how can i create rest api with swagger in xamarin.forms

Question

i'm creating a xamarin.forms application so i'm using mvvm pattern and firebase as an SGBD, then i added a new application web ASP.NET core to the project and i implement swagger to build some REST API . but now i'm confused about how to do that:
should i recreate the models folder in the new application ?
how to insert the firebase connection in the new application?
informations: dotnet's version:4.8.04084 , xamarin.forms version: 5.0.0.2337 ,visual studio 2022

Answer 1

The first step is to go through a beginning level Web API tutorial so you understand the basics.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/first-web-api?view=aspnetcore-6.0&tabs=visual-studio

You also want to learn how to use HttpCleint to make calls from the xamarin application to the Web API application.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.http.httpclient?view=net-6.0
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/data-cloud/web-services/rest

should i recreate the models folder in the new application ?

It depends on your application requirements. Usually you'll end up models in both projects. You could also have a separate class library project with shared models. Again go through a few tutorials.

how to insert the firebase connection in the new application?

Read the firebase documentation. Firebase has an SDK for .NET.