public static class RandomExtentions
    {
        public static void Shuffle<T>(this IList<T> list)
        {
            Random rng = new Random();
            Thread.Sleep(100);
            int n = list.Count;
            while (n > 1)
            {
                n--;
                int k = rng.Next(n + 1);
                T value = list[k];
                list[k] = list[n];
                list[n] = value;
            }
        }
    }

var x =new  List<int>();
x.Add(1);
x.Add(2);
x.Add(3);
x.Add(4);
x.Add(5);
x.Shuffle();

{
    "dependencies": {
         //same as before  
         "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.0.0"
    },

{
    "Key1": "Value1",
    "Auth": {
        "Users": [ "Test1", "Test2", "Test3" ]
    },
    "Logging": {
        "IncludeScopes": false,
        "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Debug",
            "System": "Information",
            "Microsoft": "Information"
        }
    }
}

<appSettings>
   <add key="Logging-IncludeScopes" value="false" />
   <add key="Logging-Level-Default" value="verbose" />
   <add key="Logging-Level-System" value="Information" />
   <add key="Logging-Level-Microsoft" value="Information" />
</appSettings>

public class Startup
{
    public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { set; get; }
 
    public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                            .SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
                            .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json");
        Configuration = builder.Build();
    }

var key1 = Configuration["Key1"];
var user1 = Configuration["Auth:Users:0"];
var authUsers = Configuration.GetSection("Auth:Users").GetChildren().Select(x => x.Value).ToArray();
var loggingIncludeScopes = Configuration["Logging:IncludeScopes"];
var loggingLoggingLogLevelDefault = Configuration["Logging:LogLevel:Default"];

 var val = Configuration.GetValue<int>("key-name", defaultValue: 10);

public class Startup
{
    public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { set; get; }

var container = new Container();
container.Configure(config =>
{
    config.For<IConfigurationRoot>().Singleton().Use(() => Configuration);

{ 
    "dependencies": {
        //same as before 
        "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "1.0.0"
    }

public interface IMessagesService
{
    string GetSiteName();
}
 
public class MessagesService : IMessagesService
{
    private readonly IConfigurationRoot _configurationRoot;
 
    public MessagesService(IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot)
    {
        _configurationRoot = configurationRoot;
    }
 
    public string GetSiteName()
    {
        var key1 = _configurationRoot["Key1"];
        return $"DNT {key1}";
    }
}

public void Configure(
    IApplicationBuilder app,
    IHostingEnvironment env,
    IMessagesService messagesService)
{ 
    app.Run(async context =>
    {
        var siteName = messagesService.GetSiteName();
        await context.Response.WriteAsync($"Hello {siteName}");
    });
}

var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                    .AddInMemoryCollection(new[]
                                {
                                    new KeyValuePair<string,string>("the-key", "the-value"),
                                });

 var theValue = Configuration["the-key"];

public class Startup
{
    public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { set; get; }
 
    public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                            .SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
                            .AddInMemoryCollection(new[]
                                {
                                    new KeyValuePair<string,string>("the-key", "the-value"),
                                })
                            .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", reloadOnChange: true, optional: false)
                            .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env}.json", optional: true);
        Configuration = builder.Build();
    }

 var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true)
.AddEnvironmentVariables();

{
    "Key1": "Value1",
    "Auth": {
        "Users": [ "Test1", "Test2", "Test3" ]
    },
    "Logging": {
        "IncludeScopes": false,
        "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Debug",
            "System": "Information",
            "Microsoft": "Information"
        }
    },
    "Smtp": {
        "Server": "0.0.0.1",
        "User": "user@company.com",
        "Pass": "123456789",
        "Port": "25"
    }
}

namespace Core1RtmEmptyTest.ViewModels
{
    public class SmtpConfig
    {
        public string Server { get; set; }
        public string User { get; set; }
        public string Pass { get; set; }
        public int Port { get; set; }
    }
}

{
    "dependencies": {
        // same as before        
        "Core1RtmEmptyTest.ViewModels": "1.0.0-*"
    },

public IServiceProvider ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
   services.Configure<SmtpConfig>(options => Configuration.GetSection("Smtp").Bind(options));

    "dependencies": {
        "Core1RtmEmptyTest.ViewModels": "1.0.0-*",
        "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "1.0.0",
        "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "1.0.0",
        "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
    }

public interface IMessagesService
{
    string GetSiteName();
}
 
public class MessagesService : IMessagesService
{
    private readonly IConfigurationRoot _configurationRoot;
    private readonly IOptions<SmtpConfig> _settings;
 
    public MessagesService(IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, IOptions<SmtpConfig> settings)
    {
        _configurationRoot = configurationRoot;
        _settings = settings;
    }
 
    public string GetSiteName()
    {
        var key1 = _configurationRoot["Key1"];
        var server = _settings.Value.Server;
        return $"DNT {key1} - {server}";
    }
}

 .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)

//this method is in "UserController" class that select all available roles form database
[NonAction]
        public List<SelectListItem> GetRoleList()
        {
            var usrMgmt = new UserManagement();
            var RoleList = new List<SelectListItem>();

            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> pair in usrMgmt.GetAllRoles())
            {
                RoleList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = pair.Value, Value = pair.Key, Selected = false });
            }

            return RoleList;
        }
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//this method is in "UserController" class that use for editing a user
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Edit(string Username)
        {
            var roles = GetRoleList();
            
            UserManagement usrMgmt = new UserManagement();
            var query = usrMgmt.Select(Username);

            foreach (string role in query.Roles)
            {
                int index = roles.FindIndex(x=>x.Value == role);
                roles[index].Selected = true;
            }
            ViewBag.Roles = roles;

            return View(query);
        }
//--------------------------------------------------------------
//this method is in "UserManagement" class in model layer, return a 
//dictionary<string,string> that first string is english role name and second one is persian role //name
public Dictionary<string,string> GetAllRoles()
        {
            Dictionary<string, string> roles = new Dictionary<string, string>();
            var db = new SamaEntities();
            string query = "";
            string[] roleNames = Roles.GetAllRoles();

            foreach (string role in roleNames)
            {
                query = db.aspnet_Roles.Single(x => x.RoleName == role).Description;
                roles.Add(role, query);
            }
            return roles;
        }

        void loadEntityConfigurations(Assembly asm, DbModelBuilder modelBuilder, string nameSpace)
        {
            var configurations = asm.GetTypes()
                                    .Where(type => type.BaseType != null &&
                                           type.Namespace == nameSpace &&
                                           type.BaseType.IsGenericType &&
                                           type.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(EntityTypeConfiguration<>))
                                    .ToList();

            configurations.ForEach(type =>
               {
                   dynamic instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                   modelBuilder.Configurations.Add(instance);
               });
        }

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Data.Entity.Migrations;
using System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

namespace EFGeneral
{
    public class User
    {
        public int UserNumber { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }

    public class UserConfig : EntityTypeConfiguration<User>
    {
        public UserConfig()
        {
            this.HasKey(x => x.UserNumber);
            this.Property(x => x.Name).HasMaxLength(450).IsRequired();
        }
    }

    public class MyContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }

        protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            // modelBuilder.Configurations.Add(new UserConfig());

            var asm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
            loadEntityConfigurations(asm, modelBuilder, "EFGeneral");
        }

        void loadEntityConfigurations(Assembly asm, DbModelBuilder modelBuilder, string nameSpace)
        {
            var configurations = asm.GetTypes()
                                    .Where(type => type.BaseType != null &&
                                           type.Namespace == nameSpace &&
                                           type.BaseType.IsGenericType &&
                                           type.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(EntityTypeConfiguration<>))
                                    .ToList();

            configurations.ForEach(type =>
               {
                   dynamic instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                   modelBuilder.Configurations.Add(instance);
               });
        }
    }

    public class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<MyContext>
    {
        public Configuration()
        {
            AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;
            AutomaticMigrationDataLossAllowed = true;
        }

        protected override void Seed(MyContext context)
        {
            context.Users.Add(new User { Name = "name-1" });
            context.Users.Add(new User { Name = "name-2" });
            context.Users.Add(new User { Name = "name-3" });
            base.Seed(context);
        }
    }

    public static class Test
    {
        public static void RunTests()
        {
            Database.SetInitializer(new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<MyContext, Configuration>());
            using (var context = new MyContext())
            {
                var user1 = context.Users.Find(1);
                if (user1 != null)
                    Console.WriteLine(user1.Name);
            }
        }
    }
}

    public class Tags
    {
        public Tags()
        {
            BlogPostsJoinTags = new HashSet<BlogPostsJoinTags>();
        }

        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }

        public virtual ICollection<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
    }

    public class BlogPostsJoinTags
    {
        public virtual BlogPosts BlogPost { get; set; }
        public int BlogPostId { get; set; }

        public virtual Tags Tag { get; set; }
        public int TagId { get; set; }
    }

    public class BlogPosts
    {
        public BlogPosts()
        {
            BlogPostsJoinTags = new HashSet<BlogPostsJoinTags>();
        }

        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Body { get; set; }

        public virtual ICollection<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
    }

    public class MyDBDataContext : DbContext
    {
        protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
        {
            optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(@"Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=testdb2;Integrated Security = true");
        }

        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            modelBuilder.Entity<BlogPosts>(entity =>
            {
                entity.Property(e => e.Title)
                    .IsRequired()
                    .HasMaxLength(450);
            });

            modelBuilder.Entity<Tags>(entity =>
            {
                entity.Property(e => e.Name)
                    .IsRequired()
                    .HasMaxLength(450);
            });

            modelBuilder.Entity<BlogPostsJoinTags>(entity =>
            {
                entity.HasKey(e => new { e.TagId, e.BlogPostId })
                    .HasName("PK_dbo.BlogPostsJoinTags");

                entity.HasIndex(e => e.BlogPostId)
                    .HasName("IX_BlogPostId");

                entity.HasIndex(e => e.TagId)
                    .HasName("IX_TagId");

                entity.HasOne(d => d.BlogPost)
                    .WithMany(p => p.BlogPostsJoinTags)
                    .HasForeignKey(d => d.BlogPostId)
                    .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.BlogPostsJoinTags_dbo.BlogPosts_BlogPostId");

                entity.HasOne(d => d.Tag)
                    .WithMany(p => p.BlogPostsJoinTags)
                    .HasForeignKey(d => d.TagId)
                    .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.BlogPostsJoinTags_dbo.Tags_TagId");
            });
        }

        public virtual DbSet<BlogPosts> BlogPosts { get; set; }
        public virtual DbSet<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
        public virtual DbSet<Tags> Tags { get; set; }
    }

    public class Tags
    {
        public Tags()
        {
            BlogPostsJoinTags = new HashSet<BlogPostsJoinTags>();
        }

        public int Id { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [MaxLength(450)]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [InverseProperty("Tag")]
        public virtual ICollection<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
    }

    public class BlogPostsJoinTags
    {
        [ForeignKey("BlogPostId")]
        [InverseProperty("BlogPostsJoinTags")]
        public virtual BlogPosts BlogPost { get; set; }
        public int BlogPostId { get; set; }

        [ForeignKey("TagId")]
        [InverseProperty("BlogPostsJoinTags")]
        public virtual Tags Tag { get; set; }
        public int TagId { get; set; }
    }

    public class BlogPosts
    {
        public BlogPosts()
        {
            BlogPostsJoinTags = new HashSet<BlogPostsJoinTags>();
        }

        public int Id { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [MaxLength(450)]
        public string Title { get; set; }

        public string Body { get; set; }

        [InverseProperty("BlogPost")]
        public virtual ICollection<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
    }

    public class MyDBDataContext : DbContext
    {
        protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
        {
            optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(@"Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=testdb2;Integrated Security = true");
        }

        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            modelBuilder.Entity<BlogPostsJoinTags>(entity =>
            {
                entity.HasKey(e => new { e.TagId, e.BlogPostId })
                    .HasName("PK_dbo.BlogPostsJoinTags");

                entity.HasIndex(e => e.BlogPostId)
                    .HasName("IX_BlogPostId");

                entity.HasIndex(e => e.TagId)
                    .HasName("IX_TagId");
            });
        }

        public virtual DbSet<BlogPosts> BlogPosts { get; set; }
        public virtual DbSet<BlogPostsJoinTags> BlogPostsJoinTags { get; set; }
        public virtual DbSet<Tags> Tags { get; set; }
    }

 var post = new BlogPosts { ... };
context.BlogPosts.Add(post);

var tag = new Tags { ... };
context.Tags.Add(tag);

var postTag = new BlogPostsJoinTags { Tag = tag, BlogPost = post };
context.PostsTags.Add(postTag);

context.SaveChanges();

            BlogPosts post1 = this.BlogPosts
                  .Include(blogPosts => blogPosts.BlogPostsJoinTags)
                    .ThenInclude(joinTags => joinTags.Tag)
                  .First(blogPosts => blogPosts.Id == 1);
            IEnumerable<Tags> post1Tags = post1.BlogPostsJoinTags.Select(x => x.Tag);