Async Dapper Demo. Includes buffered and non-buffered connection helpers.
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Dapper;
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
var connectionString = "your connection string";
PersonRepository personRepo = new PersonRepository(connectionString);
Person person = null;
Guid Id = new Guid("{82B31BB2-85BF-480F-8927-BB2AB71CE2B3}");
// Typically, you'd be doing this inside of an async Web API controller, not the main method of a console app.
// So, we're just using Task.Factory to simulate an async Web API call.
var task = new Task(async () =>
{
person = await personRepo.GetPersonById(Id);
});
// This just prevents the console app from exiting before the async work completes.
Task.WaitAll(task);
}
}
// Just a simple POCO model
public class Person
{
public Guid Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Phone { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
}
// Yes, I know this doesn't fit definition of a generic repository,
// but the assumption is that I have no idea how you want to get
// your data. That's up to you. This Base repo exists for the
// sole purpoose of providing SQL connection management.
public abstract class BaseRepository
{
private readonly string _ConnectionString;
protected BaseRepository(string connectionString)
{
_ConnectionString = connectionString;
}
// use for buffered queries that return a type
protected async Task<T> WithConnection<T>(Func<IDbConnection, Task<T>> getData)
{
try
{
using (var connection = new SqlConnection(_ConnectionString))
{
await connection.OpenAsync();
return await getData(connection);
}
}
catch (TimeoutException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL timeout", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL exception (not a timeout)", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
}
// use for buffered queries that do not return a type
protected async Task WithConnection(Func<IDbConnection, Task> getData)
{
try
{
using (var connection = new SqlConnection(_ConnectionString))
{
await connection.OpenAsync();
await getData(connection);
}
}
catch (TimeoutException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL timeout", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL exception (not a timeout)", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
}
// use for non-buffered queries that return a type
protected async Task<TResult> WithConnection<TRead, TResult>(Func<IDbConnection, Task<TRead>> getData, Func<TRead, Task<TResult>> process)
{
try
{
using (var connection = new SqlConnection(_ConnectionString))
{
await connection.OpenAsync();
var data = await getData(connection);
return await process(data);
}
}
catch (TimeoutException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL timeout", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("{0}.WithConnection() experienced a SQL exception (not a timeout)", GetType().FullName), ex);
}
}
}
public class PersonRepository : BaseRepository
{
public PersonRepository(string connectionString): base (connectionString)
{
}
// Assumes you have a Person table in your DB that
// aligns with the Person POCO model.
//
// Assumes you have an exsiting SQL sproc in your DB
// with @Id UNIQUEIDENTIFIER as a parameter. The sproc
// returns rows from the Person table.
public async Task<Person> GetPersonById(Guid Id)
{
return await WithConnection(async c =>
{
var p = new DynamicParameters();
p.Add("Id", Id, DbType.Guid);
var people = await c.QueryAsync<Person>(sql: "sp_Person_GetById", param: p, commandType: CommandType.StoredProcedure);
return people.FirstOrDefault();
});
}
}