C# Project Init

Set up a C# ASP.NET Core Web API project with proper tooling and configuration.

Git commit after each step that modifies or creates files. Skip commit if nothing to commit.

Steps

1. •

   Ensure the Git working tree is clean:

   bash

   git status
   

   If the working directory is not clean, stop execution.

2. •

   Check .NET SDK version (must be >= 10.0.103):

   bash

   dotnet --version
   

3. •

   Create the project using the webapi template without -n argument:

   bash

   dotnet new webapi -controllers
   

4. •

   Add Entity Framework Core 10 and related SQL Server NuGet packages. Don't use prerelease versions.

5. •

   Check for EF Core Power Tools CLI:

   bash

   efcpt --version
   

   If not installed or version is lower than 10, reinstall:

   bash

   dotnet tool install ErikEJ.EFCorePowerTools.Cli -g --version 10.*
   

6. •

   Set up C# Global Usings in GlobalUsings.cs with common namespaces.

7. •

   Add .gitignore file — refer to the gitignore-generator skill.

8. •

   Add .gitattributes file:

   gitattributes

   # Set default behavior to automatically normalize line endings.
   * text=auto
   
   # Force batch scripts to always use CRLF line endings.
   *.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
   *.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
   
   # Force bash scripts to always use LF line endings.
   *.sh text eol=lf
   
   .env text eol=lf
   Dockerfile text eol=lf
   
   # Denote all files that are truly binary and should not be modified.
   *.mp3 binary
   *.wav binary
   *.bmp binary
   *.png binary
   *.jpg binary
   *.gif binary
   

9. •

   Download the .editorconfig:

   bash

   curl -sL https://gist.github.com/jim60105/ae6ba63978a2dc3ffb3ebb77344cc7f7/raw/47f342c4b793a32697af6d62022692c26f849c07/.editorconfig > .editorconfig
   

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