Description

This extension allows to create .NET 6.0 REST API ready to be used solution taking into account:

• DI according to .NET 6 practices, inherited from .NET Core (without external dependencies)
• exception handling settings according to .NET 6 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.

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

v6.0.1529

• optional Application Insights settings
• minor fixes

v6.0.1129

• upgrade to .NET 6