I'm using the default ASP.Net MVC template in Visual Studio. I'm using the ASP.Net Identity code that was created for me in the template. I'd like for the DBContext I use to be aware of the relationship between the ApplicationUser entity (AspNetUser table) and the rest of my entities. For example, I want to be able to have an ApplicationUser.Messages property that exhibits the relationship between the ApplicationUser and Message entities. I have my DbContext for all non-Identity entities in a Data Access Layer project. And the template ApplicationDbContext is in the UI Layer. In order to keep the relationships between the Identity entities and my custom entities, I need to merge into one DbContext, right? How do I do this?
Here is some sample code of what I have:
The IdentityUser and DbContext created for me in the UI Layer project from the MVC template with my custom Messages property:
public class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser { public async Task<ClaimsIdentity> GenerateUserIdentityAsync(UserManager<ApplicationUser> manager) { // Note the authenticationType must match the one defined in CookieAuthenticationOptions.AuthenticationType var userIdentity = await manager.CreateIdentityAsync(this, DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie); // Add custom user claims here return userIdentity; } public ICollection<Message> Messages { get; set; } } public class ApplicationDbContext : IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser> { public ApplicationDbContext() : base("DefaultConnection", throwIfV1Schema: false) { } public static ApplicationDbContext Create() { return new ApplicationDbContext(); } } The Message class I have in my Domain/Business Logic Layer:
public class Message { public int Id { get; set; } [Required] public string Title { get; set; } [Required] public string Body { get; set; } [Required] public DateTime Created { get; set; } } The DBContext I have in my Data Access Layer project:
public class PSNContext : DbContext, IPSNContext { public PSNContext() :base ("DefaultConnection") { } public DbSet<Message> Messages { get; set; } } It doesn't feel right to bring UI-specific code like this from the ApplicationUser in the UI Layer into my Business Logic Layer:
var userIdentity = await manager.CreateIdentityAsync(this, DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie); Is there a better way to do this?
