Entity Framework Introduction

Basic Program to -

• Connect to Postgres DB
• Code-First approach in creating Table
• Read/Write operation to DB

Version -

• version 1.0.0 - Basic EF Framework
• version 2.0.0 - Adding Seed Data

Steps -

1. Run postgres DB n check via pgAdmin UI

        docker run --name postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password -p 5432:5432 -d postgres:latest
        docker run -p 80:80 -e '[email protected]' -e 'PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=SuperSecret' -d dpage/pgadmin4

Note: Command to get Database Hostname used in pgAdmin

 docker inspect <postgres-dockerContainerId> | grep IPAddress

2. Install EF Framework (if not already installed)

        dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

3. Create Migration script using -

        dotnet ef migrations add InitialState

        dotnet ef database update

4. Run the program.

Output -