Entity Framework half-heartedly supported Domain-Driven Design patterns. But the new-from-scratch EF Core has brought new hope for developers to map your well-designed domain classes to a database, reducing the cases where a separate data model is needed. EF Core 2.1 is very DDD friendly, even supporting things like fully encapsulated collections, backing fields and the return of support for value objects. In this session, we'll review some well-designed aggregates and explore how far EF Core 2.1 goes to act as the mapper between your domain classes and your data store. 

 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")'
)

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// ...

app.UseHttpsRedirection();

app.MapGet("/api/authors", async (MinimalBlogDbContext ctx) =>
{
    var authors = await ctx.Authors.ToListAsync();
    return authors;
});

app.Run();

//...

app.UseHttpsRedirection();

//...

app.MapPost("/api/authors", async (MinimalBlogDbContext ctx, AuthorDto authorDto) =>
{
    var author = new Author();
    author.FirstName = authorDto.FirstName;
    author.LastName = authorDto.LastName;
    author.Bio = authorDto.Bio;
    author.DateOfBirth = authorDto.DateOfBirth;

    ctx.Authors.Add(author);
    await ctx.SaveChangesAsync();

    return author;
});

app.Run();

internal record AuthorDto(string FirstName, string LastName, DateTime DateOfBirth, string? Bio);

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using MinimalBlog.Dal;

namespace MinimalBlog.Api.Extensions;

public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
{
    public static IServiceCollection AddApplicationServices(this IServiceCollection services,
        WebApplicationBuilder builder)
    {
        if (builder == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(builder));
        }

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

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

        return services;
    }
}

namespace MinimalBlog.Api.Extensions;

public static class WebApplicationExtensions
{
    public static WebApplication ConfigureApplication(this WebApplication app)
    {
        if (app == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(app));
        }

        if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseSwagger();
            app.UseSwaggerUI();
        }

        app.UseHttpsRedirection();

        return app;
    }
}

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
builder.Services.AddApplicationServices(builder);

var app = builder.Build();
app.ConfigureApplication();