An example to use Clean Architecture with C# using vscode + .NET CLI

Steps to create the folders structure

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-sln

• Solution: New Solution dotnet new sln -n SocialMedia
• Web API: New webapi project inside the solution dotnet new webapi -o SocialMedia.Api
• Core: New class library project dotnet new classlib -o SocialMedia.Core
• Infraestructure: New class library project dotnet new classlib -o SocialMedia.Infraestructure
• Add webapi project to the solution dotnet sln SocialMedia.sln add SocialMedia.Api/SocialMedia.Api.csproj
• Add webapi project to the solution dotnet sln SocialMedia.sln add SocialMedia.Core/SocialMedia.Core.csproj
• Add webapi project to the solution dotnet sln SocialMedia.sln add SocialMedia.Infraestructure/SocialMedia.Infraestructure.csproj

How to Reference the Projects

• SocialMedia.Api project
  • Add SocialMedia.Core reference: dotnet add SocialMedia.Api/SocialMedia.Api.csproj reference SocialMedia.Core/SocialMedia.Core.csproj
  • Add SocialMedia.Infraestructure reference:dotnet add SocialMedia.Api/SocialMedia.Api.csproj reference SocialMedia.Infraestructure/SocialMedia.Infraestructure.csproj
• SocialMedia.Infraestructure
  • Add SocialMedia.Core reference: dotnet add SocialMedia.Infraestructure/SocialMedia.Infraestructure.csproj reference SocialMedia.Core/SocialMedia.Core.csproj

How to Add Test Solution

I recommend to use vscode-solution-explorer extension over vscode to show Tests solution folder.

• xUnit Solution: New xunit project dotnet new xunit -o SocialMedia.UnitTests
• Add project to solution folder dotnet sln SocialMedia.sln add SocialMedia.UnitTests/SocialMedia.UnitTests.csproj --solution-folder Tests
• xUnit Solution: New xunit project dotnet new xunit -o SocialMedia.IntegrationTests
• Add project to solution folder dotnet sln SocialMedia.sln add SocialMedia.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests.csproj --solution-folder Tests

How to Install Entity Framework Core inside SocialMedia.Infraestructure project

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/get-started/overview/install

• Entity Framework Core runtime and tools: dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer Add in all projects
• Entity Framework Core Design: dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
• Connect with an existing DB: dotnet ef dbcontext scaffold "Server=DESKTOP-XXXXX\SQLEXPRESS;Database=SocialMedia;Integrated Security = true;" Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -o Data

Automapper

• Add Automapper Dependency Injection over SocialMedia.Infraestructure, SocialMedia.Api dotnet add package AutoMapper.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection --version 8.1.1

Newtonsoft.Json

• Add over SocialMedia.Api project dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson

AspnetCore.Mvc

• Add over SocialMedia.Infraestructure dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

FluentValidation

reference: https://fluentvalidation.net/

• Add over SocialMedia.Infraestructure, SocialMedia.Api dotnet add package FluentValidation
• Add over SocialMedia.Infraestructure, SocialMedia.Api For integration with ASP.NET Core dotnet add package FluentValidation.AspNetCore