EF Core Hexagonal Data Layer

About

This skill provides a standardized blueprint for building robust data persistence layers in .NET applications using Entity Framework Core. It focuses on the Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters) pattern to ensure a clean separation between domain logic and infrastructure. By providing patterns for repositories, Unit of Work, and Fluent API configurations, it enables developers to create maintainable, testable, and scalable database layers with built-in support for CQRS and resilient startup migrations.

Key Features

• Hexagonal Architecture implementation for decoupling domain and infrastructure
• Resilient migration runner with built-in exponential backoff and retry logic
• Fluent API configuration templates for complex entity and relationship mappings
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• Standardized Repository and Unit of Work patterns for data consistency
• Automatic dependency injection registration via assembly scanning

Use Cases

• Setting up production-ready persistence for a new Domain-Driven Design project
• Implementing multi-schema database support for microservices and bounded contexts
• Refactoring a monolithic .NET application to a clean Hexagonal Architecture