Trying not to deploy an api on the client machine.

[kcabral817]

I have an api (smartystreets) that I use to verify and format addresses. I have set up a proxy in an attempt to NOT deploy the smartyStreets api on the client machine. This idea was a dismal failure. Because I have a business rule that invokes the proxy that invokes the class that has the SmartyStreets api in it, I get an error when using the UI with "file not found, you must include SmartyStreets" yada yada, yada. I thought a proxy would solve the problem--but not. Does anyone have any idea how I can NOT deploy the api to client machine but still get the functionality to run on the server? My AddressVerificationManager is a commandBase class that has the Using SmartyStreets in it. I don't call this class directly from the rules nor the front end.

[rockfordlhotka]

I'd like to confirm some things:

1. You are using a remote data portal with app server
2. smartystreets is only installed on the app server
3. You don't reference smartystreets in
   1. the client-side app
   2. the business layer
4. Your command object's Execute operation method (running on the app server) calls some assembly that is only deployed on the app server, and that assembly talks to the smartystreets API

[kcabral817]

1. Yes. Invoke: ((Csla.Core.ICheckRules)Model.BankAddressList[e.Record.Index].Address).CheckRules(); on each address line to validate in the UI.

2. Yes. Not on the client.

3. i. No.
   ii. Yes.
   protected override void AddBusinessRules()
   {
   BusinessRules.AddRule(new AddressValidationRule(props) { Priority = 1});
   }

4. It's not in its own assembly. It is in its own class in the same project as the AddressValidationRule class that does a DataPortal.Create & Execute to AddressVerificationManager. In AVM it has the using statement for SmartyStreets and is the CommandBase.

   AddressValidationRule : ObjectRule
   private async Task<AddressInfoPersist> VerifyAddress(string addressLine)
   {
       var cmd = DataPortal.Create<AddressVerificationManager>(addressLine);
   
       cmd = await DataPortal.ExecuteAsync(cmd);
   
       return cmd.ConfiguredAddress;
   }
   
   AddressVerificationManager : CommandBase<AddressVerificationManager>
   
   using SmartyStreets;
   using SmartyStreets.USStreetApi;