public void Seed() { _ctx.Database.EnsureCreated(); if (!_ctx.Countries.Any()) { //need to create sample data var filepath = Path.Combine(_hosting.ContentRootPath, "Data/SeedData/art.json"); var json = File.ReadAllText(filepath); var categories = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <IEnumerable <Category> >(json); _ctx.Categories.AddRange(categories); } _ctx.SaveChanges(); }
public bool SaveAll() { return(_ctx.SaveChanges() > 0); }