crminthefield: PFE Core Library for Dynamics CRM on CodePlex and NuGet

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Источник: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crminthefiel...and-nuget.aspx
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Last week, we publically released a C# .NET library for Dynamics CRM that's the result of multiple customer and partner advisory engagements. Predictably, for every development question we answer or recommendation we provide, a request for a code sample to illustrate the concept is sure to follow. When authoring code samples for customers and partners, we found ourselves continually writing similar code to connect to and maximize request throughput with Dynamics CRM services regardless of the scenario. We began to consolidate our techniques into a library that we then delivered as a foundational component to our sample solutions. Over time, the patterns in the library evolved and have been further refined. Fast forward to today, we felt that openly sharing the result of our journey, education and mentoring others, will at best offer insight into new techniques or at a minimum validate what you already know and practice.

What is it?

The PFE Dynamics Core library for Dynamics CRM is a managed C# .NET library that can be included in .NET projects needing to directly communicate with Dynamics CRM services. What does the library offer? Primarily two objectives, 1) efficiently authenticate and establish communication channels, and 2) provide an easy interface to parallelize requests for maximum throughput. The former simply builds on techniques and constructs offered in the CRM SDK. Whereas the latter is a play on the IDiscoveryService and IOrganizationService service operations, where equivalent methods, each accepting a collection of requests, abstract the actual implementation of parallelized processing. To the developer, an operation involving many CRM service requests can be quickly parallelized in a single line of code. Interested in the meat? Check out these two code files: XrmServiceManager.cs and ParallelServiceProxy.cs. You'll also find a few other goodies sprinkled in.

Where can I get it?

If you just want to reference the assembly, we have versions for Dynamics CRM 2013 (v6) and 2011 (v5) available on NuGet.org. Simply install the appropriate package into your project to get the latest version and be kept up to date on future releases. We even built in a dependency on the appropriate CRM SDK Core Assemblies package for each version, so adding our package is a one-stop shop for getting connected to CRM. Otherwise, if it is source code that you're after, head on over to our CodePlex project site. In addition to source code, you'll find documentation, release notes, and ability to contribute feedback.

• NuGet Packages
  • CRM 2013: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Micro...fe.Xrm.CoreV6/
  • CRM 2011: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Micro...fe.Xrm.CoreV5/
• CodePlex Project Site
  • https://pfexrmcore.codeplex.com/

What's next?

First, we have a few minor refinements queued for a 1406.0 build that further optimize our patterns. We also plan to expand the documentation and supplement with some examples of how to use the library. From there we anticipate additional improvements that are driven by upcoming CRM product releases (Leo and beyond). Lastly, we're always looking for notable and repeatable techniques that can benefit the broader community from our day-to-day advisory work, including feedback we receive via the project site, our blog, twitter, etc.

By publishing this library, we hope to drive awareness for best-practices when communicating with Dynamics CRM services, increase the performance of your .NET applications, and possibly eliminate some redundant code in the process. We would love to hear your story about tackling similar challenge, ideas for improvement, or even how our library has directly or indirectly benefited your solution. Comment below, suggest a feature on our CodePlex project site, or contact our team directly!





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Источник: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crminthefiel...and-nuget.aspx