宿主程序中往Workflow传递数据

在前面中已经讲到了怎么在启动workflow时给它传递参数,可这在实际开发中往往是不够的,那我们该怎么在workflow运行的时候,怎样在宿主程序里与它交互呢,从宿主程序中给workflow传递数据,必须通过一个接口,而这个接口是被ExternalDataExchange修饰的,

 

新建一个workflow控制台应用程序SendMessage

我们先定义一个IMyService接口,如下:

       using System.Workflow.Activities;//引入这个命名空间,不然会提示找不到ExternalDataExchange

    [ExternalDataExchange]

    public interface IMyService

     {

          event EventHandler<MessageArgs> Send;

     }

聪明的读者,估计你已经注意到MessageArgs这个类了,这个类不是自带的,它里面的属性为我们要传递给workflow的属性,这个类如下:

    [Serializable]

    public class MessageArgs:ExternalDataEventArgs

     {

        private String msg;

 

        public MessageArgs(Guid instanceId,String message)

            : base(instanceId)

        {

            this.msg=message;

        }

 

        public String Msg

        {

            get { return msg; }

            set { msg = value; }

        }

     }

注意:这个类要用Serializable,它要求是可序列化的,同样要引入System.Workflow.Activities命名空间

 

之后我们还要写一个类来实现一下这个接口,如下:

     public class MyService:IMyService

     {

        public event EventHandler<MessageArgs> Send;

        public void SendMessage(MessageArgs message)

        {

            EventHandler<MessageArgs> temp = this.Send;

            if (temp != null)

            {

                temp(null, message);

            }

        }

}

MyService类中多了一个方法,在这个方法中我们触发了Send这个事件,下面要做的是在Workflow中怎样接收数据,双击workflow1.cs转到设计视图,从工具栏中拖一个HandleExternalEvent Activity(处理外部事件)到设计视图中去,如图所视:

 

 

看到右上面的感叹号没有,是因为有一些必设属性我们没有设置,在它的属性窗口中InterfaceType中指定接口为IMyService,操作为点击InterfaceType属性中的[..]按钮,在弹出窗口中选择,如图所示:

 

这时EventName上还有感叹号,我们为它指定一下事件名为Send(在下拉列表中选取即可)

 

当发生这个事件时,我们在workflow中指定的方法进行处理,同样在HandleExternalEvent1的属性Invoked中写入OutPutMessage,然后双周,程序自动生成OutPutMessage方法,并转到代码块,我们简单地处理一下,将接收到的信息打印出来,代码如下:

        private void OutPutMessage(object sender, ExternalDataEventArgs e)

        {

            MessageArgs args = (MessageArgs)e;

            Console.WriteLine(args.Msg);

        }

 

现在我们基本上大功告成了,还要在宿主程序中注册一下这个类,双击program.cs转到代码,我把Main函数里的代码全贴出来了:

 

using(WorkflowRuntime workflowRuntime = new WorkflowRuntime())

{

                ExternalDataExchangeService service = new ExternalDataExchangeService();

                MyService myservice = new MyService();

                workflowRuntime.AddService(service);

                service.AddService(myservice);

 

                AutoResetEvent waitHandle = new AutoResetEvent(false);

                workflowRuntime.WorkflowCompleted += delegate(object sender, WorkflowCompletedEventArgs e) {waitHandle.Set();};

                workflowRuntime.WorkflowTerminated += delegate(object sender, WorkflowTerminatedEventArgs e)

                {

                    Console.WriteLine(e.Exception.Message);

                    waitHandle.Set();

                };

 

                WorkflowInstance instance = workflowRuntime.CreateWorkflow(typeof(SendMessage.Workflow1));

                instance.Start();

                myservice.SendMessage(new MessageArgs(instance.InstanceId,"Send Message to Workflow"));

                waitHandle.WaitOne();

                Console.WriteLine("Enter any key to exit...");

                Console.ReadLine();

            }

 

关键部分已用红色标记:

                ExternalDataExchangeService service = new ExternalDataExchangeService();

                MyService myservice = new MyService();

                workflowRuntime.AddService(service);

                service.AddService(myservice);

在workflow注册一下服务,再在服务中注册一个MyService实例,这样workflow就可以感应到这个事件了.

 

                myservice.SendMessage(new MessageArgs(instance.InstanceId,"Send Message to Workflow"));

 

SendMessage方法触发Send方法,workflow中已经注册了监听,事件触发时,将Msg打印出来,

好了,按F5运行下,效果如下:

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