entity-event-handler

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Use when creating entity event handlers for side effects triggered by entity CRUD operations.

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Entity Event Handler Development

Required Reading

For comprehensive C# backend patterns, you MUST read:

docs/claude/backend-csharp-complete-guide.md - Complete patterns for entity events, side effects, message bus

CRITICAL: Side Effects Rule

NEVER call side effects directly in command handlers!

Side effects include:

Sending notifications (email, Teams)
Calling external APIs
Cross-service communication
File operations

File Organization

{Service}.Application/
└── UseCaseEvents/{Feature}/
    └── Send{Action}On{Event}{Entity}EntityEventHandler.cs

Event Handler Pattern

internal sealed class SendNotificationOnCreate{Entity}EntityEventHandler
    : PlatformCqrsEntityEventApplicationHandler<{Entity}>
{
    private readonly INotificationService notificationService;

    public SendNotificationOnCreate{Entity}EntityEventHandler(
        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
        IPlatformUnitOfWorkManager unitOfWorkManager,
        IServiceProvider serviceProvider,
        IPlatformRootServiceProvider rootServiceProvider,
        INotificationService notificationService)
        : base(loggerFactory, unitOfWorkManager, serviceProvider, rootServiceProvider)
    {
        this.notificationService = notificationService;
    }

    // Filter: Only handle Created events
    public override async Task<bool> HandleWhen(PlatformCqrsEntityEvent<{Entity}> @event)
    {
        if (@event.RequestContext.IsSeedingTestingData()) return false;
        return @event.CrudAction == PlatformCqrsEntityEventCrudAction.Created;
    }

    protected override async Task HandleAsync(
        PlatformCqrsEntityEvent<{Entity}> @event,
        CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var entity = @event.EntityData;
        await notificationService.SendAsync(entity);
    }
}

Event Types

CrudAction	Trigger
`Created`	After CreateAsync
`Updated`	After UpdateAsync
`Deleted`	After DeleteAsync

Key Points

Base class: PlatformCqrsEntityEventApplicationHandler<TEntity> (single generic param)
HandleWhen: public override async Task<bool> - NOT protected override bool
Auto-raised: Platform automatically raises events on repository CRUD
No manual AddDomainEvent(): Platform handles this automatically

Anti-Patterns

Calling side effects in command handlers
Using protected instead of public for HandleWhen
Forgetting to filter test data with IsSeedingTestingData()