Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Plugins.TableAndFieldConstantsGeneratorPlugin

Namespace:

Class

TableAndFieldConstantsGeneratorPlugin

Parent classes:

Progress.Lang.Object

Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Plugins.TableAndFieldConstantsGeneratorPlugin

Inherits:

Progress.Lang.Object

Implements:

Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.IBusinessEntityDesignerPlugin

File:	TableAndFieldConstantsGeneratorPlugin
Purpose:	Business Entity Designer Plugin that supports the
	generation of include files with Constants for ProDataset
	Buffer and Field Names
Description:	Creates an include file with the name <dataset name>_Constants.i
	This include contains GLOBAL-DEFINE compile time variables
	that can be used in dynamic code to avoid typos when building
	dynamic queries. Generates the include file whenever the
	Business Entity is generated of regenerated.
Author(s):	Mike Fechner / Consultingwerk Ltd.
Created:	Mon Oct 21 22:26:40 CEST 2014

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Options	Name	Purpose
#	AfterGenerateSourceHandler (Object, EventArgs)	Event handler for the AfterGenerateSource event of the BusinessEntityDatasetController
#	CHARACTER CheckTemplatePath (character)	Verifies the path to a template file
#	CHARACTER FindOutputFolder ()	Returns the output folder (source code folder for business logic)
#	GenerateConstantsInclude ()	Generates the Model Classes
+	GenerateConstantsInclude (dataset)	Generates the Constants include file
+	Shutdown ()	Method called when the Business Entity Designer will get closed
+	Startup (dataset, BusinessEntityDatasetController, BusinessEntityDesignerForm, UltraToolbarsManager)	Method called when the Business Entity Designer is starting and has loaded the plugin.

Method Detail

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Purpose:	Event handler for the AfterGenerateSource event of the
	BusinessEntityDatasetController
Notes:

Parameters:
sender	Progress.Lang.Object
	The reference to the object that raised the event
e	Consultingwerk.EventArgs
	The Consultingwerk.EventArgs with the data for this event

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Purpose:	Verifies the path to a template file
Notes:	Throws an error, when the template file cannot be found

Parameters:
pcFileName	CHARACTER
	The relative template file name
Returns	CHARACTER
	The absolute path to the template file

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Purpose:	Returns the output folder (source code folder for business logic)
Notes:

Returns	CHARACTER
	The output folder

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Purpose:	Generates the Model Classes
Notes:

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Purpose:	Generates the Constants include file
Notes:	This routine is intended to be used from outside of the Business Entity
	designer (automatic source code generation, unit testing)

Parameters:
dsBusinessEntity	DATASET dsBusinessEntity
	Business Entity with the Design dataset, called with the BY-REFERENCE keyword

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Purpose:	Method called when the Business Entity Designer will get closed
Notes:

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Purpose:	Method called when the Business Entity Designer is starting and
	has loaded the plugin.
Notes:	Passes references to some key components of the Designer to
	the plugin, use this to initialize the plugin, subscribe to events

Parameters:
dsBusinessEntity	DATASET dsBusinessEntity
	Business Entity with the Design dataset, called with the BIND keyword
poController	Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.Services.BusinessEntityDatasetController
	The BusinessEntityDatasetController
poForm	Consultingwerk.BusinessEntityDesigner.UI.BusinessEntityDesignerForm
	The main Form of the BusinessEntityDesigner
poToolbar	Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager
	The reference to the UltraToolbarsManager used by the BusinessEntityDesigner

ProDataset Detail

ProDataset dsBusinessEntity Member tables: eBusinessEntity, eDataRelation, eDataRelationProperties, eTable, eField, eFieldProperties, eIndex, eIndexProperties, eTableProperties, eBusinessEntityProperties