// Main() boots up a web server and the host for this project.
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// On the line below, the Host is declared and turned on.
var host = BuildWebHost(args);
// Creates the scope within which this program's services and operations are
// executed.
using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
{
var services = scope.ServiceProvider;
try
{
// POPULATE THE DATABASE
// 1. Get a database context instance from the dependency injection container.
var context = services.GetRequiredService <Context>();
// 2. Call the seed method, passing to it the context.
DatabasePopulator.Initialize(context);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
var logger = services.GetRequiredService <ILogger <Program> >();
logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred while seeding the database.");
}
// 3. Dispose the context when the seed method is done and goes out of scope.
}
// The Host is started.
host.Run();
}
