On 16th November 2016, Nat Friedman and James Montemagno introduced Visual Studio for Mac, the newest member of the Visual Studio family at Connect(); 2016 event. I thought let's give it a try so I installed the same and went through the project templates available in it. This blog is kind of a getting started guide to install Visual Studio For Mac. 

public abstract class AdoMapper<T> where T : class
{
    private readonly SqlConnection _connection;
 
    protected AdoMapper(string connectionString)
    {
        _connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
    }
 
    protected virtual IEnumerable<T> ExecuteCommand(SqlCommand command)
    {
        command.Connection = _connection;
        command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        _connection.Open();
 
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                return Mapper.Map<IDataReader, IEnumerable<T>>(reader);
            }
            finally
            {
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
    }
 
    protected virtual T GetRecord(SqlCommand command)
    {
        command.Connection = _connection;
        _connection.Open();
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                reader.Read();
                return Mapper.Map<IDataReader, T>(reader);
            }
            finally
            {
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
    }
 
    protected virtual IEnumerable<T> GetRecords(SqlCommand command)
    {
        command.Connection = _connection;
        _connection.Open();
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                return Mapper.Map<IDataReader, IEnumerable<T>>(reader);
            }
            finally
            {
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
    }
}

public class UsersService : AdoMapper<User>, IUsersService
{
    public UsersService(string connectionString)
        : base(connectionString)
    {
    }
 
    public IEnumerable<User> GetAll()
    {
        using (var command = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Users"))
        {
            return GetRecords(command);
        }
    }
 
    public User GetById(int id)
    {
        using (var command = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Id = @id"))
        {
            command.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("id", id));
            return GetRecord(command);
        }
    }
}

public class UsersProfile : Profile
{
    protected override void Configure()
    {
        this.CreateMap<IDataRecord, User>();
    }
 
    public override string ProfileName
    {
        get { return this.GetType().Name; }
    }
}

Mapper.Initialize(cfg => // In Application_Start()
{
    cfg.AddProfile<UsersProfile>();
});

public class Advertisement
{
    public int Id { set; get; }
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public int UserId { get; set; }
 
    public string TitleWithOtherName { get; set; }
}

public class AdvertisementsProfile : Profile
{
    protected override void Configure()
    {
        this.CreateMap<IDataRecord, Advertisement>()
            .ForMember(dest => dest.TitleWithOtherName,
                       options => options.MapFrom(src =>
                            src.GetString(src.GetOrdinal("Title"))));
    }
 
    public override string ProfileName
    {
        get { return this.GetType().Name; }
    }
}

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  fetchProducts(categoryId?: number) {
    console.log(categoryId);

    this.products = [];

    if (categoryId === undefined || categoryId.toString() === "undefined") {
      return;
    }

> npm install ng2-toasty --save

 npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename

"styles": [
    "../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css",
    "../node_modules/ng2-toasty/bundles/style-bootstrap.css",
    "styles.css"
],

import { ToastyModule } from "ng2-toasty";

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    ToastyModule.forRoot(),

 <ng2-toasty [position]="'top-right'"></ng2-toasty>

import { ToastyService, ToastOptions } from "ng2-toasty";

export class ProductGroupComponent implements OnInit {

  constructor(
    private productItemsService: ProductItemsService,
    private toastyService: ToastyService) { }

  fetchProducts(categoryId?: number) {
    console.log(categoryId);

    this.products = [];

    if (categoryId === undefined || categoryId.toString() === "undefined") {
      this.toastyService.error(<ToastOptions>{
        title: "Error!",
        msg: "Please select a category.",
        theme: "bootstrap",
        showClose: true,
        timeout: 5000
      });
      return;
    }

    this.productItemsService.getCategories().subscribe(
      data => {
        this.categories = data;
      },
      err => console.log("get error: ", err)
    );

> ng g cl app.error-handler

 installing class
  create src\app\app.error-handler.ts

import { ErrorHandler } from "@angular/core";

export class AppErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

  handleError(error: any): void {
    console.log("Error:", error);
  }
}

import { NgModule, ErrorHandler } from "@angular/core";
import { AppErrorHandler } from "./app.error-handler";

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    { provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: AppErrorHandler }
  ]

[HttpGet("[action]/{categoryId:int}")]
public async Task<IActionResult> GetProducts(int categoryId)
{
   throw new Exception();

    this.productItemsService.getProducts(categoryId).subscribe(
      data => {
        this.products = data;
        this.isLoadingProducts = false;
      }// ,
      // err => {
      //   console.log("get error: ", err);
      //   this.isLoadingProducts = false;
      // }
    );

import { ToastyService, ToastOptions } from "ng2-toasty";
import { ErrorHandler } from "@angular/core";

export class AppErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

  constructor(private toastyService: ToastyService) {
  }

  handleError(error: any): void {
    // console.log("Error:", error);
    this.toastyService.error(<ToastOptions>{
      title: "Error!",
      msg: "Fatal error!",
      theme: "bootstrap",
      showClose: true,
      timeout: 5000
    });
  }
}

 Uncaught Error: Can't resolve all parameters for AppErrorHandler: (?).

import { ErrorHandler, Inject } from "@angular/core";

export class AppErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

  constructor(
    @Inject(ToastyService) private toastyService: ToastyService
  ) {
  }

import { ToastyService, ToastOptions } from "ng2-toasty";
import { ErrorHandler, Inject, NgZone } from "@angular/core";
import { LocationStrategy, PathLocationStrategy } from "@angular/common";

export class AppErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {

  constructor(
    @Inject(NgZone) private ngZone: NgZone,
    @Inject(ToastyService) private toastyService: ToastyService,
    @Inject(LocationStrategy) private locationProvider: LocationStrategy
  ) {
  }

  handleError(error: any): void {
    // console.log("Error:", error);

    const url = this.locationProvider instanceof PathLocationStrategy ? this.locationProvider.path() : "";
    const message = error.message ? error.message : error.toString();
    this.ngZone.run(() => {
      this.toastyService.error(<ToastOptions>{
        title: "Error!",
        msg: `URL:${url} \n ERROR:${message}`,
        theme: "bootstrap",
        showClose: true,
        timeout: 5000
      });
    });

    // IMPORTANT: Rethrow the error otherwise it gets swallowed
    // throw error;
  }
}

>npm install
>ng build --watch

>dotnet restore
>dotnet watch run

1. Introduction
2. Bot Framework Overview
3. Our First Bot
4. Publishing Our Bot
5. The QPX Express API
6. Airfare Alert Bot 

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.

run Server and WebAssembly simultaneously in one application
switch from Server to WebAssembly in runtime without reloading the application,
implement universal Cookie-based authentication mechanism,
sync Server and WebAssembly state using gRPC 

To configure an IIS 8.5 server running on Server Core, perform the following:

• Install the Web-Server role
  
• Install the Web-Mgmt-Service
  
• Enable Remote Management
  
• Set the WMSVC service to start automatically
  
• Create connection from Remote IIS Management Console