Summary
In this module, you learned how to create an API by using the minimal API template for .NET 8.
Minimal API enables you to create an API with only a few lines of code. It has all the major features that you're used to like dependency injection, talking to databases, and route management. A minimal API differs from a controller-based API because you explicitly specify the routes you need instead of relying on a convention-based approach like with a controller-based API.
There are many benefits to this approach:
- Easier to get started: With four lines of code, you can have an API up and running quickly.
- Progressive enhancement: Add features when you need them. Until then, your program code stays small.
- .NET 8 latest features: Use all the latest features from .NET 8 like top-level statements and records.
As part of this module, you learned how to add Swagger. You also added routes to create, read, update, and delete a resource.
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