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How to add creator/modified info to all of your EF models at once in .NET Core

This is a tip that should often be the first thing you do in your projects with database backend, no matter which technology you use: Add some basic info about modified and created times, and the user information – so that if something happens, everyone will know who to blame 😉 There’s a lot of great blog articles describing how to do this in .NET Framework, but not that many for .NET Core. It’s very similar, but not the same. I learned that by copy-pasting…Continue reading How to add creator/modified info to all of your EF models at once in .NET Core

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How to access EF’s DbContext in an Azure Function on V2 runtime?

This post describes how you can access your Entity Framework Core model classes and the database context in your Azure Functions. In my example I’m using EF Core 2.1, but the main principle should be the same for later versions as well. Please note, that I use Azure functions runtime 2.x (and so should you!) Another easy one, that I was unable to find much guidance on! But first, let’s start with the basics. Why would you want to have this setup? Why would you…Continue reading How to access EF’s DbContext in an Azure Function on V2 runtime?

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How to get current user in ASP.NET Core?

This post describes how to get the currently logged in user using ASP.NET Core. This is compared with how it’s done in .NET Framework. Background In .NET Core, a lot of things are done a bit differently. That’s what I’ve been learning building more and more stuff with it, instead of good old .NET Framework. The learning curve is definitely there, but it’s not that bad – most of the things work in a similar fashion, but a huge number of details are different. In…Continue reading How to get current user in ASP.NET Core?