.NET Core 3.1 MVC REST API Full Course

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