Here are the only two (2) requirements to bootstrap your app and integrate with the framework
- All entities are required to implement IObjectState, we've done this through implementing a base entity class (Entity.cs)
which are entities inherit (e.g.
Customer.cs)
Note: we use the EF Power Tools from EF Team, and modified the T4 templates to generate our entities to inherit Entity.cs. - Your DbContext is required to inherit from
DataContext.
Note: we use the EF Power Tools and modified the T4 templates so when the DbContext is generated it already inherits DataContext.
Optional (recommended) Readings
- Download the source code, compile and run all the unit tests
- Review integration test e.g. CustomerRepositoryTest.cs, this is the most comprehensive tests and will run against a database, which illustrates most of the core features of the framework. If time permits review the other integration tests as well, this shouldn't take more than 15 minutes.
- Review CustomerControllers.cs, this illustrates how to leverage the framework in ASP.NET MVC for all typical CRUD like activity.
- Review UnityConfig.cs, this illustrates DI/IoC configuration of the framework, most importantly Singleton like behavior that the IDataContext that is bound to the lifecycle of an HttpRequest, this is needed regardless of which brand or type of DI/IoC framework you are using.
- Leverage the lightweight documentation (below), the documentation is indeed very lightweight and that is deliberate, as is the framework as well.The framework has an extremely small footprint (10 total classes, which includes the Entity Framework provider), with this being said a lightweight framework with a very small footprint should also only have lightweight documentation that is easy and fast to read and understand.
Documentation
v3.3 (docs updated - 12/2/2014)
Adding Custom Repositories
Repeatable Integration Tests with Northwind Test Db & Seed Data
Using Framework in ASP.NET MVC 5 with EF, AngularJS & Kendo UI
Find Object by Primary Key(s)
Inserting & Update (Upsert) / CRUD with a Complex Object Graph
Deep Loading a Complex Object Graph
Performing Async Selects with Includes and Sorting
Object Graph State(s) while Disconnected or Between different DataContext(s)
Query Against Entity Framework or IQueryable Directly
v3.2 (docs updated - 9/23/2014)
Quick CRUD Samples in LINQPad
Transactions, Scope, Commits and Rollbacks
Quick Setup in ASP.NET MVC 5 (Video) Walkthrough
ASP.NET MVC Controller & DI/IoC (DbContext Singleton Behavior Registration)
Services Pattern Example (Business Layer Fascade)
Adding Custom Queries to Repository
Encapsulating Query Logic with the Query Object Pattern (Reusable Queries)
Invoking Stored Procedures with Service Pattern Examples
v2.x (docs updated - 3/12/2014)
Generic Unit of Work & Extensible Repository in ASP.NET MVC & Entity
Framework
v1.x (docs updated - 1/7/2014)
Generic Unit of Work and Repository Introduction & Overview
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