creating custom data type

Carlos Casalicchio 176 posts 735 karma points

Jun 04, 2019 @ 20:15

I am not finding any documentation on how to create custom data types.

Are custom data types not required anymore when creating Property Editors?

I've created PropertyEditors for v7, but now it seems everything changed.

Where's the documentation for that, pleeeeease?

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Carlos Casalicchio 176 posts 735 karma points

Jun 04, 2019 @ 21:45

I have been able to get it "somewhat" working, but still have no clue how to resolve this now.

I have copied-pasted what I could find from the Umbraco source code, adjusting to my needs, and this is what I came up with.

namespace Umbraco.Plugins.Connector.PropertyEditors
{
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using Umbraco.Core;
    using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
    using Umbraco.Core.Models;
    using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;

    public class TenantPreferencesDataType : DataType
    {
        public static string NAME = "Tenant Preferences DataType";
        public TenantPreferencesDataType(IDataEditor editor, int parentId = -1) : base(editor, parentId)
        {
            base.Name = NAME;
            base.DatabaseType = ValueStorageType.Ntext;
        }
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a property editor for Tenant Preferences.
    /// </summary>
    [DataEditor(alias: "tenantPreferences", type: EditorType.PropertyValue, view: "App_Plugins\\TenantPreferences\\edit.html", name: "Tenant Preferences", Group = "Total Code", HideLabel = true, Icon = "icon-readonly", IsDeprecated = false)]
    public class TenantPreferencesPropertyEditor : DataEditor
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TenantPreferencesPropertyEditor"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        public TenantPreferencesPropertyEditor(ILogger logger)
            : base(logger)
        { }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        protected override IDataValueEditor CreateValueEditor() => new TenantPreferencesValueEditor(Attribute);


        /// <inheritdoc />
        protected override IConfigurationEditor CreateConfigurationEditor() => new LabelConfigurationEditor();

        // provides the property value editor
        internal class TenantPreferencesValueEditor : DataValueEditor
        {
            public TenantPreferencesValueEditor(DataEditorAttribute attribute)
                : base(attribute)
            { }

            /// <inheritdoc />
            public override bool IsReadOnly => true;
        }
    }


    /// <summary>
    /// Represents the configuration for the label value editor.
    /// </summary>
    public class TenantPreferencesConfigurationEditor : ConfigurationEditor<TenantPreferencesConfiguration>
    {
        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override TenantPreferencesConfiguration FromConfigurationEditor(IDictionary<string, object> editorValues, TenantPreferencesConfiguration configuration)
        {
            var newConfiguration = new TenantPreferencesConfiguration();

            // get the value type
            // not simply deserializing Json because we want to validate the valueType

            if (editorValues.TryGetValue(Constants.PropertyEditors.ConfigurationKeys.DataValueType, out var valueTypeObj)
                && valueTypeObj is string stringValue)
            {
                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringValue) && ValueTypes.IsValue(stringValue)) // validate
                    newConfiguration.ValueType = stringValue;
            }

            return newConfiguration;
        }
    }
    public class TenantPreferencesConfiguration : IConfigureValueType
    {
        [ConfigurationField(Constants.PropertyEditors.ConfigurationKeys.DataValueType, "Value type", "valuetype")]
        public string ValueType { get; set; } = ValueTypes.Json;
    }
}

and attempted to create the datatype and added it to a document type

try
            {
                var contentType = contentTypeService.Get(DOCUMENT_TYPE_ALIAS);
                if (contentType != null)
                {
                    var exists = dataTypeService.GetDataType(TenantPreferencesDataType.NAME) != null;
                    if (!exists)
                    {
                        DataType tenantPreferencesDataType = new TenantPreferencesDataType(new TenantPreferencesPropertyEditor(logger));
                        dataTypeService.Save(tenantPreferencesDataType);

                        #region Tenant Info Tab
                        PropertyType tenantPreferencesPropType = new PropertyType(tenantPreferencesDataType, "tenantPreferences")
                        {
                            Name = "Tenant Preferences",
                            Description = "Tenant Preferences for Customers",
                            Variations = ContentVariation.Nothing,
                            PropertyEditorAlias = "tenantPreferences"
                        };
                        contentType.AddPropertyType(tenantPreferencesPropType, TENANT_TAB);
                        #endregion

                        contentTypeService.Save(contentType);
                        ConnectorContext.AuditService.Add(AuditType.New, -1, contentType.Id, "Document Type", $"Document Type {DOCUMENT_TYPE_NAME} has been updated");

                    }
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                logger.Error(typeof(HomeDocumentTypePhase2), ex.Message);
                logger.Error(typeof(HomeDocumentTypePhase2), ex.StackTrace);
            }

This is the error:

Received an error from the server
An error occured
Error mapping types.

 Mapping types:
 DataTypeSave -> IDataType
 Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing.DataTypeSave -> Umbraco.Core.Models.IDataType

 Type Map configuration:
 DataTypeSave -> IDataType
 Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing.DataTypeSave -> Umbraco.Core.Models.IDataType

 Destination Member:
 Editor

Exception Details
AutoMapper.AutoMapperMappingException: Error mapping types.

 Mapping types:
 DataTypeSave -> IDataType
 Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing.DataTypeSave -> Umbraco.Core.Models.IDataType

 Type Map configuration:
 DataTypeSave -> IDataType
 Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing.DataTypeSave -> Umbraco.Core.Models.IDataType

 Destination Member:
 Editor
Stacktrace

at lambda_method(Closure , DataTypeSave , IDataType , ResolutionContext )
   at Umbraco.Web.Editors.DataTypeValidateAttribute.OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext actionContext)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.OnActionExecutingAsync(HttpActionContext actionContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<CallOnActionExecutedAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute.<ExecuteActionFilterAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ActionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.AuthorizationFilterAttribute.<ExecuteAuthorizationFilterAsyncCore>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.AuthorizationFilterAttribute.<ExecuteAuthorizationFilterAsyncCore>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.AuthorizationFilterAttribute.<ExecuteAuthorizationFilterAsyncCore>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.AuthorizationFilterAttribute.<ExecuteAuthorizationFilterAsyncCore>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ExceptionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ExceptionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.<SendAsync>d__15.MoveNext()
Inner Exception
System.InvalidOperationException: Sequence contains more than one matching element
at System.Linq.Enumerable.SingleOrDefault[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 predicate)
   at Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.PropertyEditorCollection.get_Item(String alias)
   at lambda_method(Closure , DataTypeSave , IDataType , ResolutionContext )

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Mario Lopez 168 posts 952 karma points MVP 4x c-trib

Jun 04, 2019 @ 22:35

A DataType is based on a property editor and can be created from the backoffice. I don't really get what you are trying to achieve here. Do you want to create DataTyes programatically?

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Carlos Casalicchio 176 posts 735 karma points

Jun 04, 2019 @ 22:48

Yes, programatically.

Previously, in version 7, it was possible to create property Editors without creating a manifest file. The Property Editor was programmatic and could be even be loaded from the Assembly, as Embedded Resources.

See http://www.nibble.be/?p=415

But it seems that things have changed in version 8, as I have not been able to find any documentation pointing or even suggesting a similar approach.

I have developed the habit of creating Data Types in C#, but now that's completely obsolete!

here is an example of the code I use in v7, and works great, creating Data Types from Assembly

#region Data Types
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates new Custom Data Types from Reflection
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>String Results from Creation</returns>
        public virtual string CustomDataTypes()
        {
            List<Type> types = _assembly.GetInherited<ICustomDataType>();
            if (types?.Count > 0)
            {
                int containerId = -1;

                foreach (var type in types)
                {
                    var dataService = _applicationContext.Services.DataTypeService;
                    var propertyEditor = type.GetProperty("PropertyEditor").Value<string>();
                    var name = type.GetProperty("Name").Value<string>();
                    var exists = dataService.GetDataTypeDefinitionByName(name) != null;

                    if (!exists)
                    {
                        var properties = type.GetProperties();
                        var alias = type.GetProperty("Alias").Value<string>();
                        var propertiEditor = type.GetProperty("PropertyEditor").Value<string>();
                        var containerName = type.GetProperty("Container").Value<string>();

                        var container = _applicationContext.Services.DataTypeService.GetContainers(containerName, 1).FirstOrDefault();

                        if (container == null)
                        {
                            var dataTypeContainer = _applicationContext.Services.DataTypeService.CreateContainer(containerId, containerName);

                            if (dataTypeContainer.Success)
                                containerId = dataTypeContainer.Result.Entity.Id;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            containerId = container.Id;
                        }

                        DataTypeDefinition dataType = null;

                        if (!exists)
                            dataType = new DataTypeDefinition(containerId, alias);
                        else
                            dataType = dataService.GetDataTypeDefinitionByPropertyEditorAlias(alias).First() as DataTypeDefinition;

                        dataType.Name = name;
                        dataType.PropertyEditorAlias = propertiEditor;

                        Dictionary<string, object> prevalues = null;
                        if (type.GetProperty("PreValues").HasValue()) prevalues = type.GetProperty("PreValues").ValueCollection<string, object>();
                        if (prevalues != null)
                        {
                            var pDic = new Dictionary<string, PreValue>();
                            foreach (var p in prevalues) pDic.Add(p.Key, new PreValue(p.Value.ToString()));
                            dataService.SaveDataTypeAndPreValues(dataType, pDic);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            dataService.Save(dataType);
                        }
                    }
                }
                return "Custom Types Created";
            }
            return "No Custom Types to be Created";
        }

For version 8 I have found a workaround (though not what I want) which is to copy the physical assets into the App_Plugins folder, and then creating the DataType.

All the code I could find in the Umbraco.Web source points to the system default data types. I could not find anything to help creating custom data types. I hope this topic gets documented soon, so I can "fix" my little hack.

Here's the workaround for version 8

private void UpdateHomeDocumentType()
        {
            const string editorAlias = "userPreferences";
            const string propertyAlias = "usertPreferencesProperty";
            const string dataTypeName = "User Preferences Properties";
            try
            {
                var contentType = contentTypeService.Get(DOCUMENT_TYPE_ALIAS);
                if (contentType != null)
                {
                    var exists = dataTypeService.GetDataType(dataTypeName) != null;
                    if (!exists)
                    {
                        var created = Web.Composing.Current.PropertyEditors.TryGet(editorAlias, out IDataEditor editor);
                        if (created)
                        {
                            DataType tenantPreferencesDataType = new DataType(editor)
                            {
                                Name = dataTypeName
                            };
                            dataTypeService.Save(tenantPreferencesDataType);

                            #region Tenant Info Tab
                            PropertyType tenantPreferencesPropType = new PropertyType(tenantPreferencesDataType, propertyAlias)
                            {
                                Name = "Tenant Preferences",
                                Description = "Tenant Preferences for Customers"
                            };
                            contentType.AddPropertyType(tenantPreferencesPropType, TENANT_TAB);
                            #endregion

                            contentTypeService.Save(contentType);
                            ConnectorContext.AuditService.Add(AuditType.New, -1, contentType.Id, "Document Type", $"Document Type {DOCUMENT_TYPE_NAME} has been updated");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            ContentHelper.CopyPhysicalAssets(new TenantPreferencesEmbeddedResources()); // copy property editor files before trying to create the data type
                            // will need to restart the app, in order to force a refresh to attempt to create the data type again
                            throw new DataTypeNotCreatedException("In order to create the Data Type, a Reload is required");
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                logger.Error(typeof(HomeDocumentTypePhase2), ex.Message);
                logger.Error(typeof(HomeDocumentTypePhase2), ex.StackTrace);
            }
        }

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Carlos Casalicchio 176 posts 735 karma points

Mar 10, 2023 @ 19:44

This is the code to create a data type in Umbraco v11

        using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

    using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
    using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PropertyEditors;
    using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Serialization;
    using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

    using UmbracoConstants = Umbraco.Cms.Core.Constants;

    namespace SplatDev.Umbraco.Plugins.USStates
    {
        public class USStatesDataType
        {
            private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
            private const string DataTypeName = "US States and Canada Districts";
            public USStatesDataType(IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory)
            {
                _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
            }

            public void Install()
            {
                using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
                var dataTypeService = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IDataTypeService>();

                if (dataTypeService.GetDataType(DataTypeName) is not null) return;

                var propertyEditorCollection = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<PropertyEditorCollection>();
                var serializer = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IConfigurationEditorJsonSerializer>();

                propertyEditorCollection.TryGet(UmbracoConstants.PropertyEditors.Aliases.DropDownListFlexible, out IDataEditor? editor);
                int counter = 0;
                dataTypeService.Save(new DataType(editor, serializer)
                {
                    DatabaseType = ValueStorageType.Ntext,
                    CreateDate = DateTime.Now,
                    CreatorId = -1,
                    Name = DataTypeName,
                    Configuration = new DropDownFlexibleConfiguration()
                    {
                        Multiple = false,
                        Items = new List<ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem> {
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ALABAMA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ALASKA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ALBERTA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "AMERICAN SAMOA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ARIZONA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ARKANSAS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "BRITISH COLUMBIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "CALIFORNIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "CAROLINE ISLANDS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "COLORADO" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "CONNETICUT" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "DELAWARE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "FEDERATED STATE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "FLORIDA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "GEORGIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "GUAM" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "HAWAII" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "IDOHA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ILLINOIS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "INDIANA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "IOWA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "KANSAS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "KENTUCKY" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "LOUSIANA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MAINE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MANITOBA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MARIANA ISLANDS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MARSHALL ISLANDS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MARYLAND" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MASSACHUSETTS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MICHIGAN" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MINNESOTA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MISSISSIPPI" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MISSOURI" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "MONTANA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEBRASKA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEVADA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEW BRUNSWICK" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEW HAMPSHIRE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEW JERSEY" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEW MEXICO" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEW YORK" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NEWFOUNDLAND" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NORTH CAROLINA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NORTH DAKOTA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NORTHWEST TERRITORIES" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NOVA SCOTIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "NUNAVUT" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "OHIO" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "OKLAHOMA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ONTARIO" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "OREGON" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "PENNSYLVANIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "PUERTO RICO" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "QUEBEC" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "RHODE ISLAND" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "SASKATCHEWAN" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "SOUTH CAROLINA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "SOUTH DAKOTA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "TENNESSEE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "TEXAS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "UTAH" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "VERMONT" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "VIRGIN ISLANDS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "VIRGINIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "WASHINGTON" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "WEST VIRGINIA" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "WISCONSIN" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "WYOMING" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "YUKON TERRITORY" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ARMED FORCES - EUROPE" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ARMED FORCES - AMERICAS" },
                            new ValueListConfiguration.ValueListItem { Id = ++counter, Value = "ARMED FORCES - PACIFIC" }
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
        }
    }

And this is the Composer

        using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

    using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Composing;

    namespace SplatDev.Umbraco.Plugins.USStates
    {
        public class DataTypeComposer : ComponentComposer<DataTypeComponent> { }

        public class DataTypeComponent : IComponent
        {
            private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;

            public DataTypeComponent(IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory)
            {
                _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
            }

            public void Initialize()
            {
                new USStatesDataType(_scopeFactory).Install();
            }

            public void Terminate()
            {

            }
        }
    }

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Marshall Penn 83 posts 268 karma points

Apr 22, 2023 @ 12:27

Thanks Carlos, you have literally saved my life with this update!

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Jonathon Cove 26 posts 101 karma points

Jun 06, 2023 @ 09:44

Thanks! I never would have worked out the IScopeFactory stuff without this post

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