Advanced Data Access with EF Core

Advanced Data Access with EF Core

• start the course
• connect to a sample Northwind database with .NET Core
• configure and use SQLite for small database projects
• use different methods to access data providers with EF Core
• build attributes to fine-tune your models
• use and implement the EF Core Fluent API
• build models with EF Core to satisfy application requirements
• query and modify a model to retrieve data for an application
• use LINQ queries to retrieve data
• query and sort entities using LINQ and EF Core
• work with filters to refine retrieved data
• implement features of EF Core with sets
• build and customize LINQ extension methods for specific applications
• build a model with EF Core and query data from it

Building a Microservice in .NET Core

Building a Microservice in .NET Core

• start the course
• design an API using .NET Core
• create basic tests to validate functionality
• design and build a model for a .NET Core API
• use Rhino to inject a mock repository for testing and development
• create a data store for an application
• configure Entity Framework Core for use in .NET Core applications
• create a database context to use in your applications
• create read and update data using Entity Framework Core
• use log4Net to log events from your application
• use Postman to verify the functionality of an API
• deploy a microservice in a container for development or production
• deploy a .NET Core microservice to a server
• test an API with mocking and unit testing

Building an API Project in ASP.NET

Building an API Project in ASP.NET

• start the course
• design a RESTful API for microservices
• create models and design API URLs for accessing services
• build models that will be used for applications
• configure logging for your service and catch errors as they occur
• connect to an external database in ASP.NET
• set up Entity Framework to work with applications
• create a database context to access data with microservices
• create type mappings to improve the data integrity of a system
• create and prepare a controller for microservice
• configure an API with attribute-based routing for finer control over routing
• implement dependency injection using Ninject
• publish an application to a server
• build a model and connect it to a database

Deploying Your Microservice in Containers

Deploying Your Microservice in Containers

• start the course
• install Docker as a container manager for applications in Windows
• use Docker components within Visual Studio
• run a basic Docker image in Windows
• build Docker images for development and deployment
• manage and control Docker images using built-in tools
• migrate image from development to your server
• deploy a microservice to an image
• utilize Microsoft Azure services to deploy a container
• configure and use logging for your Docker images
• monitoring images at any time using Docker
• updating a microservice on an existing image
• implement best practices for microservice lifecycle
• build and run a simple image with Docker

Getting Started with REST and .NET Core

Getting Started with REST and .NET Core

• start the course
• configure Visual Studio Code to work with .NET Core
• identify REST design principles and patterns
• use Postman to test and verify your REST services
• design a simple REST service
• configure routing for your REST application
• set up a database connection for your REST application
• install and set up Ninject and use it in applications
• build a controller for your REST application
• implement logging for your REST application
• set up a smoke test of your application to verify functionality
• set up a mocking framework for your API to run tests
• build and run unit tests to ensure API functionality
• build a simple REST API using .NET Core Web API

Securing Your Microservices

Securing Your Microservices

• start the course
• configure options using cookie and forms authentication with services
• use bearer tokens for authentication in your application
• work with OpenID to establish secure authentication
• use OAuth for authorization with your user accounts
• implement individual accounts in your Web API
• use ASP.NET Core Identity to establish user accounts in an application
• use roles to authorize users to perform certain operations
• use policies to authorize users to perform certain operations
• secure applications against Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• implement Windows authentication for applications
• deploy authorization filters to fine tune authentication schemes
• use SSL to secure a Web API
• implement a bearer token system in a Web API