[AutoApply(Behavior.AuditCreate)] insert UserEmail vs UserId

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I’ve recently noticed when extending an autoCRUD auto generated service that the WithAudit(Request) extension method uses the userId by default where the auto crud attribute uses the email. Is there a way with the attribute to define using the Id? I see there is a WithAudit version that accepts a string which I could set with the email, but seems like some extra work every time to pull out the email to match. I’d rather actually use the Id by default.

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The Apply Generic CRUD Behaviors explains how all the Behavior.* attributes work which is implemented in AuditAutoCrudMetadataFilter.

To override its behavior you could replace it to use your custom implementation that uses a modified copy of the existing AuditAutoCrudMetadataFilter, e.g:

Plugins.Add(new AutoQueryFeature {
    AutoCrudMetadataFilters = new() { MyAuditAutoCrudMetadataFilter }
})

Or create a new behavior and add it:

Plugins.Add(new AutoQueryFeature {
    AutoCrudMetadataFilters = { 
        meta => {
             if (meta.HasAutoApply("MyAuditCreate"))
             {
                 //...
             }
        }
    }
})

Then your DTOs can use your custom behavior instead:

[AutoApply("MyAuditCreate")]
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Thanks. Sorry I missed that in the docs. I’ve been reading a lot of them recently to catch up on all the new features since I’ve started a new project. BTW they are so much improved and appreciated.

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