WF4.0 Beta1之旅(5):规则引擎的变化

在WF3.x时代我们可以使用声明性的条件和代码方式的条件,也可以使用支持正向链接的RuleSet。当然我们还可以使用基于CodeDOM的API来用代码的方式声明
在微软刚刚发布的WF4.0 Beta1中我们已经看不到这些了,WF4.0提供了统一的完全声明式的表达式(Expression)。现在的版本只支持使用VB来构建表达式(Expression),但是在设计上是可以支持任何语言的,微软也会在未来的版本中提供对其他语言的支持。

WF4.0中表达式是ValueExpression类型的,我们在VS中构造表达式的窗口是ExpressionTextBox类的实例,它也是可以再外部重新宿主的,只不过只有和VS结合的
时候才有智能感知和颜色的支持。在表达式中我们可以引用工作流中的变量和参数。这些信息都会被序列化到XAML中。提供了表达式(Expression)并不是就不
要原来的方式,微软在开发WF4.0一个很重要的部分就是对WF3.x全面兼容。在WF4.0中提供了一个Interop活动可以帮助我们很好的完成现有WF3.x程序的迁移,
我们只需要简单的设置它的Body Type属性即可,我们可以将WF4.0中的变量和参数绑定到WF3.x中的依赖属性上,如下图:

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在WF4.0 beta1中没有提供对正向链接的RuleSet功能,官方已经声明会在将来的版本中加大这部分的投入。现在如果我们要想在WF4.0 Beta1使用类似的功能我们可以开发一个自定义活动来完成,下面的例子来源于WF Samples中,首先是活动的代码部分:

namespace Microsoft.Samples.Rules
{
    using System;
    using System.Activities;
    using System.ComponentModel;
    using System.Workflow.Activities.Rules;
    using System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler;

    [Designer(typeof(Microsoft.Samples.Rules.PolicyDesigner))]
    public sealed class Policy40Activity : NativeActivity
    {
        public RuleSet RuleSet { get; set; }

        [IsRequired]
        public InOutArgument TargetObject { get; set; }
        public OutArgument<ValidationErrorCollection> ValidationErrors { get; set; }

        protected override void OnOpen(DeclaredEnvironment environment)
        {
            if (this.RuleSet == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("RuleSet property can't be null");
            }
        }

        protected override void Execute(ActivityExecutionContext context)
        {
            // validate before running
            Type targetType = this.TargetObject.Get(context).GetType();
            RuleValidation validation = new RuleValidation(targetType, null);
            if (!this.RuleSet.Validate(validation))
            {
                // set the validation error out argument
                this.ValidationErrors.Set(context, validation.Errors);
                // throw a validation exception
                throw new ValidationException(string.Format("The ruleset is not valid. {0} validation errors
found (check the ValidationErrors property for more information)."
, validation.Errors.Count)); } // execute the ruleset object evaluatedTarget = this.TargetObject.Get(context); RuleEngine engine = new RuleEngine(this.RuleSet, validation); engine.Execute(evaluatedTarget); // update the target object this.TargetObject.Set(context, evaluatedTarget); } } }

下面是活动的设计器部分,在WF4.0中提供了对活动设计器的可视化支持:
<sad:WorkflowElementDesigner x:Class="Microsoft.Samples.Rules.PolicyDesigner"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:sad="clr-namespace:System.Activities.Design;assembly=System.Activities.Design"
    xmlns:sadv="clr-namespace:System.Activities.Design.View;assembly=System.Activities.Design">
    <sad:WorkflowElementDesigner.Resources>
        <sadv:ArgumentToExpressionConverter x:Uid="sadv:ArgumentToExpressionConverter_1" 
x:Key="argumentToExpressionConverter" /> </sad:WorkflowElementDesigner.Resources> <Grid> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition x:Uid="RowDefinition_1" /> <RowDefinition x:Uid="RowDefinition_2" /> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition x:Uid="ColumnDefinition_1" Width="70*" /> <ColumnDefinition x:Uid="ColumnDefinition_2" Width="196*" /> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <Label Content="Target Object" Name="label1" Margin="0,5,0,7"/> <sadv:ExpressionTextBox x:Uid="ExpressionTextBox_1" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" AutomationProperties.AutomationId="TargetObject" Width="190" Margin="9,7,9,7" MaxLines="1" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Expression="{Binding Path=ModelItem.TargetObject, Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource
argumentToExpressionConverter}, ConverterParameter=InOut}" UseLocationExpression="True" OwnerActivity="{Binding Path=ModelItem, Mode=TwoWay}" /> <Button Content="Edit RuleSet" Name="button1" Width="190" Margin="9,9,9,9" Click="button1_Click"
Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" /> </Grid> </sad:WorkflowElementDesigner> 效果如下图:

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下面是当点击按钮后,会出现RuleSet的编辑器:

using System;
using System.Activities;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Workflow.Activities.Rules;
using System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.Design;

namespace Microsoft.Samples.Rules
{
    // Interaction logic for PolicyDesigner.xaml
    public partial class PolicyDesigner
    {
        public PolicyDesigner()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // verifiy that TargetObject property has been configured
            object targetObject = ModelItem.Properties["TargetObject"].ComputedValue;
            if (targetObject == null)
            {
                System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("TargetObject needs to be configured before adding the rules");
                return;
            }
            // verify that target object is correctly configured
            InOutArgument arg = targetObject as InOutArgument;
            if (arg == null)
            {
                System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Invalid target object");
                return;
            }
            // open the ruleset editor
            Type targetObjectType = arg.ArgumentType;
            RuleSet ruleSet = ModelItem.Properties["RuleSet"].ComputedValue as RuleSet;
            if (ruleSet == null)
                ruleSet = new RuleSet();
            RuleSetDialog ruleSetDialog = new RuleSetDialog(targetObjectType, null, ruleSet);
            DialogResult result = ruleSetDialog.ShowDialog();
            // update the model item
            if (result == DialogResult.OK) 
{ ModelItem.Properties["RuleSet"].SetValue(ruleSetDialog.RuleSet); } } } }
这样我们就可以再WF4.0中使用该活动了,如下图:

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WF4.0 Beta1之旅(1):基本介绍
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