How can I use SQL Server JSON_VALUE function in EF 6 Code First for classic .NET
In classic .NET it's a little bit different, but still possible like this:
protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder){ modelBuilder.Conventions.Add(new RegisterJsonValueFunctionConvention());}// Than define your function[DbFunction("CodeFirstDatabaseSchema", "JSON_VALUE")]public static string JsonValue(string expression, string path){ throw new NotSupportedException();}
Then, because JSON_VALUE is not defined in the Entity Framework SQL Server provider manifest, you have to create IStoreModelConvention like this:
public class RegisterJsonValueFunctionConvention : IStoreModelConvention<EdmModel>{ public void Apply(EdmModel item, DbModel model) { var expressionParameter = FunctionParameter.Create("expression", GetStorePrimitiveType(model, PrimitiveTypeKind.String), ParameterMode.In); var pathParameter = FunctionParameter.Create("path", GetStorePrimitiveType(model, PrimitiveTypeKind.String), ParameterMode.In); var returnValue = FunctionParameter.Create("result", GetStorePrimitiveType(model, PrimitiveTypeKind.String), ParameterMode.ReturnValue); CreateAndAddFunction(item, "JSON_VALUE", new[] { expressionParameter, pathParameter }, new[] { returnValue }); } protected EdmFunction CreateAndAddFunction(EdmModel item, string name, IList<FunctionParameter> parameters, IList<FunctionParameter> returnValues) { var payload = new EdmFunctionPayload { StoreFunctionName = name, Parameters = parameters, ReturnParameters = returnValues, Schema = GetDefaultSchema(item), IsBuiltIn = true }; var function = EdmFunction.Create(name, GetDefaultNamespace(item), item.DataSpace, payload, null); item.AddItem(function); return function; } protected EdmType GetStorePrimitiveType(DbModel model, PrimitiveTypeKind typeKind) { return model.ProviderManifest.GetStoreType(TypeUsage.CreateDefaultTypeUsage(PrimitiveType.GetEdmPrimitiveType(typeKind))).EdmType; } protected string GetDefaultNamespace(EdmModel layerModel) { return layerModel.GlobalItems.OfType<EdmType>().Select(t => t.NamespaceName).Distinct().Single(); } protected string GetDefaultSchema(EdmModel layerModel) { return layerModel.Container.EntitySets.Select(s => s.Schema).Distinct().SingleOrDefault(); }}
I'm not sure it works with Entity-Framework 6, but probably worth mentioning Impatient.
It Allows you to perform LINQ queries on json_value
columns and more.