Of course! Based on your interest in .NET, I'll guide you through creating a FileReference
table using Entity Framework Core. This is a very common and useful pattern for separating file metadata from the entities that use them.
Here is a step-by-step guide to creating the entity, configuring it in your DbContext
, and then exploring common relationship patterns.
First, let's create the C# class that will represent our table. This class will store metadata about the uploaded file, not the file itself. The actual file would typically be stored on a file system, a network share, or in a cloud service like Azure Blob Storage or Amazon S3.
Here’s a robust FileReference
entity: