EFCore.UtilExtensions

Several useful addons for EF (Entity Framework Core):

1. UnPluralizing convention,
2. Data Annotations with extra attributes,
3. EntityId and Enum interface,
4. Audit Info config,
5. Generics.

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1	EFCore.BulkExtensions	EF Core Bulk CRUD Ops (Flagship Lib)
2*	EFCore.UtilExtensions	EF Core Custom Annotations and AuditInfo
3	EFCore.FluentApiToAnnotation	Converting FluentApi configuration to Annotations
4	FixedWidthParserWriter	Reading & Writing fixed-width/flat data files
5	CsCodeGenerator	C# code generation based on Classes and elements
6	CsCodeExample	Examples of C# code in form of a simple tutorial

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FEATURES:

1. UnPluralize

Keeps table names singular in DB like Entities classes are (also keeping PascalCase) while DbSets remains in plural. To set it up, call RemovePluralizingTableNameConvention from OnModelCreating:

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.RemovePluralizingTableNameConvention();
    ...
}

NOTE: Useful for versions prior to .Net7, mainly for .Net6, since with .Net7+ it can be achieved directly by overriding a method in DbContext:

// In DbContext
protected override void ConfigureConventions(ModelConfigurationBuilder configurationBuilder)
{
    configurationBuilder.Conventions.Remove(typeof(TableNameFromDbSetConvention));
}

2. ANNOTATIONS Extensions

Are made to avoid using FluentAPI and keep all Db configs in a single place on Entity
(makes it more clear and simple - DRY principle)
Implemented with method ConfigureExtendedAnnotations on modelBuilder called from OnModelCreating.

-New Attributes from the library:

Attributes	Description
[Index()]	enables configuring Index on one or several columns
[UniqueIndex()]	enables configuring Unique Index on one or several columns
[DefaultValue(object)]	sets Db default value
[DefaultValueSql("getdate()")]	sets Db default value with Sql
[ForeignKeyExtension(DeleteBehavior.)]	extends FK attribute, adds option to set DeleteBehavior
DeleteBehavior.NoAction	sometimes needed to avoid fk cascade multiple paths and cycles

-Native ones from EF are:

Attributes	Attributes	Attributes	Attributes
[Table(tblName)]	[Key]	[DatabaseGenerated()]	[Owned]
[Column(name, typeName)]	[ForeignKey(FkName)]	[Timestamp]	[ComplexType]
[Required]	[Index(indName)]	[ConcurrencyCheck]	[NotMapped]
[MaxLength(255)]	[Index(indName, IsUnique)]	[Precision(20, 4)]

Notes:
[Precision] is used for customizing Decimal type, default being (18, 2) meaning 18 significant digits of which 16 is for whole number and 2 decimal places.