.NET Core Project Generator

This batch script is a .NET Core project generator designed to quickly scaffold a new Web API or MVC web project along with supporting class libraries and their necessary dependencies.

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🔧 Script Variants

1. Web API Version (Default / Recommended for Microservices)

This version of the script scaffolds a clean .NET 8 Web API project using Clean Architecture principles.

✅ What's Included:

• Creates a .NET 8 Web API project as the main application.
• Class libraries:
  • Abstractions: Interfaces and contracts
  • Repository: Data access layer using Dapper
  • Service: Business logic
  • Common: Logging, shared utilities
• Automatically installs key NuGet packages:
  • Serilog, Dapper, Npgsql, SqlClient, and configuration packages
• Adds all necessary project references between layers
• Builds the project and opens the solution folder for development

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2. MVC Version (Original Template)

The MVC version of the script scaffolds a .NET 8 MVC project with dynamic view support.

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📝 Script Description (MVC Version)

The script automates the creation of a .NET Core MVC web project with associated class libraries (Abstractions, Repository, Service, Common). It installs necessary NuGet packages, sets up project references, restores, builds the solution.

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✨ Key Features

1. Project Initialization

• Prompts the user for the project name
• Creates a new MVC project targeting .NET 8.0
• Installs Razor Runtime Compilation for dynamic view updates (MVC version only)

2. Class Library Setup

• Creates four supporting class libraries:
  • Abstractions
  • Repository
  • Service
  • Common

3. NuGet Package Installation

• Common:
  • iText7, Serilog, Microsoft.CodeAnalysis, ReportViewerCore
• Repository:
  • Dapper, Npgsql, System.Data.SqlClient

4. Project Referencing

• Ensures proper project dependencies:
  • API/MVC → All libraries
  • Service → Repository, Abstractions
  • Repository → Common, Abstractions
  • Common → Abstractions

5. Build and Restore

• Runs dotnet restore and dotnet build to verify dependencies and compilation

6. Opens in file explorer

• Automatically launches the project folder.

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🎯 Purpose

This script is ideal for:

• Quickly scaffolding modular .NET projects
• Following Clean Architecture principles
• Speeding up onboarding and development setup

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🚀 Getting Started

# Run the batch file
setup-dotnet-project.bat

# When prompted, enter your desired project name