Dependency Injection and Reflection for Frameworks in NET Core

Please note before reading: This article is based on learnings from the StarCraft II AI Framework, Abathur. It introduces a method for hiding dependency injection from the user of your framework and so might not be desirable in your case.

One of the features that the framework _‘Abathur’ _includes is the ability to add and remove components without recompiling the code. This feature is implemented through dependency injection and utilizes reflection.

The framework is responsible for the overall flow of control and the user interact with it by adding ‘components’ through a simple _IModule _interface;

public interface IModule {
  void Initialize();
  void OnStart();
  void OnStep();
  void OnGameEnded();
  void OnRestart();
}

This approach is not unique to this AI framework — it can also be seen in developing web services in NET Core where the user defines a service and the framework handles routing and the overall flow of control.

Normal Dependency Injection

The user creates their own implementation of IModule so they can interact with the framework. In our case, we will use this minimalist — and somewhat irrelevant — implementation of IModule.

public class UserCreatedModule : IModule {
  void IModule.Initialize()
    => Console.WriteLine("Initalize | UserCreatedModule");
  void IModule.OnStart()
    => Console.WriteLine("Start | UserCreatedModule");
  void IModule.OnStep()
    => Console.WriteLine("Step | UserCreatedModule");
  void IModule.OnGameEnded()
    => Console.WriteLine("Game Ended | UserCreatedModule");
  void IModule.OnRestart()
    => Console.WriteLine("Restart | UserCreatedModule");
}

If this was a regular application, and all code was written by the user, the Dependency Injection would look something like this:

public Abathur(IModule module) {
  ...
}

IServiceProvider ConfigureServices() {
  ServiceCollection services = new ServiceCollection();
  services.AddScoped<IModule, UserCreatedModule>();
  services.AddSingleton<IAbathur, Abathur>();
  return services.BuildServiceProvider();
}

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jQuery Ajax CRUD in ASP.NET Core MVC with Modal Popup

In this article, we’ll discuss how to use jQuery Ajax for ASP.NET Core MVC CRUD Operations using Bootstrap Modal. With jQuery Ajax, we can make HTTP request to controller action methods without reloading the entire page, like a single page application.

To demonstrate CRUD operations – insert, update, delete and retrieve, the project will be dealing with details of a normal bank transaction. GitHub repository for this demo project : https://bit.ly/33KTJAu.

Sub-topics discussed :

• Form design for insert and update operation.
• Display forms in modal popup dialog.
• Form post using jQuery Ajax.
• Implement MVC CRUD operations with jQuery Ajax.
• Loading spinner in .NET Core MVC.
• Prevent direct access to MVC action method.

Create ASP.NET Core MVC Project

In Visual Studio 2019, Go to File > New > Project (Ctrl + Shift + N).

From new project window, Select Asp.Net Core Web Application_._

Once you provide the project name and location. Select Web Application(Model-View-Controller) and uncheck HTTPS Configuration. Above steps will create a brand new ASP.NET Core MVC project.

Setup a Database

Let’s create a database for this application using Entity Framework Core. For that we’ve to install corresponding NuGet Packages. Right click on project from solution explorer, select Manage NuGet Packages_,_ From browse tab, install following 3 packages.

Now let’s define DB model class file – /Models/TransactionModel.cs.

public class TransactionModel
{
    [Key]
    public int TransactionId { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName ="nvarchar(12)")]
    [DisplayName("Account Number")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage ="This Field is required.")]
    [MaxLength(12,ErrorMessage ="Maximum 12 characters only")]
    public string AccountNumber { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName ="nvarchar(100)")]
    [DisplayName("Beneficiary Name")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "This Field is required.")]
    public string BeneficiaryName { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName ="nvarchar(100)")]
    [DisplayName("Bank Name")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "This Field is required.")]
    public string BankName { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName ="nvarchar(11)")]
    [DisplayName("SWIFT Code")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "This Field is required.")]
    [MaxLength(11)]
    public string SWIFTCode { get; set; }

    [DisplayName("Amount")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "This Field is required.")]
    public int Amount { get; set; }

    [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")]
    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
}

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Here we’ve defined model properties for the transaction with proper validation. Now let’s define  DbContextclass for EF Core.

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Announcing Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 5 RC2

Today, the Entity Framework Core team announces the second release candidate (RC2) of EF Core 5.0. This is a feature complete release candidate of EF Core 5.0 and ships with a “go live” license. You are supported using it in production. This is a great opportunity to start using EF Core 5.0 early while there is still time to fix remaining issues. We’re looking for reports of any remaining critical bugs that should be fixed before the final release.

Prerequisites

EF Core 5.0 will not run on .NET Standard 2.0 platforms, including .NET Framework.

• The release candidates of EF Core 5.0 require .NET Standard 2.1.
• This means that EF Core 5.0 will run on .NET Core 3.1 and does not require .NET 5.
• To summarize: EF Core 5.0 runs on platforms that support .NET Standard 2.1.

How to get EF Core 5.0 Release Candidate 2

EF Core is distributed exclusively as a set of NuGet packages. For example, to add the SQL Server provider to your project, you can use the following command using the dotnet tool:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6

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MVC User Registration & Login with ASP.NET Core Identity

User registration and authentication are mandatory in any application when you have little concern about privacy. Hence all most all application development starts with an authentication module. In this article, we will discuss the quickest way to use **ASP.NET Core Identity for User Login and Registration **in a new or existing MVC application.

Sub-topics discussed :

• How to add ASP.NET Core Identity to MVC application.
• Customize ASP.NET Core Identity.
• Identity.UI Design Customization.
• Next step.

Background

ASP.NET Core Identity is an API, which provides both user interface(UI) and functions for user authentication, registration, authorization, etc. Modules/ APIs like this will really be helpful and fasten the development process. It comes with ASP.NET Core Framework and used in many applications before. Which makes the API more dependable and trustworthy.

ASP.NET Core MVC with user authentication can easily be accomplished using Identity.UI. While creating the MVC project, you just need to select Authentication as Individual User Accounts.

The rest will be handled by ASP.NET Core Identity UI. It already contains razor view pages and backend codes for an authentication system. But that’s not what we want in most of the cases. we want to customize ASP.NET Core Identity as per our requirement. That’s what we do here.

Create an ASP.NET Core MVC Project

First of all, I will create a brand new ASP.NET Core MVC application without any authentication selected. We could add ASP.NET Core Identity later into the project.

In Visual Studio 2019, Go to File > New > Project (Ctrl + Shift + N). From new project window, select ASP.NET Core Web Application.

Once you provide the project name and location. A new window will be opened as follows, Select _Web Application(Model-View-Controller), _uncheck _HTTPS Configuration _and DO NOT select any authentication method. Above steps will create a brand new ASP.NET Core MVC project.

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Delete role in asp net core identity framework

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Getting Started with ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection

I’ve lately been feeling my way around getting an actual, production-ready ASP.NET Core app developed, and one of the features I’ve really been digging (one of many) is native support for Dependency Injection (DI). DI is huge in modern web apps, so making it the default for ASP.NET

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