Entity Framework CTP 4 - Code First Custom Database Initializer

Question

I would like to implement a custom database initialization strategy so that I can generate the database schema and apply it to an EXISTING EMPTY SQL database using a supplie

Answer 1

This is the easiest way to get EF Code First running on AppHarbor!

Using the EdmMetadata.TryGetModelHash(context) function to check when the model doesn't match the database and showing an error with the new code that needs to be used after you run alteration scripts.

PopulateOnly : Only creates objects when the database is empty

I thought I'd post my own version of the Initializer which I'm currently using on appharbor to populate an existing database. It will also try to do a create if the database doesn't exists and throws if a change is detected (sorry no automatic updating yet). I hope someone finds it useful.

    using System;
    using System.Data.Entity;
    using System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure;
    using System.Data.Objects;
    using System.Transactions;

    namespace Deskspace.EntityFramework
    {

        /// 
 A Database Initializer for appharbor 
        /// Code first context
        public class PopulateOnly : IDatabaseInitializer where T : DbContext
        {
            private EdmMetadata metadata;

            private enum Status
            {
                Compatable,
                Invalid,
                Missing
            }

            /// 
 Initializer that supports creating or populating a missing or empty database 
            ///  Context to create for 
            public void InitializeDatabase(T context)
            {
                // Get metadata hash
                string hash = EdmMetadata.TryGetModelHash(context);

                bool exists;
                using (new TransactionScope( TransactionScopeOption.Suppress )) {
                    exists = context.Database.Exists();
                }

                if (exists) {

                    ObjectContext objectContext = ((IObjectContextAdapter)context).ObjectContext;

                    var dbHash = GetHashFromDatabase( objectContext );

                    Status compatability = 
                            string.IsNullOrEmpty( dbHash )? 
                        Status.Missing : 
                            (dbHash != hash)? 
                        Status.Invalid :
                        Status.Compatable;

                    if (compatability == Status.Missing) {

                        // Drop all database objects
                        ClearDatabase( objectContext );

                        // Recreate database objects
                        CreateTables( objectContext );

                        // Save the new hash
                        SaveHash( objectContext,  hash );

                    } else if (compatability == Status.Invalid) {

                        throw new Exception( 
                            "EdmMetadata does not match, manually update the database, expected: " + 
                            Environment.NewLine + 
                            "<[(" + hash + ")}>"
                        );
                    }
                } else {
                    context.Database.Create();
                    context.SaveChanges();
                }
            }

            private void ClearDatabase(ObjectContext objectContext)
            {
                objectContext.ExecuteStoreCommand( DropAllObjects );
            }

            private void CreateTables(ObjectContext objectContext)
            {
                string dataBaseCreateScript = objectContext.CreateDatabaseScript();
                objectContext.ExecuteStoreCommand( dataBaseCreateScript );
            }

            private void SaveHash(ObjectContext objectContext, string hash)
            {
                objectContext.ExecuteStoreCommand( string.Format(UpdateEdmMetaDataTable, hash.Replace( "'", "''" )) );
            }

            private string GetHashFromDatabase(ObjectContext objectContext)
            {
                foreach (var item in objectContext.ExecuteStoreQuery( GetEdmMetaDataTable )) {
                    return item;
                }

                return string.Empty;
            }

            private const string UpdateEdmMetaDataTable = @"
    Delete From EdmMetadata;
    Insert Into EdmMetadata (ModelHash) Values ('{0}');";

            private const string GetEdmMetaDataTable = @"
    If Exists (Select * From INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES tables where tables.TABLE_NAME = 'EdmMetaData')
        Select Top 1 ModelHash From EdmMetadata;
    Else
        Select '';";

            private const string DropAllObjects = @"
    declare @n char(1)
    set @n = char(10)

    declare @stmt nvarchar(max)

    -- procedures
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'drop procedure [' + name + ']'
    from sys.procedures

    -- check constraints
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'alter table [' + object_name( parent_object_id ) + '] drop constraint [' + name + ']'
    from sys.check_constraints

    -- functions
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'drop function [' + name + ']'
    from sys.objects
    where type in ( 'FN', 'IF', 'TF' )

    -- views
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'drop view [' + name + ']'
    from sys.views

    -- foreign keys
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'alter table [' + object_name( parent_object_id ) + '] drop constraint [' + name + ']'
    from sys.foreign_keys

    -- tables
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'drop table [' + name + ']'
    from sys.tables

    -- user defined types
    select @stmt = isnull( @stmt + @n, '' ) +
        'drop type [' + name + ']'
    from sys.types
    where is_user_defined = 1

    exec sp_executesql @stmt";

        }
    }