How do I handle Database Connections with Dapper in .NET?

Question

I\'ve been playing with Dapper, but I\'m not sure of the best way to handle the database connection.

Most examples show the connection object being created in the

Answer 1

Try this:

public class ConnectionProvider
    {
        DbConnection conn;
        string connectionString;
        DbProviderFactory factory;

        // Constructor that retrieves the connectionString from the config file
        public ConnectionProvider()
        {
            this.connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[0].ConnectionString.ToString();
            factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[0].ProviderName.ToString());
        }

        // Constructor that accepts the connectionString and Database ProviderName i.e SQL or Oracle
        public ConnectionProvider(string connectionString, string connectionProviderName)
        {
            this.connectionString = connectionString;
            factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(connectionProviderName);
        }

        // Only inherited classes can call this.
        public DbConnection GetOpenConnection()
        {
            conn = factory.CreateConnection();
            conn.ConnectionString = this.connectionString;
            conn.Open();

            return conn;
        }

    }