🚀 CQRS (API + Worker) boilerplate template for .NET 🔷

💡🏗️ A boilerplate template for building CQRS projects (API + Worker) in .NET C#

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📜 About

This repository is a template for kickstarting CQRS-based solutions in .NET C#. It includes both an API project and a worker project to streamline development and maintain a clean separation of concerns.

🧩 CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) is an architectural pattern that separates the read operations (queries) from write operations (commands), improving scalability and maintainability.

🔧 Out of the box features include:

• Pre-configured solution structure.
• CI pipeline with AppVeyor.
• Support for Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.

💡 Tip:
AppVeyor CI is free for open-source projects. For private repositories, explore other CI tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, TeamCity, or Azure DevOps.

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

⚠️ Note: The automated process supports Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.

🚀 Automated process

1. Click the green button USE THIS TEMPLATE.
2. Name your new project/repository.
3. Clone your newly created repository to your local machine.
4. Run the appropriate setup script for your OS:
   • 🪟 On Windows: Execute initial-setup.bat or initial-setup.ps1
   • 🐧 On Linux/Mac: Execute initial-setup.sh
5. Follow the on-screen instructions in your terminal.

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🛠️ Manual process

If you prefer setting things up manually:

1. Click the green button USE THIS TEMPLATE.
2. Name your new project/repository.
3. Clone your newly created repository to your local machine.
4. Clean up and customize the project structure:
   • Delete this file (README.md) and rename README.template.md to README.md.
   • Update appveyor.yml with your CI tokens (use secure tokens) or replace AppVeyor with your preferred CI tool (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, TeamCity, Azure DevOps).
   • Rename SolutionName.sln to your project/solution name.
   • Update project names:
     • SolutionName.csproj
     • SolutionName.Tests.csproj
     • SolutionName.IntegrationTests.csproj
     • Update namespaces in the Src/ and Tests/ directories.
   • Adjust test project references in:
     • Tests/SolutionName.Tests.csproj
     • Tests/SolutionName.IntegrationTests.csproj.
   • Fix the badge paths in README.md (replace {username}/{repo} with your own details).
   • Add usage instructions for your CQRS solution to README.md.
   • Update _config.yml with project metadata for your GitHub Pages documentation site.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🔗 View LICENSE or read more at opensource.org/licenses/MIT.

⚖️ Feel free to replace the license with one that better suits your project's needs.

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🎯 Key Highlights

• 🔷 Built with .NET C#
• 🏗️ CQRS Design: Clean separation of commands and queries.
• 🔄 Cross-platform Support: Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• 🛠️ CI Ready: Pre-configured AppVeyor pipeline (customizable).
• 🚀 Quick Setup: Automated scripts for easy initialization.

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📢 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to submit issues, pull requests, or suggestions to improve this boilerplate.

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Happy coding! 🎉👨‍💻👩‍💻