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Web template

As explained in Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition

The web template is a .NET project template that creates an ASP.NET Core project with the minimum required configuration and content.

The web template creates an ASP.NET Core project with the minimum configuration and content needed to start development. It provides basic services and middleware without choosing a larger application model such as MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor Server, Angular, or React. section 4.1.1 section 12.3

Minimal does not mean neutral: templates make configuration and development assumptions. The web template is useful while learning because each feature can be configured explicitly, although reaching a working result may take more effort. section 4.1.1

A typical command-line setup combines the web template with project and SDK configuration:

  • Select the SDK with a global.json file, then create the project with dotnet new web. section 4.1.1
  • Use --framework net7.0 and, when required by the example, --no-https. section 4.1.1
  • Create a solution and add the project with dotnet new sln and dotnet sln add. section 4.1.1
  • Inspect the generated structure through appsettings files, launchSettings.json, the project file, and compiler-output folders. section 12.3

Create a minimal project

dotnet new globaljson --sdk-version 7.0.100 --output MySolution/MyProject dotnet new web --no-https --output MySolution/MyProject --framework net7.0 dotnet new sln -o MySolution dotnet sln MySolution add MySolution/MyProject section 4.1.1

Table 12.3 The files and folders in the Example project (view table figure)

Name

Description

appsettings.json

This file is used to configure the application, as described in chapter 15.

appsettings.Development.json

This file is used to define configuration settings that are specific to development, as explained in chapter 15.

bin

This folder contains the compiled application files. Visual Studio hides this folder.

global.json

This file is used to select a specific version of the .NET Core SDK.

Properties/launchSettings.json

This file is used to configure the application when it starts.

obj

This folder contains the intermediate output from the compiler. Visual Studio hides this folder.

Platform.csproj

This file describes the project to the .NET Core tools, including the package dependencies and build instructions, as described in the “Understanding the Project File” section. Visual Studio hides this file, but it can be edited by right-clicking the project item in the Solution Explorer and selecting Edit Project File from the pop-up menu.

Platform.sln

This file is used to organize projects. Visual Studio hides this folder.

Program.cs

This file is the entry point for the ASP.NET Core platform and is used to configure the platform, as described in the “Understanding the Entry Point” section

Browse the generated files to see how application settings, development settings, SDK selection, launch configuration, compiled output, and project instructions are represented. section 12.3

How Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition covers it

How deep it goes
Explains generated configuration and project structure, but stops short of detailing each service, middleware component, or application feature.
Examples
Uses MySolution/MyProject, Testing/SimpleApp, and Platform projects created through dotnet new web commands.
What it assumes
Assumes command-line project creation and distinguishes SDK selection from project creation through global.json and dotnet new.
What you can do after
Build it from scratch with the .NET CLI, organize it in a solution, and inspect its generated configuration and runtime foundation.
How it connects
Connects ASP.NET Core development with project templates, global.json, services, middleware, solutions, and launch settings.
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