Learning ASP.NET Core (.NET 6) - REST API

This is a sample API implementation using .NET.

Repository Contents

This repository contains the following sub-directories (with different API implementations):

• mvc the REST API created using MVC controllers,
• minimal the REST API created using minimal API endpoints,
• clean the REST API created using clean architecture approach and CQRS design pattern,
• graphql the API created using GraphQL,
• grpc the API created using GRPC,
• clients clients to consume the APIs.

Learning Resources

Based on these (free) courses/materials:

• APIs:
  • REST (minimal),
  • GraphQL,
  • gRPC,
• data access,
• caching,
• logging,
• error handling,
• security,
• deployment,
• versioning,
• documenting,
• clients,
• consume,
• clean architecture,
• other.

Also used these (paid) courses & books:

• Pluralsight,
• O'Reilly.

This is (sort of) continuation of these projects.

Useful Tools & Libraries

Some useful tools & libraries:

• Postman,
• Insomnia,
• Visual Studio Code - REST Client,
• Visual Studio Code - Rapid API,
• West Wind WebSurge,
• JSON Editor Online,
• FastEndpoints 📁.
• AutoMapper 📁,
• Mapperly 📁,
• MediatR,
• FluentValidation 📁,
• XUnit 📁,
• Fluent Assertions,
• NSubstitute 📁,
• AutoFixture,
• Faker,
• Bogus,
• SQLite and SQL Server Compact Toolbox,
• Microsoft PowerToys 📁,
• HttpClient,
• Refit,
• BenchmarkDotNet,
• OneOf,
• TestableIO,
• WireMock.Net,
• CefSharp.