repository-patterns

To implement the repository pattern with EF Core, model repositories around aggregate roots rather than individual entities, providing interfaces for generic and specialized repositories that return domain entities without exposing IQueryable. This centralizes data access and prevents leaky abstractions.

The Unit of Work pattern in .NET coordinates transactional consistency across aggregate operations by exposing SaveChanges through an interface. You need it to ensure transactional consistency across aggregate operations so handlers and services remain domain-focused and testable.

Register repositories and Unit of Work with dependency injection in .NET by configuring interfaces for generic and specialized repositories alongside the UoW interface. This DI registration supports production use and ensures consistent domain-centric data access throughout your application.

Yes, you can use the specification pattern with EF Core by integrating Ardalis.Specification. This supports specification-driven queries for complex scenarios like pagination and projections, allowing specialized repositories to handle complex query requirements without exposing IQueryable.

Using a repository per aggregate root instead of per entity centralizes data access to prevent leaky abstractions and reduces duplicated EF Core usage. This approach ensures transactional consistency across aggregate operations so that handlers and services remain domain-focused.

Yes, this repository pattern approach supports CQRS read models and split queries. It provides patterns for aggregate-specific queries, including examples with Include, AsSplitQuery, and ordering, enabling specialized repositories to handle complex query scenarios like pagination and projections.