API .NET Wrapper

SasaI_

I noticed there were several requests for a .NET wrapper, but no work done (that I'm aware of) on one yet.  Being a .NET developer, I figured a wrapper would come in extremely handy, so I decided to put in some effort into creating one.  Having very little prior C/C++ experience I figured it would be a good way to learn the language while developing a useful library.

I've decided to go the C++/CLI route and create an equivalent .NET class for all of the exposed API classes (I've post-fixed the name of the classes with Net to distinguish them from the native API classes).  Current code can be found at http://code.google.com/p/filegdb-dotnet-wrapper/.  The wrapper is built against the beta 2 release of the API, and I will try to update it with the next release when one is available (provided there is enough of a demand). 

Code is still in early stages of development.  I've implemented most of the functionality (excluding access to buffers, so geometries, byte arrays, etc do not work yet), but I have not tested most of it.  I've added two samples/tests based the GeodatabaseManagement and TableSchema projects found in ESRI samples.  Using the code is pretty simple and generally similar to how it would be done from C++.  Major difference is that objects/values are returned vs. returning the function call result code.  Any errors caught during execution of the code (i.e. hr != 0) are thrown as an FGDBException, containing a short description of the error and the original result code.  Documentation on the code is sparse - you will need to consult the official ESRI documentation.

Finally, my C/C++ experience prior to this project is minimal, so the C++ code may not be the best (especially in terms of memory management).  Feedback is definitely appreciated.  Let me know about any bugs found in the code, and I will try to fix them (or implement your fix if one is available).  I will try to update the project as time permits based on demand.

I can be contacted through email at sasa at mapitout dot com or by posting in this thread.

SasaI_

Thanks everyone for the comments.

I've updated the wrapper to use FileGDBAPI beta 3 release.  A couple of the tests still fail, so I have not created a src/bin download yet (you'll need to grab the latest changes from the svn trunk).  I will fix the remaining bugs over the next couple days and add a new download for version 0.3.