README.md

Cause.Core.DataLayerExtensions

Cause.Core.DataLayerExtensions are a set of extensions for EntityFrameworkCore :

• Mapping classes.
• Mapping auto detection.
• Mapping naming convention.

Usage

Mapping classes

If you want to create a mapping class for the foo model

public class SomeExample 
{
    public Guid Id {get; set;}
    public ICollection<SomeOtherClass> Classes {get;set;}
}

You would simply create a mapping class that inherits from EntityMappingConfiguration<T> and override the Map function. From there, it's all normal fluent mapping code.

public class SomeExampleMapping: EntityMappingConfiguration<SomeExample>
{
    public override Map(EntityTypeBuilder<SomeXample> entity)
    {
        entity.HasKey(m => m.Id);
        entity.HasMany(m => m.Classes)
            .WithOne(m => m.Parent)
            .HasForeignKey(m => m.ParentId);
    }
}

Then, in you DbContext class, you can add the mapping from the OnModelCreating function like so:

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    new CallSubTypeMapping().Map(modelBuilder);
}

Mapping Auto Detection

The project also contains a mapping auto detection feature so you can easily add all of your mapping in one line. It can be used like this from the OnModelCreating function from you DbContext:

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    this.UseAutoDetectedMappings(modelBuilder);
}

Note that your mapping classes must be in your DbContext's project to be detected.

Mapping's naming features

All of these features must be used from the DbContext's OnModelCreating function.

public class SomeClass
{
    [PrimaryKey]
    public Guid Id {get;set;}
    public string CurrentName {get;set;}
}

Primary key naming

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.AddTableNameToPrimaryKey();
}

Will add the class name to the primary key.

• Id would be mapped as IdSomeClass

Table's prefix

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.UseTablePrefix("Tbl")
}

Add "Tbl" in front of the class name.

• SomeClass would then be mapped as TblSomeClass.

Snakecase mapping

You can also easily auto map everything to snake case.

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.UseAutoSnakeCaseMapping();
}

Automatically transform all class and property naming mapping to snake case.

• SomeClass would be mapped as some_class.
• CurrentName would be current_name.

One more example

You can use any or all of the naming feature together like so:

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.AddTableNameToPrimaryKey();
    modelBuilder.UseAutoSnakeCaseMapping();
    modelBuilder.UseTablePrefix("tbl_");
    this.UseAutoDetectedMappings(modelBuilder);
}

That would create a table named like this:

• tbl_some_class

With these fields :

• id_some_class
• current_name