Asp.Net Core 8 Web Api Clean Architecture + Azure Services

What you'll learn
Create a backend for a web application that will add, modify, delete, or return data.
Build an MS SQL database based on C# classes.
Add authentication and authorization for API users.
Deploy the application to the Azure cloud.
Implement custom middleware.
Handle files - return them from the API and upload to the server.
Log application information or errors to text files using Serilog.
You will write a CI/CD pipeline.
Write automated unit & integration tests
Requirements
Basic C# knowledge (LINQ, async/await and generic collections)
Description
Master Clean Architecture & Azure for Scalable APIs in ASP.NET Core 8Ready to build robust, high-performance RESTful APIs with confidence? This comprehensive course empowers you with the knowledge and skills to create modern web APIs using the powerful combination of ASP.NET Core 8, Clean Architecture, and Azure services.Your journey begins with understanding the fundamentals:RESTful API essentials: Demystify HTTP communication, grasp REST principles, and set up your local development environment.ASP.NET Core 8 mastery: Dive into routing, model binding, and HTTP client usage to build the foundation of your API.Clean Architecture adoption: Learn the benefits and principles of Clean Architecture, and apply them to structure your API for maintainability and flexibility.Next, you'll establish the infrastructureatabase connection with Entity Framework: Set up your MS SQL database and leverage Entity Framework for seamless data interaction.Seeding mechanism: Populate your database with essential data for realistic testing and functionality.Ready to build features? Buckle up!RESTful resource management: Create, retrieve, update, and delete resources following REST best practices.DTO mapping and validation: Ensure data integrity and security with efficient mapping and Fluent Validation.Command/Query Responsibility Segregation: Organize your code with a clear separation of concerns using MediatR.More than just features - enhance your API's robustness:Logging with Serilog: Track API events for troubleshooting and maintainability.Automated documentation: Generate clear API documentation for easy client integration.Global exception handling: Gracefully handle errors and provide informative feedback to clients.Deep dive into advanced topics:Sub-entity management: Handle nested resources within your main entities with proper RESTful structure.User authentication and authorization: Secure your API with user accounts, roles, and custom claims using ASP.NET Identity.Pagination and sorting: Optimize performance for large datasets with pagination and sorting capabilities.Testing and deployment are crucial:Automated unit and integration tests: Ensure code quality and prevent regressions with comprehensive testing strategies.Azure deployment: Leverage Azure App Service and Azure SQL to deploy your API to a scalable cloud environment.CI/CD pipelines: Automate deployment processes for efficient updates and bug fixes.By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to:Architect and build secure, maintainable, and scalable RESTful APIs.Confidently leverage Clean Architecture principles for code organization.Utilize powerful Azure services for deployment and scalability.Implement best practices for performance, logging, testing, and documentation.Enroll now and take your API development skills to the next level!
Overview
Section 1: Course introduction
Lecture 1 Welcome message
Section 2: REST Web API
Lecture 2 Module introduction
Lecture 3 HTTP Protocol
Lecture 4 REST API
Lecture 5 Local environment setup
Lecture 6 New Web API project
Lecture 7 Starting point
Lecture 8 Built in DI container
Lecture 9 HTTP Client
Lecture 10 Routing and Model binding
Lecture 11 Status codes
Lecture 12 Exercise - First endpoint
Section 3: Solution architecture
Lecture 13 Module introduction
Lecture 14 Clean architecture
Lecture 15 Adding solution modules
Lecture 16 Defining entities
Section 4: Setting up infrastructure
Lecture 17 Module introduction
Lecture 18 Entity Framework overview
Lecture 19 Installing EF
Lecture 20 Flexible Database connection
Lecture 21 Seeding data
Lecture 22 Exercise - migration
Section 5: API Controller
Lecture 23 Module introduction
Lecture 24 Retrieving entities
Lecture 25 Exercise - getting specific resource
Lecture 26 Returing DTOs
Lecture 27 Automapper
Lecture 28 Creating resources
Lecture 29 Model validation
Lecture 30 FluentValidation
Section 6: CQRS + MediatR
Lecture 31 Module introduction
Lecture 32 CQRS Introduction
Lecture 33 CQRS with MediatR
Lecture 34 Deleting resources
Lecture 35 Exercise - Updating resources
Section 7: Web API utilities
Lecture 36 Module introduction
Lecture 37 Adding logger
Lecture 38 Logging to a file
Lecture 39 Swagger docs
Lecture 40 Exception Handling middleware
Lecture 41 Custom Exceptions
Lecture 42 Exercise - Time logging middleware
Section 8: Subentities
Lecture 43 Module introduction
Lecture 44 Subentities in REST
Lecture 45 Creating subentities
Lecture 46 Retrieving subentities
Lecture 47 Exercise - removing sub entities
Lecture 48 Location header for subentity
Section 9: Authentication
Lecture 49 Module introduction
Lecture 50 What is authentication
Lecture 51 ASP.NET Identity
Lecture 52 Swagger support of identity
Lecture 53 Extracting presentation layer services
Lecture 54 Authentication setup
Lecture 55 User Context
Lecture 56 Extending user definition
Section 10: Authorization
Lecture 57 Module introduction
Lecture 58 What is authorization
Lecture 59 Role based authorization
Lecture 60 Assigning user roles
Lecture 61 Exercise - Unassigning user role
Lecture 62 Custom user claims
Lecture 63 Claim based access control
Lecture 64 Custom authorization requirements
Lecture 65 User resources
Lecture 66 Resource based authorization
Lecture 67 Exercise - authorization policy
Section 11: Results pagination
Lecture 68 Module introduction
Lecture 69 Pagination introduction
Lecture 70 Filtering results
Lecture 71 Results pagination
Lecture 72 Pagination request validation
Lecture 73 Sorting results
Lecture 74 IQueryable methods order
Section 12: Automated testing
Lecture 75 Module introduction
Lecture 76 Automated tests - introduction
Lecture 77 Quick unit test creation
Lecture 78 Current user tests
Lecture 79 UserContext Tests
Lecture 80 Validator tests
Lecture 81 Mapping test
Lecture 82 CommandHandler tests
Lecture 83 Exercise - unit tests
Lecture 84 Authorization policies tests
Lecture 85 Middleware test
Lecture 86 Controller integration tests
Lecture 87 Testing endpoints with authorization
Lecture 88 Adjusting solution structure
Section 13: Azure Cloud deployment and services
Lecture 89 Module introduction
Lecture 90 Azure - introduction
Lecture 91 Creating Azure App service
Lecture 92 Deploying API to web app
Lecture 93 Setting up Azure SQL
Lecture 94 Connection to Azure SQL & automatic migrations
Lecture 95 Application insights
Lecture 96 Blob storage
Lecture 97 Uploading to blob storage
Lecture 98 Generating blob SAS url
Lecture 99 Working with blobs locally
Lecture 100 Exercise - deploying azure resources
Lecture 101 Exercise solution - Deploying azure resources
Section 14: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Lecture 102 Module introduction
Lecture 103 Continous Integration (CI)
Lecture 104 CI in Github actions
Lecture 105 Pull request policy
Beginner .NET developers who want to learn how to create web applications.
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