Evolving Software

The latest release adds Dependency Injection to the mix.  The default behaviour uses a simple Service Locator, but you can inject your own dependencies as you wish.  See the user guide for more info.

BREAKING CHANGES:

The following interfaces now implement IServiceDependent:

• IEntity
• IFactory
• IRepository
• IService

Enhancements

• Added MyApplication.ServiceLocator (for locating Factory/Repository/Service classes)
• Added IServiceDependent for DependencyInjection services
• Added IService interface (similar to IFactory and IRepository)
• Services are now shown in the Class Library treeview
• MyApplication now raises EntityCreated event when entities come into scope
• MyApplication now raises EntityDisposed event when entities are no longer required
• MyApplication now raises ApplicationInitialised event at startup
• Many delegates moved out of classes (reduce API clutter)
• Added EntityListAttribute.HasUniqueItems, to determine if duplicate items are allowed
• Drag/Drop tip now detects duplicate items
• Replaced Class Library CheckBoxes with ToggleButton
• Added Search box to Class Library to allow easy finding of Entity classes
• Increased scrolling speed when using Drag/Drop on treeview
• ListView numeric columns are now right-aligned
• Re-instated “Explore” context-menu option for root Entities
• Added support for parameterised Methods
• Window buttons bar is now visible by default (to reduce flickering)
• Added AddRange & RemoveRange methods to TransientEntityList
• Added AddRange & RemoveRange methods to EntityList
• Search Form now shows Query text as query is built
• Boolean editor now changes value immediately
• Hitting F2 over a listview opens the editor beneath the mouse cursor
• ‘Short’ values now have smaller widgets (Numbers, Enums, Dates)
• Added new “Replace/Add” context-menu items for context sensitive queries
• “Open File” option renamed to “View File”
• Changed internal async command processing
• Added “Allow multi-monitor use” option for non-MDI interfaces
• Query List no longer shows “Type” in first header
• Entity treeview no longer scales when window is resized
• Changed error message when trying to execute HQL using MemoryCache provider

Fixes

• Reduced flickering when rendering/repainting controls
• Corrected header style for each window
• Correction in MyApplication.Start() to allow repeated calls
• Saving object graphs with unmapped entities now always forces NHibernatePersistence
• Corrected UI updates when setting Parameters
• Applied [Visible=false] attribute to all public interface members
• Exceptions no longer thrown if Providers aren’t defined in app.config
• Correction in collection/list count
• Correction in identifying parent widgets
• Fixed margin settings for collapsible panels
• Corrected identification/caching of icons for sub-classes
• Corrected icon for Namespace nodes
• ListView “Auto-resize” option now overrides user defined widths
• Window button tooltip is updated for Search Forms
• Corrected culture setting for DateTimePicker
• Better handling of exceptions when editor controls are rendered
• Now uses correct DateTimePicker rendering for Windows 7
• Corrected background colour in Enum editor
• Empty Category headers are no longer displayed
• Disabled “Explore” option for primitive types
• Corrected multiple argument injection in EntityList Add & Remove methods
• Reduced Drag/Drop tip flickering
• ListView “Property” column is now sized to fit
• Selected TreeView node is now scrolled into view
• Corrected border colour for Boolean editor
• Corrected Entity Relationships for properties in super classes
• Corrected event handler disposal in a few controls

Optimisations

• Improved string building performance
• Optimised widget detection at mouse co-ords
• DynamicMethods are now created lazily
• Entity Relationships are now resolved lazily