EISK.MVC

Explore cool new features as available in Visual Studio, ASP.NET MVC & Entity Framework with best coding practices based on a simple database entity “Employee”.

Key Technology Areas

• C#
• .NET Framework 4.5
• ASP.NET MVC 5.0
• Entity Framework 6.0
• Sql Server Localdb
• Visual Studio 2013 - 2022

Architectural Overview

• Overall architecture is based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern
• Support for desktop & mobile browsers.
• Usage of Data Annotations in Model (Entity) classes to centralize basic validation mechanism that facilitates DRY principle
• Usage of IValidatableObject interface in Model (Entity) classes that isolates custom Business Logic from application layer
• Usage of OOP inheritance and Value Object design pattern in Model (Entity) classes that provides reusability in application architecture
• Usage of View Model, Editor Model design pattern that provides mechanism for testable view rendering logic
• Usage of Domain Model, Repository and Unit of Work design pattern from Domain-driven Design (DDD) approach
• Usage of Data Mapper design pattern for Data Access Layer using Entity Framework – Code First Approach
• Several reusable helper classes and extension methods for Cross Cutting Concerns (i.e. logging etc)  and other repetitive functionalities.

Sample Use Case

• Creating a new employee record
• Read existing employee records
• Update an existing employee record
• Delete existing employee records
• Role based security model

Live Demo

• Live Demo

Getting Started

• Download and install latest EISK MVC from Visual Studio Marketplace.
• Once installed, open Visual Studio and enjoy creating EISK projects by going File –> New Project. Search for template with the keyword "Eisk.MVC". Select the template, followed by select a location to allow Visual Studio creating new project.
• Once the project is loaded in the visual studio, hit F5 to start the project.

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