dotnet-add-ef-migration

You can add EF Core migrations using auto-detection to automatically identify the migrations project, startup project, and DbContext. This eliminates manual project guessing and reduces errors in multi-project solutions by generating migrations without explicit paths.

Auto-detection for EF Core migrations works by scanning your .NET solution to identify the migrations project, startup project, and DbContext automatically. It then generates the migration and applies safety checks, including non-empty migration validation and verbose reporting.

Yes, you can explicitly specify the project and DbContext instead of relying on auto-detection. The script supports both automatic detection and explicit project/context specification, providing flexible usage depending on your solution structure.

To prevent committing empty EF Core migrations, the script warns you when it detects an empty migration. It also reports all new and modified files generated during the process, ensuring you have full visibility before committing changes.

The best way to automate EF Core migration creation is running a PowerShell script that auto-detects the migrations project, startup project, and DbContext. It applies non-empty migration validation and provides verbose reporting of new and modified files.

Yes, this EF Core migration automation is specifically designed for multi-project .NET solutions. It automatically detects the correct migrations project, startup project, and DbContext, allowing you to generate migrations without manually navigating complex project structures.