public enum Rainbow
    {
        Red,
        Orange,
        Yellow,
        Green,
        Blue,
        Indigo,
        Violet
    }

    class RGBColor
    {
        internal byte Red { get; }
        internal byte Green { get; }
        internal byte Blue { get; }

        internal RGBColor(byte red, byte green, byte blue)
        {
            Red = red;
            Green = green;
            Blue = blue;
        }

        public override string ToString() => $"rgb({Red}, {Green}, {Blue})";
    }

        internal static RGBColor FromRainbow(Rainbow rainbowBolor)
        {
            switch (rainbowBolor)
            {
                case Rainbow.Red:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Orange:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x7F, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Yellow:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Green:
                    return new RGBColor(0x00, 0xFF, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Blue:
                    return new RGBColor(0x00, 0x00, 0xFF);
                case Rainbow.Indigo:
                    return new RGBColor(0x4B, 0x00, 0x82);
                case Rainbow.Violet:
                    return new RGBColor(0x94, 0x00, 0xD3);
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException(message: "invalid enum value", paramName: nameof(rainbowBolor));
            };
        }

        internal static RGBColor TasteTheRainbow(Rainbow rainbowColor) =>
            rainbowColor switch
        {
            Rainbow.Red => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Orange => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x7F, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Yellow => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Green => new RGBColor(0x00, 0xFF, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Blue => new RGBColor(0x00, 0x00, 0xFF),
            Rainbow.Indigo => new RGBColor(0x4B, 0x00, 0x82),
            Rainbow.Violet => new RGBColor(0x94, 0x00, 0xD3),
            _ => throw new ArgumentException(message: "invalid enum value", paramName: nameof(rainbowColor)),
        };

var operation = "+";
int a = 1, b = 2;
var result = operation switch
{
   "+" => a + b,
   "-" => a - b,
   "/" => a / b,
     _ => throw new NotSupportedException()
};

    class Address
    {
        public string AddressLine1 { get; set; }
        public string AddressLine2 { get; set; }
        public string City { get; set; }
        public string State { get; set; }
        public string PostalCode { get; set; }
        public string CountryRegion { get; set; }
    }

    static class PropertyPatterns
    {
        internal static decimal ComputeSalesTax(
            Address location,
            decimal salePrice) =>
            location switch
        {
            { State: "Fars" } => salePrice * 0.06m,
            { State: "Tehran", City: "Tehran" } => salePrice * 0.056m,

            // Other cases removed for brevity...
            _ => 0M
        };
    }

    static class TuplePatterns
    {
        internal static string RockPaperScissors(
            string first,
            string second)
            => (first, second) switch
        {
            ("rock", "paper") => "Rock is covered by Paper. Paper wins!",
            ("rock", "scissors") => "Rock breaks Scissors. Rock wins!",
            ("paper", "rock") => "Paper covers Rock. Paper wins!",
            ("paper", "scissors") => "Paper is cut by Scissors. Scissors wins!",
            ("scissors", "rock") => "Scissors is broken by Rock. Rock wins!",
            ("scissors", "paper") => "Scissors cuts Paper. Scissors wins!",
            (_, _) => "tie"
        };
    }

    class Shape
    {
        protected internal double Height { get; }
        protected internal double Length { get; }

        protected Shape(double height = 0, double length = 0)
        {
            Height = height;
            Length = length;
        }
    }

    class Circle : Shape
    {
        internal double Radius => Height / 2;
        internal double Diameter => Radius * 2;
        internal double Circumference => 2 * Math.PI * Radius;

        internal Circle(double height = 10, double length = 10)
            : base(height, length) { }
    }

    class Rectangle : Shape
    {
        internal bool IsSquare => Height == Length;

        internal Rectangle(double height = 10, double length = 10)
            : base(height, length) { }
    }

    static class ObjectPatterns
    {
        internal static string ShapeDetails(this Shape shape)
            => shape switch
        {
            Circle c => $"circle with (C): {c.Circumference}",
            Rectangle s when s.IsSquare => $"L:{s.Length} H:{s.Height}, square",
            Rectangle r => $"L:{r.Length} H:{r.Height}, rectangle",
            _ => "Unknown shape!" // Discard
        };
    }

    class Point
    {
        public int X { get; }

        public int Y { get; }

        public Point(int x, int y) => (X, Y) = (x, y);

        public void Deconstruct(out int x, out int y) => (x, y) = (X, Y);
    }

    enum Quadrant
    {
        Unknown,
        Origin,
        One,
        Two,
        Three,
        Four,
        OnBorder
    }

    static class PositionalPatterns
    {
        internal static Quadrant AsQuadrant(Point point) => point switch
        {
            (0, 0) => Quadrant.Origin,
            var (x, y) when x > 0 && y > 0 => Quadrant.One,
            var (x, y) when x < 0 && y > 0 => Quadrant.Two,
            var (x, y) when x < 0 && y < 0 => Quadrant.Three,
            var (x, y) when x > 0 && y < 0 => Quadrant.Four,
            (_, _) => Quadrant.OnBorder, // Either are 0, but not both
            _ => Quadrant.Unknown
        };
    }

public class Magazine
{
  public int MagazineId { get; set; }
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public string Publisher { get; set; }

  public List<Article> Articles { get; set; }
}

public class Article
{
  public int ArticleId { get; set; }
  public string Title { get; set; }
  public DateTime PublishDate { get;  set; }

  public int MagazineId { get; set; }

  public Author Author { get; set; }
  public int? AuthorId { get; set; }
}

public class Author
{
  public int AuthorId { get; set; }
  public string Name { get; set; }

  public List<Article> Articles { get; set; }
}

protected override void OnModelCreating (ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
   modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(new Magazine { MagazineId = 1, Name = "DNT Magazine" });
}

migrationBuilder.InsertData(
  table: "Magazines",
  columns: new[] { "MagazineId", "Name", "Publisher" },
  values: new object[] { 1, "DNT Magazine", null });

set IDENTITY_INSERT ON
INSERT INTO "Magazines" ("MagazineId", "Name", "Publisher") VALUES (1, 'DNT Magazine', NULL);

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>()
           .HasData(new Magazine{ MagazineId=2, Name="This Mag" },
                    new Magazine{ MagazineId=3, Name="That Mag" }
           );

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().Property(m=>m.Publisher).IsRequired();

 "The seed entity for entity type 'Magazine' cannot be added because there was no value provided for the required property 'Publisher'."

public Magazine(string name, string publisher)
{
  Name=name;
  Publisher=publisher;
}

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(new Magazine("DNT Magazine", "1105 Media"));

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(new {MagazineId=1, Name="DNT Mag", Publisher="1105 Media"});

migrationBuilder.InsertData(
                table: "Magazines",
                columns: new[] { "MagazineId", "Name", "Publisher" },
                values: new object[] { 1, "DNT Mag", "1105 Media" });

public class Magazine
{
  public Magazine(string name, string publisher)
  {
    Name=name;
    Publisher=publisher;
    MagazineId=Guid.NewGuid();
  }

  public Guid MagazineId { get; private set; }
  public string Name { get; private set; }
  public string Publisher { get; private set; }
  public List<Article> Articles { get; set; }
}

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(new Magazine("DNT Mag", "1105 Media");

var mag1=new {MagazineId= new Guid("0483b59c-f7f8-4b21-b1df-5149fb57984e"),  Name="DNT Mag", Publisher="1105 Media"};
modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(mag1);

modelBuilder.Entity<Article>().HasData(new Article { ArticleId = 1, MagazineId = 1, Title = "EF Core 2.1 Query Types"});

var mag1=new {MagazineId= new Guid("0483b59c-f7f8-4b21-b1df-5149fb57984e"),  Name="DNT Mag", Publisher="1105 Media"};
modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData(mag1);

public class Publisher
{
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public int YearFounded { get; set; }
}

public class Magazine
{ 
  public int MagazineId { get;  set; }
  public string Name { get;  set; }
  public Publisher Publisher { get;  set; }
  public List<Article> Articles { get; set; }
}

modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().HasData (new Magazine { MagazineId = 1, Name = "DNT Magazine" });
modelBuilder.Entity<Magazine>().OwnsOne (m => m.Publisher)
   .HasData (new { Name = "1105 Media", YearFounded = 2006, MagazineId=1 });

migrationBuilder.InsertData(
  table: "Magazines",
  columns: new[] { "MagazineId", "Name", "Publisher_Name", "Publisher_YearFounded" },
  values: new object[] { 1, "DNT Magazine", "1105 Media", 2006 });

namespace EFCoreMultipleDb.Web
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
        {
            applyPendingMigrations(app);
// ...
        }

        private static void applyPendingMigrations(IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            var scopeFactory = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
            using (var scope = scopeFactory.CreateScope())
            {
                var uow = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<IUnitOfWork>();
                uow.Migrate();
            }
        }
    }
}

namespace EFCoreMultipleDb.DataLayer.SQLite.Context
{
    public class SQLiteDbContext : DbContext, IUnitOfWork
    {
    // ... 

        public void Migrate()
        {
            this.Database.Migrate();
        }
    }
}

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
   var host = BuildWebHost(args);
   using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
   {
       var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<yourDBContext>();
       context.Database.Migrate();
   }
   host.Run();
}

using System.Drawing;

namespace PWS.ObjectOrientedPaint.Models
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Ellipse Draw
    /// </summary>
    public class Ellipse : Shape
    {
        #region Constructors (2)

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Ellipse" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startPoint">The start point.</param>
        /// <param name="endPoint">The end point.</param>
        /// <param name="zIndex">Index of the z.</param>
        /// <param name="foreColor">Color of the fore.</param>
        /// <param name="thickness">The thickness.</param>
        /// <param name="isFill">if set to <c>true</c> [is fill].</param>
        /// <param name="backgroundColor">Color of the background.</param>
        public Ellipse(PointF startPoint, PointF endPoint, int zIndex, Color foreColor, byte thickness, bool isFill, Color backgroundColor)
            : base(startPoint, endPoint, zIndex, foreColor, thickness, isFill, backgroundColor)
        {
            ShapeType = ShapeType.Ellipse;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Ellipse" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        public Ellipse()
        {
            ShapeType = ShapeType.Ellipse;
        }

        #endregion Constructors

        #region Methods (1)

        // Public Methods (1) 

        /// <summary>
        /// Draws the specified g.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="g">The g.</param>
        public override void Draw(Graphics g)
        {
            if (IsFill)
                g.FillEllipse(BackgroundBrush, StartPoint.X, StartPoint.Y, Width, Height);
            g.DrawEllipse(Pen, StartPoint.X, StartPoint.Y, Width, Height);
            base.Draw(g);
        }

        #endregion Methods
    }
}

C# and gRPC Part One 

using System;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

namespace Tests
{
    public class MyLoggerProvider : ILoggerProvider
    {
        public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
        {
            return new MyLogger();
        }

        public void Dispose()
        { }

        private class MyLogger : ILogger
        {
            public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
            {
                return true;
            }

            public void Log<TState>(
                        LogLevel logLevel, 
                        EventId eventId, 
                        TState state, 
                        Exception exception, 
                        Func<TState, Exception, string> formatter)
            {
                //File.AppendAllText(@"C:\temp\log.txt", formatter(state, exception));
                Console.WriteLine("");
                Console.WriteLine(formatter(state, exception));
            }

            public IDisposable BeginScope<TState>(TState state)
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}

   if (logLevel == LogLevel.Critical || logLevel == LogLevel.Error || logLevel == LogLevel.Warning)

using (var db = new MyContext())
{
   var loggerFactory = (ILoggerFactory)db.GetInfrastructure().GetService(typeof(ILoggerFactory));
   loggerFactory.AddProvider(new MyLoggerProvider());
 }

public void Configure(ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
   loggerFactory.AddProvider(new MyLoggerProvider());

public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.Internal;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using System.Linq;
using System;
 
namespace Tests
{
    public class MyLoggerProvider : ILoggerProvider
    {
        private static readonly string[] _categories =
            {
                typeof(RelationalCommandBuilderFactory).FullName,
                typeof(SqlServerConnection).FullName
            };
        public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
        {
            if (_categories.Contains(categoryName))
            {
                return new MyLogger();
            }
 
            return NullLogger.Instance;
        }

A lot of C# 9-related content is around. Very often, records are mentioned as one of the most interestning new features. So, while we can find A LOT of buzz around them, I wanted to provide a distilled set of facts typically not presented when describing them.

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
    <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
    <NullableContextOptions>enable</NullableContextOptions>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a ‘#nullable’ context.
CS8627: A nullable type parameter must be known to be a value-type or non-nullable reference type. Consider adding a ‘class’, ‘struct’ or type constraint.

<PropertyGroup>
  <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
  <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
</PropertyGroup>

    public class Person
    {
        public string FirstName { get; set; }

        public string MiddleName { get; set; }

        public string LastName { get; set; }

        public Person(string first, string last) =>
            (FirstName, LastName) = (first, last);

        public Person(string first, string middle, string last) =>
            (FirstName, MiddleName, LastName) = (first, middle, last);

        public override string ToString() => $"{FirstName} {MiddleName} {LastName}";
    }

public string? MiddleName { get; set; }

    public static class NullableReferenceTypes
    {
        //#nullable enable // Toggle to enable

        public static string Exemplify()
        {
            var vahid = new Person("Vahid", "N");
            var length = GetLengthOfMiddleName(vahid);

            return $"{vahid.FirstName}'s middle name has {length} characters in it.";

            static int GetLengthOfMiddleName(Person person)
            {
                string middleName = person.MiddleName;
                return middleName.Length;
            }
        }
    }

var middleName = person.MiddleName;

static int GetLengthOfMiddleName(Person person)
{
   var middleName = person.MiddleName;
   return middleName?.Length ?? 0;
}

public static class NullableReferenceTypes
{
#nullable disable // Toggle to enable

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
    <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
    <NullableContextOptions>enable</NullableContextOptions>
    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

<WarningsAsErrors>CS8600;CS8602;CS8603</WarningsAsErrors>

string name = null; // ERROR
string? name = null; // OK!

public class Person
{
    public Address? Address { get; set; };
    public string Country => Address?.Country;   // ERROR! 
}

public class Person
{
    public Address? Address { get; set; };
    public string? Country => Address?.Country;  // OK!
}

var node = this; // Initialize non-nullable variable
while (node != null)
{
   node = null; // ERROR!
}

Node? node = this;   // Initialize nullable variable
while (node != null) {
   node = null; // OK!
}

public class Person
{
   public string Name { get; set; } // ERROR!
}

public class Person
{
   public string? Name { get; set; }
}

public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public Person(string name) {
        Name = name ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
    }
}
 

public class Person
{
   public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
   // -or-
   public string Name { get; set; } = "";
}

String.Empty
Array.Empty<T>()
Enumerable.Empty<T>()

public class Person
{
   public Address Address { get; set; } = new Address();
}

<location path="Glimpse.axd" >
    <system.web>
        <authorization>
            <allow users="Administrator" />
            <deny users="*" />
        </authorization>
    </system.web>
</location>

<glimpse defaultRuntimePolicy="Off" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes">
</glimpse>

using Glimpse.AspNet.Extensions;
using Glimpse.Core.Extensibility;

namespace Test
{
    public class GlimpseSecurityPolicy:IRuntimePolicy
    {
        public RuntimePolicy Execute(IRuntimePolicyContext policyContext)
        {
            // You can perform a check like the one below to control Glimpse's permissions within your application.
// More information about RuntimePolicies can be found at http://getglimpse.com/Help/Custom-Runtime-Policy
var httpContext = policyContext.GetHttpContext();
            if (!httpContext.User.IsInRole("Administrator "))
            {
                return RuntimePolicy.Off;
            }

            return RuntimePolicy.On;
        }

        public RuntimeEvent ExecuteOn
        {
            get { return RuntimeEvent.EndRequest; }
        }
    }
}