EF Core Mapping EntityTypeConfiguration

Question

In EF6 we usually able to use this way to configure the Entity.

public class AccountMap : EntityTypeConfiguration
{
    public AccountMap()
           


        

Answer 1

I have a project that allows you to configure entities outside of the DbContext.OnModelCreating You configure each entity in a seperate class which inherits from StaticDotNet.EntityFrameworkCore.ModelConfiguration.EntityTypeConfiguration

First you need to create a class which inherits from StaticDotNet.EntityFrameworkCore.ModelConfiguration.EntityTypeConfiguration where TEntity is the class you want to configure.

using StaticDotNet.EntityFrameworkCore.ModelConfiguration;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;

public class ExampleEntityConfiguration
    : EntityTypeConfiguration
{
    public override void Configure( EntityTypeBuilder builder )
    {
        //Add configuration just like you do in DbContext.OnModelCreating
    }
}

Then in your Startup class you just need to tell Entity Framework where to find all of your configuration classes when you are configuring your DbContext.

using StaticDotNet.EntityFrameworkCore.ModelConfiguration;

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    Assembly[] assemblies = new Assembly[]
    {
        // Add your assembiles here.
    };

    services.AddDbContext( x => x
        .AddEntityTypeConfigurations( assemblies )
    );
}

There is also an option for adding type configurations using a provider. The repo has complete documentation on how to use it.

https://github.com/john-t-white/StaticDotNet.EntityFrameworkCore.ModelConfiguration