FileBaseContext

FileBaseContext is a provider of Entity Framework 7 to store database information in files.

It was built for development purposes. All information is stored in files that can be added, updated, or deleted manually.

Benefits

• you don't need a database
• rapid modeling
• version control supported
• supports all serializable .NET types

Download

https://www.nuget.org/packages/FileBaseContext/

Configure Database Context

add database context to services

services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options => options.UseFileBaseContextDatabase("dbUser"));

or configure the database context itself

protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
{
	optionsBuilder.UseFileStoreDatabase("my_local_db");
	base.OnConfiguring(optionsBuilder);
}

Configure Provider

Named database

optionsBuilder.UseFileBaseContextDatabase(databaseName: "my_local_db");

Custom location

optionsBuilder.UseFileBaseContextDatabase(location: "C:\Temp\userDb");