JSON cleanup of IoT Hub service direct method + unit tests

SDK v2 migration guide.md

@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ What was a loose affiliation of separate clients is now a consolidated client wi
 
 - The library now includes `IIotHubServiceRetryPolicy` implementations: `IotHubServiceExponentialBackoffRetryPolicy`, `IotHubServiceFixedDelayRetryPolicy`, `IotHubServiceIncrementalDelayRetryPolicy` and `IotHubServiceNoRetry`,
  which can be set via `IotHubServiceClientOptions.RetryPolicy`.
+ - `DirectMethodClientResponse` now has a method `TryGetValue<T>` to deserialize the payload to a type of your choice.
 
 #### API mapping
 
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ What was a loose affiliation of separate clients is now a consolidated client wi
 | `ServiceClient.InvokeDeviceMethodAsync(...)` | `IotHubServiceClient.DirectMethods.InvokeAsync(...)` | |
 | `CloudToDeviceMethod` | `DirectMethodServiceRequest` | Disambiguate from types in the device client.² |
 | `CloudToDeviceMethodResult` | `DirectMethodClientResponse` | See² |
+| `CloudToDeviceMethodResult.GetPayloadAsJson()` | `DirectMethodClientResponse.PayloadAsString` | |
 | `ServiceClient.GetFeedbackReceiver(...)` | `IotHubServiceClient.MessageFeedback.MessageFeedbackProcessor` | |
 | `ServiceClient.GetFileNotificationReceiver()` | `IotHubServiceClient.FileUploadNotifications.FileUploadNotificationProcessor` | |
 | `IotHubException` | `IotHubServiceException` | Specify the exception is for Hub service client only. |

e2e/test/iothub/device/CombinedClientOperationsPoolAmqpTests.cs

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async Task TestOperationAsync(IotHubDeviceClient deviceClient, TestDevice testDe
 
                 // D2C Operation
                 VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(CombinedClientOperationsPoolAmqpTests)}: Operation 1: Send D2C for device={testDevice.Id}");
-                var message = TelemetryE2ETests.ComposeD2cTestMessage(out string _, out string _);
+                TelemetryMessage message = TelemetryE2ETests.ComposeD2cTestMessage(out string _, out string _);
                 Task sendD2cMessage = deviceClient.SendTelemetryAsync(message);
                 clientOperations.Add(sendD2cMessage);
 

e2e/test/iothub/device/MethodE2ECustomPayloadTests.cs

@@ -128,21 +128,20 @@ private async Task SendMethodAndRespondAsync(
             await Task.WhenAll(serviceSendTask, methodReceivedTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
+        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync<T>(
             string deviceId,
             string methodName,
             object response,
-            object request,
+            T request,
             TimeSpan responseTimeout = default,
             IotHubServiceClientOptions serviceClientTransportSettings = default)
         {
             using var serviceClient = new IotHubServiceClient(TestConfiguration.IotHub.ConnectionString);
             TimeSpan methodTimeout = responseTimeout == default ? s_defaultMethodTimeoutMinutes : responseTimeout;
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Invoke method {methodName}.");
 
-            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
             {
-                MethodName = methodName,
                 ResponseTimeout = methodTimeout,
                 Payload = request,
             };
@@ -153,7 +152,8 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
 
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Method status: {methodResponse.Status}.");
             methodResponse.Status.Should().Be(200);
-            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(methodResponse.Payload).Should().BeEquivalentTo(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response));
+            methodResponse.TryGetPayload(out T actual).Should().BeTrue();
+            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actual).Should().BeEquivalentTo(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response));
         }
 
         public static async Task<Task> SetDeviceReceiveMethod_booleanPayloadAsync(IotHubDeviceClient deviceClient, string methodName)

e2e/test/iothub/device/MethodE2ETests.cs

@@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ public async Task Method_ServiceInvokeDeviceMethodWithUnknownDeviceThrows()
         {
             // setup
             using var serviceClient = new IotHubServiceClient(TestConfiguration.IotHub.ConnectionString);
-            var methodInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var methodInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest("SetTelemetryInterval")
             {
-                MethodName = "SetTelemetryInterval",
                 Payload = "10"
             };
 
@@ -175,9 +174,8 @@ public async Task Method_ServiceInvokeDeviceMethodWithUnknownModuleThrows()
             // setup
             using TestDevice testDevice = await TestDevice.GetTestDeviceAsync("ModuleNotFoundTest").ConfigureAwait(false);
             using var serviceClient = new IotHubServiceClient(TestConfiguration.IotHub.ConnectionString);
-            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest("SetTelemetryInterval")
             {
-                MethodName = "SetTelemetryInterval",
                 Payload = "10",
             };
 
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ public async Task Method_ServiceInvokeDeviceMethodWithNullPayload_DoesNotThrow()
         {
             // arrange
 
-            const string commandName = "Reboot";
+            const string methodName = "Reboot";
             bool deviceMethodCalledSuccessfully = false;
             TestDevice testDevice = await TestDevice.GetTestDeviceAsync("NullMethodPayloadTest").ConfigureAwait(false);
             await using IotHubDeviceClient deviceClient = testDevice.CreateDeviceClient(new IotHubClientOptions(new IotHubClientMqttSettings()));
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ await deviceClient
                     .SetDirectMethodCallbackAsync(
                         (methodRequest) =>
                         {
-                            methodRequest.MethodName.Should().Be(commandName);
+                            methodRequest.MethodName.Should().Be(methodName);
                             deviceMethodCalledSuccessfully = true;
                             var response = new Client.DirectMethodResponse(200);
 
@@ -219,9 +217,8 @@ await deviceClient
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 using var serviceClient = new IotHubServiceClient(TestConfiguration.IotHub.ConnectionString);
-                var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+                var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
                 {
-                    MethodName = commandName,
                     ConnectionTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),
                     ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),
                 };
@@ -270,9 +267,8 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyNotReceivedAsync(
             TimeSpan methodTimeout = responseTimeout == default ? s_defaultMethodTimeoutMinutes : responseTimeout;
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Invoke method {methodName}.");
 
-            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
             {
-                MethodName = methodName,
                 ResponseTimeout = methodTimeout,
             };
 
@@ -289,10 +285,10 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyNotReceivedAsync(
             error.And.IsTransient.Should().BeTrue();
         }
 
-        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
+        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync<T>(
             string deviceId,
             string methodName,
-            object respJson,
+            T respJson,
             object reqJson,
             TimeSpan responseTimeout = default,
             IotHubServiceClientOptions serviceClientTransportSettings = default)
@@ -301,9 +297,8 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
             TimeSpan methodTimeout = responseTimeout == default ? s_defaultMethodTimeoutMinutes : responseTimeout;
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Invoke method {methodName}.");
 
-            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
             {
-                MethodName = methodName,
                 ResponseTimeout = methodTimeout,
                 Payload = reqJson,
             };
@@ -314,14 +309,15 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
 
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Method status: {response.Status}.");
             response.Status.Should().Be(200);
-            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.Payload).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(respJson));
+            response.TryGetPayload(out T actual).Should().BeTrue();
+            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actual).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(respJson));
         }
 
-        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
+        public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync<T>(
             string deviceId,
             string moduleId,
             string methodName,
-            object respJson,
+            T respJson,
             object reqJson,
             TimeSpan responseTimeout = default,
             IotHubServiceClientOptions serviceClientTransportSettings = default)
@@ -330,9 +326,8 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
 
             TimeSpan methodTimeout = responseTimeout == default ? s_defaultMethodTimeoutMinutes : responseTimeout;
 
-            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
             {
-                MethodName = methodName,
                 ResponseTimeout = methodTimeout,
                 Payload = reqJson,
             };
@@ -344,7 +339,8 @@ public static async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(
 
             VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Method status: {response.Status}.");
             response.Status.Should().Be(200);
-            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.Payload).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(respJson));
+            response.TryGetPayload(out T actual).Should().BeTrue();
+            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actual).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(respJson));
         }
 
         public static async Task<Task> SubscribeAndUnsubscribeMethodAsync(IotHubDeviceClient deviceClient, string methodName)

e2e/test/iothub/device/MethodFaultInjectionTests.cs

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ await SendMethodAndRespondRecoveryAsync(
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        private async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(string deviceName, string methodName, object deviceResponsePayload, object serviceRequestPayload)
+        private async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync<T>(string deviceName, string methodName, T deviceResponsePayload, object serviceRequestPayload)
         {
             var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
             bool done = false;
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ private async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(string deviceName, st
                 {
                     using var serviceClient = new IotHubServiceClient(TestConfiguration.IotHub.ConnectionString);
 
-                    var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+                    var directMethodRequest = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(methodName)
                     {
-                        MethodName = methodName,
                         Payload = serviceRequestPayload,
                         ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
                     };
@@ -239,7 +238,8 @@ private async Task ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync(string deviceName, st
                     VerboseTestLogger.WriteLine($"{nameof(ServiceSendMethodAndVerifyResponseAsync)}: Method status: {response.Status}.");
 
                     response.Status.Should().Be(200);
-                    JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.Payload).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(deviceResponsePayload));
+                    response.TryGetPayload<T>(out T actual).Should().BeTrue();
+                    JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actual).Should().Be(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(deviceResponsePayload));
 
                     done = true;
                 }

iothub/service/samples/getting started/InvokeDeviceMethod/Program.cs

@@ -44,19 +44,18 @@ private static async Task Main(string[] args)
         // Invoke the direct method on the device, passing the payload.
         private static async Task InvokeMethodAsync(IotHubServiceClient serviceClient, string deviceId)
         {
-            var methodInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var methodInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest("SetTelemetryInterval")
             {
-                MethodName = "SetTelemetryInterval",
-                ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
                 Payload = "10",
+                ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
             };
 
             Console.WriteLine($"Invoking direct method for device: {deviceId}");
 
             // Invoke the direct method asynchronously and get the response from the simulated device.
             DirectMethodClientResponse response = await serviceClient.DirectMethods.InvokeAsync(deviceId, methodInvocation);
 
-            Console.WriteLine($"Response status: {response.Status}, payload:\n\t{JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.Payload)}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"Response status: {response.Status}, payload:\n\t{JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.PayloadAsString)}");
         }
     }
 }

iothub/service/samples/solutions/PnpServiceSamples/TemperatureController/TemperatureControllerSample.cs

@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ private async Task InvokeGetMaxMinReportCommandAsync()
             const string getMaxMinReportCommandName = "getMaxMinReport";
 
             // Create command name to invoke for component. The command is formatted as <component name>*<command name>
-            string commandToInvoke = $"{Thermostat1Component}*{getMaxMinReportCommandName}";
-            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            string commandName = $"{Thermostat1Component}*{getMaxMinReportCommandName}";
+            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(commandName)
             { 
-                MethodName = commandToInvoke,
                 ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
                 Payload = DateTimeOffset.Now.Subtract(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2)),
             };
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ private async Task InvokeGetMaxMinReportCommandAsync()
             {
                 DirectMethodClientResponse result = await _serviceClient.DirectMethods.InvokeAsync(_deviceId, commandInvocation);
                 _logger.LogDebug($"Command {getMaxMinReportCommandName} was invoked on component {Thermostat1Component}." +
-                    $"\nDevice returned status: {result.Status}. \nReport: {result.Payload}");
+                    $"\nDevice returned status: {result.Status}. \nReport: {result.PayloadAsString}");
             }
             catch (IotHubServiceException ex) when (ex.ErrorCode == IotHubServiceErrorCode.DeviceNotFound)
             {
@@ -85,26 +84,25 @@ private async Task InvokeGetMaxMinReportCommandAsync()
         private async Task InvokeRebootCommandAsync()
         {
             // Create command name to invoke for component
-            const string commandToInvoke = "reboot";
-            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            const string commandName = "reboot";
+            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(commandName)
             {
-                MethodName = commandToInvoke,
                 ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
                 Payload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(3),
             };
 
-            _logger.LogDebug($"Invoke the {commandToInvoke} command on the {_deviceId} device twin." +
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Invoke the {commandName} command on the {_deviceId} device twin." +
                 $"\nThis will set the \"targetTemperature\" on \"Thermostat\" component to 0.");
 
             try
             {
                 DirectMethodClientResponse result = await _serviceClient.DirectMethods.InvokeAsync(_deviceId, commandInvocation);
-                _logger.LogDebug($"Command {commandToInvoke} was invoked on the {_deviceId} device twin." +
+                _logger.LogDebug($"Command {commandName} was invoked on the {_deviceId} device twin." +
                     $"\nDevice returned status: {result.Status}.");
             }
             catch (IotHubServiceException ex) when (ex.ErrorCode == IotHubServiceErrorCode.DeviceNotFound)
             {
-                _logger.LogWarning($"Unable to execute command {commandToInvoke} on component {Thermostat1Component}." +
+                _logger.LogWarning($"Unable to execute command {commandName} on component {Thermostat1Component}." +
                     $"\nMake sure that the device sample TemperatureController located in {DeviceSampleLink} is also running.");
             }
         }

iothub/service/samples/solutions/PnpServiceSamples/Thermostat/ThermostatSample.cs

@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ private async Task InvokeGetMaxMinReportCommandAsync()
             const string getMaxMinReportCommandName = "getMaxMinReport";
 
             // Create command name to invoke for component
-            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest
+            var commandInvocation = new DirectMethodServiceRequest(getMaxMinReportCommandName)
             {
-                MethodName = getMaxMinReportCommandName,
                 ResponseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
                 Payload = DateTimeOffset.Now.Subtract(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2)),
             };
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ private async Task InvokeGetMaxMinReportCommandAsync()
                 DirectMethodClientResponse result = await _serviceClient.DirectMethods.InvokeAsync(_deviceId, commandInvocation);
 
                 _logger.LogDebug($"Command {getMaxMinReportCommandName} was invoked on device twin {_deviceId}." +
-                    $"\nDevice returned status: {result.Status}. \nReport: {result.Payload}");
+                    $"\nDevice returned status: {result.Status}. \nReport: {result.PayloadAsString}");
             }
             catch (IotHubServiceException ex) when (ex.ErrorCode == IotHubServiceErrorCode.DeviceNotFound)
             {

iothub/service/src/DirectMethod/DirectMethodsClient.cs

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ public class DirectMethodsClient
         /// Creates an instance of this class. Provided for unit testing purposes only.
         /// </summary>
         protected DirectMethodsClient()
-        {
-        }
+        { }
 
         internal DirectMethodsClient(
             string hostName,

iothub/service/src/DirectMethod/Models/DirectMethodClientResponse.cs

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ protected internal DirectMethodClientResponse()
         public int Status { get; protected internal set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Get the payload object. May be null or empty.
+        /// Get the payload as a JSON string.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// The payload can be null or primitive type (e.g., string, int/array/list/dictionary/custom type)
+        /// To get the payload as a specified type, use <see cref="TryGetPayload{T}(out T)"/>.
         /// </remarks>
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public object Payload => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject((string)JsonPayload.Value);
+        public string PayloadAsString => JsonPayload.Value<string>();
 
         [JsonProperty("payload")]
         internal JRaw JsonPayload { get; set; }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public bool TryGetPayload<T>(out T value)
 
             try
             {
-                value = JsonPayload.Value<T>();
+                value = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(JsonPayload.Value<string>());
                 return true;
             }
             catch (JsonSerializationException)