EF Core

SuperStrong.Types integrates with Entity Framework Core to simplify strong type conversion, querying, and more.

Requirements

This integration targets EF Core 10, so make sure your project uses it.

Installation

First, install the package from NuGet:

.NET CLI

dotnet add package SuperStrong.Types.EntityFrameworkCore --version 1.0.0-beta.10

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="SuperStrong.Types.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="1.0.0-beta.10" />

Setup

To enable the integration, call UseStrongTypes() after the database provider:

optionsBuilder
    .UseSqlServer(connectionString) // use any provider you need
    .UseStrongTypes();

Once enabled, every strong type is automatically configured based on its usage, so you don't need to set up value converters manually.

TIP

When reading from the database, values go through From(...), so they are always validated.

Querying

Use the AsPrimitive() method inside database queries, just like in normal code:

var users = await dbContext.Users
    .Where(user => user.Username.AsPrimitive().StartsWith("ihor"))
    .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);

Such queries are translated to SQL as if you used the underlying primitives directly.