Question

I have a SqlWorkflowInstanceStore object that I want to use CastleWindsor to create for me.
A SqlWorkflowInstanceStore takes a constructor parameter of a connection string.
My connection string is in my app.config.

Without using CastleWindsor this works:

InstanceStore persistanceStoreX = new SqlWorkflowInstanceStore(ConfigManager.Instance.GetSQLConnectionString());

I’ve tried these snippets with CastleWindsor:

WindsorContainer.Register(Component.For<InstanceStore>().ImplementedBy<SqlWorkflowInstanceStore>().DependsOn(Property.ForKey("InstanceStore").Eq(ConfigManager.Instance.GetSQLConnectionString())));

and

var connString = ConfigManager.Instance.GetSQLConnectionString();
WindsorContainer.Register(Component.For<InstanceStore>().ImplementedBy<SqlWorkflowInstanceStore>().DependsOn(new { InstanceStore = connString }));

When resolved with this:

_persistanceStore = _iodManager.WindsorContainer.Resolve<InstanceStore>();

I get a valid container but it has a null ConnectionString field.

What is the correct way to initialize the SqlWorkflowInstanceStore ?

InstenceStore is the Abstract class base for SqlWorkflowInstanceStore
ConfigManager.Instance.GetSQLConnectionString() is a singleton instance

Answer 1

From looking at this page, it appears the ctor parameter for SqlWorkflowInstanceStore takes a parameter called connectionString so I think your registration code should be:

WindsorContainer.Register(Component.For<InstanceStore>().ImplementedBy<SqlWorkflowInstanceStore>().DependsOn(Property.ForKey("connectionString").Eq(ConfigManager.Instance.GetSQLConnectionString())));