.NET Source Generators with .NET 7

.NET source generators provide a framework level utility to dynamically generate source code both at dev time and build time — whether that’s whole classes, individual functions (using C# partial classes), or strongly-typed runtime bindings. To better understand what this means, check out this capture below; when I add the <code>Product</code> entity class, the <code>ProductRepository</code> type is created automatically by the generator: Adding the Product class automatically produces the ProductRepository class There is no <code>ProductRepository.cs</code>; this purely generated class is detected by the language server (for autocomplete) and gets added to the source tree at build time for static type checking, but generates no actual file and requires no additional work except to declare the <code>Product</code> type! Aside from the release of LINQ and <code>System.Linq.Expressions</code> to support it, source generators are one of the key .NET platform meta-features. It can seem out-of-reach for everyday use cases, but in this article, we’ll explore how easy it is to incorporate it into your own projects. In this exercise, we’ll explore source generators in the context of building a data access layer that allows us to dramatically reduce some of the more tedious, boiler-plate work involved. We’ll see how we can create a generator so that declaring an entity type automatically generates the scaffolding required to interact with that type. <a href="https://blog.devgenius.io/net-source-generators-with-net-7-a68f29b46e74">Visit Now</a>