What is CherrySeed?
CherrySeed is a simple .NET library built to solve a common problem - creating and seeding test data into the database. This type of code is boring to write and bringing relations under control is hard, so why not use a library for that?
Why use CherrySeed?
- Bring relations between entities under control with an easy-to-use API
- High separation of concerns
- Data providers (defining test data via csv, json, xml, etc.)
- Repository (storing test data via O/R mapping framework of your choice)
- Some ready-to-use data providers and repositories
- High extensibility
- Custom data providers
- Custom repositories
- Custom type transformations
- Extension points
- Many types are supported out of the box (integer, string, enum, nullable types, etc.)
How do I use CherrySeed?
var config = new CherrySeedConfiguration(cfg =>
{
// set data provider
cfg.WithDataProvider(new CsvDataProvider());
// set repository
cfg.WithGlobalRepository(new EfRepository());
// set entity specific settings
cfg.ForEntity<Person>()
.WithPrimaryKey(e => e.Identification);
});
var cherrySeeder = config.CreateSeeder();
cherrySeeder.Seed();
More see in Getting Started.
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Copyright
Copyright (c) Michael Altmann. See LICENSE for details.