A simple tool that helps with common scenarios while using Entity Framework Core command-line tool (dotnet-ef). ef-contrib is designed to make everyday job easier.
Download the .NET Core SDK.
Once installed, run this command:
$ dotnet tool install --global ctyar.ef-contrib
And run the tool with:
$ ef-contrib
With dotnet-ef, if you want to recreate the current migration that you are working on you have to execute multiple commands
to first revert the current changes and then create a fresh migration. With ef-contrib, you can do this in a single command.
ef-contrib recreate
instead of
// Revert the changes from current migration
dotnet ef database update MyPreviousMigration
dotnet ef migrations remove
// Create a fresh migration
dotnet ef migrations add MyNewMigration
dotnet ef database update
With dotnet-ef, if you want to merge two migrations into one
you have to first remove them and then recreate them again as one.
ef-contrib squash
instead of
// Remove the last two migrations
dotnet ef database update MyMigrationBeforeAnyOfThese
dotnet ef migrations remove
dotnet ef migrations remove
// Add the migration again
dotnet ef migrations add MyNewMigration
dotnet ef database update
Adding and removing migrations also comes with another step to keep the database in sync.
ef-contrib handles this part automatically.
ef-contrib add
instead of
dotnet ef migrations add MyNewMigration
dotnet ef database update
If you happen to have multiple DbContexts or your DbContext is in a different project you have to add a lot of arguments every time you execute a command.
With ef-contrib config, you can save all these configs in your project, and efcotrib ef takes care of adding those arguments to your calls.
// Just once to config
ef-contrib config
ef-contrib ef migrations list
instead of
dotnet ef migrations list --project MyCompany.Product.EfProject --startup-project MyCompany.Product.MainProject
Get the package from here.
Install .NET Core SDK.
Run:
$ dotnet tool restore
$ dotnet-cake