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What is the difference between a controller-based API and a minimal API in ASP.NET Core?
Minimal APIs require more code and configuration than Controller-based APIs.
Minimal APIs are used for handling web pages, not web API requests.
Controller-based APIs map each endpoint to a specific controller class, while Minimal APIs declare API routes and actions to build fully functioning REST endpoints with minimal code and configuration.
What is Swashbuckle?
A tool that helps developers design, build, document, and consume SOAP APIs.
A NuGet package that provides a way to automatically generate XML documentation for ASP.NET Web API projects.
A NuGet package that provides a way to automatically generate Swagger documentation for ASP.NET Web API projects.
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