ef-core-configuration

Entity Framework Core configurations use the Fluent API to map domain entities to PostgreSQL tables, applying snake_case naming conventions and defining relationships, constraints, and property mappings. This approach ensures clean domain models without relying on data annotations.

Mapping value objects and enums in EF Core Fluent API is achieved by configuring value objects as owned types and defining specific enum mappings. This ensures complex domain concepts are accurately represented within the database schema using pure Fluent API conventions.

Configuring soft delete and audit fields using EF Core Fluent API is fully supported. The configuration generates mappings for audit fields and soft delete properties, allowing domain entities to track modifications and logical deletion without cluttering the domain logic.

Setting up relationships in EF Core Fluent API involves explicitly configuring one-to-many, many-to-many, and self-referencing connections. This generates precise relational constraints between domain entities, ensuring referential integrity within the PostgreSQL database schema.

EF Core Fluent API supports mapping JSON columns and outbox messages for PostgreSQL configurations. It generates the necessary IEntityTypeConfiguration classes to serialize complex data structures into JSON columns and map outbox pattern implementations correctly.

Using EF Core Fluent API over data annotations is preferred when you need clean domain entities separated from infrastructure concerns. Fluent API handles complex PostgreSQL mappings like snake_case naming, value objects, and outbox messages without polluting the domain layer with attributes.