Custom Azure Blob Storage Provider
Starting from Q1 2014 CloudUpload supports creating of Custom Storage Providers. They allow developers to set dynamically in the code-behind credentials for every Storage Provider multiple usage of Storage Providers of the same type.
Setting Credentials Dynamically from the Code Behind
The easiest way to set credentials from the code behind is to create a custom Azure provider. This can done following the steps below:
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Create a new class, which inherits the AzureProvider class and override its Initialize method. In this method you can set all
C#
using System; using System.Linq; using Telerik.Web.UI; namespace SampleNamespace { public class CustomAzureProvider : AzureProvider { public override void Initialize(string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config) { AccountKey = "{ACCOUNT_KEY}"; AccountName = "{ACCOUNT_NAME}"; BlobContainer = "{BLOB_CONTAINER}"; SubFolderStructure = "{SUB_FOLDER_STRUCTURE}"; UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = TimeSpan.FromHours(2); } } }
VB.NET
Imports System Imports System.Linq Imports Telerik.Web.UI Namespace SampleNamespace Public Class CustomAzureProvider Inherits AzureProvider Public Overrides Sub Initialize(name As String, config As System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection) AccountKey = "{ACCOUNT_KEY}" AccountName = "{ACCOUNT_NAME}" BlobContainer = "{BLOB_CONTAINER}" SubFolderStructure = "{SUB_FOLDER_STRUCTURE}" UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = TimeSpan.FromHours(2) End Sub End Class End Namespace
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Add new storage provider in the configuration file as you set the new Type.
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <configSections> <sectionGroup name="telerik.web.ui"> <section name="radCloudUpload" type="Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUploadConfigurationSection" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" requirePermission="false" /> </sectionGroup> </configSections> ... <telerik.web.ui> <radCloudUpload> <storageProviders> <!-- Add a new storage with a Type of the Custom Provider. Note that the Type is a combination of the name space and the class name. --> <add name="Azure" type="SampleNamespace.CustomAzureProvider"/> </storageProviders> </radCloudUpload> </telerik.web.ui> </configuration>
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Define the CloudUpload
ASP.NET
<telerik:RadCloudUpload ID="RadCloudUpload1" runat="server" ProviderType="Azure"></telerik:RadCloudUpload>
Switching Custom Azure Providers
Common scenario is the need to upload files in different Azure providers. For example files uploading in different Geo Locations.
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Create a as many Custom Providers as you need. They must inherit the AzureProvider class. Override their Initialize method.
C#
using System; using System.Linq; using Telerik.Web.UI; namespace SampleNamespace { public class CustomAzureProvider1 : AzureProvider { public override void Initialize(string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config) { //Keys AccountKey = "{ACCOUNT_KEY}"; AccountName = "{ACCOUNT_NAME}"; BlobContainer = "{BLOB_CONTAINER}"; SubFolderStructure = "{SUB_FOLDER_STRUCTURE}"; UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = TimeSpan.FromHours(2); } } }
VB.NET
Imports System Imports System.Linq Imports Telerik.Web.UI Namespace SampleNamespace Public Class CustomAzureProvider1 Inherits AzureProvider Public Overrides Sub Initialize(name As String, config As System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection) AccountKey = "{ACCOUNT_KEY}" AccountName = "{ACCOUNT_NAME}" BlobContainer = "{BLOB_CONTAINER}" SubFolderStructure = "{SUB_FOLDER_STRUCTURE}" UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = TimeSpan.FromHours(2) End Sub End Class End Namespace
C#
using System; using System.Linq; using Telerik.Web.UI; namespace SampleNamespace { public class CustomAzureProvider2 : AzureProvider { public override void Initialize(string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config) { //Values from the config NameValueCollection are passed from the web.config file. AccountKey = config["accountKey"]; AccountName = config["accountName"]; BlobContainer = config["blobContainer"]; SubFolderStructure = config["subFolderStructure"]; UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = config["uncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod"]; } } }
VB.NET
Imports System Imports System.Linq Imports Telerik.Web.UI Namespace SampleNamespace Public Class CustomAzureProvider2 Inherits AzureProvider Public Overrides Sub Initialize(name As String, config As System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection) 'Values from the config NameValueCollection are passed from the web.config file. AccountKey = config("accountKey") AccountName = config("accountName") BlobContainer = config("blobContainer") SubFolderStructure = config("subFolderStructure") UncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod = config("uncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod") End Sub End Class End Namespace
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Register the newly created Custom Providers in the configuration file:
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <configSections> <sectionGroup name="telerik.web.ui"> <section name="radCloudUpload" type="Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUploadConfigurationSection" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" requirePermission="false" /> </sectionGroup> </configSections> ... <telerik.web.ui> <radCloudUpload> <storageProviders> <!-- Add a new storage providers with a Type of the Custom Provider. Note that the Type is a combination of the name space and the class name. --> <add name="CustomAzureProvider1 " type="SampleNamespace.CustomAzureProvider1"/> <!--Keys defined in the configuration file--> <add name="CustomAzureProvider2 " type="SampleNamespace.CustomAzureProvider2" accountKey="{ACCOUNT_KEY}" accountName="{ACCOUNT_NAME}" blobContainer="{BLOB_CONTAINER}" subFolderStructure="{SUB_FOLDER-STRUCTURE}" ensureContainer="true" uncommitedFilesExpirationPeriod="2" defaultEndpointsProtocol="https" /> </storageProviders> </radCloudUpload> </telerik.web.ui> </configuration>
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Add a new CloudUpload control with ProviderType Azure and set the HttpHandlerUrl property.
ASP.NET
<telerik:RadCloudUpload ID="RadCloudUpload2" runat="server" ProviderType="Azure" HttpHandlerUrl="~/Handler.ashx" ></telerik:RadCloudUpload>
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Set the name of the Custom Azure Provider in the handler:
C#
<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="CloudUploadHandler" %> using System; using System.Web; public class CloudUploadHandler : Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUploadHandler { public override void SetCustomProvider(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUpload.CustomProviderSetupEventArgs e) { //Check for some condition and select Custom Provider if (true) { e.Name = "CustomAzureProvider2"; } else { e.Name = "CustomAzureProvider1"; } } }
VB.NET
<%@ WebHandler Language="VB" Class="CloudUploadHandler" %> Imports System Imports System.Web Imports Telerik.Web.UI Public Class CloudUploadHandler Inherits Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUploadHandler Public Overrides Sub SetCustomProvider(sender As Object, e As Telerik.Web.UI.CloudUpload.CustomProviderSetupEventArgs) 'Check for some condition and select Custom Provider If True Then e.Name = "CustomAzureProvider2" Else e.Name = "CustomAzureProvider1" End If End Sub End Class