RA.Utilities.Data.Entities

Version 10.0.0-rc.2

This is the initial release of RA.Utilities.Data.Entities, a library providing core abstractions for data models.

✨ Key Features

• IEntity<T> Interface: A core abstraction that defines a contract for any entity with a typed identifier (Id).

• IAuditable Interface: Defines a contract for entities that need auditing fields, including CreatedDate and UpdatedDate.

• BaseEntity<T> Class: An abstract base class that provides a ready-to-use implementation of IEntity<T> and IAuditable. It includes:

  • A typed Id property.
  • CreatedDate (DateTime) and UpdatedDate (DateTime?) properties for auditing.

• BaseEntity Class: A non-generic convenience class that inherits from BaseEntity<Guid>, providing a Guid as the default primary key type.

• Reduced Boilerplate: By inheriting from these base classes, you can significantly reduce repetitive code in your data models.

🚀 Getting Started

To use the package, simply have your entity classes inherit from one of the provided base classes.

Example with a specific key type (int)

public class Product : BaseEntity<int>
{
    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
}

Example with the default key type (Guid)

public class Order : BaseEntity
{
    public DateTime OrderDate { get; set; }
}