Creating a C# class library (dll) that uses CWS?

Paul Gullas

I have a bunch of code that I use for authenticating, uploading documents, etc., that I would like to put together in a class library for more efficient reuse, and perhaps to refactor some of my various applications. Currently, I'm just copying my classes into my different Visual Studio projects.

 

I'm trying to make a Class Library Project in VS, and I'm running into annoying namespace issues. I'm also anticipating encountering more conflicts if both the class library and the host application use CWS. 

 

Does anyone do this? Any tips on how to get started?

Manuel Hoffmann

I don't know what kinds of namespace issues you are referring to, do you mind prodividing specific examples of those problems?

As for general tips:

• Try out whether using an App.config file works for when you use a DLL. In the CWS DLL that we use, the Bindings for the webservices that is normally stored in the App.config were not used. We instead intialized the BasicHttpBinding classes from scratch. I'm guessing that was because problems occured when using the .config file with the DLL (but I haven't tested it).
• Do not require CWS objects (like "Metadata" objects or "Node" objects) to be be passed as parameters from the application to your DLL. This would require you to use the types from the DLL, and would be confusing if you were to also have the same types in your application (if the application also uses CWS).

 

Quoted Paul Gullas on 09/07/2018 06:10 AM:

 

I have a bunch of code that I use for authenticating, uploading documents, etc., that I would like to put together in a class library for more efficient reuse, and perhaps to refactor some of my various applications. Currently, I'm just copying my classes into my different Visual Studio projects.

 

I'm trying to make a Class Library Project in VS, and I'm running into annoying namespace issues. I'm also anticipating encountering more conflicts if both the class library and the host application use CWS. 

 

Does anyone do this? Any tips on how to get started?