public static class LocalizationConfig
    {
        public static IMvcBuilder AddCustomLocalization(this IMvcBuilder mvcBuilder, IServiceCollection services)
        {
            mvcBuilder.AddDataAnnotationsLocalization(options =>
                    {
                        const string resourcesPath = "Resources";
                        string baseName = $"{resourcesPath}.{nameof(SharedResource)}";
                        var location = new AssemblyName(typeof(SharedResource).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.FullName).Name;

                        options.DataAnnotationLocalizerProvider = (type, factory) =>
                        {
                            // to use `SharedResource.fa.resx` file
                            return factory.Create(baseName, location);
                        };
                    });

            services.AddLocalization();
            services.AddScoped<IStringLocalizer>(provider =>
                            provider.GetRequiredService<IStringLocalizer<SharedResource>>());

            services.AddScoped<ISharedResourceService, SharedResourceService>();
            return mvcBuilder;
        }
    }

    public class Startup
    {
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
            services.AddControllers().AddCustomLocalization(services);
        }

    public static class LocalizationConfig
    {
        public static IApplicationBuilder UseCustomRequestLocalization(this IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            var requestLocalizationOptions = new RequestLocalizationOptions
            {
                DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture(new CultureInfo("fa-IR")),
                SupportedCultures = new[]
                {
                    new CultureInfo("en-US"),
                    new CultureInfo("fa-IR")
                },
                SupportedUICultures = new[]
                {
                    new CultureInfo("en-US"),
                    new CultureInfo("fa-IR")
                }
            };
            app.UseRequestLocalization(requestLocalizationOptions);
            return app;
        }
    }

    public class Startup
    {
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
        {
            if (env.IsDevelopment())
            {
                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            }

            app.UseHttpsRedirection();

            app.UseCustomRequestLocalization();

            app.UseRouting();

            app.UseAuthorization();

            app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
            {
                endpoints.MapControllers();
            });
        }
    }

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace Core3xSharedResource.Models.Account
{
    public class RegisterModel
    {
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter an email address")] // -->> from the shared resources
        [EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a valid email address")] // -->> from the shared resources
        public string Email { get; set; }
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
  <data name="&lt;b&gt;Hello&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt; {0}&lt;/i&gt;" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>&lt;b&gt;سلام&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt; {0}&lt;/i&gt;</value>
  </data>
  <data name="About Title" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>درباره</value>
  </data>
  <data name="DNT" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>.NET Tips</value>
  </data>
  <data name="SiteName" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>DNT</value>
  </data>
  <data name="Please enter an email address" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>لطفا ایمیلی را وارد کنید</value>
  </data>
  <data name="Please enter a valid email address" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>لطفا ایمیل معتبری را وارد کنید</value>
  </data>
</root>

using Core3xSharedResource.Models.Account;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;

namespace Core3xSharedResource.WebApi.Controllers
{
    [ApiController]
    [Route("[controller]")]
    public class NormalIStringLocalizerController : ControllerBase
    {
        private readonly IStringLocalizer _localizer;

        public NormalIStringLocalizerController(IStringLocalizer localizer)
        {
            _localizer = localizer;
        }

        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult<string> Get()
        {
            var localizedString = _localizer["About Title"];
            if (localizedString.ResourceNotFound)
            {
                return NotFound($"The localization resource with ID:`{localizedString.Name}` not found. SearchedLocation: `{localizedString.SearchedLocation}`.");
            }
            return localizedString.Value;
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult<RegisterModel> Post(RegisterModel model)
        {
            return model;
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;

namespace Core3xSharedResource.Services
{
    public interface ISharedResourceService
    {
        string this[string index] { get; }

        IEnumerable<LocalizedString> GetAllStrings(bool includeParentCultures);
        string GetString(string name, params object[] arguments);
        string GetString(string name);
    }

    public class SharedResourceService : ISharedResourceService
    {
        private readonly IStringLocalizer _sharedLocalizer;
        private readonly ILogger<SharedResourceService> _logger;
        private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;

        public SharedResourceService(
            IStringLocalizer sharedHtmlLocalizer,
            IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor,
            ILogger<SharedResourceService> logger
            )
        {
            _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
            _sharedLocalizer = sharedHtmlLocalizer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sharedHtmlLocalizer));
            _httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(httpContextAccessor));
        }

        public IEnumerable<LocalizedString> GetAllStrings(bool includeParentCultures)
        {
            return _sharedLocalizer.GetAllStrings(includeParentCultures);
        }

        public string this[string index] => GetString(index);

        public string GetString(string name, params object[] arguments)
        {
            var result = _sharedLocalizer.GetString(name, arguments);
            logError(name, result);
            return result;
        }

        private void logError(string name, LocalizedString result)
        {
            if (result.ResourceNotFound)
            {
                var acceptLanguage = _httpContextAccessor?.HttpContext?.Request?.Headers["Accept-Language"];
                _logger.LogError($"The localization resource with Accept-Language:`{acceptLanguage}` & ID:`{name}` not found. SearchedLocation: `{result.SearchedLocation}`.");
            }
        }

        public string GetString(string name)
        {
            var result = _sharedLocalizer.GetString(name);
            logError(name, result);
            return result;
        }
    }
}

 PM> install-package Newtonsoft.Json

 var roles = new List<string>
{
   "Admin",
   "User"
};
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(roles, Formatting.Indented);

 var jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new
{
   Id =1,
   Name = "Test"
}, Formatting.Indented);

var jsonData = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new
{
   Id = 1,
   Name = "Test",
   DateTime = DateTime.Now
}, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
   Converters =
   {
      new JavaScriptDateTimeConverter()
   }
});

 {
  "Id": 1,
  "Name": "Test",
  "DateTime": new Date(1409821985245)
}

using (var stream = File.CreateText(@"c:\output.json"))
{
    var jsonSerializer = new JsonSerializer
   {
      Formatting = Formatting.Indented
   };
   jsonSerializer.Serialize(stream, new
   {
     Id = 1,
     Name = "Test",
     DateTime = DateTime.Now
   });
}

public class User
{
   public int Id { set; get; }
   public string Name { set; get; }
   public DateTime DateTime { set; get; }
}

 var user = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(jsonData);

var user = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(jsonData, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Converters = {  new JavaScriptDateTimeConverter() }
});

 JsonConvert.PopulateObject(jsonData, user);

var jsonData = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(object, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore,
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented
});

public class Employee
{
    public string Name { set; get; }
}

public class Manager : Employee
{
    public IList<Employee> Reports { set; get; }
}

 var employee = new Employee { Name = "User1" };
var manager1 = new Manager { Name = "User2" };
var manager2 = new Manager { Name = "User3" };
manager1.Reports = new[] { employee, manager2 };
manager2.Reports = new[] { employee };

 var list = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(manager1, Formatting.Indented);

{
  "Reports": [
    {
      "Name": "User1"
    },
    {
      "Reports": [
        {
          "Name": "User1"
        }
      ],
      "Name": "User3"
    }
  ],
  "Name": "User2"
}

var list = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(manager1, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
   TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Objects,
   PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects
});
 

{
  "$id": "1",
  "$type": "JsonNetTests.Manager, JsonNetTests",
  "Reports": [
    {
      "$id": "2",
      "$type": "JsonNetTests.Employee, JsonNetTests",
      "Name": "User1"
    },
    {
      "$id": "3",
      "$type": "JsonNetTests.Manager, JsonNetTests",
      "Reports": [
        {
          "$ref": "2"
        }
      ],
      "Name": "User3"
    }
  ],
  "Name": "User2"
}

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

   [JsonIgnore]
   public string Name { set; get; }

   public DateTime DateTime { set; get; }
}

[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "m_name", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public string Name { set; get; }

[JsonObject(MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
public class User
{
    public int Id { set; get; }

    [JsonProperty]
    public string Name { set; get; }
 
    public DateTime DateTime { set; get; }
}

[JsonConverter(typeof(JavaScriptDateTimeConverter))]
public DateTime DateTime { set; get; }

public class HtmlColor
{
   public int Red { set; get; }
   public int Green { set; get; }
   public int Blue { set; get; }
}

var colorJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new HtmlColor
{
  Red = 255,
  Green = 0,
  Blue = 0
}, Formatting.Indented);

    public class HtmlColorConverter : JsonConverter
    {

        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
        {
            return objectType == typeof(HtmlColor);
        }

        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType,
                                        object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            throw new NotSupportedException();
        }

        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
        {
            var color = value as HtmlColor;
            if (color == null)
                return;

            writer.WriteValue("#" + color.Red.ToString("X2")
                + color.Green.ToString("X2") + color.Blue.ToString("X2"));
        }
    }

var colorJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new HtmlColor
{
  Red = 255,
  Green = 0,
  Blue = 0
},  new JsonSerializerSettings
    {
      Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
      Converters = { new HtmlColorConverter() }
    });   

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- Creating an IdentityServer 5 Project
- Adding JWT Bearer Authentication to an ASP.NET Core 5 API
- Adding Policy-Based Authorisation to an ASP.NET Core 5 API
- Authenticating a .NET 5 Console Application using IdentityServer 5
- Adding API Resources to IdentityServer 5
- Containerising a PostgreSQL 13 Database
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- Seeding an ASP.NET Core 5 Identity Database with Users
- Authenticating an ASP.NET Core 5 Web Application using IdentityServer 5
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- Authenticating a Flutter Android Application using IdentityServer 5
- Containerising an IdentityServer 5 Project
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