Extending the replication synchronization process
RasterSyncExtensionReg\RegisterExtension.cs
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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.DataSourcesGDB;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase;

namespace RasterSyncExtensionReg
{
  /// <summary>
  /// A static class with a Main method for registering the RasterSyncExtension.RasterSyncWorkspaceExtension class.
  /// </summary>
  public class RegisterExtension
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// A path to the geodatabase's connection file.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly String workspacePath = @"C:\MyGeodatabase.sde";
    
    /// <summary>
    /// The type of geodatabase the extension is being registered with.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly GeodatabaseType geodatabaseType = GeodatabaseType.ArcSDE;

    /// <summary>
    /// The GUID of the workspace extension to register.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly String extensionGuid = "{97CD2883-37CB-4f76-BD0F-945279C783DC}";

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      #region Licensing
            ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop);
      IAoInitialize aoInitialize = new AoInitializeClass();
      esriLicenseStatus licenseStatus = aoInitialize.Initialize(esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo);
      if (licenseStatus != esriLicenseStatus.esriLicenseCheckedOut)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("An ArcInfo license could not be checked out.");
        return;
      }
      #endregion

      try
      {
        // Open the workspace.
        IWorkspaceFactory workspaceFactory = null;
        switch (geodatabaseType)
        {
          case GeodatabaseType.ArcSDE:
            workspaceFactory = new SdeWorkspaceFactoryClass();
            break;
          case GeodatabaseType.FileGDB:
            workspaceFactory = new FileGDBWorkspaceFactoryClass();
            break;
          case GeodatabaseType.PersonalGDB:
            workspaceFactory = new AccessWorkspaceFactoryClass();
            break;
        }
        IWorkspace workspace = workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(workspacePath, 0);
        IWorkspaceExtensionManager workspaceExtensionManager = (IWorkspaceExtensionManager)workspace;

        // Create a UID for the workspace extension.
        UID uid = new UIDClass();
        uid.Value = extensionGuid;

                // Determine whether there are any existing geodatabase-register extensions.
        // To disambiguate between GDB-register extensions and component category extensions,
        // check the extension count of a new scratch workspace.
        IScratchWorkspaceFactory scratchWorkspaceFactory = new FileGDBScratchWorkspaceFactoryClass();
        IWorkspace scratchWorkspace = scratchWorkspaceFactory.CreateNewScratchWorkspace();
        IWorkspaceExtensionManager scratchExtensionManager = (IWorkspaceExtensionManager)scratchWorkspace;
        Boolean workspaceExtensionApplied = false;
        UID gdbRegisteredUID = null;
        try
        {
          workspaceExtensionApplied = (workspaceExtensionManager.ExtensionCount > scratchExtensionManager.ExtensionCount);
        }
        catch (COMException comExc)
        {
          // This is necessary in case the existing extension could not be initiated.
          if (comExc.ErrorCode == (int)fdoError.FDO_E_WORKSPACE_EXTENSION_CREATE_FAILED)
          {
            // Parse the error message for the current extension's GUID.
            Regex regex = new Regex("(?<guid>{[^}]+})");
            MatchCollection matchCollection = regex.Matches(comExc.Message);
            if (matchCollection.Count > 0)
            {
              Match match = matchCollection[0];
              gdbRegisteredUID = new UIDClass();
              gdbRegisteredUID.Value = match.Groups["guid"].Value;
              workspaceExtensionApplied = true;
            }
            else
            {
              throw comExc;
            }
          }
          else
          {
            throw comExc;
          }
        }

        if (workspaceExtensionApplied)
        {
          if (gdbRegisteredUID == null)
          {
            // There is GDB-registered extension on the SDE workspace. Find the SDE extension that is not
            // applied to the scratch workspace. 
            for (int i = 0; i < workspaceExtensionManager.ExtensionCount; i++)
            {
              IWorkspaceExtension workspaceExtension = workspaceExtensionManager.get_Extension(i);
              IWorkspaceExtension scratchExtension = scratchExtensionManager.FindExtension(workspaceExtension.GUID);
              if (scratchExtension == null)
              {
                gdbRegisteredUID = workspaceExtension.GUID;
              }
            }
          }
        }

        // If the extension could be located, remove it.
        if (gdbRegisteredUID != null)
        {
          workspaceExtensionManager.UnRegisterExtension(gdbRegisteredUID);
        }

        // Register the extension.
        workspaceExtensionManager.RegisterExtension("RasterSyncExtension.RasterSyncWorkspaceExtension", uid);
      }
      catch (COMException comExc)
      {
        switch (comExc.ErrorCode)
        {
          case (int)fdoError.FDO_E_WORKSPACE_EXTENSION_NO_REG_PRIV:
            MessageBox.Show("The connection file's privileges are insufficient to perform this operation.",
              "Register Workspace Extension", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
            break;
          case (int)fdoError.FDO_E_WORKSPACE_EXTENSION_CREATE_FAILED:
            String createErrorMessage = String.Concat("The workspace extension could not be created.",
              Environment.NewLine, "Ensure that it has been registered for COM Interop.");
            MessageBox.Show(createErrorMessage, "Register Workspace Extension", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
            break;
          case (int)fdoError.FDO_E_WORKSPACE_EXTENSION_DUP_GUID:
          case (int)fdoError.FDO_E_WORKSPACE_EXTENSION_DUP_NAME:
            String dupErrorMessage = String.Concat("A duplicate name or GUID was detected. Make sure any existing GDB-registered",
              "workspaces are not component category-registered as well.");
            MessageBox.Show(dupErrorMessage, "Register Workspace Extension", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
            break;
          default:
            String otherErrorMessage = String.Format("An unexpected error has occurred:{0}{1}{2}", Environment.NewLine, comExc.Message,
              comExc.ErrorCode);
            MessageBox.Show(otherErrorMessage);
            break;
        }
      }
      catch (Exception exc)
      {
        String errorMessage = String.Format("An unexpected error has occurred:{0}{1}", Environment.NewLine, exc.Message);
        MessageBox.Show(errorMessage);
      }

      // Shutdown the AO initializer.
      aoInitialize.Shutdown();
    }
  }

  /// <summary>
  /// An enumeration containing geodatabase types.
  /// </summary>
  public enum GeodatabaseType
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// ArcSDE geodatabases.
    /// </summary>
    ArcSDE = 0,
    /// <summary>
    /// File geodatabases.
    /// </summary>
    FileGDB = 1,
    /// <summary>
    /// Personal geodatabases.
    /// </summary>
    PersonalGDB = 2
  }
}