incremental

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/<target-framework>/<project-name.dll>",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "stopAtEntry": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "processId": "${command.pickProcess}"
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "command": "dotnet",
+    "isShellCommand": true,
+    "args": [],
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "taskName": "build",
+            "args": [
+                ""
+            ],
+            "isBuildCommand": true,
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        }
+    ]
+}

src/GenericMvcUtilities/Models/IModel.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace GenericMvcUtilities.Models
 {
@@ -18,5 +19,50 @@ public interface IModelWithFile<TKey> : IModel<TKey>
 	{
 		DataFile File { get; set; }
 	}
-
+
+	public interface IModelWithFilename<TKey> : IModel<TKey>
+	where TKey : IEquatable<TKey>
+	{
+		string Filename { get; set; }
+	}
+
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// todo use this to replace datafile
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <typeparam name="TKey">The type of the key.</typeparam>
+	/// <seealso cref="GenericMvcUtilities.Models.IModel{TKey}" />
+	public interface IFile<TKey> : IModel<TKey> where TKey : IEquatable<TKey>
+	{
+
+		//replaces Id in File... this is the path to the file
+		//equal directory name
+		string Path { get; set; }
+
+		//file name as it appears on disk
+		string Name { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// mime content type
+		/// </summary>
+		string ContentType { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// encoding type
+		/// needed to decode data from over the wire transmissions
+		/// </summary>
+		EncodingType EncodingType { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// if file facade this will be null
+		/// </summary>
+		byte[] Data { get; set; }
+
+
+		FileInfo FileInfo { get; set; }
+
+		bool IsFileBacked();
+
+		//FileInfo GetFileInfo();
+	}
 }