How to filter with Contains a vlaue object type in DDD repository?-CodePudding

I developed a project with the DDD method to manage holidays. I have 2 value objects with the names of HolidayTitle and HolidayDate. Now I want to filter with Contains in the Query Repository but I can't.

My code in the repository is as follows:

public async Task<ListResponse<IList<GetHolidaysByDatesDto>>> GetHolidays(GetHolidaysQuery param)
        {
            var query = _repository.AsQueryable();

            if (param.Date.HasValue)
                query = query.Where(x => x.Date == param.Date);

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(param.Title))
                query = query.Where(x => x.Title.Contains(param.Title));

            var pagingData = await query.GetPagingData(param);

            query = query.SetPaging(param);
            var holidays = await query.ToListAsync();

            var mappedResult = _mapper.Map<IList<GetHolidaysByDatesDto>>(holidays);

            var finalResult = new ListResponse<IList<GetHolidaysByDatesDto>>()
            {
                PageCount = pagingData.PageCount,
                PageNumber = pagingData.PageNumber,
                RowCount = pagingData.RowCount,
                Result = mappedResult
            };

            return finalResult;
        }

And the codes of the HolidayTitle are as follows

public class HolidayTitle : BaseValueObject<HolidayTitle>
    {
        public static readonly int minLength = 5;
        public static readonly int maxLength = 300;

        public string Value { get; private set; }

        private HolidayTitle(string value)
        {
            if (value is null)
                throw new NullOrEmptyArgumentException(HolidayErrors.HolidayTitleIsNull);

            value = value.Trim();

            if (value == string.Empty)
                throw new NullOrEmptyArgumentException(HolidayErrors.HolidayTitleIsEmpty);

            if (value.Length > maxLength || value.Length < minLength)
                throw new RangeLengthArgumentException(HolidayErrors.HolidayTitleLengthIsNotInRangeLength, minLength.ToString(), maxLength.ToString());

            Value = value;
        }

        public bool Contains(string str)
        {
            return Value.Contains(str);
        }

        public override bool IsEqual(HolidayTitle otherObject)
        {
            return Value == otherObject.Value;
        }

        public override int ObjectGetHashCode()
        {
            return Value.GetHashCode();
        }

        public static implicit operator string(HolidayTitle value)
        {
            return value.Value;
        }

        public static HolidayTitle GetInstance(string value)
        {
            return new(value);
        }
    }

I get this error

System.InvalidOperationException: 'The LINQ expression 'DbSet<Holiday>()
.Where(h => !(h.IsDeleted))
.Where(h => h.Title.Contains(__param_Title_0))' could not be translated. Additional information: Translation of method 'Core.Domain.Holidays.ValueObjects.HolidayTitle.Contains' failed. If this method can be mapped to your custom function, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2132413 for more information. Either rewrite the query in a form that can be translated, or switch to client evaluation explicitly by inserting a call to 'AsEnumerable', 'AsAsyncEnumerable', 'ToList', or 'ToListAsync'. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2101038 for more information.'

CodePudding user response：

You cannot write

     query = query.Where(x => x.Title.Contains(param.Title));

because EF does not know your HolidayTitle.Contains method.

On the other hand, EF knows how to translate the method string.Contains:

     query = query.Where(x => x.Title.Value.Contains(param.Title));

CodePudding user response：

You have to use the below, as the query is IQuerable query.AsEnumerable().Where......