Creating a Class Library for a Northwind Database Context
Explore how to create a reusable class library for the Northwind database context using Entity Framework Core and SQLite within an ASP.NET Core solution. Understand project setup in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, configure the context class, manage entity model settings, and add dependency injection support. This lesson helps you build a maintainable data access layer for web applications.
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Defining a database context class library
We will now define a database context class library:
Step 1: Add a new project to the solution or workspace, as defined in the following list:
Project template:
Class Library or classlibProject file and folder:
Northwind.Common.DataContext.SqliteWorkspace or solution file and folder:
PracticalApps
Step 2: In Visual Studio, set the startup project for the solution to the current selection. In Visual Studio Code, select Northwind.Common.DataContext.Sqlite as the active ...