Using BackgroundWorker Service with Web API C# ASP.NET Core 7 API

Overview

BulkMessenger is a C# ASP.NET Core 7 API designed to showcase the implementation of a background service within an ASP.NET Core API. The project utilizes Entity Framework (EF) with Microsoft SQL Server as the database.

Features

• Background Service: Demonstrates the usage of the BackgroundService in ASP.NET Core for performing background tasks.
• Entity Framework (EF): Utilizes EF for data access and management.
• Microsoft SQL Server: The project is configured to use Microsoft SQL Server as the database.
• Unit Testing: Demostrate Unit testing Web API Controllers, repositories and services

Prerequisites

• .NET 7 SDK or later
• Microsoft SQL Server
• FakeItEasy
• FluentAssertion
• Visual Studio or any preferred code editor

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/BulkMessenger.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd BulkMessenger
3. Update the database connection string in appsettings.json to point to your Microsoft SQL Server instance.
4. Open the project in Visual Studio or your preferred code editor.
5. Build and run the project.

Database Migration

To apply the database migrations and update the database schema, run the following commands in the project directory:

dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
dotnet ef database update