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UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.02 (Sep 05, 2007)

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:01:45 GMT

Added correlation of messages with running workflow instances based on a server side behavior and a custom attribute. This way you can mark with an attribute on your operation or Data contract if your message needs correlation to an existing workflow. You can provide an additional mapping class that can do the lookup from a functional parameter to an Guid (by a database lookup or something else you use for housekeeping) and that mapping class is invoked to get the right workflow instance for the service call.

I also updated the samples and the step by step guide to show how it works. The project also contains unit tests to validate the correlation behavior.

Last but not least I added addition validation to properties to prevent runtime errors because of miss-configuration of the activities.

The release is fully compatible with the previous versions of the WCF activity and therefore I only bumped the file version number not the assembly version.
Please let me know if you find any issues, and I will try to resolve them a.s.a.p.

Cheers,
Marcel

UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.02 (Sep 05, 2007)

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:22:44 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.01 (Jun 26, 2007)

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:34:43 GMT

* Added feature that WcfOutput return type is now of correct based on selected WCFInput method so generated properties are of correct type
* Added attached property that can influence the generated class name. Default is _wcfcontractimpl, but can now be set at root workflow, same as namespace and service name
* Fixed problem when initial call is on existing workflow and first call on runtime, since it was not started in this situation
* Fixed two possible null reference exceptions in the designer
* Added Invoked event handler that is called after the parameters have been bound when receiving a message.

Samples and documentation are not updated, since these are all minor changes.
Version number is also kept the same since these are all backward compatible changes.

Uninstall and reinstall new setup will upgrade all your workflows

UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.01 (Jun 26, 2007)

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:26:28 GMT

Added feature that WcfOutput return type is now of correct based on selected WCFInput method so generated properties are of correcttype to
Added attached property that can influence the generated class name. Default is _wcfcontractimpl, but can now be set at root workflow, same as namespace and service name
Fixed problem when initial call is on exisiting workflow and first call on runtime, since it was not started in this sytuation
Fixed two posible null reference exceptions in the designer
Added Invoked eventhandler that is called after the parameters have been bound when recieveing a message.
Samples and documentation has not been updated, since these are all minor changes. Version number is also kept the same since these are all backward compatible changes.
Uninstall and reinstall new setup will upgrade all your workflows

UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.0 (May 08, 2007)

Tue, 08 May 2007 20:58:34 GMT

This first release contains the following: An installer that will install the WCFActivities assembly in the GAC. It will also register the assembly with visual studio and you can reference the activities from your toolbox using the "Choose Toolbox Items" dialog Activities TAB. It also contains a step by step guide how you can use the activities. The input and output activities have the following features: You can pick and choose any interface you want that contains methods you want to expose as a service operation It will auto generate a class with a _wcfContractImpl class that contains a contract implementation You can specify the service namespace and Name on the root workflow that uses the WCF activities (this is accomplished with Attached properties) You can specify some WCF attributes on the input activites that will be reflected in the generated implementation. Supported attributes currently are: Action, IsOneWay, AsyncPattern, ProtectionLevel and NameSpace at the root workflow level.

UPDATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.0 (May 08, 2007)

Tue, 08 May 2007 07:16:48 GMT

This first relase contains the following: An installer that will install the WCFActivities assembly in the GAC. It will also register the assembly with visual studio and you can reference the activities from your toolbox using the "Choose Toolbox Items" dialog Activities TAB. It also contains a step by step guide how you can use the activities. The input and output activities have the follwoing features: You can pick and choose any interface you want that contains methods you want to expose as a service operation It will auto generate a class with a _wcfContractImpl class that contains a contract implementation You can specify the service namespace on the root workflow that uses the WCF activities (this is acomplished with Attached properties) You can specify some WCF attributes on the input activites that will be reflected in the generated implementation. Supported attributes curently are: Action, IsOneWay, AsyncPattern, ProtectionLevel and NameSpace at the root workflow level.

RELEASED: WCF activities 1.0 (May 08, 2007)

Tue, 08 May 2007 07:16:48 GMT

CREATED RELEASE: WCF activities 1.0 (May 08, 2007)

Tue, 08 May 2007 07:03:43 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0 Alpha

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

CREATED RELEASE: 0.1 Alpha

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

First planned release

UPDATED RELEASE: 0.5 Alpha

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

First actual release of the activities in a distributal format

CREATED RELEASE: 0.5 Alpha

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

First actual release of the activities in a distributal format

UPDATED RELEASE: 0.5 Alpha

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

First actual release of the activities in a distributal format