Authentication - Migration - Scaffold Identity in ASP.NET Core projects

Dean Everhart 1,541 Reputation points
2023-04-19T15:30:06.7866667+00:00

If the migration file shows no changes to the database...nothing in the Up or Down methods (pictured below), does this mean that no changes are occurring in the database-update step?
Put another way...

Can changes occur as a result of the update-database step that are not reflected in the migration file...Up and Down methods show no changes? In the example below, are changes occurring in the update-database step that are not reflected in the migration file?

Example:

In the Migrations step, the migration shows no changes to the database (below).

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;

#nullable disable

namespace AuthenticationTutorial.Data.Migrations
{
    public partial class ScaffoldIdentity : Migration
    {
        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
        {

        }

        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
        {

        }
    }
}

the update-database shows the following....

PM> update-database
Build started...
Build succeeded.
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure[10403]
      Entity Framework Core 6.0.15 initialized 'ApplicationDbContext' using provider 'Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer:6.0.15' with options: None
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (14ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      SELECT 1
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (9ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      SELECT OBJECT_ID(N'[__EFMigrationsHistory]');
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (1ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      SELECT 1
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (0ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      SELECT OBJECT_ID(N'[__EFMigrationsHistory]');
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (2ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      SELECT [MigrationId], [ProductVersion]
      FROM [__EFMigrationsHistory]
      ORDER BY [MigrationId];
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations[20402]
      Applying migration '20230419140600_ScaffoldIdentity'.
Applying migration '20230419140600_ScaffoldIdentity'.
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command[20101]
      Executed DbCommand (1ms) [Parameters=[], CommandType='Text', CommandTimeout='30']
      INSERT INTO [__EFMigrationsHistory] ([MigrationId], [ProductVersion])
      VALUES (N'20230419140600_ScaffoldIdentity', N'6.0.15');
Done.
Cell 1 Project on GitHub AuthenticationTutorial
Cell 3 Tutorial Introduction to Identity on ASP.NET Core / Migrations
Notes Authentication Steps
Environment
Framework Net Core 6 / MVC
Visual Studio Community 2022
Windows 11 (64 bit)
Developer technologies | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core
Developer technologies | ASP.NET | Other
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  1. AgaveJoe 30,126 Reputation points
    2023-04-19T18:12:56.82+00:00

    If the migration file shows no changes to the database...nothing in the Up or Down methods (pictured below), does this mean that no changes are occurring in the database-update step?

    There's no schema updates (tables, columns, etc.) but the migration is registered in the database; __EFMigrationsHistory.

    Can changes occur as a result of the update-database step that are not reflected in the migration file...Up and Down methods show no changes? In the example below, are changes occurring in the update-database step that are not reflected in the migration file?

    Well, no. The Up method contains the schema changes/updates to the database. The Down reverts the changes in the Up method. If the Up and Down methods are empty that mean there are no Entity Framework Model changes to apply to the database. This is how Code First fundamentally works. It's the main feature.


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