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Building Maintainable .NET Applications with Vertical Slice Architecture
How VanillaSlice implements vertical slice architecture for cross-platform .NET apps.
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One interface, four implementations—SOLID architecture enforced by design
Shared interface defining the capability
public interface IProductListingDataService
{
Task<PagedDataList<ProductListingBusinessModel>>
GetPaginatedItemsAsync(ProductFilterBusinessModel filter);
}Business logic with direct LINQ queries
public class ProductListingServerDataService
: IProductListingDataService
{
public IQueryable<ProductListingBusinessModel> GetQuery(
ProductFilterBusinessModel filter)
{
return from p in context.Products
where p.Name.Contains(filter.Name)
select new ProductListingBusinessModel { ... };
}
}Thin HTTP endpoint layer
[ApiController, Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
public class ProductListingController
: ControllerBase, IProductListingDataService
{
[HttpGet]
public async Task<PagedDataList<ProductListingBusinessModel>>
GetPaginatedItemsAsync([FromQuery] ProductFilterBusinessModel filter)
{
return await dataService.GetPaginatedItemsAsync(filter);
}
}HTTP client wrapper
public class ProductListingClientDataService
: IProductListingDataService
{
public async Task<PagedDataList<ProductListingBusinessModel>>
GetPaginatedItemsAsync(ProductFilterBusinessModel filter)
{
return await httpClient.GetFromJsonAsync<
PagedDataList<ProductListingBusinessModel>>(
"api/productListing/GetPaginatedItems" +
filter.ToQueryString());
}
}Your UI doesn't know if it's calling a remote API, local cache, or offline storage. Just swap the DI registration—zero code changes needed!
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How VanillaSlice implements vertical slice architecture for cross-platform .NET apps.
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