Call External Method

In a workflow, to call the external method, you need the following ready.

• The workflow need a interface marked with ExternalDataExchange. In the callExternalMethodActivity node, you need to configure the InterfaceType, MethodName, MethodInvoking, and what value to be used as passed-in parameter.
• In workflow host, you need to config the workflow runtime to service the ExternalService. When a workflow instance execute an callExternalMethodActivity, it will ask the workflow runtime to supply a service.

            //workflow definition
            [ExternalDataExchange]
            public interface ICustomerService
            {
            void SendCustomerData(string customerName);
            }

            //host enviroment code
            public class CustomerService : ICustomerService
            {

            public void SendCustomerData(string customerName)
            {
            Console.WriteLine(customerName);
            }
            }

            ExternalDataExchangeService xchangeSvc = new ExternalDataExchangeService();
            workflowRuntime.AddService(xchangeSvc);
            CustomerService custSvc = new CustomerService();
            xchangeSvc.AddService(custSvc);