SQL Persistence Saga Finding Logic

Code walk-through

When the default Saga message mappings do not satisfy the requirements, custom logic can be put in place to allow NServiceBus to find a saga data instance based on which logic best suites the environment.

Prerequisites

MS SQL Server

Ensure an instance of SQL Server Express (Version 2016 or above for custom saga finders sample, or Version 2012 or above for other samples) is installed and accessible as .\SqlExpress.

Or, alternatively, change the connection string to point to different SQL Server instance.

At startup each endpoint will create its required SQL assets including databases, tables and schemas.

MySQL

Ensure an instance of MySQL (Version 5.7 or above) is installed and accessible on localhost and port 3306.
Add the username to access the instance to an environment variable named MySqlUserName.
Add the password to access the instance to an environment variable named MySqlPassword.

Or, alternatively, change the connection string to point to different MySQL instance.

Oracle

Ensure an instance of Oracle Database (Version 11g or later) is installed and accessible on localhost on port 1521 with service name XE.
Add the username to access the instance to an environment variable named OracleUserName.
Add the password to access the instance to an environment variable named OraclePassword.

Or, alternatively, change the connection string to point to different Oracle instance.

PostgreSQL

Ensure an instance of PostgreSQL (Version 10 or later) is installed and accessible on localhost.
Add the username to access the instance to an environment variable named PostgreSqlUserName.
Add the password to access the instance to an environment variable named PostgreSqlPassword.

Or, alternatively, change the connection string to point to different PostgreSQL instance.

Persistence Config

Configure the endpoint to use SQL Persistence.

MS SQL Server

var connection = @"Data Source=.\SqlExpress;Database=NsbSamplesSqlSagaFinder;Integrated Security=True";
var persistence = endpointConfiguration.UsePersistence<SqlPersistence>();
persistence.SqlDialect<SqlDialect.MsSqlServer>();
persistence.ConnectionBuilder(
    connectionBuilder: () =>
    {
        return new SqlConnection(connection);
    });
var subscriptions = persistence.SubscriptionSettings();
subscriptions.CacheFor(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));

MySql

var persistence = endpointConfiguration.UsePersistence<SqlPersistence>();
var password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MySqlPassword");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(password))
{
    throw new Exception("Could not extract 'MySqlPassword' from Environment variables.");
}
var username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MySqlUserName");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username))
{
    throw new Exception("Could not extract 'MySqlUserName' from Environment variables.");
}
var connection = $"server=localhost;user={username};database=sqlpersistencesample;port=3306;password={password};AllowUserVariables=True;AutoEnlist=false";
persistence.SqlDialect<SqlDialect.MySql>();
persistence.ConnectionBuilder(
    connectionBuilder: () =>
    {
        return new MySqlConnection(connection);
    });
var subscriptions = persistence.SubscriptionSettings();
subscriptions.CacheFor(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));

PostgreSql

var persistence = endpointConfiguration.UsePersistence<SqlPersistence>();
var password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PostgreSqlPassword");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(password))
{
    throw new Exception("Could not extract 'PostgreSqlPassword' from Environment variables.");
}
var username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PostgreSqlUserName");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username))
{
    throw new Exception("Could not extract 'PostgreSqlUserName' from Environment variables.");
}
var connection = $"Host=localhost;Username={username};Password={password};Database=NsbSamplesSqlSagaFinder";
persistence.TablePrefix("Finder");
var dialect = persistence.SqlDialect<SqlDialect.PostgreSql>();
dialect.JsonBParameterModifier(
    modifier: parameter =>
    {
        var npgsqlParameter = (NpgsqlParameter)parameter;
        npgsqlParameter.NpgsqlDbType = NpgsqlDbType.Jsonb;
    });
persistence.ConnectionBuilder(
    connectionBuilder: () =>
    {
        return new NpgsqlConnection(connection);
    });

var subscriptions = persistence.SubscriptionSettings();
subscriptions.CacheFor(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));

The Saga

The saga shown in the sample is a very simple order management saga that:

Handles the creation of an order.
Offloads the payment process to a different handler.
Handles the completion of the payment process.
Completes the order.

public class OrderSaga :
    Saga<OrderSagaData>,
    IAmStartedByMessages<StartOrder>,
    IHandleMessages<CompletePaymentTransaction>,
    IHandleMessages<CompleteOrder>
{
    static ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger<OrderSaga>();

    protected override void ConfigureHowToFindSaga(SagaPropertyMapper<OrderSagaData> mapper)
    {
        mapper.ConfigureMapping<StartOrder>(msg => msg.OrderId).ToSaga(saga => saga.OrderId);
        mapper.ConfigureMapping<CompleteOrder>(msg => msg.OrderId).ToSaga(saga => saga.OrderId);
    }

    public Task Handle(StartOrder message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
    {
        Data.PaymentTransactionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();

        log.Info($"Saga with OrderId {Data.OrderId} received StartOrder with OrderId {message.OrderId}");
        var issuePaymentRequest = new IssuePaymentRequest
        {
            PaymentTransactionId = Data.PaymentTransactionId
        };
        return context.SendLocal(issuePaymentRequest);
    }

    public Task Handle(CompletePaymentTransaction message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
    {
        log.Info($"Transaction with Id {Data.PaymentTransactionId} completed for order id {Data.OrderId}");
        var completeOrder = new CompleteOrder
        {
            OrderId = Data.OrderId
        };
        return context.SendLocal(completeOrder);
    }

    public Task Handle(CompleteOrder message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
    {
        log.Info($"Saga with OrderId {Data.OrderId} received CompleteOrder with OrderId {message.OrderId}");
        MarkAsComplete();
        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}

From the process point of view it is important to note that the saga is not sending to the payment processor the order id, instead it is sending a payment transaction id. A saga can be correlated given more than one unique attribute, such as OrderId and PaymentTransactionId, requiring both to be treated as unique.

Saga Finders

A Saga Finder is only required for the PaymentTransactionCompleted message since the other messages (StartOrder and CompleteOrder) are correlated based on OrderSagaData.OrderId.

MS SQL Server

On Microsoft SQL Server, the saga finder feature requires the JSON_VALUE function that is only available starting with SQL Server 2016.

class OrderSagaFinder :
    IFindSagas<OrderSagaData>.Using<CompletePaymentTransaction>
{
    public Task<OrderSagaData> FindBy(CompletePaymentTransaction message, SynchronizedStorageSession session, ReadOnlyContextBag context)
    {
        return session.GetSagaData<OrderSagaData>(
            context: context,
            whereClause: "JSON_VALUE(Data,'$.PaymentTransactionId') = @propertyValue",
            appendParameters: (builder, append) =>
            {
                var parameter = builder();
                parameter.ParameterName = "propertyValue";
                parameter.Value = message.PaymentTransactionId;
                append(parameter);
            });
    }
}

MySql

class OrderSagaFinder :
    IFindSagas<OrderSagaData>.Using<CompletePaymentTransaction>
{
    public Task<OrderSagaData> FindBy(CompletePaymentTransaction message, SynchronizedStorageSession session, ReadOnlyContextBag context)
    {
        return session.GetSagaData<OrderSagaData>(
            context: context,
            whereClause: "JSON_EXTRACT(Data,'$.PaymentTransactionId') = @propertyValue",
            appendParameters: (builder, append) =>
            {
                var parameter = builder();
                parameter.ParameterName = "propertyValue";
                parameter.Value = message.PaymentTransactionId;
                append(parameter);
            });
    }
}

PostgreSql

class OrderSagaFinder :
    IFindSagas<OrderSagaData>.Using<CompletePaymentTransaction>
{
    public Task<OrderSagaData> FindBy(CompletePaymentTransaction message, SynchronizedStorageSession session, ReadOnlyContextBag context)
    {
        return session.GetSagaData<OrderSagaData>(
            context: context,
            whereClause: @"""Data""->>'PaymentTransactionId' = @propertyValue",
            appendParameters: (builder, append) =>
            {
                var parameter = builder();
                parameter.ParameterName = "propertyValue";
                parameter.Value = message.PaymentTransactionId;
                append(parameter);
            });
    }
}

Code walk-through

Prerequisites

MS SQL Server

MySQL

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Persistence Config

MS SQL Server

MySql

PostgreSql

The Saga

Saga Finders

MS SQL Server

MySql

PostgreSql

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