Does data binding fit in a 3 layered architecture? Is dropping a grid-view on a web form and binding it to a LinkDataSource or SQLDataSource considered bad? The way I see it, that's the Presentation Layer talking to the Data Access Layer. I once heard a "professional developer" say never ever do this, so what's the alternative if you shouldn't?
View 3 RepliesI'm thinking of using 3 layered architecture in my web site.Kind of classic layers - Presentation, BL, DAL and BO - business objects, just like in this great article http://imar.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?quickdoc=416I will have 4 projects according to levels.I'm goung to store data in xml files and my question is where should those files be located? In App_Data folder of web site? Then how DAL will know path where to find files to parse?
View 4 Repliesguide in typical 4 layered architecture (having User Interface, Custom Types, Business Logic, Data Access Layer) do we follow some design pattern ? I am not clear what pattern it is or what pattern it should be called.
View 3 RepliesI am a asp.net developer and don't know much about patterns and architecture.In my web applications I use 4 layers.Web site project (having web forms + code behind cs files, user controls + code behind cs files, master pages + code behind cs files)
CustomTypesLayer a class library (having custom types, enumerations, DTOs, constructers, get, set and validations)
BusinessLogicLayer a class library (having all business logic, rules and all calls to DAL functions)
DataAccessLayer a class library( having just classes communicating to database.)
-My user interface just calls BusinessLogicLayer. BusinessLogicLayer do proecessign in it self and for data it calls DataAccessLayer funtions.
-Web forms do not calls directly DAL.
-CustomTypesLayer is shared by all layers.
I though it may be MVC or MVP but pages have there code behind files as well which are confusing me.
I have been looking at the Repository Pattern. While trolling around the net I have come across many implementations and examples. Many of these examples have code like:
ObjectDataSource1.Datasource = CustomerRepository.GetAll();.
Since the Repository basically serves as the Data Access Layer, doesn't this violate the principles of a layered approach by having a UI component accessing the data access layer? If so, my assumption is that I would need to wrap the call CustomerRepository.GetAll() in some business object like:
ObjectDataSource1.Datasource = CustomerManager.GetAll();
where CustomerManager calls CustomerRepository.GetAll();.
If this is correct, what benefit am I getting by wrapping a business class around the Repository? It seems like I am adding an extra layer for the sole purpose of avoiding calling the DataAccessLayer/Repository directly from the UI?
Is it okay for the UI to have access to my Data Access layer in order to read data from the database?
where to create the BLL and DAL and all classes in it can we place them in the App_code folder as it ll convert them into DLL Files or do we have to create a new class library project for each...
View 1 RepliesI am using the ADO.NET Entity Framework for loading data from the database. The classes are directly mapped to database tables in the database. The problem is that these classes are not optimal for binding to the UI elements. As a result of this I have some custom entities which are populated at the service layer and returned. It is these custom entities (classes) to which I bind the UI elements. My questions on this are1. Is populating these entities at the service layer the most appropriate way to do this. I personally do not think so because if we introduce some additional UI elements which need different entities then I have to modify the service layer again.2. What is the best approach/pattern to get this done.
View 2 RepliesI am trying to develop a plugin architecture in .Net. The application will be a .Net application. There will be directories which holds the plug-ins. Each directory will represent a plugin. Each plugin directory will also contain all the dependency dlls as well. The plugins need to be stored in separate AppDomain as the plugins may use the same assemblies, but different versions. As it iterates through the foreach loop in Init(), I get a System.IO.FileNotFoundException : Could not load file or assembly '[Assembly Name], Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.in _apDomain.Load() for assemblies that are not in the main project.
readonly private AppDomain _appDomain;
internal ItemModuleAppDomain()
{
AppDomainSetup info = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation;
_appDomain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("ChildDomain");
}
public void Init(string dllDir)
{
string[] dlls = Directory.GetFiles(dllDir, "*.dll", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
foreach(string dll in dlls)
{
_appDomain.Load(AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(dll));
}
N - Layered Application: One class library for all layers or for each layer?
View 5 RepliesWhat's the difference between binding for example a column called ("Name") in both cases ? and is there's any performance difference ?1- Assigning the data in the mark-up
<asp:Label ID="Name_Lbl" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>' ></asp:Label>
2- defining a control object for every control inside the repeater ItemTemplate and find it and then assign the data in the column "Name" to ite.Item.FindControl("Name_Lbl")
I am having serious performances issues with gridview + tabs. Its very slow.. I was thinking to create a XML based logical layer between my database and UI.
1) Will it be useful if i use webservice to get data from database to poppulate gridview?
2) or Use xml + some service (need advice on it)
There are multiple roles. (Role A, Role B etc) There are multiple input/output fields. (Field A, Field B etc) There are multiple permission levels controlling access to each field. (Read, Direct Edit, Edit With Approval, None) Each role has its own permissions to fields. (Role A has Read Permission to Field A; Role B has Direct Edit permission to Field A etc) Every role can be assigned to users and they are assigned by Geographic information. (User A is assigned to Role A for Continent: Europe - Country: Germany; User B is assigned to Role A for Continent: Europe - Country: France; User A is assigned to Role B for Continent: Europe - Country: France etc) Users can have multiple roles User identity is coming from Windows Authentication.
is it possible to represent this type of kind of multi-layered security model using ASP.NET internal membership/role providers? If so, what should my starting point be? Creating only custom role provider with custom methods and fields be enough?
I am looking details on the internal working of asp.net architecture. The topics need to include the following:
Asp.Net Thread/Application Pools HttpRuntime HttpApplication - When and how it is set up How HttpContext is set up How objects can passed along the pipeline using HttpContext.Current.Items Why does modification of static variables requires locks in ASP.NET (advanced)IIS 7 Integration Mode
i want to create a centralised business or Service authendication architecture in .net. for example, we have a clients like c1, c2, c3, c4, ... etc. everybody logins seperatly as well as grouply. ie, if client "C1" logins [with login authentication] he can access c2 , c3, c4 also without login authendication. So its like a google. if we enters gmail account, we can access orkut, picasa like that.. i need the cetralised architecture.
And, client "c1" seperately asks seperately how will be the authendication architecture.
so give me the single solution for both these two scenarios. how will be the architecture for these two and how is the Data Base (Login) Structure.
recently i've studied on ADO.NET's Entity Model Framework and say 'wow' as ORM is one of the fevourite pattern i practice..but suddenly i've come to an ambiguous situation when i'm going to start. i usually follow the following 3-tier architecture..
1. UI Layer
2. BLL - business logic layer
3. DAL - Data Access Layer
a. DTO / DAO
b. Gateway (contains the sql query/stored procedure and connection with DB)
now when i'm going to use the Entity Model Design,where the DBML/ .edmx File should be placed? Because many a times i'm using the DBML file as DTO because of the mapped objects.. in the same time, sometimes DBML ( .edmx file in .NET 4.0) contains CRUD methods and stored procedured method as well as methods with different selection operations,- which should be in Gateway. so where the .edmx file should be placed !?!! IN DTO namespace !? or in Gateway namespace!
moreover sometimes there is no need for the BLL which breaks the rules of inter-layer-communication (UI > BLL > DAL.Gateway)! what makes me confuse is, what should be the ideal n-tier architecture when i'll use the ADO.NET Entity Model Design Framework
I am working on 3 tier architecture: UI, BL, DAL. In my UI i have following code for Asynchronous page processing:
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But I want a database fetch operation to be performed in this asyncronous method. And due to 3 tier arch. i am unable to do this in UI Layer. Can anyone guide me that how can I implement Asynchronous processing in 3 tier architecture? Note: If you are going to place EndAsyncWork1 in DAL then show that how can I return a value back to UI layer from this function.
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I want to know that What are the factors if we use methods on each .cs page for connection and executing query on each aspx code behind page rather then using BAL .
How our application get affected in terms of performance and speed or other way?
when we put our website on server after publish/compile in general approach (using query in C# code behind) rathor than using stored procedures?
then which logic is better and why ?
May I know what is the diffrence between static binding and dynamic binding and which binding is used in
1)Virtual Functions
2)Abstract Class
3)Function Overloading
4)Operator Overloading
5)Fuction Overriding
6)Delegates
I have implemented the 3-tier architecture project; DAL, BAL, and presentation layer are three layers in it. I am going to implement the following scenario:
Presentation layer calls to a function in the BAL layer which returns 2 string variable, and in turn this function from BAL layer calls to a DAL layer function which also returns 2 string variable. How can I implement the above scenario?
I'm developing a n-tier architecture... I'm confused with handling exception in the layers... Is it a good practise to add a Exception Layer to the architecture.
View 3 RepliesI am a newbie to asp.net and work in a firm where the projects are quite small.
I was told by my manager that in a few weeks or so we would be getting a bigger project and I need to be well versed with Design Patterns and N tier arcihtecture.
I would really appreciate if someone could provide me some links and also drop me a few sentences on how this things are useful?
I am going to create the SAAS (Software as a service) Application. Can you please provide all the attributes that we have to consider in SAAS application (for example usability, pluggable architecture etc .. )
How architecture should be build for this project, provide sample architecture for SAAS application. This architecture should be easy to upload and upgrade or degrade the features. Error handling should be easy.
I am try to create architecture design for WCF service.
We have WCF service that we have to expose to third party so then can request with xml and get back xml response.
The wcf service should do the following:
- Accept the request call with xml
- Check xml against the schema
- Parse the xml
- Authenticate the incoming xml by username and password that will be in xml
- Send back the response
If anybody can let me know what kind of design I can use or is there any pattern available that I can take it and then extend it as per my requirement.
It's Possing to make a web site a web site to be extended using plugins?im planing to make a bugtracker using the webforms in aps.netbut icant find a tutorial about how to make it extendable
View 3 Replies.I have a search page where I would search for an item and it would dispaly the results in a gridview...
I have allowed paging and set page size to 10..now I can see the 10 results in the first page and also see the page numbers at the bottom of gridview. But now when i click on the page 2, the method gridview_pageindexchanging is triggered but the result set is not dispalyed. My code is as below..
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i understand that the data is not binding in the GridView1_PageIndexChanging method..I do not know how can I make data bind..