.NET RESTful API Development
This repository showcases my journey in learning and developing a .NET RESTful API using ASP.NET Core. The project incorporates best practices, architectural principles, and various modern API development techniques.
🚀 What I Learned
API, HTTP, REST, RESTful: Understanding API fundamentals and how RESTful services work with HTTP protocols.
ASP.NET Core: Building scalable and efficient web APIs.
Logging: Implementing logging mechanisms to track API activities.
Working with Models: Structuring and managing data models.
Postman: Testing API endpoints and automating API requests.
Entity Framework Core: Performing database operations with ORM.
Software Architecture: Designing a clean and modular architecture for maintainability.
NLog Implementation: Integrating NLog for efficient logging.
Global Error Handling: Managing exceptions and providing meaningful error responses.
AutoMapper: Streamlining data transformations between models and DTOs.
Content Negotiation: Enabling APIs to support different response formats.
Validation: Ensuring data integrity with input validation mechanisms.
Asynchronous Code: Enhancing performance with async programming techniques.
Action Filters: Customizing request processing with filters.
Pagination: Implementing pagination for large datasets.
Filtering: Applying filters to retrieve specific data.
Searching: Enabling search functionality within API endpoints.
Sorting: Implementing sorting mechanisms for ordered data retrieval.
Data Shaping: Customizing API responses for flexibility.
HATEOAS: Implementing hypermedia-driven API interactions.
HEAD and OPTIONS Methods: Supporting additional HTTP methods for enhanced API usability.
Root Documentation: Structuring API documentation for better accessibility.
Versioning: Managing multiple API versions effectively.
Caching: Optimizing performance with caching strategies.
Rate Limit and Throttling: Controlling API access and request rates.
JWT, Identity, and Refresh Token: Implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms.
API Documentation: Documenting API endpoints using Swagger/OpenAPI.