Using mvc-mini-profiler with EF 4.0 and Ninject

Question

I\'m trying to use the new mvc-mini-profiler with my EF4 based app, but I have no idea how to properly get a connection to my destination datasource.

Here\'s as far as I

Answer 1

Here is a slightly better performing, but slightly hackier solution to getting the store connection.

    public static DbConnection GetStoreConnection() where T : System.Data.Objects.ObjectContext
    {
        return GetStoreConnection("name=" + typeof(T).Name);
    }

    public static DbConnection GetStoreConnection(string entityConnectionString)
    {
        DbConnection storeConnection;

        // Let entity framework do the heavy-lifting to create the connection.
        using (var connection = new EntityConnection(entityConnectionString))
        {
            // Steal the connection that EF created.
            storeConnection = connection.StoreConnection;

            // Make EF forget about the connection that we stole (HACK!)
            connection.GetType().GetField("_storeConnection",
                BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance).SetValue(connection, null);

            // Return our shiny, new connection.
            return storeConnection;
        }
    }