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Joining Returned SQL Data Services Responses

By James at February 05, 2009 05:08
Filed Under: SQL Data Services, SQL Services, Web Development

In preparing for my talk on SDS at last month’s Code Camp, I needed to figure out a way to join to SQL Data Services responses. I came up with this method using LINQ. I don’t know if its the best way to do it, but it works for me. I’d appreciate any feedback.

 

1. Master Page – Page_Load calls GetPodcasts()

2. GetPodcasts() gets two SDS responses, podCastDoc and guestDoc, does some LINQ, then returns a System.Linq.Enumerable

3. A ListView on the Master Page is bound to the podcast object.

 

Method GetPodcasts()

   1: public void GetPodcasts()
   2: {
   3:     AT_Podcasts at_Podcasts = new AT_Podcasts();
   4:     AT_Guests at_Guests = new AT_Guests();
   5:     XElement podCastDoc = at_Podcasts.SelectPodcasts();
   6:     XElement guestDoc = at_Guests.SelectGuests();
   7:  
   8:     if (podCastDoc != null && guestDoc != null)
   9:     {
  10:         var podcasts = from podcast in podCastDoc.Descendants("at-podcastdata")
  11:                        join guest in guestDoc.Descendants("at-guest")
  12:                        on (string)podcast.Element("GuestID").Value
  13:                        equals (string)guest.Element("GuestName").Value
  14:                        orderby (DateTime)podcast.Element("PublishDate")
  15:                        select new
  16:                       {
  17:                           PodCastId = podcast.Element("PodCastDataId").Value,
  18:                           PodCastTitle = podcast.Element("PodCastTitle").Value,
  19:                           PodCastPublishDate = DateTime.Parse(podcast.Element("PublishDate").Value).ToLongDateString(),
  20:                           PodCastAbstract = podcast.Element("Abstract").Value,
  21:                           RunTime = podcast.Element("RunTime").Value,
  22:                           GuestID = podcast.Element("GuestID").Value,
  23:                           GuestName = guest.Element("FullGuestName").Value,
  24:                           GuestCompany = guest.Element("GuestCompany").Value
  25:                       };
  26:         lvPodCasts.DataSource = podcasts;
  27:         lvPodCasts.DataBind();
  28:     }
  29: }

 

Method at_Podcasts.SelectPodcasts()

   1: public XElement SelectPodcasts()
   2:     {
   3:         XElement atPodCasts;
   4:         AT_SDSConfig config = AT_SDSConfig.Create();
   5:         Uri container = config.GetPodCastDataContainer();
   6:         string uri = container.ToString() + "?q=";
   7:         var request = AT_SDSUtils.CreateRequest(config, new Uri(uri), "GET", string.Empty);
   8:         try
   9:         {
  10:             var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
  11:             using (var stream = response.GetResponseStream())
  12:             using (var reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(stream))
  13:             {
  14:                 XmlTextReader r = new XmlTextReader(reader);
  15:                 atPodCasts = XElement.Load(r);
  16:                 return atPodCasts;
  17:             }
  18:         }
  19:         catch (WebException ex)
  20:         {
  21:             AT_SDSUtils.OutputException(ex);
  22:             return null;
  23:         }
  24:     }

NOTE: at_Guests.SelectGuests() is similar, just going into the Guest Container

 

Results of SelectPodcasts()

   1: <s:EntitySet xmlns:s="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sitka/2008/03/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">  
   2:   <at-podcastdata>
   3:     <s:Id>getting-restful</s:Id>
   4:     <s:Version>539244</s:Version>
   5:     <PodCastDataId xsi:type="x:string">getting-restful</PodCastDataId>
   6:     <PodCastTitle xsi:type="x:string">Getting RESTful</PodCastTitle>
   7:     <RunTime xsi:type="x:string">48:25</RunTime>
   8:     <Description xsi:type="x:string">Volkan talks about how to work with REST and process the XML with LINQ</Description>
   9:     <AdminNotes xsi:type="x:string">Great episode</AdminNotes>
  10:     <Abstract xsi:type="x:string">REST, XML and LINQ</Abstract>
  11:     <IsPublished xsi:type="x:boolean">true</IsPublished>
  12:     <GuestID xsi:type="x:string">volkan-uzun</GuestID>
  13:     <CreateDate xsi:type="x:string">1/23/2009 12:00:00 AM</CreateDate>
  14:     <PublishDate xsi:type="x:string">2/20/2009 12:00:00 AM</PublishDate>
  15:   </at-podcastdata>
  16:   <at-podcastdata>
  17:     <s:Id>sql-data-services</s:Id>
  18:     <s:Version>539554</s:Version>
  19:     <PodCastDataId xsi:type="x:string">sql-data-services</PodCastDataId>
  20:     <PodCastTitle xsi:type="x:string">SQL Data Services</PodCastTitle>
  21:     <RunTime xsi:type="x:string">12:35</RunTime>
  22:     <Description xsi:type="x:string">Jennifer goes into detail about how to use SQL Data Services to run a web site.</Description>
  23:     <AdminNotes xsi:type="x:string">This is the first podcast</AdminNotes>
  24:     <Abstract xsi:type="x:string">Using SQL Data Services to run a website</Abstract>
  25:     <IsPublished xsi:type="x:boolean">true</IsPublished>
  26:     <GuestID xsi:type="x:string">jennifer-louie</GuestID>
  27:     <CreateDate xsi:type="x:string">1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM</CreateDate>
  28:     <PublishDate xsi:type="x:string">1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM</PublishDate>
  29:   </at-podcastdata>
  30:   <at-podcastdata>
  31:     <s:Id>working-with-office-2007</s:Id>
  32:     <s:Version>539227</s:Version>
  33:     <PodCastDataId xsi:type="x:string">working-with-office-2007</PodCastDataId>
  34:     <PodCastTitle xsi:type="x:string">Working with Office 2007</PodCastTitle>
  35:     <RunTime xsi:type="x:string">30:45</RunTime>
  36:     <Description xsi:type="x:string">In this episode, Joe talks about a cool macro he wrote that makes all the busy work his boss has him do, a lot more fun.</Description>
  37:     <AdminNotes xsi:type="x:string">Kinda flakey, but ok to publish</AdminNotes>
  38:     <Abstract xsi:type="x:string">Office 2007 Macros</Abstract>
  39:     <IsPublished xsi:type="x:boolean">true</IsPublished>
  40:     <GuestID xsi:type="x:string">joe-blow</GuestID>
  41:     <CreateDate xsi:type="x:string">1/23/2009 12:00:00 AM</CreateDate>
  42:     <PublishDate xsi:type="x:string">2/11/2009 12:00:00 AM</PublishDate>
  43:   </at-podcastdata>
  44: </s:EntitySet>

Results of SelectGuests()

   1: <s:EntitySet xmlns:s="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sitka/2008/03/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
   2:   <at-guest>
   3:     <s:Id>jennifer-louie</s:Id>
   4:     <s:Version>50343029</s:Version>
   5:     <GuestName xsi:type="x:string">jennifer-louie</GuestName>
   6:     <FullGuestName xsi:type="x:string">Jennifer Louie</FullGuestName>
   7:     <GuestEmail xsi:type="x:string">jennifer@jennifer.com</GuestEmail>
   8:     <GuestCompany xsi:type="x:string">Louie Software</GuestCompany>
   9:     <GuestBio xsi:type="x:string">Jennifer is a .NET Rock Star. She's really cute and hot!</GuestBio>
  10:     <PublishEmail xsi:type="x:boolean">true</PublishEmail>
  11:   </at-guest>
  12:   <at-guest>
  13:     <s:Id>james-johnson</s:Id>
  14:     <s:Version>50404939</s:Version>
  15:     <GuestName xsi:type="x:string">james-johnson</GuestName>
  16:     <FullGuestName xsi:type="x:string">James Johnson</FullGuestName>
  17:     <GuestEmail xsi:type="x:string">james@james.com</GuestEmail>
  18:     <GuestCompany xsi:type="x:string">Duringlunch</GuestCompany>
  19:     <GuestBio xsi:type="x:string">James is a .NET Developer who has been writing software since punch cards. He often remembers the time when his Computer Science PhD project got scattered to the wind, when he stumbled across a brand new orange screen monitor and his breath was taken away.</GuestBio>
  20:     <PublishEmail xsi:type="x:boolean">true</PublishEmail>
  21:   </at-guest>
  22:   <at-guest>
  23:     <s:Id>volkan-uzun</s:Id>
  24:     <s:Version>49928700</s:Version>
  25:     <GuestName xsi:type="x:string">volkan-uzun</GuestName>
  26:     <FullGuestName xsi:type="x:string">Volkan Uzun</FullGuestName>
  27:     <GuestEmail xsi:type="x:string">volkan@volkan.com</GuestEmail>
  28:     <GuestCompany xsi:type="x:string">Uzun Enterprises</GuestCompany>
  29:     <GuestBio xsi:type="x:string">Inland Empire .NET User's Group Most Valuable Member - 2007/2008. LINQ Expert. Nice Guy.</GuestBio>
  30:     <PublishEmail xsi:type="x:boolean">true</PublishEmail>
  31:   </at-guest>
  32: </s:EntitySet>

 

Back to the LINQ which does the join

   1: var podcasts = from podcast in podCastDoc.Descendants("at-podcastdata")
   2:    join guest in guestDoc.Descendants("at-guest")
   3:    on (string)podcast.Element("GuestID").Value
   4:    equals (string)guest.Element("GuestName").Value
   5:    orderby (DateTime)podcast.Element("PublishDate")
   6:    select new
   7:   {
   8:       PodCastId = podcast.Element("PodCastDataId").Value,
   9:       PodCastTitle = podcast.Element("PodCastTitle").Value,
  10:       PodCastPublishDate = DateTime.Parse(podcast.Element("PublishDate").Value).ToLongDateString(),
  11:       PodCastAbstract = podcast.Element("Abstract").Value,
  12:       RunTime = podcast.Element("RunTime").Value,
  13:       GuestID = podcast.Element("GuestID").Value,
  14:       GuestName = guest.Element("FullGuestName").Value,
  15:       GuestCompany = guest.Element("GuestCompany").Value
  16:   };
  17: lvPodCasts.DataSource = podcasts;
  18: lvPodCasts.DataBind();

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Again, like I said. I’d appreciate your comments.

J

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