dI.Hook - How to create a HookRepository?

 

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What is hook and a repository?

 

Hook – A hook is a .NET object derived from the interface IHook.  If you already have classes that have business/technical functionalities, implementing IHook will not impact their functionality.  If your classes have similar function names, it is advisable to explicitly implement interface IHook.

Repository – A Container, or Collection of Hooks.  There are two types of repositories:

• Standard Repository – HookRepository: This repository contains collection of instances of hooks
• Lazy Repository – LazyHookRepository: This repository is a collection of type of hooks.  In this repository, the instance of a hook is created when it is invoked first time unless actually an instance is added explicitly.

How to create a repository?

 

Once you have decided the type of repository you want to create, you can choose one of the many ways of creating a repository

Creating a repository using HookRepositoryFactory

 

To create a LazyHookRepository, following code has to be written

Creating a LazyHookRepository

1. IHookRepository<IHook> repository =
2. HookRepositoryFactory.Create<IHook>(true);

To create a standard HookRepository,

 

Creating a HookRepository

1. IHookRepository<IHook> repository =
2. HookRepositoryFactory.Create<IHook>(false);

 

This repository is very light-weight and does not have any hooks in it.  So the next article would be to add hooks into this repository