using (var sha256 = new SHA256Managed()) 
{ 
   // Crypto code here... 
}

public static string GetHash(string text)
{
  using (var sha256 = SHA256.Create())
  {
   var hashedBytes = sha256.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text));
   return BitConverter.ToString(hashedBytes).Replace("-", "").ToLower();
  }
}

 "dependencies": {
  "System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms": "4.2.0"
},

using (var md5 = IncrementalHash.CreateHash(HashAlgorithmName.MD5))
{
  md5.AppendData(byteArray1, 0, byteArray1.Length);
  md5.AppendData(byteArray2, 0, byteArray2.Length); 
  var hash = md5.GetHashAndReset();
}

   private static readonly RNGCryptoServiceProvider Rand = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider();

 var rand = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider();

    public interface IRandomNumberProvider
    {
        int Next();
        int Next(int max);
        int Next(int min, int max);
    }

    public class RandomNumberProvider : IRandomNumberProvider
    {
        private readonly RandomNumberGenerator _rand = RandomNumberGenerator.Create();

        public int Next()
        {
            var randb = new byte[4];
            _rand.GetBytes(randb);
            var value = BitConverter.ToInt32(randb, 0);
            if (value < 0) value = -value;
            return value;
        }

        public int Next(int max)
        {
            var randb = new byte[4];
            _rand.GetBytes(randb);
            var value = BitConverter.ToInt32(randb, 0);
            value = value % (max + 1); // % calculates remainder
            if (value < 0) value = -value;
            return value;
        }

        public int Next(int min, int max)
        {
            var value = Next(max - min) + min;
            return value;
        }
    }

    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.TryAddSingleton<IRandomNumberProvider, RandomNumberProvider>();

    public interface IProtectionProvider
    {
        string Decrypt(string inputText);
        string Encrypt(string inputText);
    }

namespace Providers
{
    public class ProtectionProvider : IProtectionProvider
    {
        private readonly IDataProtector _dataProtector;

        public ProtectionProvider(IDataProtectionProvider dataProtectionProvider)
        {
            _dataProtector = dataProtectionProvider.CreateProtector(typeof(ProtectionProvider).FullName);
        }

        public string Decrypt(string inputText)
        {
                var inputBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(inputText);
                var bytes = _dataProtector.Unprotect(inputBytes);
                return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
        }

        public string Encrypt(string inputText)
        {
            var inputBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(inputText);
            var bytes = _dataProtector.Protect(inputBytes);
            return Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
        }
    }
}

    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.TryAddSingleton<IProtectionProvider, ProtectionProvider>();

public string Decrypt(string inputText, string key, string salt)
{
    var inputBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(inputText);
    var pdb = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(key, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(salt));
 
    using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
    {
        var alg = Aes.Create();
 
        alg.Key = pdb.GetBytes(32);
        alg.IV = pdb.GetBytes(16);
 
        using (var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, alg.CreateDecryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
        {
            cs.Write(inputBytes, 0, inputBytes.Length);
        }
        return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(ms.ToArray());
    }
}
 
public string Encrypt(string inputText, string key, string salt)
{
 
    var inputBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(inputText);
    var pdb = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(key, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(salt));
    using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
    {
        var alg = Aes.Create();
 
        alg.Key = pdb.GetBytes(32);
        alg.IV = pdb.GetBytes(16);
 
        using (var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, alg.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
        {
            cs.Write(inputBytes, 0, inputBytes.Length);
        }
        return Convert.ToBase64String(ms.ToArray());
    }
}

public class NumberedEntity : Entity, IMultiTenantEntity
{
    public string EntityName { get; set; }
    public long NextNumber { get; set; }
    
    public long TenantId { get; set; }
}

public class NumberedEntityConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<NumberedEntity>
{
    public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<NumberedEntity> builder)
    {
        builder.Property(a => a.EntityName).HasMaxLength(256).IsRequired().IsUnicode(false);
        builder.HasIndex(a => a.EntityName).HasName("UIX_NumberedEntity_EntityName").IsUnique();
        builder.ToTable(nameof(NumberedEntity));
    }
}

شاید به نظر، استفاده از این موجودیت ضروریتی نداشته باشد و خیلی راحت می‌توان آخرین شماره ثبت شده‌ی در جدول مورد نظر را واکشی، مقداری را به آن اضافه و به عنوان شماره منحصر به فرد رکورد جدید استفاده کرد؛ با این رویکرد حداقل دو مشکل زیر را خواهیم داشت:

• ایجاد Gap مابین شماره‌های تولید شده، که مدنظر ما نمی‌باشد. (با توجه به اینکه امکان ثبت دستی را هم داریم، ممکن است کاربر شماره‌ای را وارد کرده باشد که با آخرین شماره ثبت شده تعداد زیادی فاصله دارد که به خودی خود مشکل ساز نیست؛ ولی در زمان ثبت رکورد بعدی اگر به صورت خودکار ثبت شماره داشته باشد، قطعا آخرین شماره (بزرگترین) را که به صورت دستی وارد شده بود، از جدول دریافت خواهد کرد)

• مشکلات کارایی برای حل مسائل همزمانی

internal class NumberingPreInsertHook : PreInsertHook<INumberedEntity>
{
    private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
    private readonly IOptions<NumberingConfiguration> _configuration;

    public NumberingPreInsertHook(IUnitOfWork uow, IOptions<NumberingConfiguration> configuration)
    {
        _uow = uow ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(uow));
        _configuration = configuration ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
    }

    protected override void Hook(INumberedEntity entity, HookEntityMetadata metadata)
    {
        if (!entity.Number.IsNullOrEmpty()) return;

        bool retry;
        string nextNumber;
        
        do
        {
            nextNumber = GenerateNumber(entity);
            var exists = CheckDuplicateNumber(entity, nextNumber);
            retry = exists;
            
        } while (retry);
        
        entity.Number = nextNumber;
    }

    private bool CheckDuplicateNumber(INumberedEntity entity, string nextNumber)
    {
       //...
    }

    private string GenerateNumber(INumberedEntity entity)
    {
       //...
    }
}

ابتدا بررسی می‌شود اگر پراپرتی Number مقداردهی شده‌است، عملیات مقداردهی خودکار برروی آن انجام نگیرد. سپس با توجه به اینکه ممکن است به صورت دستی قبلا شماره‌ای مانند Task_1000 وارد شده باشد و NextNumber مرتبط هم مقدار 1000 را داشته باشد؛ در این صورت به هنگام ثبت رکورد بعدی، با توجه به Prefix تنظیم شده، دوباره به شماره Task_1000 خواهیم رسید که در این مورد خاص با استفاده از متد CheckDuplicateNumber این قضیه تشخیص داده شده و سعی مجددی برای تولید شماره جدید صورت می‌گیرد.

private string GenerateNumber(INumberedEntity entity)
{
    var option = _configuration.Value.NumberedEntityOptions[entity.GetType()];

    var entityName = $"{entity.GetType().FullName}";

    var lockKey = $"Tenant_{_uow.TenantId}_" + entityName;

    _uow.ObtainApplicationLevelDatabaseLock(lockKey);

    var nextNumber = option.Start.ToString();

    var numberedEntity = _uow.Set<NumberedEntity>().AsNoTracking().FirstOrDefault(a => a.EntityName == entityName);
    if (numberedEntity == null)
    {
        _uow.ExecuteSqlCommand(
            "INSERT INTO [dbo].[NumberedEntity]([EntityName], [NextNumber], [TenantId]) VALUES(@p0,@p1,@p2)", entityName,
            option.Start + option.IncrementBy, _uow.TenantId);
    }
    else
    {
        nextNumber = numberedEntity.NextNumber.ToString();
        _uow.ExecuteSqlCommand("UPDATE [dbo].[NumberedEntity] SET [NextNumber] = @p0 WHERE [Id] = @p1 ",
            numberedEntity.NextNumber + option.IncrementBy, numberedEntity.Id);
    }

    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(option.Prefix))
        nextNumber = option.Prefix + nextNumber;
    
    return nextNumber;
}

public static void ObtainApplicationLevelDatabaseLock(this IUnitOfWork uow, string resource)
{
    uow.ExecuteSqlCommand(@"EXEC sp_getapplock @Resource={0}, @LockOwner={1}, 
                @LockMode={2} , @LockTimeout={3};", resource, "Transaction", "Exclusive", 15000);
}

public class NumberingConfiguration
{
    public bool Enabled { get; set; }

    public IDictionary<Type, NumberedEntityOption> NumberedEntityOptions { get; } =
        new Dictionary<Type, NumberedEntityOption>();
}

public class NumberedEntityOption
{
    public string Prefix { get; set; }
    public int Start { get; set; } = 1;
    public int IncrementBy { get; set; } = 1;
}

public static void AddNumbering(this IServiceCollection services,
    IDictionary<Type, NumberedEntityOption> options)
{
    services.Configure<NumberingConfiguration>(configuration =>
    {
        configuration.Enabled = true;
        configuration.NumberedEntityOptions.AddRange(options);
    });
    
    services.AddTransient<IPreActionHook, NumberingPreInsertHook>();
}

services.AddNumbering(new Dictionary<Type, NumberedEntityOption>
{
    [typeof(Task)] = new NumberedEntityOption
    {
        Prefix = "T_",
        Start = 1000,
        IncrementBy = 5
    }
});

public class Task : TrackableEntity, IAggregateRoot, INumberedEntity
{
    public const int MaxTitleLength = 256;
    public const int MaxDescriptionLength = 1024; 

    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string NormalizedTitle { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public TaskState State { get; set; } = TaskState.Todo; 
    public byte[] RowVersion { get; set; }
    public string Number { get; set; }
}

 Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Core
Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFrameWork

        public static string ToPersianNumbers(this string data)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(data)) return string.Empty;
            return
               data.Replace("0", "۰")
                .Replace("1", "۱")
                .Replace("2", "۲")
                .Replace("3", "۳")
                .Replace("4", "۴")
                .Replace("5", "۵")
                .Replace("6", "۶")
                .Replace("7", "۷")
                .Replace("8", "۸")
                .Replace("9", "۹")
                .Replace(".", ",");
        }

int[] arr1 = { 1, 2, 10 };
int[] arr2 = { 1, 2, 5, 10 };
int[] arr3 = { 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 };

int[] collection = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };

Console.WriteLine(collection is [1, 2, 3, 4]); // True
Console.WriteLine(collection is [1, 2, 4]); // False

Console.WriteLine(collection is [_, 2, _, 4]); // True
Console.WriteLine(collection is [.., 3, _]); // True

if (new[] { 6, 7, 8 } is [_, _, ..])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"collection with at least two items");
}

if (new[] { 0, 42, 42, 0 } is [0, .., 0])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"collection with first and last element equal to 0");
}

Console.WriteLine(collection is [_, >= 2, _, _]); // True

if (new[] { 9, -1, -2 } is [> 0, ..])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"collection with positive first element");
}

if (new[] { 1, 42, 0 } is [_, 42 or -42, ..])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"collection with second element equal to 42 or -42");
}

namespace CS11Tests;

public static class ListPatternsMatching
{
    public static void Test()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 1, 2, 10 }));          // prints 1
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 1, 2, 7, 3, 3, 10 })); // prints 1
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 1, 2 }));              // prints 2
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 1, 3 }));              // prints 3
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 1, 3, 5 }));           // prints 4
        Console.WriteLine(CheckSwitch(new[] { 2, 5, 6, 7 }));        // prints 50
    }

    public static int CheckSwitch(int[] values)
        => values switch
        {
            [1, 2, .., 10] => 1,
            [1, 2] => 2,
            [1, _] => 3,
            [1, ..] => 4,
            [..] => 50
        };
}

if (new[] { 1, 2, 3 } is [var first, _, _])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"three item collection with first item {first}");
}

if (new[] { 4, 5, 6 } is [_, var second, _])
{
   Console.WriteLine($"three item collection with second item {second}");
}

var uri = new Uri("http://www.mysite.com/categories/category-a/sub-categories/sub-category-a.html");
var result = uri.Segments switch
{
    ["/"] => "Root",
    [_, var single] => single,
    [_, .. string[] entries, _] => string.Join(" > ", entries)
};

using System;
using Stateless;

namespace StatelessTests
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                string on = "On", off = "Off";
                var space = ' ';

                var onOffSwitch = new StateMachine<string, char>(initialState: off);

                onOffSwitch.Configure(state: off).Permit(trigger: space, destinationState: on);
                onOffSwitch.Configure(state: on).Permit(trigger: space, destinationState: off);

                Console.WriteLine("Press <space> to toggle the switch. Any other key will raise an error.");

                while (true)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Switch is in state: " + onOffSwitch.State);
                    var pressed = Console.ReadKey(true).KeyChar;
                    onOffSwitch.Fire(trigger: pressed);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
                Console.ReadKey(true);
            }
        }
    }
}

public class StateMachine<TState, TTrigger>

<statemachine xmlns="http://statelessdesigner.codeplex.com/Schema">
  <settings>
    <itemname>BlogPostStateMachine</itemname>
    <namespace>StatelessTests</namespace>
    <class>public</class>
  </settings>
  <triggers>     
    <trigger>Save</trigger>
    <trigger>RequireEdit</trigger>
    <trigger>Accept</trigger>
    <trigger>Reject</trigger>
  </triggers>
  <states>     
    <state start="yes">Begin</state>
    <state>InProgress</state>     
    <state>Published</state>      
    <state>Rejected</state>      
  </states>
  <transitions>
    <transition trigger="Save" from="Begin" to="InProgress" />

    <transition trigger="Accept" from="InProgress" to="Published" />
    <transition trigger="Reject" from="InProgress" to="Rejected" />

    <transition trigger="Save" from="InProgress" to="InProgress" />

    <transition trigger="RequireEdit" from="Published" to="InProgress" />
    <transition trigger="RequireEdit" from="Rejected" to="InProgress" />
  </transitions>
</statemachine>

using Stateless;

namespace StatelessTests
{
  public class BlogPostStateMachine
  {
    public delegate void UnhandledTriggerDelegate(State state, Trigger trigger);
    public delegate void EntryExitDelegate();
    public delegate bool GuardClauseDelegate();

    public enum Trigger
    {
      Save,
      RequireEdit,
      Accept,
      Reject,
    }

    public enum State
    {
      Begin,
      InProgress,
      Published,
      Rejected,
    }

    private readonly StateMachine<State, Trigger> stateMachine = null;

    public EntryExitDelegate OnBeginEntry = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnBeginExit = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnInProgressEntry = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnInProgressExit = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnPublishedEntry = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnPublishedExit = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnRejectedEntry = null;
    public EntryExitDelegate OnRejectedExit = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromBeginToInProgressUsingTriggerSave = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromInProgressToPublishedUsingTriggerAccept = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromInProgressToRejectedUsingTriggerReject = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromInProgressToInProgressUsingTriggerSave = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromPublishedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit = null;
    public GuardClauseDelegate GuardClauseFromRejectedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit = null;
    public UnhandledTriggerDelegate OnUnhandledTrigger = null;

    public BlogPost()
    {
      stateMachine = new StateMachine<State, Trigger>(State.Begin);
      stateMachine.Configure(State.Begin)
        .OnEntry(() => { if (OnBeginEntry != null) OnBeginEntry(); })
        .OnExit(() => { if (OnBeginExit != null) OnBeginExit(); })
        .PermitIf(Trigger.Save, State.InProgress , () => { if (GuardClauseFromBeginToInProgressUsingTriggerSave != null) return GuardClauseFromBeginToInProgressUsingTriggerSave(); return true; } )
      ;
      stateMachine.Configure(State.InProgress)
        .OnEntry(() => { if (OnInProgressEntry != null) OnInProgressEntry(); })
        .OnExit(() => { if (OnInProgressExit != null) OnInProgressExit(); })
        .PermitIf(Trigger.Accept, State.Published , () => { if (GuardClauseFromInProgressToPublishedUsingTriggerAccept != null) return GuardClauseFromInProgressToPublishedUsingTriggerAccept(); return true; } )
        .PermitIf(Trigger.Reject, State.Rejected , () => { if (GuardClauseFromInProgressToRejectedUsingTriggerReject != null) return GuardClauseFromInProgressToRejectedUsingTriggerReject(); return true; } )
        .PermitReentryIf(Trigger.Save , () => { if (GuardClauseFromInProgressToInProgressUsingTriggerSave != null) return GuardClauseFromInProgressToInProgressUsingTriggerSave(); return true; } )
      ;
      stateMachine.Configure(State.Published)
        .OnEntry(() => { if (OnPublishedEntry != null) OnPublishedEntry(); })
        .OnExit(() => { if (OnPublishedExit != null) OnPublishedExit(); })
        .PermitIf(Trigger.RequireEdit, State.InProgress , () => { if (GuardClauseFromPublishedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit != null) return GuardClauseFromPublishedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit(); return true; } )
      ;
      stateMachine.Configure(State.Rejected)
        .OnEntry(() => { if (OnRejectedEntry != null) OnRejectedEntry(); })
        .OnExit(() => { if (OnRejectedExit != null) OnRejectedExit(); })
        .PermitIf(Trigger.RequireEdit, State.InProgress , () => { if (GuardClauseFromRejectedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit != null) return GuardClauseFromRejectedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit(); return true; } )
      ;
      stateMachine.OnUnhandledTrigger((state, trigger) => { if (OnUnhandledTrigger != null) OnUnhandledTrigger(state, trigger); });
    }

    public bool TryFireTrigger(Trigger trigger)
    {
      if (!stateMachine.CanFire(trigger))
      {
        return false;
      }
      stateMachine.Fire(trigger);
      return true;
    }

    public State GetState
    {
      get
      {
        return stateMachine.State;
      }
    }
  }
}

namespace StatelessTests
{
    public class BlogPostManager
    {
        private BlogPostStateMachine _stateMachine;
        public BlogPostManager()
        {
            configureWorkflow();
        }

        private void configureWorkflow()
        {
            _stateMachine = new BlogPostStateMachine();

            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromBeginToInProgressUsingTriggerSave = () => { return UserCanPost; };
            _stateMachine.OnBeginExit = () => { /* save data + save state + send an email to admin */ };

            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromInProgressToPublishedUsingTriggerAccept = () => { return UserIsAdmin; };
            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromInProgressToRejectedUsingTriggerReject = () => { return UserIsAdmin; };
            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromInProgressToInProgressUsingTriggerSave = () => { return UserHasEditRights; };
            _stateMachine.OnInProgressExit = () => { /* save data + save state + send an email to user */ };

            _stateMachine.OnPublishedExit = () => { /* save data + save state + send an email to admin */ };
            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromPublishedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit = () => { return UserHasEditRights; };

            _stateMachine.OnRejectedExit = () => { /* save data + save state + send an email to admin */ };
            _stateMachine.GuardClauseFromRejectedToInProgressUsingTriggerRequireEdit = () => { return UserHasEditRights; };
        }

        public bool UserIsAdmin
        {
            get
            {
                return true; // TODO: Evaluate if user is an admin.
            }
        }

        public bool UserCanPost
        {
            get
            {
                return true; // TODO: Evaluate if user is authenticated
            }
        }

        public bool UserHasEditRights
        {
            get
            {
                return true; // TODO: Evaluate if user is owner or admin
            }
        }

        // User actions
        public void Save() { _stateMachine.TryFireTrigger(BlogPostStateMachine.Trigger.Save); }
        public void RequireEdit() { _stateMachine.TryFireTrigger(BlogPostStateMachine.Trigger.RequireEdit); }

        // Admin actions        
        public void Accept() { _stateMachine.TryFireTrigger(BlogPostStateMachine.Trigger.Accept); }
        public void Reject() { _stateMachine.TryFireTrigger(BlogPostStateMachine.Trigger.Reject); }
    }
}