Description

This extension allows to create a .NET 5.0 REST API ready to be used solution taking into account:

• DI according to .NET 5 practices, inherited from .NET Core (without external dependencies)
• exception handling settings according to .NET 5 practices (production and development error handlers)
• AppSettings
• mapping settings (based on Automapper)
• OpenAPI basic configuration (can be enabled/disabled by configuration)
• API Versioning (based on URL routes)
• automatic OpenAPI versioning according to code
• XML Comments included in Swagger

The created solution is layered according to architectural principles and gathering a set of good practices. The result is increased testability, evolutivity and maintainability.

What does it look like?

Once the extension installed, you can use it directly from the start screen when you create a new project:

Creation Wizard - Step 1

Creation Wizard - Step 2

The extension will create a VS solution and the projects to build a REST API in order to focus on value creation.

The provided settings through the wizard can be updated at any time in the configuration file (appsettings.json).

More details and a quick start at //jmidotnetfr.wordpress.com/2020/11/06/net-5-rest-api-template-for-visual-studio/.

.NET CLI

In addition to this Visual Studio version, you can find here the .NET CLI version.

Release notes

v5.0.1011

• end of preview and first .NET 5 version

v5.0.1000-preview

• code comments (XML Comments type) at DataContract level are included in the Swagger/OpenAPI generation

v5.0.962-preview

• solution creation new UI to provide common settings
• license updates (missing until now)
• error fixes
• delivery process updates
• new VSIX project to review settings

v5.0.917-preview

• small updates (RC2)
• logo update
• AppSettings DI error fix

v5.0.872-preview

• .NET 5.0 RC updrage
• log settings improvements
• Services structure reviewed according to provided feedbacks

v5.0.863-preview

• metadata updates and sync with the CLI version

v5.0.861-preview

• preview version of the template technical upgrade