This is a step-by-step example of building a ASP.NET Core Web application using NebolController 1.0.0.30

Create a new project using the “ASP.NET Core Web Application” template. Select the “API” version to get some basic scaffolding. I am using .NET Core version is 3. I unchecked the “Configure for HTTPS” option.

You will probably get a sample controller named WeatherForecastController.cs, feel free to delete that one, and in Project Properties –> Debug dialog replace the “weatherforecast” string in the “Launch Browser” editbox with “api/book”. That will work later.

Add nuget packages

If you haven't done so already, add the nuget.nebol.se repository to Visual Studio by running this in Package Manager:

nuget sources add -name nuget.nebol.se -source https://nuget.nebol.se/api/odata

Then add the packages:

Install-Package NebolBooks
Install-Package NebolController
Install-Package SharpRepository.Ioc.Microsoft.DependencyInjection
Install-Package AutoMapper.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection -version 6.1.1
Install-Package SharpRepository.InMemoryRepository

The reason for using version 6.1.1 of AutoMapper.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection is that the next version (7.0.0) uses AutoMapper 9, and NebolController is not configured to work with 9, only with 8.

Install-Package Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection -version 5.0.1
Install-Package SharpRepository.Ioc.Autofac

The reason for using version 5.0.1 of Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection is that the next version 6.0.0 uses AutoFac >= 5.0.0 and SharpRepository.Ioc.Autofac 2.1.0-prerelease requires AutoFac < 5.0.0

We'll add some view models

add code

Add a BookRepositoryHelper that gets the books from NebolBooks and loads them into the in-memory repository.

add code

Add specifications

add code

Add profile

add code

Add controller

Add SharpRepository setup in app.settings

Changes to Startup.ConfigureServices:

change return type from void to IServiceProvider services.AddAutoMapper… return services.UseSharpRepository(Configuration.GetSection(“sharpRepository”));

additions to Configure()…

As this is a .NET Core 3.1 application we need to add a supported DI package and do the steps described here: https://github.com/SharpRepository/SharpRepository/wiki/Getting-started in the section titled “ASP.NET Core 3.0 Applications”

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You know what? Let's add some finishing touches.

In Startup.ConfigureServices() add

services.AddResponseCompression();

In Startup.Configure() add

app.UseResponseCompression();

Taken from here: Get started with Swashbuckle and ASP.NET Core

Install-Package Swashbuckle.AspNetCore

In Startup.ConfigureServices() add

services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
{
	c.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo { Title = "API", Version = "v1" });
});

In Startup.Configure(), perhaps inside "if (env.IsDevelopment())" add

app.UseSwagger();
 
app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
{
	c.SwaggerEndpoint("/swagger/v1/swagger.json", "API V1");
});

In Startup.ConfigureServices() add

For .NET Core 3.0+:

services.AddMvc()
	.AddJsonOptions(options =>
	{
		options.JsonSerializerOptions.WriteIndented = true;    
		//options.SerializerSettings.Formatting = Formatting.Indented; // NewtonsoftJson
	});

Now try to run it, and visit /swagger to see the automatically generated API documentation!