.NET Core 3.1 MVC REST API – Full Course

Les Jackson

In this full course, we show you how to build a full REST API using .NET Core 3.1. We’ll employ MVC, REST, the Repository Pattern, Dependency Injection, Entity Framework, Data Transfer Objects, (DTOs), AutoMapper to provide 6 API endpoints that will allow you to Create, Read Update and Delete resources.

– Level: Beginner / Intermediate
– My Book: https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781484262542
– My other courses: https://lesjackson.net/
– Patreon Site (Exclusive Member Benefits!): https://www.patreon.com/binarythistle
– Code on GitHub: https://github.com/binarythistle/S03E02—.NET-Core-3.1-MVC-REST-API

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INTRODUCTION
– 1:58 Course Overview
– 4:46 Application Architecture
– 7:30 API DEMO

CODING PART 1 – FIRST 2 API ENDPOINTS (GET / READ)
– 10:10 Project Setup
– 15:30 Create our Domain Model (Command)
– 18:30 Build Our Repository Interface
– 24:46 Implement our Repository Interface (Mock Reposiory)
– 30:46 Create our Controller (CommandsController)
– 35:59 Create 2x API Endpoints
– 48:35 Using Dependency Injection

CODING PART 2 – ENTITY FRAMEWORK & SQL SERVER
– 55:35 Architecture Checkpoint
– 56:58 Set Up SQL Server App Login
– 1:00:36 Entityframework Packages
– 1:03:48 Entityframework Toolset
– 1:05:00 Create our Database Context (CommanderContext)
– 1:08:33 Our Database Connecttion String
– 1:13:42 Register our DB Context in Startup
– 1:18:00 Create Migrations
– 1:21:40 Cancel Migrations & revist Command Model
– 1:23:10 Add Data Validations to Command Model
– 1:24:49 Create Migrations (Again!)
– 1:26:05 Run Migrations against Database
– 1:28:04 Add Data to Database
– 1:32:34 Revist Our Repository to use DB Context

CODING PART 3 – DATA TRANSFER OBJECTS & CREATE ENDPOINT
– 1:41:11 Architecture Checkpoint
– 1:42:01 Why Data Transfer Objects?
– 1:48:34 AutoMapper Package & Startup Registration
– 1:51:42 Create our first DTO
– 1:53:40 Creating a mapping Profile
– 1:57:07 Updating Our Action Results to use DTOs

CODING PART 4 – PUT, PATCH & DELETE API ENDPOINTS
– 2:04:14 Architecture Checkpoint
– 2:05:40 Updating our Repository for Creating Resources
– 2:12:14 Create a New DTO (for Creating)
– 2:15:47 Create 3rd API Endpoint to Create Resources
– 2:26:38 Use CreatedAtRoute to return 201 CreatedAtRoute
– 2:35:07 Add Annotations to DTO to avoid 500 Errors
– 2:44:10 Update Repository to Support Updates
– 2:47:09 Add a New DTO (for Updating)
– 2:50:08 Add 4th API Endpoint for Updating (PUT Request)
– 2:52:56 Update our AutoMapper Profile
– 3:00:58 Overview of PATCH
– 3:05:00 Install 2x packages to support PATCH
– 3:07:09 Update Startup
– 3:08:43 Update our AutoMapper Profile (Final Update)
– 3:09:39 Add 5th API Endpoint for Updating (PATCH Request)
– 3:19:45 Add 6th API Endpoint for Deleting (DELETE Request)

FINAL THOUGHTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
– 3:25:31 Final Thoughts
– 3:26:20 Patreon Supporter Credits