This repository contains a multi-layer application which was built for demonstration purposes. It contains a collection of patterns and services which are used in enterprise applications.

• Layered architecture
• Dependency injection using AutoFac
• Test-driven design
• EntityFramework code-first database context
• UnitOfWork and repository pattern
• Restful WCF service with JSON
• Diverse client technologies. Using DTOs to exchange information with the backend and ViewModels (MVVM) to bind model data to views.

Furthermore, the aim of this project was to show the interplay of the mentioned technologies, principles and practices.

• Authentication and authorization
• Cross-platform mobile clients
• Localization
• Input validation
• Filtering, grouping, sorting, paging of list items

Generic repository pattern, unit of work, entity framework in MVC

http://techbrij.com/generic-repository-unit-of-work-entity-framework-unit-testing-asp-net-mvc

Autofac for MVC

http://techbrij.com/autofac-ioc-container-asp-net-mvc-di

Autofac for WebApi

http://docs.autofac.org/en/latest/integration/webapi.html

Using Web API 2 with Entity Framework 6

http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/data/using-web-api-with-entity-framework/part-1

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Web API 2

http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/advanced/dependency-injection

Exception Handling in ASP.NET Web API

http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/error-handling/exception-handling

Automated Testing of ASP.NET Web API and MVC applications

https://robdmoore.id.au/blog/2013/02/02/automated-testing-of-asp-net-web-api-and-mvc-applications/

Creating WCF REST services

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/571813/A-Beginners-Tutorial-on-Creating-WCF-REST-Services

Using MVVMLight in a WPF application

http://www.dotnetcurry.com/wpf/1037/mvvm-light-wpf-model-view-viewmodel

Configuring Relationships with the Fluent API

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/jj591620.aspx

ASP.NET Web API Exception Handling

http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/asp-net-web-api-exception-handling

Mvc4CustomErrorPage

https://github.com/13daysaweek/Mvc4CustomErrorPage/tree/master/ThirteenDaysAWeek.Mvc4CustomErrorPage.Web/Views

Exception Handling in WebAPI

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/733512/Exception-Handling-in-WebAPI

Consuming WCF Services in Xamarin

http://www.nullskull.com/a/10476775/xamarin-cross-platform-application-consuming-wcf--part-1.aspx

http://nullskull.com/a/10476786/xamarin-cross-platform-application-consuming-wcf--part-2.aspx

Custom WCF message formatters (NewtonsoftJsonBehavior)

https://github.com/carlosfigueira/WCFSamples/tree/master/MessageFormatter/MessageFormatter/JsonNetMessageFormatter

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8082231/custom-behavior-wont-register-in-my-web-config

Copyright © 2015 Thomas Galliker. Free for non-commercial use. For commercial use please contact the author.