Microsoft.Activities.Extensions

This library contains helper classes and extension methods for types in the System.Activities namespace

Features

Microsoft.Activities.Extensions adds a number of capabilities to core Windows Workflow Foundation (System.Activities)

How Do I...

• How do I install Microsoft.Activities.Extensions?
• How do I invoke a Child Workflow?
• How do I add an extension to a WCF Workflow Service?
• How do I get the current state and possible transitions of a State Machine?
• How do I know if a WorkflowApplication is read only?
• How do I know if a WorkflowApplication is aborted?
• How do I know if a WorkflowApplication is in a handler thread?
• How do I know if a WorkflowApplication is initialized?
• How do I know if a singleton extension exists in the WorkflowApplication.Extensions collection?

InstanceStore

• How do I create and configure a SqlWorkflowInstanceStore database from code?
• How do I configure (run the scripts on) a SqlWorkflowInstanceStore database from code?
• How do I drop a SqlWorkflowInstanceStore database from code?
• How do I check to see if a SqlWorkflowInstanceStore database exists from code?

Diagnostics

• How do I get Workflow Trace information to show in Visual Studio's Debug Window?
• How do I route tracking to a Trace listener?

Activities

• DelayUntilDateTime
• DelayUntilTime
• InvokeWorkflow
• LoadActivity
• LoadAndInvokeWorkflow
• LoadAssembly

Dictionary Activities

• AddToDictionary
• ClearDictionary
• GetFromDictionary
• KeyExistsInDictionary
• RemoveFromDictionary
• ValueExistsInDictionary

WorkflowApplication Extensions

• Workflow Episodes
• Typed Tracking Participant

Extensions

• WorkflowService Configuration Based Extensions

In Development

• Http Workflow Service - A Workflow Service built on the WCF WebApi
• WF Rules - Activities for Interop with the System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.RulesEngine

Breaking Change Update: Namespace changed to Microsoft.Activities.Extensions

• What do I need to do to update my code to handle the change to Microsoft.Activities.Extensions?