using(var client = new HttpClient())
{
   // do something with http client
}

 Unable to connect to the remote server
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
       var result = await client.GetAsync("http://example.com/");
}

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
      using (var client = new HttpClient())
      {
            var result = await client.GetAsync("http://example.com/");
            Console.WriteLine(result.StatusCode);
      }
}

  TCP    192.168.1.6:13996      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:13997      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:13998      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:13999      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14000      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14001      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14002      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14003      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14004      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.1.6:14005      93.184.216.34:http     TIME_WAIT

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\TcpTimedWaitDelay]

CancelPendingRequests
DeleteAsync
GetAsync
GetByteArrayAsync
GetStreamAsync
GetStringAsync
PostAsync
PutAsync
SendAsync

BaseAddress
DefaultRequestHeaders
MaxResponseContentBufferSize
Timeout

var sp = ServicePointManager.FindServicePoint(new Uri("http://thisisasample.com"));
sp.ConnectionLeaseTimeout = 60*1000; //In milliseconds

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;

namespace HttpClientTips
{
    public interface IHttpClientFactory : IDisposable
    {
        HttpClient GetOrCreate(
            Uri baseAddress,
            IDictionary<string, string> defaultRequestHeaders = null,
            TimeSpan? timeout = null,
            long? maxResponseContentBufferSize = null,
            HttpMessageHandler handler = null);
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading;

namespace HttpClientTips
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Lifetime of this class should be set to `Singleton`.
    /// </summary>
    public class HttpClientFactory : IHttpClientFactory
    {
        // 'GetOrAdd' call on the dictionary is not thread safe and we might end up creating the HttpClient more than
        // once. To prevent this Lazy<> is used. In the worst case multiple Lazy<> objects are created for multiple
        // threads but only one of the objects succeeds in creating the HttpClient.
        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Uri, Lazy<HttpClient>> _httpClients =
                         new ConcurrentDictionary<Uri, Lazy<HttpClient>>();
        private const int ConnectionLeaseTimeout = 60 * 1000; // 1 minute

        public HttpClientFactory()
        {
            // Default is 2 minutes: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.servicepointmanager.dnsrefreshtimeout(v=vs.110).aspx
            ServicePointManager.DnsRefreshTimeout = (int)TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1).TotalMilliseconds;
            // Increases the concurrent outbound connections
            ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 1024;
        }

        public HttpClient GetOrCreate(
           Uri baseAddress,
           IDictionary<string, string> defaultRequestHeaders = null,
           TimeSpan? timeout = null,
           long? maxResponseContentBufferSize = null,
           HttpMessageHandler handler = null)
        {
            return _httpClients.GetOrAdd(baseAddress,
                             uri => new Lazy<HttpClient>(() =>
                             {
                                 // Reusing a single HttpClient instance across a multi-threaded application means
                                 // you can't change the values of the stateful properties (which are not thread safe),
                                 // like BaseAddress, DefaultRequestHeaders, MaxResponseContentBufferSize and Timeout.
                                 // So you can only use them if they are constant across your application and need their own instance if being varied.
                                 var client = handler == null ? new HttpClient { BaseAddress = baseAddress } :
                                               new HttpClient(handler, disposeHandler: false) { BaseAddress = baseAddress };
                                 setRequestTimeout(timeout, client);
                                 setMaxResponseBufferSize(maxResponseContentBufferSize, client);
                                 setDefaultHeaders(defaultRequestHeaders, client);
                                 setConnectionLeaseTimeout(baseAddress, client);
                                 return client;
                             },
                             LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication)).Value;
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            foreach (var httpClient in _httpClients.Values)
            {
                httpClient.Value.Dispose();
            }
        }

        private static void setConnectionLeaseTimeout(Uri baseAddress, HttpClient client)
        {
            // This ensures connections are used efficiently but not indefinitely.
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.ConnectionClose = false; // keeps the connection open -> more efficient use of the client
            ServicePointManager.FindServicePoint(baseAddress).ConnectionLeaseTimeout = ConnectionLeaseTimeout; // ensures connections are not used indefinitely.
        }

        private static void setDefaultHeaders(IDictionary<string, string> defaultRequestHeaders, HttpClient client)
        {
            if (defaultRequestHeaders == null)
            {
                return;
            }
            foreach (var item in defaultRequestHeaders)
            {
                client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add(item.Key, item.Value);
            }
        }

        private static void setMaxResponseBufferSize(long? maxResponseContentBufferSize, HttpClient client)
        {
            if (maxResponseContentBufferSize.HasValue)
            {
                client.MaxResponseContentBufferSize = maxResponseContentBufferSize.Value;
            }
        }

        private static void setRequestTimeout(TimeSpan? timeout, HttpClient client)
        {
            if (timeout.HasValue)
            {
                client.Timeout = timeout.Value;
            }
        }
    }
}

namespace HttpClientTips.Web
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddSingleton<IHttpClientFactory, HttpClientFactory>();
            services.AddMvc();
        }

namespace HttpClientTips.Web.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
        public HomeController(IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
        {
            _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
        }

        public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
        {
            var host = new Uri("http://localhost:5000");
            var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.GetOrCreate(host);
            var responseMessage = await httpClient.GetAsync("home/about").ConfigureAwait(false);
            var responseContent = await responseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
            return Content(responseContent);
        }

using System;

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Utils
{
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = false)]
    public class EncryptedFieldAttribute : Attribute { }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Utils
{
    public class EncryptedFieldResultFilter : ResultFilterAttribute
    {
        private readonly IProtectionProviderService _protectionProviderService;
        private readonly ILogger<EncryptedFieldResultFilter> _logger;
        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, bool> _modelsWithEncryptedFieldAttributes = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, bool>();

        public EncryptedFieldResultFilter(
            IProtectionProviderService protectionProviderService,
            ILogger<EncryptedFieldResultFilter> logger)
        {
            _protectionProviderService = protectionProviderService;
            _logger = logger;
        }

        public override void OnResultExecuting(ResultExecutingContext context)
        {
            var model = context.Result switch
            {
                PageResult pageResult => pageResult.Model, // For Razor pages
                ViewResult viewResult => viewResult.Model, // For MVC Views
                ObjectResult objectResult => objectResult.Value, // For Web API results
                _ => null
            };

            if (model is null)
            {
                return;
            }

            if (typeof(IEnumerable).IsAssignableFrom(model.GetType()))
            {
                foreach (var item in model as IEnumerable)
                {
                    encryptProperties(item);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                encryptProperties(model);
            }
        }

        private void encryptProperties(object model)
        {
            var modelType = model.GetType();
            if (_modelsWithEncryptedFieldAttributes.TryGetValue(modelType, out var hasEncryptedFieldAttribute)
                && !hasEncryptedFieldAttribute)
            {
                return;
            }

            foreach (var property in modelType.GetProperties())
            {
                var attribute = property.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EncryptedFieldAttribute), false).FirstOrDefault();
                if (attribute == null)
                {
                    continue;
                }

                hasEncryptedFieldAttribute = true;

                var value = property.GetValue(model);
                if (value is null)
                {
                    continue;
                }

                if (value.GetType() != typeof(string))
                {
                    _logger.LogWarning($"[EncryptedField] should be applied to `string` proprties, But type of `{property.DeclaringType}.{property.Name}` is `{property.PropertyType}`.");
                    continue;
                }

                var encryptedData = _protectionProviderService.Encrypt(value.ToString());
                property.SetValue(model, encryptedData);
            }

            _modelsWithEncryptedFieldAttributes.TryAdd(modelType, hasEncryptedFieldAttribute);
        }
    }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddDNTCommonWeb();
            services.AddControllersWithViews(options =>
            {
                options.Filters.Add(typeof(EncryptedFieldResultFilter));
            });
        }

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Utils
{
    public class EncryptedFieldModelBinderProvider : IModelBinderProvider
    {
        public IModelBinder GetBinder(ModelBinderProviderContext context)
        {
            if (context == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
            }

            if (context.Metadata.IsComplexType)
            {
                return null;
            }

            var propName = context.Metadata.PropertyName;
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(propName))
            {
                return null;
            }

            var propInfo = context.Metadata.ContainerType.GetProperty(propName);
            if (propInfo == null)
            {
                return null;
            }

            var attribute = propInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EncryptedFieldAttribute), false).FirstOrDefault();
            if (attribute == null)
            {
                return null;
            }

            return new BinderTypeModelBinder(typeof(EncryptedFieldModelBinder));
        }
    }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Utils
{
    public class EncryptedFieldModelBinder : IModelBinder
    {
        private readonly IProtectionProviderService _protectionProviderService;

        public EncryptedFieldModelBinder(IProtectionProviderService protectionProviderService)
        {
            _protectionProviderService = protectionProviderService;
        }

        public Task BindModelAsync(ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
        {
            if (bindingContext == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bindingContext));
            }

            var logger = bindingContext.HttpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>();
            var fallbackBinder = new SimpleTypeModelBinder(bindingContext.ModelType, logger);
            var valueProviderResult = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(bindingContext.ModelName);
            if (valueProviderResult == ValueProviderResult.None)
            {
                return fallbackBinder.BindModelAsync(bindingContext);
            }

            bindingContext.ModelState.SetModelValue(bindingContext.ModelName, valueProviderResult);

            var valueAsString = valueProviderResult.FirstValue;
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueAsString))
            {
                return fallbackBinder.BindModelAsync(bindingContext);
            }

            var decryptedResult = _protectionProviderService.Decrypt(valueAsString);
            bindingContext.Result = ModelBindingResult.Success(decryptedResult);
            return Task.CompletedTask;
        }
    }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddDNTCommonWeb();
            services.AddControllersWithViews(options =>
            {
                options.ModelBinderProviders.Insert(0, new EncryptedFieldModelBinderProvider());
                options.Filters.Add(typeof(EncryptedFieldResultFilter));
            });
        }

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Models
{
    public class ProductInputModel
    {
        [EncryptedField]
        public string Id { get; set; }

        [EncryptedField]
        public int Price { get; set; }

        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Models
{
    public class ProductViewModel
    {
        [EncryptedField]
        public string Id { get; set; }

        [EncryptedField]
        public int Price { get; set; }

        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace EncryptedModelBinder.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public IActionResult Index()
        {
            var model = getProducts();
            return View(model);
        }

        public ActionResult<string> Details(ProductInputModel model)
        {
            return model.Id;
        }

        public ActionResult<List<ProductViewModel>> Products()
        {
            return getProducts();
        }

        private static List<ProductViewModel> getProducts()
        {
            return new List<ProductViewModel>
            {
                new ProductViewModel { Id = "1", Name = "Product 1"},
                new ProductViewModel { Id = "2", Name = "Product 2"},
                new ProductViewModel { Id = "3", Name = "Product 3"}
            };
        }
    }
}

@model List<ProductViewModel>

<h3>Home</h3>

<ul>
    @foreach (var item in Model)
    {
        <li><a asp-action="Details" asp-route-id="@item.Id">@item.Name</a></li>
    }
</ul>

namespace MinimalBlog.Domain.Model;

public class Author
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; } = default!;
    public string LastName { get; set; } = default!;

    public string FullName => FirstName + " " + LastName;
    public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; }
    public string? Bio { get; set; }
}

namespace MinimalBlog.Domain.Model;

public class Article
{
    public Article()
    {
        Categories = new List<Category>();
    }

    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Title { get; set; } = default!;
    public string? Subtitle { get; set; }
    public string Body { get; set; } = default!;

    public int AuthorId { get; set; }
    public Author Author { get; set; } = default!;
    public DateTime DateCreated { get; set; }
    public DateTime LastUpdated { get; set; }
    public int NumberOfLikes { get; set; }
    public int NumberOfShares { get; set; }
    public ICollection<Category> Categories { get; set; }
}

namespace MinimalBlog.Domain.Model;

public class Blog
{
    public Blog()
    {
        Contributors = new List<Author>();
    }

    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; } = default!;
    public string Description { get; set; } = default!;
    public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }

    public int AuthorId { get; set; }
    public Author Owner { get; set; } = default!;

    public ICollection<Author> Contributors { get; }
}

namespace MinimalBlog.Domain.Model;

public class Category
{
    public Category()
    {
        Articles = new List<Article>();
    }

    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; } = default!;
    public string Description { get; set; } = default!;
    public ICollection<Article> Articles { get; set; }
}

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\MinimalBlog.Domain\MinimalBlog.Domain.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="6.0.2">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using MinimalBlog.Domain.Model;

namespace MinimalBlog.Dal;

public class MinimalBlogDbContext : DbContext
{
    public MinimalBlogDbContext(DbContextOptions options) : base(options)
    {
    }

    public DbSet<Article> Articles { get; set; } = default!;
    public DbSet<Category> Categories { get; set; } = default!;
    public DbSet<Author> Authors { get; set; } = default!;
    public DbSet<Blog> Blogs { get; set; } = default!;
}

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*",
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "Default": "Data Source=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=MinimalBlog;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=False;ApplicationIntent=ReadWrite;MultiSubnetFailover=False"
  }
}

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.2.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="6.0.2">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\MinimalBlog.Domain\MinimalBlog.Domain.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\MinimalBlog.Dal\MinimalBlog.Dal.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using MinimalBlog.Dal;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();

var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("Default");
builder.Services.AddDbContext<MinimalBlogDbContext>(opt => opt.UseSqlServer(connectionString));

For /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set mydate=%%c_%%a_%%b)
For /f "tokens=1-2 delims=/:" %%a in ("%TIME: =0%") do (set mytime=%%a%%b)
dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef --version 6.0.2
dotnet build
dotnet ef migrations --startup-project ../MinimalBlog.Api/ add V%mydate%_%mytime% --context MinimalBlogDbContext
pause

[*.cs]
generated_code = true

dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef --version 6.0.2
dotnet build
dotnet ef --startup-project ../MinimalBlog.Api/ database update --context MinimalBlogDbContext
pause

public class PublicMenu : BaseEntity
    {
        public PublicMenu()
        {
            SubMenus = new List<PublicMenu>();
        }

        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Url { get; set; }
        public string Icon { get; set; }
        public bool IsShow { get; set; }

        public virtual PublicMenu Menu { set; get; }
        public int? MenuId { get; set; }
        public ICollection<PublicMenu> SubMenus { get; set; }
    }

   [DataContract]
    public class Book 
    {
        [DataMember]
        public int Code { get; set; }

        [DataMember]
        public string Name { get; set; }             
    }

  [ServiceContract]
    public interface ISampleService
    {
        [OperationContract]
        IEnumerable<Book> GetAll();

        [OperationContract]
        void Save( Book book );
    }

public class SampleService : ISampleService
    {
        public List<Book> ListOfBook 
        {
            get; 
            private set; 
        }

        public SampleService()
        {
            ListOfBook = new List<Book>();
        }
        public IEnumerable<Book> GetAll()
        {
            ListOfBook.AddRange( new Book[] 
            {
                new Book(){Code=1 , Name="Book1"},
                new Book(){Code=2 , Name="Book2"},
            } );
            return ListOfBook;
        }

        public void Save( Book book )
        {
            ListOfBook.Add( book );
        }
    }

 [DataContract]
    public class Book 
    {
        [DataMember]
        public int Code { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [DataMember]
        public string Author { get; set; }
    }

[DataMember( IsRequired = true )]
public string Author { get; set; }

  [DataContract]
    public class Book
    {
        [DataMember]
        public int Code { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [DataMember( IsRequired = true )]
        public string Author { get; set; }

        [OnDeserializing]
        private void OnDeserializing( StreamingContext context )
        {
            if ( string.IsNullOrEmpty( Author ) )
            {
                Author = "Masoud Pakdel";
            }
        }
    }

[DataContract]
    public class Book : IExtensibleDataObject
    {
        [DataMember]
        public int Code { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [DataMember]
        public string Author { get; set; }
    
        public virtual ExtensionDataObject ExtensionData
        {
            get { return _extensionData; }
            set
            {
                _extensionData = value;
            }
        }
        private ExtensionDataObject _extensionData;
    }

public IEnumerable<Book> GetAll()
        {
            ListOfBook.AddRange( new Book[] 
            {
                new Book(){Code=1 , Name="Book1", Author="Masoud Pakdel"},
                new Book(){Code=2 , Name="Book2" },
            } );
            return ListOfBook;
        }

 [ServiceBehavior( IgnoreExtensionDataObject = true )]
  public class SampleService : ISampleService

public class DebuggerBrowsableTest
{
    [DebuggerBrowsable(DebuggerBrowsableState.Never)] // عدم نمایش در زمان دیباگ در پنجره متغیرها
    public string FirstName { get; set; }

    [DebuggerBrowsable(DebuggerBrowsableState.Collapsed)] // مقدار پیش فرض
    public string LastName { get; set; }

    [DebuggerBrowsable( DebuggerBrowsableState.RootHidden )] // عدم نمایش در زمان دیباگ در پنجره متغیرها
    public string FullName => FirstName + " " + LastName;

    [DebuggerBrowsable( DebuggerBrowsableState.RootHidden )] // تنها در زمانی که یک آرایه یا لیست باشد نمایش داده می‌شود
    public string[] FullNameArray => new string[] { FirstName + " " + LastName };
}

Operator ??

عملگر ??  در صورتی که عملوند سمت چپ آن تهی (null) نباشد، مقدار آن را باز می‌گرداند و در غیر اینصورت مقدار عملوند سمت راست خود را باز می‌گرداند. نوع‌های تهی پذیر (nullable) می‌توانند دارای مقدار و یا به صورت تعریف نشده باشند. عملگر ?? وقتی که یک نوع تهی پذیر به یک نوع غیرتهی پذیر انتساب داده می‌شود، مقدار پیش فرض آن را باز می‌گرداند.

int? x = null;
int y = x ?? -1;
Console.WriteLine("y now equals -1 because x was null => {0}", y);
int i = DefaultValueOperatorTest.GetNullableInt() ?? default(int);
Console.WriteLine("i equals now 0 because GetNullableInt() returned null => {0}", i);
string s = DefaultValueOperatorTest.GetStringValue();
Console.WriteLine("Returns 'Unspecified' because s is null => {0}", s ?? "Unspecified");

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Entities
{
    public class Booking
    {
       // ...

        public int MemId { set; get; }
        public virtual Member Member { set; get; }

       // ...
    }
}

var startTimes = context.Bookings
                        .Where(booking => booking.Member.FirstName == "David"
                                            && booking.Member.Surname == "Farrell")
                        .Select(booking => new { booking.StartTime })
                        .ToList();

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Entities
{
    public class Booking
    {
       // ...

        public int FacId { set; get; }
        public virtual Facility Facility { set; get; }

       // ...
    }
}

int[] tennisCourts = { 0, 1 };
var date1 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 21);
var date2 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 22);
var startTimes = context.Bookings
                        .Where(booking => tennisCourts.Contains(booking.Facility.FacId)
                                && booking.StartTime >= date1
                                && booking.StartTime < date2)
                        .Select(booking => new { booking.StartTime, booking.Facility.Name })
                        .ToList();

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Entities
{
    public class Member
    {
       // ...

        public virtual ICollection<Member> Children { get; set; }
        public virtual Member Recommender { set; get; }
        public int? RecommendedBy { set; get; }

       // ...
    }
}

var members = context.Members
                        .Where(member => member.Recommender != null)
                        .Select(member => new { member.Recommender.FirstName, member.Recommender.Surname })
                        .Distinct()
                        .OrderBy(member => member.Surname).ThenBy(member => member.FirstName)
                        .ToList();

var members = context.Members
                        .Select(member => new
                        {
                            memFName = member.FirstName,
                            memSName = member.Surname,
                            recFName = member.Recommender.FirstName ?? "",
                            recSName = member.Recommender.Surname ?? ""
                        })
                        .OrderBy(member => member.memSName).ThenBy(member => member.memFName)
                        .ToList();

A LEFT JOIN B            A LEFT OUTER JOIN B
A RIGHT JOIN B           A RIGHT OUTER JOIN B
A FULL JOIN B            A FULL OUTER JOIN B
A INNER JOIN B           A JOIN B

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Entities
{
    public class Booking
    {
       // ...

        public int FacId { set; get; }
        public virtual Facility Facility { set; get; }

        public int MemId { set; get; }
        public virtual Member Member { set; get; }

       // ...
    }
}

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Entities
{
    public class Member
    {
       // ...

        public virtual ICollection<Booking> Bookings { set; get; }
    }
}

int[] tennisCourts = { 0, 1 };
var members = context.Members
                        .SelectMany(x => x.Bookings)
                        .Where(booking => tennisCourts.Contains(booking.Facility.FacId))
                        .Select(booking => new
                        {
                            Member = booking.Member.FirstName + " " + booking.Member.Surname,
                            Facility = booking.Facility.Name
                        })
                        .Distinct()
                        .OrderBy(x => x.Member)
                        .ToList();

var date1 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 14);
var date2 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 15);

var items = context.Members
                        .SelectMany(x => x.Bookings)
                        .Where(booking => booking.StartTime >= date1 && booking.StartTime < date2
                        && (
                            (((booking.Slots * booking.Facility.GuestCost) > 30) && (booking.MemId == 0)) ||
                            (((booking.Slots * booking.Facility.MemberCost) > 30) && (booking.MemId != 0))
                        ))
                        .Select(booking => new
                        {
                            Member = booking.Member.FirstName + " " + booking.Member.Surname,
                            Facility = booking.Facility.Name,
                            Cost = booking.MemId == 0 ?
                                        booking.Slots * booking.Facility.GuestCost
                                        : booking.Slots * booking.Facility.MemberCost
                        })
                        .Distinct()
                        .OrderByDescending(x => x.Cost)
                        .ToList();

var members = context.Members
                        .Select(member =>
                        new
                        {
                            Member = member.FirstName + " " + member.Surname,
                            Recommender = context.Members
                                .Where(recommender => recommender.MemId == member.RecommendedBy)
                                .Select(recommender => recommender.FirstName + " " + recommender.Surname)
                                .FirstOrDefault() ?? ""
                        })
                        .Distinct()
                        .OrderBy(member => member.Member)
                        .ToList();

var date1 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 14);
var date2 = new DateTime(2012, 09, 15);

var items = context.Members
                        .SelectMany(x => x.Bookings)
                        .Where(booking => booking.StartTime >= date1 && booking.StartTime < date2)
                        .Select(booking => new
                        {
                            Member = booking.Member.FirstName + " " + booking.Member.Surname,
                            Facility = booking.Facility.Name,
                            Cost = booking.MemId == 0 ?
                                        booking.Slots * booking.Facility.GuestCost
                                        : booking.Slots * booking.Facility.MemberCost
                        })
                        .Where(x => x.Cost > 30)
                        .Distinct()
                        .OrderByDescending(x => x.Cost)
                        .ToList();