A collection of utility libraries for ASP.NET Core, including tag helpers, middleware, paged lists, and enhanced localization.
ASP.NET Core Utility is a collection of extension libraries that add useful features to ASP.NET Core projects, such as tag helpers, middleware, enhanced TempData, paged lists, and dynamic localization. It solves common development challenges by providing modular tools that simplify authentication, data presentation, and internationalization.
ASP.NET Core developers building web applications who need enhanced functionality for authentication, UI components, data paging, and localization without relying on full ASP.NET Identity or complex configurations.
Developers choose this for its modular, cross-platform design and focused utilities that address specific gaps in ASP.NET Core, like independent external cookie services and object-oriented localization, reducing boilerplate and improving productivity.
ASP.NET Core Extension Library
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Supports both .NET Standard and .NET Full Framework, making it versatile for legacy and modern ASP.NET Core projects, as stated in the README's cross-platform design.
Uses JSON serialization in EnhancedSessionStateTempDataProvider to store complex objects in TempData, overcoming the default provider's limitation to primitives.
Provides dynamic localizers like IDynamicViewLocalizer for intuitive resource access with property syntax, improving code readability and IDE support as detailed in the demo.
FromSql extensions eliminate the need to map query types in DbContext for raw SQL execution, reducing boilerplate for ad-hoc queries, per the README example.
Functionality is split across many NuGet packages (e.g., separate packages for paged lists and async support), complicating dependency management and updates.
Enhanced TempData relies on JSON serialization, which can add overhead for large or complex objects, impacting session state performance.
Key features like tag helpers and paged lists require visiting separate demo pages (e.g., TagHelperDemo.md), lacking comprehensive inline examples or API references.
Features like operation messages and external cookie services are highly specific, potentially not integrating well with all project architectures or modern authentication schemes.