There are currently 6 projects in this solution:

• MarksMovies.RazorPagesUI -- Front end web UI
• MarksMovies.DataModel --- Core classes for the data model which map to database tables
• MarksMovies.DataAccess --- DB Context, Migrations, and general data access layer
• MarksMovies.API --- API controller classes to serve as entry to back end
• MarksMovies.TMDB --- The Movie Database API methods and objects
• MarksMovies.Services --- Business logic
• MarksMovies.WebServices --- Service classes to support Razor Pages front end
• MarksMovies.Tests --- Unit tests

This is the front end web project built using Razor Pages in ASP.Net Core. This is also where you will find the Program.cs, Startup.cs and application.json files.

1. You may need to modify the database connection string in application.json within the MarksMovies.RazorPagesUI project.

   The default value to use would be:

    "ConnectionStrings": {
       "MarksMoviesContext": "Server=(localdb)\\mssqllocaldb;Database=MarksMovies;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
     }
   

2. Build the solution.

3. Open up the Package Manager Console and then enter the command Update-Database.

4. You should now be able to run the application.

There is a file located at /Assets/Movies.json in the MarksMovies.RazorPagesUI project which, if present, will be used to seed the database with movies. The same file that is generated through the application's json export feature may be used to seed an empty database.

From the main page of the web application you can choose Movies or Swagger

This page shows the full list of movies in the catalog. From here you can choose to Edit, Delete, or view the Details for any existing movie. You may also Create a new movie, Rank the list of movies, or Export the catalog to a file.

These pages are very similar and support entering data for a movie or television item. There is also a Fetch TMDB Data button which will allow you to Import data directly from The Movie Database on the web. Here is what the flow would look like on these pages:

1. Enter a title as a search string
2. Choose Movie or TV Show option
3. Click the Fetch TMDB Data button
4. Click on the Import button for the item that best matches your search
5. Make any additional edits as needed and click Save/Create

Please note that the Fetch TMDB Data button will make different API calls behind the scenes depending on your Movie or TV Show selection.

This page shows details obtained from The Movie Database including an overview, a poster image, and the top 5 cast members, along with other details.

A movie can be deleted from this page

This page consists of a simple listing of all the movies in the catalog (excluding TV Shows). The list supports drag and drop for re-ordering according to personal preference. When you are done ranking movies you can Save the rank values to the database.

This page currently supports exporting the list of movies from the catalog to Excel or to Json.

This is an auto-generated Swagger page for testing the API endpoints for this application.