Allow to submit files as array of bytes with name and download it

[matteomigliore]

Allow to submit the files with a method AddFile(string name, byte[] data) and download it in the Extended data tab.

[niemyjski]

I don't think we will ever implement this as it introduces many can of worms on both the client and server. It would affect the following areas

• Client Storage (we enqueue the event offline, we'd now have to manage a large file).
• Client Submission (streaming this in).
• Server side event queueing and storage and event processing
• Managing these files during event retention and when bulk events are removed.

You could easily do this with a plugin that uploads the file to an external data store:

public class AzureBlobStoragePlugin : IEventPlugin {
        private const string KNOWN_FILE_NAME_KEY = "abc.exe";
        public void Run(EventPluginContext context) {
            if (context.Event.Data.ContainsKey(KNOWN_FILE_NAME_KEY)) {
                // Upload file to blob storage here

                // Link to the uploaded file in azure
                context.Event.SetProperty(KNOWN_FILE_NAME_KEY, "link to file in azure or xyz");
            }
        }
    }

One thing we will improve on is detecting links or file name extensions as part of extended data and hot link them/syntax highlighting them.

[matteomigliore]

From my point of view the AddFile method is just the AddObject but allowing to send a little amount of data, not large files, little XML/JSON/HTML...

Eventually you can implement the plugin, if you don't want to allow to store the data on your systems.

Thank you.

[niemyjski]

If it's just a little bit of data you can do this today with setproperty and we will get better at rendering it if the property name ends with the extension.

[matteomigliore]

Ok, so we will use the method AddObject("Test.xml", "Bill"), right?

[niemyjski]

Yes, but I'd call set property (preference) instead as it's a single property, not a complex object https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless.Net/blob/master/Source/Shared/EventBuilder.cs#L150

[matteomigliore]

I don't understand, I've to wait for an update of the UI, right?

[niemyjski]

The data will show up as extended data right now it just won't have syntax highlighting

[niemyjski]

I'm closing this issue as this is possible right now via calling SetProperty on the EventBuilder. We are also currently looking into formatting/syntax highlighting of extended data

#173

[matteomigliore]

Great. Thank you Blake!