.NET Entity Framework Minimal

That I Use

• .NET 8
• Entity Framework
• SQL Server

Package Prerequisite

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design

Set Migration

dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
dotnet ef database update

Create New Project

Create .NET console project called "LearnEF"

Source Code

Models/Product.cs

namespace LearnEF.Models
{
    internal class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public decimal Price { get; set; }
    }
}

Models/AppDbContext.cs

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;


namespace LearnEF.Models
{
    internal class AppDbContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<Product> Products { get; set; } // Represents the "Products" table
        protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
        {
            optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer("Server=localhost;Database=learnef;User Id=sa;Password=1234;Trusted_Connection=True;TrustServerCertificate=True;");
        }
    }
}

Repositories/IProductRepository.cs

using LearnEF.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace LearnEF.Repositories
{
    internal interface IProductRepository
    {
        void Add(Product product);
        IEnumerable<Product> GetAll();

Repositories/ProductRepository.cs

using LearnEF.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace LearnEF.Repositories
{
    internal class ProductRepository : IProductRepository
    {
        private readonly AppDbContext _context;
        public ProductRepository(AppDbContext context)
        {
            _context = context;
        }
        public void Add(Product product) {
            _context.Products.Add(product);
            _context.SaveChanges();
        }
        public void Update(Product product) {
            _context.Products.Update(product);
            _context.SaveChanges();
        }
        public Product? GetByName(string name)
        {
            return _context.Products.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == name);
        }
        public void Delete(Product product) {
            _context.Products.Remove(product);
            _context.SaveChanges();
        }
        public IEnumerable<Product> GetAll() {
            return _context.Products;
        }
    }
}

Program.cs

using LearnEF.Models;
using LearnEF.Repositories;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        using (var context = new AppDbContext())
        {
            var repo = new ProductRepository(context);

            while (true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\n=== PRODUCT MENU ===");
                Console.WriteLine("1. Read Data");
                Console.WriteLine("2. Insert Data");
                Console.WriteLine("3. Update Data");
                Console.WriteLine("4. Delete Data");
                Console.WriteLine("5. Get By Name");
                Console.WriteLine("0. Exit");
                Console.Write("Choose menu: ");

                var choice = Console.ReadLine();

                switch (choice)
                {
                    case "1": // READ
                        var products = repo.GetAll();
                        Console.WriteLine("\n--- Product Data ---");
                        foreach (var p in products)
                            Console.WriteLine($"{p.Id} | {p.Name} - {p.Price}");
                        break;

                    case "2": // INSERT
                        Console.Write("Product Name: ");
                        string name = Console.ReadLine() ?? "";

                        Console.Write("Product Price: ");
                        decimal price;
                        decimal.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out price);

                        var newProduct = new Product { Name = name, Price = price };
                        repo.Add(newProduct);
                        Console.WriteLine("Product added successfully.");
                        break;

                    case "3": // UPDATE
                        Console.Write("Enter product name to update: ");
                        string updateName = Console.ReadLine() ?? "";
                        var existing = repo.GetByName(updateName);

                        if (existing != null)
                        {
                            Console.Write("New Price: ");
                            decimal newPrice;
                            decimal.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out newPrice);

                            existing.Price = newPrice;
                            repo.Update(existing);
                            Console.WriteLine("Product updated successfully.");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Product not found.");
                        }
                        break;

                    case "4": // DELETE
                        Console.Write("Enter product name to delete: ");
                        string deleteName = Console.ReadLine() ?? "";
                        var toDelete = repo.GetByName(deleteName);

                        if (toDelete != null)
                        {
                            repo.Delete(toDelete);
                            Console.WriteLine("Product deleted successfully.");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Product not found.");
                        }
                        break;

                    case "5": // GET BY NAME
                        Console.Write("Enter product name: ");
                        string searchName = Console.ReadLine() ?? "";
                        var product = repo.GetByName(searchName);

                        if (product != null)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine($"Found: {product.Id} | {product.Name} - {product.Price}");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Product not found.");
                        }
                        break;

                    case "0": // EXIT
                        Console.WriteLine("Exiting program...");
                        return;

                    default:
                        Console.WriteLine("Invalid choice.");
                        break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}