Automatically generate implementation file from pas file

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1

Hi, i need generate a implementation file of my server during automated build.
I tried use o service build with a option “Import Pas File”, but when a try import a file with a Code First attributes i got a error.
So, there are a alternative to generate this file whitout running my server?

2

If you have a local copy of the .rodl file (which you can save off your Code First server via a webbrowser or, say, curl, you can run rodl2code on that file instead of the live server url.

3

Thanks, but it don’t resolve for me. My server is changed constantly, so if i generate a rodl file it was outdate some minutes later.
I need some way to generate a implementation file from server pas files.

4

Ah. I’m afraid we do not have an option to top that without running the server, sorry.

5

Hi,

can you describe why you should generate _Impl for CodeFirst services?

in general, it has no sense because all logic of CodeFirst are put into _Impl …

in general, it is possible to generate .RODL from CodeFirst application so you will have always actual .RODL

imagine this scenario: when your server is launched, some code inside your application asks for RODL and save it to file near to .exe

6

Sorry, I don’t think I explained it correctly.

I have a server that runs a SynapseSuperTCPServer. In my server codes I have my services and classes using CodeFirst. Ex.:

const
coServiceName = ‘smFuncoesAdministração’;
type
[ROService (coServiceName)]
TSMFunctionsAdministration = class (TSMFunctionsBasic)

In my client project, in Delphi, I have a .remoteRODL file in which I right click and choose the “Update interface File (s)” option. Then my PServer_intf.pas file is generated.
My .remoteRODL file is as follows:

<Server>
<Name> PServer </Name>
<ServerUri> supertcp://localhost:3060/bin </ServerUri>
</Server>

I need to generate this same file during the automated build process of my client application, however, I don’t have a server running at this time, so I needed some way to generate this PServer_intf.pas from my server’s .pas.

7

Gotcha.

I’m afraid this is still something we do not support. Generating the _Intf requires a RODL, whether a local file or one provided by a running server; there is no way to obtain the required information from just the server source code, without running it, sorry.

yours,
marc

8

Hi,

this _Intf can be generated only from RODL that is created on-fly in a CodeFirst executable.

workaround:
you can create .RODL or _Intf after launching your server with special cmd line parameter

I can give some instructions how to add this workaround to your CodeFirst server

9

Ok, how would I be able to automatically generate the _Intf file after starting my server?

10

Something like this:

// 1st: get RODL:
// myRODLLib: TRODLLibrary;
myRODLLib :=  GetRodlLibrary(ServerDataModule.Message.RTTIReader);

// 2nd: generate _Intf. 
// x: TROCodegen4Files;
cg4 := TROCodegen4.Create;
x := cg4.Generate(myRODLLib, cg4l_Delphi, cg4m_Intf);
SaveStringToFile(x[0].FileName, x[0].Content);

//cleanup
x[0].Free;
cg4.Free;
myRODLLib.Free;

Note: it will work only on developer PC, where RO or DA is installed.

11

Thank you, I will try this.