Exploring .NET MVC8 Framework for a Pharmacy Web Application

1. Introduction

This document outlines the steps to explore and implement the .NET MVC8 framework for developing a pharmacy web application. The objective is to gain hands-on experience with the .NET MVC framework and create a functional web application that manages categories, products, orders, and users.

2. Getting Started

2.1. Prerequisites

.NET SDK and Visual Studio Code (VSCode) for development.

2.2. Setting Up the Environment

create a new .NET MVC project using the following command:

    dotnet new mvc -o project-name

3. Adding Data Model Classes

The application consists of several models representing different entities:

• User Model.
• Product Model.
• Category Model.
• OrderItem Model.
• Order Model.

4. Adding NuGet Packages

Add the necessary NuGet packages for Entity Framework Core and other dependencies.

    dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
    dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
    dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
    dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore

5. Generating Controllers, Views, and Data Context

Use the .NET CLI to generate controllers, views, and data context.

    dotnet aspnet-codegenerator controller -name ProductController -m Product -dc ApplicationDbContext --relativeFolderPath Controllers --useDefaultLayout --referenceScriptLibraries

6. Creating the Database with EF Core Migrations

Run the following commands to create the database:

    dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
    dotnet ef database update

7. Frontend Development

To serve the purpose of initial understanding, a simple frontend has been created, including a navbar, footer, and home index screen.

Some snippts of view pages handelling Database

TODO

1. Authentication and Authorization
2. Better UI/UX.
3. Real orders and users Management.
4. Testing and Deployment.