MatrixDataProviderExtension Class

public abstract class MatrixDataProviderExtension : IExtensionInterface

Public MustInherit Class MatrixDataProviderExtension
	Implements IExtensionInterface

// @AUTO-REFERENCE { [CT_INSTALL_PATH]\CTInterface.dll }
// @AUTO-REFERENCE { [CT_INSTALL_PATH]\Interop.CTEngineLib.dll }

using ATR.CT.CTInterface;
using CTExtensions;
using CTExtensions.Interfaces;
using CTEngineLib;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System;

namespace Example
{

  /*
  * YOU MUST HAVE only following Revision scope properties defined 
  * (Attribute | Label) and they must be editboxes:
  *
  *    revision     |   Revision
  *    description  |   Description
  *    designer     |   Approved By
  *
  *
  * This extension overrides revisions with following data
  *
  *   A | Here's Johnny!                    | Jack Nicholson
  *   B | Say 'hello' to my little friend!  | Al Pacino
  *   C | Revision you can't refuse.        | Marlon Brando
  *
  */
  public class RevisionsExtension : CTExtension
  {
    private RevisionProvider moRevisionProvider = null;

    public override bool Hook(CTInterface oCTInterface)
    {
      return false;
    }

    public override void UnHook(CTInterface oCTInterface)
    {

    }

    public override IExtensionInterface[] GetInterface2(ctExtensionInterface eInterface)
    {
      if (eInterface == ctExtensionInterface.ctExtensionInterfaceMatrixDataProvider)
      {
        if (moRevisionProvider == null)
          moRevisionProvider = new RevisionProvider(this);
        return new[] { moRevisionProvider };
      }
      return null;
    }


    class RevisionProvider : MatrixDataProviderExtension
    {

      RevisionsExtension moParent;

      public RevisionProvider(RevisionsExtension parent)
      {
        moParent = parent;
      }

      public override ICTExtension GetParent()
      {
        return moParent;
      }


      public override bool OverrideMatrixData(string bsFilename, string bsConfiguration, ctPropertyScope eScope, string bsData, ref string pbsOverriddenData)
      {


        bool bOverride = false;
        if (eScope == ctPropertyScope.ctPropertyScopeRevision)
        {
          var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)
        {
          { "revision", "Revision" },
          { "description", "Description" },
          { "designer", "Approved By" }
        };

          var data = new MatrixData(headers);

          var row = data.AddRow();
          row.SetValue("revision", "A");
          row.SetValue("description", "Here's Johnny!");
          row.SetValue("designer", "Jack Nicholson");

          row = data.AddRow();
          row.SetValue("revision", "B");
          row.SetValue("description", "Say 'hello' to my little friend!");
          row.SetValue("designer", "Al Pacino");

          row = data.AddRow();
          row.SetValue("revision", "C");
          row.SetValue("description", "Revision you can't refuse.");
          row.SetValue("designer", "Marlon Brando");

          pbsOverriddenData = data.ToString();
          bOverride = true;
        }

        return bOverride;
      }
    }

  }


}