StructureMap cannot find GenericRepository

Question

In MVC 2 I am working on something and have ran into a snag. I got my repository put instead of putting in the same class the interface is I have it same project as the EDMX file.

Initializing StructureMap is what's killing me at this point. Here's where I'm initizing StructureMap (in Global.asax.cs.)

ObjectFactory.Initialize(x =>
    {
        x.ForRequestedType<IUnitOfWorkFactory>()
            .TheDefaultIsConcreteType<EFUnitOfWorkFactory>()
            .CacheBy(InstanceScope.HttpContext);

        x.ForRequestedType(typeof(IRepository<>))
            .CacheBy(InstanceScope.HttpContext)
            .TheDefaultIsConcreteType(typeof(GenericRepository<>));
    });

The Namespace for this project is GpdsCreationTaxidermy.Data (which is the same Namespace as my GenericRepository.cs). I would post the code for this file but I dont believe that is the problem here. In my Global.asax I import the proper Namespace

using GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data;

The error I'm getting is:

Error 3 The type or namespace name 'GenericRepository' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Also attached is an image showing this particular projects layout

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Can someone help with this issue, or what I'm doing wrong here

EDIT I have even tried adding GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data to the file name and still no luck.

That red tick in your screenshot indicates unsaved changes to the project - is that causing your problem? — JK., May 19 '11 at 01:46
I thought that as well but same happens after changes were saved — PsychoCoder, May 19 '11 at 01:48
Did you do the usual dance of "clean solution and rebuild" and "quit visual studio, (optionally) restart your machine cause you never know with this bloody thing, clean solution, rebuild"? — Adam Lear, May 19 '11 at 01:54
Also, don't know much about StructureMap, but does [this](http://structuremap.net/structuremap/Generics.htm) or [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3817187/how-do-i-use-structuremap-with-generic-unclosed-types-using-scan-with-a-greedy) help at all? — Adam Lear, May 19 '11 at 01:57
Yeah I did the normal clean & rebuild and noting has resolved this yet. I'll look through those links you provided. — PsychoCoder, May 19 '11 at 02:04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '11 at 23:02

Thanks for sending the files :-)

It looks like the definition of GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data has changed.

This is what I did to fix the problem:

Remove these references from GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data.Repository Class Library:

GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data
GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data.Repository

Remove these references from GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data Class Library:

GodsCreationTaxidermy
GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data

Remove the reference to GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data in the GodsCreationTaxidermy MVC project and re-add the reference, choosing GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data from the Project tab

Hopefully that'll get the GenericRepository working :-)

I did notice that the following line no longer works though:

EFUnitOfWorkFactory.SetObjectContext(() => new GodsCreationTaxidermyEntities());

GodsCreationTaxidermyEntities doesn't seem to exist in GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data any more. Does that cause you an issue?

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '11 at 21:52

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Try this:

.TheDefaultIsConcreteType(typeof(GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data.GenericRepository<>));

Possibly remove <> after GenericRepository. Has GodsCreationTaxidermy.Data been added to the MVC site as a reference?

answered May 19 '11 at 21:52

Kev Ritchie

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Thanks for the try, but I had already tried that way as well (It makes sense, and sounds like it should work, but it doesn't) As for removing the <>'s Those have to be there since the signature of the repository is GenericReposity – PsychoCoder May 19 '11 at 22:25

StructureMap cannot find GenericRepository

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