public class Client
{
    public virtual int ClientId { get; set; }
    public virtual string Name { get; set; }
    public virtual string Email { get; set; }
}

using System.ServiceModel.Description;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;
using System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher;
using System.Data.Objects;

namespace Recipe8
{
    public class ApplyProxyDataContractResolverAttribute : 
        Attribute, IOperationBehavior
    {
        public void AddBindingParameters(OperationDescription description,
            BindingParameterCollection parameters)
        {
        }
        public void ApplyClientBehavior(OperationDescription description,
            ClientOperation proxy)
        {
            DataContractSerializerOperationBehavior
                dataContractSerializerOperationBehavior =
                    description.Behaviors
                    .Find<DataContractSerializerOperationBehavior>();
                dataContractSerializerOperationBehavior.DataContractResolver =
                    new ProxyDataContractResolver();
        }
        public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(OperationDescription description,
            DispatchOperation dispatch)
        {
            DataContractSerializerOperationBehavior
                dataContractSerializerOperationBehavior =
                    description.Behaviors
                    .Find<DataContractSerializerOperationBehavior>();
            dataContractSerializerOperationBehavior.DataContractResolver =
                new ProxyDataContractResolver();
        }
        public void Validate(OperationDescription description)
        {
        }
    }
}

[ServiceContract]
public interface IService1
{
    [OperationContract]
    void InsertTestRecord();
    [OperationContract]
    Client GetClient();
    [OperationContract]
    void Update(Client client);
}

public class Client
{
    [ApplyProxyDataContractResolver]
    public Client GetClient()
    {
        using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
        {
            context.Cofiguration.LazyLoadingEnabled = false;
            return context.Clients.Single();
        }
    }
    public void Update(Client client)
    {
        using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
        {
            context.Entry(client).State = EntityState.Modified;
            context.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    public void InsertTestRecord()
    {
        using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
        {
            // delete previous test data
            context.ExecuteSqlCommand("delete from [clients]");
            // insert new test data
            context.ExecuteStoreCommand(@"insert into
                [clients](Name, Email) values ('Armin Zia','armin.zia@gmail.com')");
        }
    }
}

using Recipe8Client.ServiceReference1;

namespace Recipe8Client
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (var serviceClient = new Service1Client())
            {
                serviceClient.InsertTestRecord();
                
                var client = serviceClient.GetClient();
                Console.WriteLine("Client is: {0} at {1}", client.Name, client.Email);
                
                client.Name = "Armin Zia";
                client.Email = "arminzia@live.com";
                serviceClient.Update(client);
                
                client = serviceClient.GetClient();
                Console.WriteLine("Client changed to: {0} at {1}", client.Name, client.Email);
            }
        }
    }
}

1. Gem #1 – Expression Evaluator Format Specifiers 
   
2. Gem #2 – Controlling the value column of the debugger 
   
3. Gem #3 – Showing important values when an object is expanded 
   
4. Gem #4 – Applying view customizations to framework types 
   
5. Gem #5 – Snippets 
   
6. Gem #6 – Derived types 
   
7. Gem #7 – Find combo 
   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Data.Objects;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Caching;

namespace EfSecondLevelCaching.Core
{
    public static class EfHttpRuntimeCacheProvider
    {
        #region Methods (6)

        // Public Methods (2) 

        public static IList<TEntity> ToCacheableList<TEntity>(
                            this IQueryable<TEntity> query,
                            int durationMinutes = 15,
                            CacheItemPriority priority = CacheItemPriority.Normal)
        {
            return query.Cacheable(x => x.ToList(), durationMinutes, priority);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the result of the query; if possible from the cache, otherwise
        /// the query is materialized and the result cached before being returned.
        /// The cache entry has a one minute sliding expiration with normal priority.
        /// </summary>
        public static TResult Cacheable<TEntity, TResult>(
                            this IQueryable<TEntity> query,
                            Func<IQueryable<TEntity>, TResult> materializer,
                            int durationMinutes = 15,
                            CacheItemPriority priority = CacheItemPriority.Normal)
        {
            // Gets a cache key for a query.
            var queryCacheKey = query.GetCacheKey();

            // The name of the cache key used to clear the cache. All cached items depend on this key.
            var rootCacheKey = typeof(TEntity).FullName;

            // Try to get the query result from the cache.
            printAllCachedKeys();
            var result = HttpRuntime.Cache.Get(queryCacheKey);
            if (result != null)
            {
                debugWriteLine("Fetching object '{0}__{1}' from the cache.", rootCacheKey, queryCacheKey);
                return (TResult)result;
            }

            // Materialize the query.
            result = materializer(query);

            // Adding new data.
            debugWriteLine("Adding new data: queryKey={0}, dependencyKey={1}", queryCacheKey, rootCacheKey);
            storeRootCacheKey(rootCacheKey);
            HttpRuntime.Cache.Insert(
                    key: queryCacheKey,
                    value: result,
                    dependencies: new CacheDependency(null, new[] { rootCacheKey }),
                    absoluteExpiration: DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(durationMinutes),
                    slidingExpiration: Cache.NoSlidingExpiration,
                    priority: priority,
                    onRemoveCallback: null);

            return (TResult)result;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Call this method in `public override int SaveChanges()` of your DbContext class 
        /// to Invalidate Second Level Cache automatically.
        /// </summary>        
        public static void InvalidateSecondLevelCache(this DbContext ctx)
        {
            var changedEntityNames = ctx.ChangeTracker
                                      .Entries()
                                      .Where(x => x.State == EntityState.Added ||
                                                  x.State == EntityState.Modified ||
                                                  x.State == EntityState.Deleted)
                                      .Select(x => ObjectContext.GetObjectType(x.Entity.GetType()).FullName)
                                      .Distinct()
                                      .ToList();

            if (!changedEntityNames.Any()) return;

            printAllCachedKeys();
            foreach (var item in changedEntityNames)
            {
                item.removeEntityCache();
            }
            printAllCachedKeys();
        }
        // Private Methods (4) 

        private static void debugWriteLine(string format, params object[] args)
        {
            if (!Debugger.IsAttached) return;
            Debug.WriteLine(format, args);
        }

        private static void printAllCachedKeys()
        {
            if (!Debugger.IsAttached) return;
            debugWriteLine("Available cached keys list:");
            int count = 0;
            var enumerator = HttpRuntime.Cache.GetEnumerator();
            while (enumerator.MoveNext())
            {
                if (enumerator.Key.ToString().StartsWith("__")) continue; // such as __System.Web.WebPages.Deployment
                debugWriteLine("queryKey: {0}", enumerator.Key.ToString());
                count++;
            }
            debugWriteLine("count: {0}", count);
        }

        private static void removeEntityCache(this string rootCacheKey)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rootCacheKey)) return;
            debugWriteLine("Removing items with dependencyKey={0}", rootCacheKey);
            // Removes all cached items depend on this key.
            HttpRuntime.Cache.Remove(rootCacheKey);
        }

        private static void storeRootCacheKey(string rootCacheKey)
        {
            // The cacheKeys of a cacheDependency that are not already in cache ARE NOT inserted into the cache 
            // on the Insert of the item in which the dependency is used.
            if (HttpRuntime.Cache.Get(rootCacheKey) != null)
                return;

            HttpRuntime.Cache.Add(
                rootCacheKey,
                rootCacheKey,
                null,
                Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration,
                Cache.NoSlidingExpiration,
                CacheItemPriority.Default,
                null);
        }

        #endregion Methods
    }
}

var data = context.Products.AsQueryable().Cacheable(x => x.FirstOrDefault());

using System.Data.Entity;
using EfSecondLevelCaching.Core;
using EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models;

namespace EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.DataLayer
{
    public class ProductContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<Product> Products { get; set; }

        public override int SaveChanges()
        {
            this.InvalidateSecondLevelCache();
            return base.SaveChanges();
        }        
    }
}

using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using EfSecondLevelCaching.Core;
using EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.DataLayer;
using EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models;
using System;

namespace EfSecondLevelCaching
{
    public static class TestUsages
    {
        public static void RunQueries()
        {
            using (ProductContext context = new ProductContext())
            {
                var isActive = true;
                var name = "Product1";

                // reading from db
                var list1 = context.Products
                                   .OrderBy(one => one.ProductNumber)
                                   .Where(x => x.IsActive == isActive && x.ProductName == name)
                                   .ToCacheableList();

                // reading from cache
                var list2 = context.Products
                                   .OrderBy(one => one.ProductNumber)
                                   .Where(x => x.IsActive == isActive && x.ProductName == name)
                                   .ToCacheableList();

                // reading from cache
                var list3 = context.Products
                                   .OrderBy(one => one.ProductNumber)
                                   .Where(x => x.IsActive == isActive && x.ProductName == name)
                                   .ToCacheableList();

                // reading from db
                var list4 = context.Products
                                   .OrderBy(one => one.ProductNumber)
                                   .Where(x => x.IsActive == isActive && x.ProductName == "Product2")
                                   .ToCacheableList();
            }

            // removes products cache
            using (ProductContext context = new ProductContext())
            {
                var p = new Product()
                {
                    IsActive = false,
                    ProductName = "P4",
                    ProductNumber = "004"
                };
                context.Products.Add(p);
                context.SaveChanges();
            }

            using (ProductContext context = new ProductContext())
            {
                var data = context.Products.AsQueryable().Cacheable(x => x.FirstOrDefault());
                var data2 = context.Products.AsQueryable().Cacheable(x => x.FirstOrDefault());
                context.SaveChanges();
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding new data: queryKey=72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F, dependencyKey=EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product

Available cached keys list:
queryKey: EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
queryKey: 72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F
count: 2

Fetching object 'EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product__72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F' from the cache.

Available cached keys list:
queryKey: EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
queryKey: 72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F
count: 2

Fetching object 'EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product__72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F' from the cache.

Available cached keys list:
queryKey: EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
queryKey: 72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F
count: 2

Adding new data: queryKey=11A2C33F9AD7821A0A31003BFF1DF886, dependencyKey=EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product

Available cached keys list:
queryKey: 72AF5DA1BA9B91E24DCCF83E88AD1C5F
queryKey: 11A2C33F9AD7821A0A31003BFF1DF886
queryKey: EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
count: 3

Removing items with dependencyKey=EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
Available cached keys list:
count: 0
Available cached keys list:
count: 0

Adding new data: queryKey=02E6FE403B461E45C5508684156C1D10, dependencyKey=EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product

Available cached keys list:
queryKey: 02E6FE403B461E45C5508684156C1D10
queryKey: EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product
count: 2


Fetching object 'EfSecondLevelCaching.Test.Models.Product__02E6FE403B461E45C5508684156C1D10' from the cache.

modelBuilder.UseCollation("SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS");

public static void SetCaseInsensitiveSearchesForSQLite(this ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    if (modelBuilder == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(modelBuilder));
    }

    modelBuilder.UseCollation("NOCASE");
    foreach (var property in modelBuilder.Model.GetEntityTypes()
                                            .SelectMany(t => t.GetProperties())
                                            .Where(p => p.ClrType == typeof(string)))
    {
        property.SetCollation("NOCASE");
    }
}

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    if (modelBuilder == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(modelBuilder));
    }

    modelBuilder.SetCaseInsensitiveSearchesForSQLite();
}