ExecuteInUnitOfWork((manager => { 
    // here place your code
    return manager;
});



ExecuteInTransaction(Func[Object, Object])

Description

Executes an Operation in a single Transaction.

Return Type : Object

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
operation Func Your operation you want to execute in a signle Transaction.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.ExecuteInTransaction((manager => { 
    // here place your code
    return manager;
});



Flush()

Description

Explicitly flushes the current database session, persisting any changes

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.Flush();



Clear()

Description

Clears the current database session, removing all entity instances from memory

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.Clear();



RunSqlQuery(string, Dictionary[string, Object])

Description

This operation runs an sql query directly to the database,and returns the results if there are any. The SQL Command's Timeout will be set using either the app's Configuration (SQLQueryTimeoutInSeconds configuration item) or 30 seconds if the latter is missing or invalid

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
query string The query you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the query, if there are any.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery("UPDATE Computers SET CPUCores = 3 WHERE Id = 1",null);



RunSqlQuery(string, Dictionary[string, Object], int)

Description

This operation runs an sql query directly to the database,and returns the results if there are any.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
query string The query you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the query, if there are any.
timeout int The SQL Command's Timeout, in seconds. A value of 0 denotes no limit; indefinite amount of time waiting for the command to execute. If null or invalid, the SQL Command's Timeout will be set using either the app's Configuration (SQLQueryTimeoutInSeconds configuration item) or 30 seconds if the latter is also missing or invalid

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery("UPDATE Computers SET CPUCores = 3 WHERE Id = 1", null, 0);



RunSqlQuery(string, Dictionary[string, Object], string)

Description

This operation runs an sql query directly to the database,and returns the results if there are any.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
query string The query you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the query, if there are any.
connectionString string The connection string to use for the query

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery("UPDATE Computers SET CPUCores = 3 WHERE Id = 1", null, 0);



RunSqlQuery(string, Dictionary[string, Object], int, string)

Description

This operation runs an sql query directly to the database,and returns the results if there are any.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
query string The query you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the query, if there are any.
timeout int The SQL Command's Timeout, in seconds. A value of 0 denotes no limit; indefinite amount of time waiting for the command to execute. If null or invalid, the SQL Command's Timeout will be set using either the app's Configuration (SQLQueryTimeoutInSeconds configuration item) or 30 seconds if the latter is also missing or invalid
connectionString string The connection string to use for the query

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunSqlQuery("UPDATE Computers SET CPUCores = 3 WHERE Id = 1", null, 0);



RunStoredProcedure(string, Dictionary[string, Object])

Description

This operation runs a stored procedure in the database.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
procedureName string The name of the procedure you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the procedure, if there are any.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunStoredProcedure("sp_SeedSecurityTables", null);



RunStoredProcedure(string)

Description

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
procedureName string The name of the procedure you want to execute.

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunStoredProcedure("sp_SeedSecurityTables");



RunStoredProcedure(string, Dictionary[string, Object], string)

Description

This operation runs a stored procedure in the database.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
procedureName string The name of the procedure you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the procedure, if there are any.
connectionString string The connection string to use for the procedure

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunStoredProcedure("sp_SeedSecurityTables", null);



RunStoredProcedure(string, Dictionary[string, Object], string, Collection[string])

Description

This operation runs a stored procedure in the database.

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
procedureName string The name of the procedure you want to execute.
parameters Dictionary The parameters for the procedure, if there are any.
connectionString string The connection string to use for the procedure
OutputParameters Collection The names of the output parameters

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunStoredProcedure("sp_SeedSecurityTables", null);



RunStoredProcedure(string, string)

Description

Return Type : Collection

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
procedureName string The name of the procedure you want to execute.
connectionString string The connection string to use for the procedure

Syntax

CommonLib.DataContext.RunStoredProcedure("sp_SeedSecurityTables");



Evict(Object)

Description

Explicity removes an entity instance from the current database session

Return Type : void

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.DataContext

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
instance Object The entity instance to be removed from the session

Syntax

Domain.ApplicationUser user = Domain.ApplicationUser.GetByKey("admin");
string oldName = user.Name;
user.Name = "New Name";

CommonLib.DataContext.Evict(user);

user = Domain.ApplicationUser.GetByKey("admin");
bool nameWasReset = user.Name == oldName; // true



Math


Description

Exposes static functions implementing mathematical operations

Methods

Round(decimal, int)

Description

Rounds a value to a specified number of fractional digits.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number decimal The number for rounding.
digits int The fractional digits of the number.

Syntax

decimal pi = 3.14159265;
decimal piRounded = CommonLib.Math.Round(pi,2);
//piRounded = 3.14



Round(double, int)

Description

Rounds a value to a specified number of fractional digits.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The number for rounding.
digits int The fractional digits of the number.

Syntax

double pi = 3.14159265;
double piRounded = CommonLib.Math.Round(pi,2);
//piRounded = 3.14



Ceil(double)

Description

Returns the smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to the specified double number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The number for ceiling

Syntax

double x = 7.03;
double xCeil = CommonLib.Math.Ceil(x);
//xCeil = 8



Ceil(decimal)

Description

Returns the smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to the specified decimal number.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number decimal The number for ceiling

Syntax

decimal x = 7.03;
decimal xCeil = CommonLib.Math.Ceil(x);
//xCeil = 8



Floor(double)

Description

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified decimal number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The number for floor

Syntax

double x = 7.03;
double xFloor = CommonLib.Math.Floor(x);
//xFloor = 7



Floor(decimal)

Description

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified decimal number.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number decimal The number for floor

Syntax

decimal x = 7.03;
decimal xFloor = CommonLib.Math.Floor(x);
//xFloor = 7



Abs(decimal)

Description

Returns the absolute value of a decimal number.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number decimal The number to return its absolute value.

Syntax

decimal x = CommonLib.Math.Abs(-1.0)
//x = 1



Abs(float)

Description

Returns the absolute value of a float number.

Return Type : float

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number float The number to return its absolute value.

Syntax

float x = CommonLib.Math.Abs(-1.0)
//x = 1



Abs(double)

Description

Returns the absolute value of a double number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The number to return its absolute value.

Syntax

double x = CommonLib.Math.Abs(-1.0)
//x = 1



Abs(int)

Description

Returns the absolute value of a int number.

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number int The number to return its absolute value.

Syntax

int x = CommonLib.Math.Abs(-1)
//x = 1



Min(decimal, decimal)

Description

Returns the smaller of two decimal numbers.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 decimal The first number
number2 decimal The second number

Syntax

decimal smaller = CommonLib.Min(2.1, 3.5);



Min(int, int)

Description

Returns the smaller of two integer numbers.

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 int The first number
number2 int The second number

Syntax

int smaller = CommonLib.Min(5, 10);



Pi()

Description

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math




Cos(double)

Description

Returns the cosine of the specified angle.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The angle.

Syntax

double cosine = CommonLib.Math.Cos(30.0)



Sin(double)

Description

Returns the sine of the specified angle.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The angle.

Syntax

double sine = CommonLib.Math.Sin(30.0)



Acos(double)

Description

Returns the angle whose cosine is the specified number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The cosine

Syntax

double angle = CommonLib.Math.Acos(1.0);



Asin(double)

Description

Returns the angle whose sine is the specified number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The sine

Syntax

double sine = CommonLib.Math.Asin(1.0);



Tan(double)

Description

Returns the tangent of the specified angle.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The angle

Syntax

double tangent = CommonLib.Math.Tan(30.0);



Atan2(double, double)

Description

Returns the angle whose tangent is the quotient of two specified numbers.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 double The first tangent
number2 double The second tangent

Syntax

double angle = CommonLib.Math.Atan2(1.0,2.0);



Atan(double)

Description

Returns the angle whose tangent is the specified number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The tangent

Syntax

double angle = CommonLib.Math.Atan(1.0);



Pow(double, double)

Description

Returns a specified number raised to the specified power.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 double The number for raising to the power
number2 double The power for raising the number

Syntax

double power = CommonLib.Math.Pow(5.0,2.0);



Sqrt(double)

Description

Returns the square root of a specified number.

Return Type : double

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number double The number

Syntax

double sqrt = CommonLib.Math.Sqrt(9.0);



Max(decimal, decimal)

Description

Returns the larger of two decimal numbers.

Return Type : decimal

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 decimal The first Number
number2 decimal The second Number

Syntax

decimal larger =  CommonLib.Math.Max(3.0,5.0);



Max(int, int)

Description

Returns the larger of two integer numbers.

Return Type : int

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.Math

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
number1 int The first Number
number2 int The second Number

Syntax

CommonLib.Math.Max(3,5);



ServiceResponse


Description

Structured representation of a Response received from or sent to a remote Service

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Data Object No No The data received from the remote Serivce Call
Status string No No The request HTTP Status Message Code (200, 403, 404, 501 etc.) See https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_httpmessages.asp for details.
StatusText string No No Status code representing the status of the request's output (eg. 200 (OK) )
Headers Object No No The headers that the server responded with
Config Object No No The config that was provided to the remote Service request

Week


Description

A class that represents a week

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Sunday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Sunday
Monday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Monday
Tuesday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Tuesday
Wednesday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Wednesday
Thursday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Thursday
Friday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Friday
Saturday CommonLib.WeekDay No Yes WeekDay class instance for Saturday

Methods

GetDays()

Description

Returns an array containing 7 WeekDay instances, one for each day, with Sunday first.

Return Type : Array

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Week

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week; 
Array[CommonLib.WeekDay] days = week.GetDays();



GetDaysStartingWith(CommonLib.WeekDay)

Description

Returns an array containing 7 WeekDay instances, one for each day, with provided day first.

Return Type : Array

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.Week

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
day CommonLib.WeekDay The first day of the week

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week; 
Array[CommonLib.WeekDay] days = week.GetDaysStartingWith(week.Monday);



WeekDay


Description

A class that represents a week day, exposing related methods and properties

Properties

Name Data Type Static Readonly Description
Index int No Yes The order of the day in a week. Sunday is 0, Monday is 1 etc.
IsWeekEnd bool No Yes True for Sunday and Monday

Methods

GetEnglishName()

Description

Gets the English name of the day.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week;
CommonLib.WeekDay sunday = week.Sunday;
string name = sunday.GetEnglishName();



GetLocalizedName()

Description

Gets the name of the day, according to current user locale settings.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week;
CommonLib.WeekDay sunday = week.Sunday;
string localizedName = sunday.GetLocalizedName();



GetShortEnglishName()

Description

Gets the abbreviated English name of the day.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week;
CommonLib.WeekDay sunday = week.Sunday;
string shortName = sunday.GetShortEnglishName();



GetShortLocalizedName()

Description

Gets the abbreviated name of the day, according to current user locale settings.

Return Type : string

Static : No

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Syntax

CommonLib.Week week;
CommonLib.WeekDay sunday = week.Sunday;
string shortLocalizedName = sunday.GetShortLocalizedName();



FromIndex(int)

Description

Creates a WeekDay instance based on the provided index. Sunday is 0, Monday is 1 etc.

Return Type : CommonLib.WeekDay

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
index int Day index. From 0 to 6

Syntax

CommonLib.WeekDay sundayFromIndex = CommonLib.WeekDay.FromIndex(0);



FromEnglishName(string)

Description

Creates a WeekDay instance based on the provided string.

Return Type : CommonLib.WeekDay

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
name string Day name (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Syntax

CommonLib.WeekDay sundayFromName = CommonLib.WeekDay.FromIndex("Sunday");



FromShortEnglishName(string)

Description

Creates a WeekDay instance based on the provided string.

Return Type : CommonLib.WeekDay

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
name string Day name (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)

Syntax

CommonLib.WeekDay sundayFromShortName = CommonLib.WeekDay.FromIndex("Sun");



FromDateTime(DateTime)

Description

Creates a WeekDay instance based on the provided DateTime value.

Return Type : CommonLib.WeekDay

Static : Yes

Namespace : CommonLib.WeekDay

Parameters

Name Data Type Description
date DateTime A DateTime instance

Syntax

CommonLib.WeekDay sundayFromDateTime = CommonLib.WeekDay.FromDateTime(DateTime.Create(2018, 5, 6));



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