BlipProjects
BlipProjects is an ASP.NET MVC case study solution to accompany a guide in the PluralSight HackGuides() collection for Microsoft .NET technologies.
PluralSight Hack.Guides()
ASP.NET MVC - Creating solutions with separate projects for entities, data access, and website functionality - This guide shows how to structure a multi-project solution for a simple web application using Entity Framework and the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern along with the repository pattern.
Notice: PluralSight and the author(s) disclaim any liability for errors or omissions in this code. See the Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability for complete information.
Solution Projects
| Project | Application Layer |
|---|---|
| Blip.Common | Utility Classes |
| Blip.Common.Test | Tests for Blip.Common (placeholder) |
| Blip.Data | Data Context and Repositories |
| Blip.Data.Tests | Tests for Blip.Data (placeholder) |
| Blip.Entities | Data Entities |
| Blip.Entities.Test | Tests for Blip.Entities (placeholder) |
| Blip.Web | User Interface (views) and Business Logic (controllers) |
Technologies
| Dependency | Version* |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 4.6.2 |
| ASP.NET MVC | 5.2.3 |
| Bootstrap | 3.3.7 |
| C# | 6 |
| Entity Framework | 6.1.3 |
| jQuery | 3.2.1 |
| jQuery Validation | 1.16.0 |
| Microsoft Identity | 2.2.1 |
| Microsoft jQuery Unobtrusive Validation | 3.2.3 |
* As of the latest commit.
Getting Started
- Download or clone this repository.
- Open the solution in Visual Studio 2017 or higher.
- Select the Blip.Data project.
- Open a Package Manager Console window.
- Select "Blip.Data" for Default Project.
- Run:
update-database.
This will create the database, apply Entity Framework migrations, and run the Seed method to populate the database with values for the lookup tables.
Configuration
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Two projects contain configuration strings which may require modification for the developer's specific environment:
Project File Blip.Data App.config Blip.Web Web.config -
The configuration strings specify the instance of SQL Server Express installed with Visual Studio 2017 as the target database server:
Data Source=(localdb)\ProjectsV13. Developers using a different target database will have to change the connection strings in both projects.
License
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.
Contributing
See the accompanying instructions on How to contribute.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
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