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Revised: ASP.NET MVC and the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:19:47 GMT

A while ago, I did a blog post on combining ASP.NET MVC and MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework), making it possible to "plug" controllers and views into your application as a module. I received a lot of positive feedback as well as a hard question from Dan Swatik who was experiencing a Server Error with this approach. Here's a better approach to ASP.NET MVC and MEF.

ASP.NET MVC and the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:46:14 GMT

Microsoft's Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is a .NET library (released on CodePlex) that enables greater re-use of application components. You can do this by dynamically composing your application based on a set of classes and methods that can be combined at runtime. Think of it like building an appliation that can host plugins, which in turn can also be composed of different plugins. Since examples say a thousand times more than text, let's go ahead with a sample leveraging MEF in an ASP.NET MVC web application.

5 Minute Tutorial on Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:01:04 GMT

A quick, to the point tutorial on exposing and consuming a plugin architecture created with MEF.

Addicted To MEF - Part 2

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:49:52 GMT

Tutorial which goes over how to dynamically load exports from a "plugins" folder with preview 3 of the Managed Extensibility Framework.

MEF + Factories Using an Export Provider

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:27:41 GMT

Taking a different approach to resolving factory exports within MEF by using an ExportProvider (new in preview 3 drop) over using a part catalog. This approach ultimately leads to a cleaner and simpler solution.

MEF + Factories

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:08:03 GMT

Lately I've been really digging into MEF and have been looking at it's pros & cons, ease of use, extensibility, and the simple DI container that it can provide. I'm not going to give an overview of MEF, as others have done so already. What I am here to show off is a concept that may prove useful for some applications. Many of us use a DI container in very simplistic ways, as well as registering injection strategies during type resolution.

MEF + Factories

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:48:44 GMT

Creation of a FactoryPartCatalog using MEF so that you can have DI like constructor injection with type construction strategies using a factory.

Addicted To MEF - Part 1

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:16:12 GMT

A quick look at the basic features of the Preview 3 of the Managed Extensibility Framework.

What is this Managed Extensibility Framework thing all about ?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:12 GMT

Another IoC Container From Microsoft ? Add-in Framework ? What the heck is it ? Sidar tries to answer.

Avoid the Managed Extensibility Framework

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:09:55 GMT

As a .NET developer, you should avoid using the newly released Managed Extensibility Framework as its license prevents its use beyond the Windows platform. This will prevent your .NET software from running on Linux or MacOS in the future. Luckily, there is a cross platform solution available today that has no platform limitations: Mono.Addins.

Building a Configuration Binder for MEF with POCO Support

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:16:12 GMT

MEF doesn't support POCO injection and XML Configuration off the shelf. Sidar implements an XML congiguration binding mechanism on top of MEF, and the article gives an insight about what to expect from MEF Extensibility models in detail.

Building A Fluent Interface for MEF

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:03:39 GMT

Lately I've been digging more and more into the first CTP of the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) coming out of Krzysztof Cwalina's team here at Microsoft. By default, a developer needs to sprinkle Export and Import attributes in their classes at the point they are needing something to be injected, or on classes that need to be exported in order to be injected into other classes. However, if you don't like this behavior, MEF provides several extension points you can use to provide a different interface into MEF.

Exploring MEF Extensibility Points

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:03 GMT

The ways of extending Managed Extensibility Framework is discussed in this post, Custom Binders and Value Resolvers dug deeper.

Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) at a Glance

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:31:02 GMT

A Hands-On overview to Dependency Injection Managed Extensibility Framework and the first CTP.

Managed Extensibility Framework Preview Available

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:44:55 GMT

The MEF provides developers with a framework to easily add extensibility to their applications and with minimal impact on existing code. The application developer can define extension points according to the functionality required of an extension, while the extension developer uses those points to interact with the application.