Project

• Building an app with .Net Core and React

Technologies

Backend / API

• .NET Core 3.0 for the API and controllers
• EntityFrameworkCore as a code first ORM (object-relational mapping)
• SQLite as a database provider
• MediatR for CQRS (Command and queries responsibility segregation)
• ASP Middlewares for error handling
• FluentValidation for data validation
• User-secrets for secret storage
• Cloudinary for image cloud storage.
• Microsoft SignalR for realtime WebSocket updates

Frontend / Client

• React for the SPA (single page application)
• TypeScript for code logic
• Axios for http requests
• MobX for state management
• React Hooks for state mangement
• React Semantic UI for styling
• React Router for navigation routing
• React Toastify to show toasts
• React Widgets for UI controls
• React Final Form for forms
• Date-Fns for date handling
• Revalidate for data validation
• Uuid for id generations
• React Cropper for image cropping
• React Dropzone for file upload
• Microsoft SignalR for realtime WebSocket updates
• React Infinite Scroller for infinite scrolling
• Security Headers to check security grade of the web app.
• React Facebook Login to login with Facebook.

Database

• For development purposes an SQLite database was used.

• For testing purposes, a MySQL server (community) was used.

  • Install MySQL server Community.

  • Create a user appuser.

Running the project

1. Start the backend API: cd API then dotnet run.

2. Start the web client: cd client-app then npm start.

Building the project for deployment

1. Build the web client: cd client-app then npm run build.

2. This will create an optimized webapp and move it to the wwwroot folder of the API.