When running a dotnet application differences in diverse local and production environments can make collecting diagnostics artifacts (e.g., logs, traces, process dumps) challenging. dotnet-monitor aims to simplify the process by exposing a consistent REST API regardless of where your application is run. 

Securing your application is bloody important. With so much jargon to sift through, it’s easy to get lost, for example there’s SSO, OAuth2, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, Federated Identity, 2FA, & MFA. Just to name a few! 😱 In this talk, Anthony will take an in depth look at Federated Identity using OpenID Connect and OAuth2 Framework for ASP. NET Core using Duende IdentityServer (aka IdentityServer 5). You will walk away knowing how to navigate the security options and avoid the madness. 

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 CREATE TABLE xmlTest
(
 id INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
 doc XML
)
GO
INSERT xmlTest VALUES('<Person name="Vahid" />')
INSERT xmlTest VALUES('<Person name="Farid" />')
INSERT xmlTest VALUES('<Person name="Mehdi" /><Person name="Hamid" />')
GO

 SELECT doc.query('
for $p in //Person
where $p/@name="Vahid"
return <li>{data($p/@name)} has id = {sql:column("xmlTest.id")}</li>
')
FROM xmlTest

 <li>Vahid has id = 1</li>

 SELECT doc.query('
for $p in //Person
where $p/@name="Vahid"
return <li>{data($p/@name)} has id = {sql:column("xmlTest.id")}</li>
')
FROM xmlTest
WHERE doc.exist('
for $p in //Person
where $p/@name="Vahid"
return <li>{data($p/@name)} has id = {sql:column("xmlTest.id")}</li>
')=1

 SELECT * FROM
(
 (SELECT doc.query('
 for $p in //Person
 where $p/@name="Vahid"
 return <li>{data($p/@name)} has id = {sql:column("xmlTest.id")}</li>
 ') AS col1
 FROM xmlTest)
) A
WHERE CONVERT(VARCHAR(8000), col1)<>''

 DECLARE @number INT = 1
SELECT doc.query('
for $p in //Person
where $p/@name="Vahid"
return <li>{data($p/@name)} has number = {sql:variable("@number")}</li>
')
FROM xmlTest

 SELECT doc.query('/Person') FROM xmlTest

 DECLARE @doc XML
SET @doc = (SELECT * FROM xmlTest FOR XML AUTO, ELEMENTS)
SELECT @doc.query('/xmlTest/doc/Person')

 DECLARE @doc XML ='
<people>
  <person><name>Vahid</name></person>
  <person><name id="2">Farid</name></person>
  <person><name>Mehdi</name></person>
  <person><name>Hooshang</name><name id="1">Hooshi</name></person>
  <person></person>
</people>
'

 SELECT @doc.value('/people/person/name', 'varchar(50)')

 SELECT @doc.value('(/people/person/name)[1]', 'varchar(50)')

 SELECT @doc.query('/people/person/name')

 <name>Vahid</name>
<name id="2">Farid</name>
<name>Mehdi</name>
<name>Hooshang</name>
<name id="1">Hooshi</name>

 SELECT
tab.col.value('text()[1]', 'varchar(50)') AS name,
tab.col.query('.'),
tab.col.query('..')
from @doc.nodes('/people/person/name') AS tab(col)

 tab.col.query('.'),

 SELECT
tab.col.value('.', 'varchar(50)') AS name,
tab.col.query('data(.)'),
tab.col.query('.'),
tab.col.query('..')
from @doc.nodes('/people/person/name') AS tab(col)

 SELECT
tab.col.value('name[.="Farid"][1]', 'varchar(50)') AS name,
tab.col.value('name[.="Farid"][1]/@id', 'varchar(50)') AS id,
tab.col.query('.')
from @doc.nodes('/people/person[name="Farid"]') AS tab(col)

 DECLARE @tblXML TABLE (
 id INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
 doc XML
 )

INSERT @tblXML VALUES('<person name="Vahid" />')
INSERT @tblXML VALUES('<person name="Farid" />')
INSERT @tblXML VALUES('<person />')
INSERT @tblXML VALUES(NULL)

SELECT
id,
doc.value('(/person/@name)[1]', 'varchar(50)') AS name
FROM @tblXML

 CREATE PROCEDURE LookForPhysicalOps (@op VARCHAR(30))
AS
SELECT sql.text, qs.EXECUTION_COUNT, qs.*, p.*
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle) sql
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(plan_handle) p
WHERE query_plan.exist('
declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/showplan";
/ShowPlanXML/BatchSequence/Batch/Statements//RelOp/@PhysicalOp[. = sql:variable("@op")]
') = 1
GO

EXECUTE LookForPhysicalOps 'Table Scan'
EXECUTE LookForPhysicalOps 'Clustered Index Scan'
EXECUTE LookForPhysicalOps 'Hash Match'

 WITH XMLNAMESPACES(DEFAULT N'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/showplan')
SELECT RelOp.op.value(N'../../@NodeId', N'int') AS ParentOperationID,
RelOp.op.value(N'@NodeId', N'int') AS OperationID,
RelOp.op.value(N'@PhysicalOp', N'varchar(50)') AS PhysicalOperator,
RelOp.op.value(N'@LogicalOp', N'varchar(50)') AS LogicalOperator,
RelOp.op.value(N'@EstimatedTotalSubtreeCost ', N'float') AS EstimatedCost,
RelOp.op.value(N'@EstimateIO', N'float') AS EstimatedIO,
RelOp.op.value(N'@EstimateCPU', N'float') AS EstimatedCPU,
RelOp.op.value(N'@EstimateRows', N'float') AS EstimatedRows,
cp.plan_handle AS PlanHandle,
st.TEXT AS QueryText,
qp.query_plan AS QueryPlan,
cp.cacheobjtype AS CacheObjectType,
cp.objtype AS ObjectType
FROM sys.dm_exec_cached_plans cp
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(cp.plan_handle) st
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(cp.plan_handle) qp
CROSS APPLY qp.query_plan.nodes(N'//RelOp') RelOp(op)

DECLARE @doc XML = '
<Invoice>
<InvoiceId>100</InvoiceId>
<CustomerName>Vahid</CustomerName>
<LineItems>
<LineItem>
<Sku>134</Sku>
<Quantity>10</Quantity>
<Description>Item 1</Description>
<UnitPrice>9.5</UnitPrice>
</LineItem>
<LineItem>
<Sku>150</Sku>
<Quantity>5</Quantity>
<Description>Item 2</Description>
<UnitPrice>1.5</UnitPrice>
</LineItem>
</LineItems>
</Invoice>
'

 SET @doc.modify('
insert <InvoiceInfo><InvoiceDate>2014-02-10</InvoiceDate></InvoiceInfo>
after /Invoice[1]/CustomerName[1]
')

SELECT @doc

<Invoice>
  <InvoiceId>100</InvoiceId>
  <CustomerName>Vahid</CustomerName>
  <InvoiceInfo>
        <InvoiceDate>2014-02-10</InvoiceDate>
  </InvoiceInfo>
  <LineItems>
...

 SET @x.modify('insert sql:variable("@x") into /doc[1]')

 The argument 1 of the XML data type method "modify" must be a string literal.

 SET @doc.modify('
insert attribute status{"backorder"}
into /Invoice[1]
')

SELECT @doc

 <Invoice status="backorder">
  <InvoiceId>100</InvoiceId>
....

 SET @doc.modify('delete /Invoice/LineItems/LineItem')
SELECT @doc

 <Invoice status="backorder">
  <InvoiceId>100</InvoiceId>
  <CustomerName>Vahid</CustomerName>
  <InvoiceInfo>
      <InvoiceDate>2014-02-10</InvoiceDate>
  </InvoiceInfo>
  <LineItems />
</Invoice>

 SET @doc.modify('replace value of
  /Invoice[1]/CustomerName[1]/text()[1]
  with "Farid"
')
SELECT @doc

 <Invoice status="backorder">
  <InvoiceId>100</InvoiceId>
  <CustomerName>Farid</CustomerName>
  <InvoiceInfo>
       <InvoiceDate>2014-02-10</InvoiceDate>
  </InvoiceInfo>
  <LineItems />
</Invoice>

 The target of 'replace value of' must be a non-metadata attribute or an element with simple typed content.

 DECLARE @tblTest AS TABLE (xmlField XML)

INSERT INTO @tblTest(xmlField)
VALUES
 (
'<Sample>
   <Node1>Value1</Node1>
   <Node2>Value2</Node2>
   <Node3/>
</Sample>'
)
 
DECLARE @newValue VARCHAR(50) = 'NewValue'

UPDATE @tblTest
SET xmlField.modify(
'insert text{sql:variable("@newValue")} into
  (/Sample/Node3)[1] [not(text())]'
)

SELECT xmlField.value('(/Sample/Node3)[1]','varchar(50)') FROM @tblTest

 UPDATE @tblTest
SET xmlField.modify(
'replace value of (/Sample/Node3/text())[1]
  with sql:variable("@newValue")'
)

 CREATE TABLE [Geo](
[id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[Location] [geography] NULL
)

 insert into Geo( Location , long, lat ) values
( geography::STGeomFromText ('POINT(-121.527200 45.712113)', 4326))

using System.Data.Entity.Spatial;

namespace EFGeoTests.Models
{
    public class GeoLocation
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DbGeography Location { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Type { get; set; }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return string.Format("Name:{0}, Location:{1}", Name, Location);
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using EFGeoTests.Models;

namespace EFGeoTests.Config
{
    public class MyContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<GeoLocation> GeoLocations { get; set; }

        public MyContext()
            : base("Connection1")
        {
            this.Database.Log = sql => Console.Write(sql);
        }
    }
}

   private static DbGeography createPoint(double longitude, double latitude,  int coordinateSystemId = 4326)
  {
       var text = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.NumberFormat,"POINT({0} {1})", longitude, latitude);
       return DbGeography.PointFromText(text, coordinateSystemId);
  }

GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]]

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the current shape in the collection
        /// </summary>
        public Shape Current
        {
            get 
            {
                if (_disposed) throw new ObjectDisposedException("Shapefile");
                if (!_opened) throw new InvalidOperationException("Shapefile not open.");
               
                // get the metadata
                StringDictionary metadata = null;
                if (!RawMetadataOnly)
                {
                    metadata = new StringDictionary();
                    for (int i = 0; i < _dbReader.FieldCount; i++)
                    {
                        string value = _dbReader.GetValue(i).ToString();
                        if (_dbReader.GetDataTypeName(i) == "DBTYPE_WVARCHAR")
                        {
                            // برای نمایش متون فارسی نیاز است
                            value = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Encoding.GetEncoding(720).GetBytes(value));
                        }
                        metadata.Add(_dbReader.GetName(i),
                            value);
                    }
                }

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Catfood.Shapefile;

namespace EFGeoTests
{
    public class MapPoint
    {
        public Dictionary<string, string> Metadata { set; get; }
        public double X { set; get; }
        public double Y { set; get; }
    }

    public static class ShapeReader
    {
        public static IList<MapPoint> ReadShapeFile(string path)
        {
            var results = new List<MapPoint>();

            using (var shapefile = new Shapefile(path))
            {
                foreach (var shape in shapefile)
                {
                    if (shape.Type != ShapeType.Point)
                        continue;

                    var shapePoint = shape as ShapePoint;
                    if (shapePoint == null)
                        continue;


                     var metadataNames = shape.GetMetadataNames();
                    if(!metadataNames.Any())
                        continue;

                    var metadata = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                    foreach (var metadataName in metadataNames)
                    {
                        metadata.Add(metadataName,shape.GetMetadata(metadataName));
                    }

                    results.Add(new MapPoint
                    {
                        Metadata = metadata,
                        X = shapePoint.Point.X,
                        Y = shapePoint.Point.Y
                    });
                }
            }

            return results;
        }
    }
}

            var points = ShapeReader.ReadShapeFile("IranShapeFiles\\places.shp");
            using (var context = new MyContext())
            {
                context.Configuration.AutoDetectChangesEnabled = false;
                context.Configuration.ProxyCreationEnabled = false;
                context.Configuration.ValidateOnSaveEnabled = false;

                if (context.GeoLocations.Any())
                    return;

                foreach (var point in points)
                {
                    context.GeoLocations.Add(new GeoLocation
                    {
                        Name = point.Metadata["name"],
                        Type = point.Metadata["type"],
                        Location = createPoint(point.X, point.Y)
                    });
                }

                context.SaveChanges();
            }

            var tehran = createPoint(51.4179604, 35.6884243);

            using (var context = new MyContext())
            {
                // find any locations within 5 kilometers ordered by distance
                var locations = context.GeoLocations
                    .Where(loc => loc.Location.Distance(tehran) < 5000)
                    .OrderBy(loc => loc.Location.Distance(tehran))
                    .ToList();

                foreach (var location in locations)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(location.Name);
                }
            }

            var tehran = createPoint(51.4179604, 35.6884243);
            using (var context = new MyContext())
            {
                // find any locations within 5 kilometers ordered by distance
                var tehranLocation = context.GeoLocations.FirstOrDefault(loc => loc.Location.SpatialEquals(tehran));
                if (tehranLocation != null)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(tehranLocation.Type);
                }
            }

PM> update-package

PM> update-package -reinstall

public class Rider
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public EquineBeast Mount { get; set; }
}

public enum EquineBeast
{
    Donkey,
    Mule,
    Horse,
    Unicorn
}

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder
        .Entity<Rider>()
        .Property(e => e.Mount)
        .HasConversion(
            v => v.ToString(),
            v => (EquineBeast)Enum.Parse(typeof(EquineBeast), v));
}

var converter = new ValueConverter<EquineBeast, string>(
    v => v.ToString(),
    v => (EquineBeast)Enum.Parse(typeof(EquineBeast), v));
modelBuilder
    .Entity<Rider>()
    .Property(e => e.Mount)
    .HasConversion(converter);

var converter = new EnumToStringConverter<EquineBeast>();
modelBuilder
    .Entity<Rider>()
    .Property(e => e.Mount)
    .HasConversion(converter);

modelBuilder
    .Entity<Rider>()
    .Property(e => e.Mount)
    .HasConversion<string>();

public class Rider
{
    public int Id { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName = "nvarchar(24)")]
    public EquineBeast Mount { get; set; }
}

namespace DbConfig.Web.DataLayer.Context
{
    public class MyAppContext : DbContext
    {
      // …

        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
        {
            var encryptedConverter = new ValueConverter<string, string>(
               convertToProviderExpression: v => new string(v.Reverse().ToArray()), // encrypt
               convertFromProviderExpression: v => new string(v.Reverse().ToArray()) // decrypt
            );

            // Custom application mappings
            builder.Entity<ConfigurationValue>(entity =>
            {
                entity.Property(e => e.Value).IsRequired().HasConversion(encryptedConverter);
            });
        }
    }
}

using System;

namespace Test
{
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
    public sealed class EncryptedAttribute : Attribute
    { }
}

namespace DbConfig.Web.DomainClasses
{
    public class ConfigurationValue
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Key { get; set; }

        [Encrypted]
        public string Value { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace DbConfig.Web.DataLayer.Context
{
    public class MyAppContext : DbContext
    {
        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
        {
            var encryptedConverter = new ValueConverter<string, string>(
               convertToProviderExpression: v => new string(v.Reverse().ToArray()), // encrypt
               convertFromProviderExpression: v => new string(v.Reverse().ToArray()) // decrypt
            );

            foreach (var entityType in builder.Model.GetEntityTypes())
            {
                foreach (var property in entityType.GetProperties())
                {
                    var attributes = property.PropertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EncryptedAttribute), false);
                    if (attributes.Any())
                    {
                        property.SetValueConverter(encryptedConverter);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

 Executed DbCommand (22ms) 
   [Parameters=[@p1='1', 
                @p0='.tset ot eulav wen A' (Nullable = false) (Size = 4000)],
CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='180']
SET NOCOUNT ON;
UPDATE [Configurations] SET [Value] = @p0
WHERE [Id] = @p1;
SELECT @@ROWCOUNT;

 db.Set<ConfigurationValue>().Where(x => x.Value.EndsWith("world!"))

SELECT [x].[Id], [x].[Key], [x].[Value]
FROM [Configurations] AS [x]
WHERE RIGHT([x].[Value], LEN(N'world!')) = N'!dlrow'