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Helper to create Lamda expression to use in Linq-query when combining graphql-dotnet with entity framework and iqueryables.
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using System; | |
using System.Linq; | |
using System.Linq.Expressions; | |
using GraphQL.Language.AST; | |
using GraphQL.Types; | |
public static class GQLHelper | |
{ | |
public static Expression<Func<T, T>> GraphQLFields<T>(ResolveFieldContext<object> ctx) | |
{ | |
string fields = String.Join(",",ctx.FieldAst | |
.SelectionSet | |
.Selections | |
.Select(x => (x as Field).Name) | |
.ToArray()); | |
//Create new class of type T. | |
var xNew = Expression.New(typeof(T)); | |
//Create parameter name for the LINQ/Lambda-expression. | |
//Example: .Select(o => ...); | |
var xParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "o"); | |
//Iterate GraphQL query-fields and build properties to add to the body. | |
var bindings = fields.Split(',').Select(o => o.Trim()).Select(o => | |
{ | |
var mi = typeof(T).GetProperties() | |
.Where(prop => prop.Name.ToLower() == o.ToLower()) | |
.FirstOrDefault(); | |
if ((mi == null)) | |
return null; | |
var xOriginal = Expression.Property(xParameter, mi); | |
return Expression.Bind(mi, xOriginal); | |
}).Where(s => s != null); | |
var xInit = Expression.MemberInit(xNew, bindings); | |
var lambda = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T>>(xInit, xParameter); | |
return lambda; | |
} | |
} |
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I might improve this and publish as a nuget-package.