This Dojo introduces F# type providers using those from the F# Data library.
The goal of the Dojo is to find 7 secret words to find a secret phrase! To find each word, you need to solve a simple data access task using type providers - such as read XML document, perform JSON-based REST request or read data from the WorldBank; then perform simple processing to find the right word in the result and find the secret phrase! The Dojo comes with a script file containing 7 tasks - to make this a bit harder, the words are not in the original order, so you need to get most of them to find the secret phrase.
The Dojo comes with a guided script with samples that can be adjusted. Some of the tasks are fairly easy, some require a bit more F# skills. The Dojo works best if the audience collaborates to solve the puzzle - split into groups and work on the different words in parallel, then put the results together! If you split into 7 groups, you can solve the puzzle in about 1 hour. With more time, each group can find multiple words.
The sample solution uses NuGet restore to get the FSharp.Data.dll automatically. Open TypeProviders-Dojo.sln and
Build the solution once - this will download F# Data into packages folder and you can then open Script.fsx and
go through the script in F# Interactive (the build is only needed to restore the packages).
Alternatively, you can download ZIP release from F# Data web site, open
Script.fsx directly and update the path there.
Have fun!