API Versioning in ASP.NET Core

Publish Date: Nov 12, 2018 This article guides on implementing API versioning in ASP.NET Core, highlighting its simplicity compared to ASP.NET Web API. It covers installing the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning package, setting up default versioning, and various versioning methods including URL path segment and header versioning.

The article also discusses deprecating older API versions and excluding specific controllers from versioning using the ApiVersionNeutral attribute. The process is illustrated with concise examples and code snippets, offering a practical approach to API versioning in ASP.NET Core applications.

Route constraints in ASP.NET Core

Publish Date: Nov 9, 2018

This article covers implementing route constraints in ASP.NET Core to validate route parameter values. It highlights two methods:

1. Inline constraints: using route templates directly
2. MapRoute constraints: using classes that follow the IRouteConstraint interface

The article also describes creating custom constraints for specific validation needs, such as checking if a string starts with a particular value. This feature in ASP.NET Core ensures that only valid values are passed to action methods, enhancing API reliability and functionality.

Getting Started with DebuggerTypeProxy

Publish Date: Jul 5, 2018 The article explains the use of DebuggerTypeProxy for enhancing debugging. It illustrates how to display complex or less readable properties (like Hex values) in a more understandable format using a proxy class. By applying the DebuggerTypeProxy attribute to a class, the values are shown in the debugger in a customized way, as defined in the proxy class. This feature significantly improves the debugging experience by providing clearer insights into the data structures being inspected.

Generate random data using GenFu in C#

Publish Date: Jul 3, 2018 Sometimes, a great deal of time is wasted and a large amount of redundant code is generated when creating random data, especially when writing tests. A library named GenFu has been created that takes on the responsibility of creating random data. This library is open source, and you can find its source code on GitHub.