C# 8 and .NET Core 3 Projects Using Azure - Second Edition

Seeding the database with test data

Now that we have an empty database, let's fill it with some test data. To do this, we'll need to create a method that we will call after our database creation:

1. Create a folder in your project called Data. Inside this folder, add a class called DbInitializer.cs:

This class has an Initialize method that takes our ResearchContext as a parameter:

public static void Initialize(ResearchContext context) 

2. In the Initialize method, we call the Database.EnsureCreated method to make sure the database exists and creates it if not:

context.Database.EnsureCreated(); 

3. Next up, we do a quick Linq query to check if ...