Spawn an Online Game with Blazor, .NET 7 and Clean Architecture in under 60 minutes

In this fun talk, Luke Parker will show you step-by-step how to build a playable game in under 60 minutes. He will go over some basic game design, project planning, then build the game and finally… play live with the audience! Utilizing code sharing and the magic of Clean Architecture allows for very rapid app development. Also, leveraging MudBlazor as the component library lets you save time and to focus on what really matters.
 

An alternative way to build and bundle Javascript, CSS in ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor Page projects 

ASP.NET CORE: Sending Email with Gmail and Homtail Account using ASP.NET Core services 

{
    "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
            "version": "1.0.0",
            "type": "platform"
        },
        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics": "1.0.0",
        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.0.0",
        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0",
        "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.0.0"
    },

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
namespace Core1RtmEmptyTest
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
        }
 
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            app.UseWelcomePage();
 
            app.Run(async (context) =>
            {
                await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello DNT!");
            });
        }
    }
}

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddRateLimiter(options =>
{
    options.GlobalLimiter = PartitionedRateLimiter.Create<HttpContext, string>(httpContext =>
        RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(
            partitionKey: httpContext.User.Identity?.Name ?? httpContext.Request.Headers.Host.ToString(),
            factory: partition => new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
            {
                AutoReplenishment = true,
                PermitLimit = 10,
                QueueLimit = 0,
                Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)
            }));
});

// ...

var app = builder.Build();

// ...

app.UseRouting();
app.UseRateLimiter();

app.MapGet("/", () => "Hello World!");

app.Run();

builder.Services.AddRateLimiter(options =>
{
    options.RejectionStatusCode = 429;

    // ...
});

builder.Services.AddRateLimiter(options =>
{
    options.OnRejected = async (context, token) =>
    {
        context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 429;
        if (context.Lease.TryGetMetadata(MetadataName.RetryAfter, out var retryAfter))
        {
            await context.HttpContext.Response.WriteAsync(
                $"Too many requests. Please try again after {retryAfter.TotalMinutes} minute(s). " +
                $"Read more about our rate limits at https://example.org/docs/ratelimiting.", cancellationToken: token);
        }
        else
        {
            await context.HttpContext.Response.WriteAsync(
                "Too many requests. Please try again later. " +
                "Read more about our rate limits at https://example.org/docs/ratelimiting.", cancellationToken: token);
        }
    };

    // ...
});

context.HttpContext.RequestServices.GetService<ILoggerFactory>()?
                .CreateLogger("Microsoft.AspNetCore.RateLimitingMiddleware")
                .LogWarning("OnRejected: {RequestPath}", context.HttpContext.Request.Path);

builder.Services.AddRateLimiter(options =>
{
    options.GlobalLimiter = PartitionedRateLimiter.CreateChained(
        PartitionedRateLimiter.Create<HttpContext, string>(httpContext =>
            RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.ResolveClientIpAddress(), partition =>
                new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
                {
                    AutoReplenishment = true,
                    PermitLimit = 600,
                    Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)
                })),
        PartitionedRateLimiter.Create<HttpContext, string>(httpContext =>
            RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.ResolveClientIpAddress(), partition =>
                new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
                {
                    AutoReplenishment = true,
                    PermitLimit = 6000,
                    Window = TimeSpan.FromHours(1)
                })));

    // ...
});

PartitionedRateLimiter.Create<HttpContext, string>(httpContext =>
    RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.ResolveClientIpAddress(), partition =>
        new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
        {
            AutoReplenishment = true,
            PermitLimit = 10,
            QueueLimit = 6,
            QueueProcessingOrder = QueueProcessingOrder.OldestFirst,
            Window = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)
        })));

public class ExampleRateLimiterPolicy : IRateLimiterPolicy<string>
{
    public RateLimitPartition<string> GetPartition(HttpContext httpContext)
    {
        if (httpContext.User.Identity?.IsAuthenticated == true)
        {
            return RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.User.Identity.Name!,
                partition => new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
                {
                    AutoReplenishment = true,
                    PermitLimit = 1_000,
                    Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),
                });
        }

        return RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.Request.Headers.Host.ToString(),
            partition => new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
            {
                AutoReplenishment = true,
                PermitLimit = 100,
                Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),
            });
    }

    public Func<OnRejectedContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask>? OnRejected { get; } =
        (context, _) =>
        {
            context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 418; // I'm a 🫖
            return new ValueTask();
        };
}

options.AddPolicy<string, ExampleRateLimiterPolicy>("myPolicy");

builder.Services.AddRateLimiter(options =>
{
    options.AddFixedWindowLimiter("Api", options =>
    {
        options.AutoReplenishment = true;
        options.PermitLimit = 10;
        options.Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
    });

    options.AddFixedWindowLimiter("Web", options =>
    {
        options.AutoReplenishment = true;
        options.PermitLimit = 10;
        options.Window = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
    });

    // ...
});

options.AddPolicy("Api", httpContext =>
        RateLimitPartition.GetFixedWindowLimiter(httpContext.ResolveClientIpAddress(),
        partition => new FixedWindowRateLimiterOptions
        {
            AutoReplenishment = true,
            PermitLimit = 10,
            Window = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)
        }));

// Endpoint
app.MapGet("/api/hello", () => "Hello World!").RequireRateLimiting("Api");

// Group
app.MapGroup("/api/orders").RequireRateLimiting("Api");

// Endpoint
app.MapGet("/api/hello", () => "Hello World!").DisableRateLimiting();

// Group
app.MapGroup("/api/orders").DisableRateLimiting();

[EnableRateLimiting("Api")]
public class Orders : Controller
{
    [DisableRateLimiting]
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [EnableRateLimiting("ApiListing")]
    public IActionResult List()
    {
        return View();
    }
}

app.UseConfiguredEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
    endpoints.MapRazorPages()
        .DisableRateLimiting();

    endpoints.MapControllers()
        .RequireRateLimiting("UserBasedRateLimiting");
});

ASP.NET Core 8 and .NET 8 bring many exciting performance improvements. In this blog post, we will highlight some of the enhancements made in ASP.NET Core and show you how they can boost your web app’s speed and efficiency.  

You already know how role-based authorization works in ASP.NET Core.

[Authorize(Roles = "Administrator")]
public class AdministrationController : Controller
{
}

But what if you don't want hardcode roles on the Authorize attribute or create roles later and specify in which controller and action it has access without touching source code?

DynamicAuthorization helps you authorize users without hardcoding role(s) on the Authorize attribute with minimum effort. DynamicAuthorization is built at the top of ASP.NET Core Identity and use identity mechanism for managing roles and authorizing users.