OrmLite LoadSelect Example

data.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
using ServiceStack.DataAnnotations;

public class Artist
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    
    [Reference]
    public List<Track> Tracks { get; set; }
    public override string ToString() => Name;
}

public class Track
{
    [AutoIncrement]
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int ArtistId { get; set; }
    public string Album { get; set; }
    public int Year { get; set; }
    public override string ToString() => Name;
}

var Artists = new [] {
    new Artist { 
        Id = 1, Name = "Faith No More", 
        Tracks = new List<Track> { 
            new Track { Name = "Everythings Ruined", Album = "Angel Dust", Year = 1992 },
            new Track { Name = "Ashes to Ashes", Album = "Album of the Year", Year = 1997 },
        }
    },
    new Artist { 
        Id = 2, Name = "Live", 
        Tracks = new List<Track> { 
            new Track { Name = "Lightning Crashes", Album = "Throwing Copper", Year = 1994 },
            new Track { Name = "Lakini's Juice", Album = "Secret Samadhi", Year = 1997 },
        }
    },
    new Artist { 
        Id = 3, Name = "Nirvana", 
        Tracks = new List<Track> { 
            new Track { Name = "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Album = "Nevermind", Year = 1991  },
            new Track { Name = "Heart-Shaped Box", Album = "In Utero", Year = 1993 },
        }
    },
    new Artist { 
        Id = 4, Name = "Pearl Jam", 
        Tracks = new List<Track> { 
            new Track { Name = "Alive", Album = "Ten", Year = 1991 },
            new Track { Name = "Daughter", Album = "Vs", Year = 1993 },
        }
    },
};

IDbConnection CreateArtistAndTrackTablesWithData(IDbConnection db)
{
    db.DropAndCreateTable<Artist>();
    db.DropAndCreateTable<Track>();
    Artists.Each(x => db.Save(x, references:true));
    return db;
}

main.cs

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.Logging;
using ServiceStack.Text;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite.Sqlite;

var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory(":memory:", SqliteDialect.Provider);
var db = CreateArtistAndTrackTablesWithData(dbFactory.OpenDbConnection());
LogManager.LogFactory = new ConsoleLogFactory();

var oldestTracks = db.Select(db.From<Track>()
    .Where(x => Sql.In(x.Year, db.From<Track>().Select(y => Sql.Min(y.Year)))));
"Oldest Tracks: {0}".Print(oldestTracks.Dump());

var oldestTrackIds = oldestTracks.Map(x => x.Id);
var earliestArtistsWithRefs = db.LoadSelect(db.From<Artist>()
    .Where(a => oldestTracks.Map(t => t.ArtistId).Contains(a.Id)));
"Earliest Artists: {0}".Print(earliestArtistsWithRefs.Dump());

packages.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<packages>
  <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="ServiceStack.Interfaces" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="ServiceStack.Common" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="ServiceStack.OrmLite" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="ServiceStack.OrmLite.Sqlite.Mono" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
</packages>