README.md

Bulky Book

Bulky Book is an ASP.NET Core MVC application for managing categories with a SQL Server database backend.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Project Structure
• Configuration
• Features
• Entity Framework
• Usage

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK
• Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code (Optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/BulkyBookWeb.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd BulkyBookWeb
3. Restore dependencies: dotnet restore
4. Update database: dotnet ef database update
5. Run the application: dotnet run

Project Structure

• BulkyBookWeb
  • Controllers: Contains controllers handling HTTP requests.
  • Data: Defines the database context and migrations.
  • Migrations: Database migration files.
  • Models: Data models used in the application.
  • Views: Razor views for the application.
  • wwwroot: Static files (CSS, JavaScript, images).
  • appsettings.json: Configuration file for the application.
  • Program.cs: Entry point for the application.
  • Startup.cs: Configures services and middleware.

Configuration

AppSettings

The appsettings.json file contains configuration settings for the application.

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*",
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=Bulky;Trusted_Connection=True;"
  }
}

Features

1. Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations for categories.
2. Display a list of categories with details.

Entity Framework

This project uses Entity Framework Core for database operations. Entity Framework simplifies database interactions and allows for easy migrations.

Usage

1. Launch the application.
2. Navigate to http://localhost:port-number in your web browser.