ADO.NET Entity Framework Extensions

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta (May 13, 2008)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:11:53 GMT

This updated version of the extensions library targets the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta. Changes include:

* A strict version of the default materializer which requires a column for every member of an EDM structural type.
* Shaper delegate optimizations.

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cmeek — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:11:20 GMT

The ADO.NET Entity Framework Extensions library includes utilities that make querying stored procedures, creating typed results from DB data readers and state tracking external data much easier in the Entity Framework. A sample application demonstrates several patterns using these utilities, including stored procedures with multiple result sets, materialization of CLR types, and registering entities in the Entity Framework state manager.

Overview

Utilities are included to simplify:

Execution of store commands via the ObjectContext.
Connection lifetime management.
State management of entities from external sources.
Materialization of arbitrary CLR types given a data reader or DB command.
Stored procedure mapping:

Multiple result sets.
Column renames, polymorphic results and nested structures via the materialization service.

Requirements

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc533448.aspx

Other resources

The following post introduces the EFExtensions API and includes a walkthrough of the sample application:

http://blogs.msdn.com/meek/archive/2008/03/26/ado-entity-framework-stored-procedure-customization.aspx

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1 (May 13, 2008)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:04:03 GMT

This updated version of the extensions library targets Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1. Changes include:

* A strict version of the default materializer which requires a column for every member of an EDM structural type.
* Shaper delegate optimizations.

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions Entity Framework Beta 3 (Mar 24, 2008)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:03:17 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls. This release targets the Entity Framework Beta 3.

CREATED RELEASE: EFExtensions Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1 (May 13, 2008)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:02:52 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:58:30 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls. This release targets the Entity Framework Beta 3.

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:43:40 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls.

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cmeek — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:23:25 GMT

This library simplifies common tasks in the ADO.NET Entity Framework including store command execution, entity state management and stored procedure mapping.

Overview

Utilities are included to simplify:

Execution of store commands via the ObjectContext.
Connection lifetime management.
State management of entities from external sources.
Materialization of arbitrary CLR types given a data reader or DB command.
Stored procedure mapping:

Multiple result sets.
Column renames, polymorphic results and nested structures via the materialization service.

Requirements

ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3, which can be downloaded at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=15DB9989-1621-444D-9B18-D1A04A21B519&displaylang=en

The sample application included with the library requires the ADO.NET Entity Framework Tools CTP 2, which can be downloaded at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D8AE4404-8E05-41FC-94C8-C73D9E238F82&displaylang=en

Other resources

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cmeek — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:40:25 GMT

The EFExtensions library simplifies various tasks in the Entity Framework including store command execution, entity state management and stored procedure mapping.

The first in a series of blogs has been posted describing patterns for stored procedure customization using the EFExtensions library:

http://blogs.msdn.com/meek/archive/2008/03/26/ado-entity-framework-stored-procedure-customization.aspx

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cmeek — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:40:51 GMT

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cmeek — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:10:12 GMT

The EFExtensions library simplifies various tasks in the Entity Framework including store command execution, entity state management and stored procedure mapping.

RELEASED: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:06:47 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls.

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:06:47 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls.

UPDATED RELEASE: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:43:55 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities simplifying custom stored procedure and store command calls.

CREATED RELEASE: EFExtensions V0.1 (Mar 24, 2008)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:42:34 GMT

Initial release. Includes utilities supporting stored procedure

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cmeek — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:01:29 GMT

The EFExtensions library simplifies various tasks in the Entity Framework including store command execution, entity state management and stored procedure mapping.