Accessing CacheHelper.GetCurrentSiteSettings() from a HttpModule

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2/1/2013 6:28:01 AM
Fell runner
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Accessing CacheHelper.GetCurrentSiteSettings() from a HttpModule

Hi Joe

I have a HttpModule that contains a timer which polls a database to see if any emails need to be sent to certain users. I need to get the SiteUser object, for each user, to retrieve a custom property - but to get the site user I need the current site settings which are null when I try and use CacheHelper.GetCurrentSiteSettings().

Any suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks

Stewart.

 

2/1/2013 11:18:09 AM
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Re: Accessing CacheHelper.GetCurrentSiteSettings() from a HttpModule

Hi,

GetCurrentSiteSettings() only works in the context of a web request.

I "think" you might be able to use CacheHelper.GetSiteSettingsFromCache()

I will say that using an HttpModule to do what you are doing is not something I would do and it sounds pretty resource expensive polling the db and creating site user objects from there, it could potentially impact performance or cause weird bugs or side effects. HttpModules are meant to handle events related to http requests not really for running tasks.

Best,

Joe

2/4/2013 3:51:56 AM
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Re: Accessing CacheHelper.GetCurrentSiteSettings() from a HttpModule

Hi Joe

Thanks for the reply.

In light of your comments I've reviewed how I create recurring tasks in an asp.net environment, and I've found this very enlightening article on the topic.

http://haacked.com/archive/2011/10/16/the-dangers-of-implementing-recurring-background-tasks-in-asp-net.aspx

Stewart

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