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ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Functional testing of MVC applications

March 5, 2018 Mar 5, 2018 03/5/18
Daniel Roth
For ASP.NET Core 2.1 we have created a new package, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing, to help streamline in-memory end-to-end testing of MVC applications using TestServer. This package takes care of some of the typical pitfalls when trying to test MVC applications using TestServer. Create a test project To try out the new MVC test ...

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: GDPR enhancements

March 4, 2018 Mar 4, 2018 03/4/18
Barry Dorrans
2018 sees the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, an EU framework to allow EU citizens to control, correct and delete their data, no matter where in the word it is held. In ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 1 we’ve added some features to the ASP.NET Core templates to allow you to meet some of your GDPR obligations, as well as a ...

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Razor UI in class libraries

March 1, 2018 Mar 1, 2018 03/1/18
Daniel Roth
One frequently requested scenario that ASP.NET Core 2.1 improves is building UI in reusable class libraries. With ASP.NET Core 2.1 you can package your Razor views and pages (.cshtml files) along with your controllers, page models, and data models in reusable class libraries that can be packaged and shared. Apps can then include pre-built UI ...

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Improvements for building Web APIs

February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 02/27/18
Daniel Roth
ASP.NET Core 2.1 adds a number of features that make it easier and more convenient to build Web APIs. These features include Web API controller specific conventions, more robust input processing and error handling, and JSON patch improvements. Please note that some of these features require enabling MVC compatibility with 2.1, so be sure to ...

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Introducing compatibility version in MVC

February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 02/27/18
Glenn Condron [MSFT]
This post was written by Ryan Nowak In 2.1 we're adding a feature to address a long-standing problem for maintaining MVC - how do we make improvements to framework code without making it too hard for developers to upgrade to the latest version? This is not an easy concern to solve - and with 7 major releases of MVC (dating back to 2009) there...

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Getting started with SignalR

February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 02/27/18
Andrew Stanton-Nurse
Since 2013, ASP.NET developers have been using SignalR to build real-time web applications. Now, with ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 1, we're bringing SignalR over to ASP.NET Core so you can build real-time web applications with all the benefits of ASP.NET Core. We released an alpha version of this new SignalR back in October that worked with ASP....

ASP.NET Core 2.1.0-preview1: Using ASP.NET Core Previews on Azure App Service

February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 02/27/18
Glenn Condron [MSFT]
There are 3 options to get ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview applications running on Azure App Service: 1. Installing the Preview1 site extension 2. Deploying your app self-contained 3. Using Web Apps for Containers Installing the site extension Starting with 2.1-preview1 we are producing an Azure App Service site extension that contains ...