ch01-project-options.md

Project Options

When creating new project either using Visual Studio 2022 or using the command prompt for tools like Visual Studio Code, it is useful to see a summary of your options for common types of project template.

• Console App / console
• Class Library / classlib
• ASP.NET Core Empty / web
• ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller) / mvc
• ASP.NET Core Web API / webapi
• ASP.NET Core Web API (native AOT) / webapiaot
• Blazor Web App / blazor
• JetBrains Rider options

Console App / console

Class Library / classlib

Create a .NET 8.0 class library:

dotnet new classlib

Create a .NET Standard 2.0 class library:

dotnet new classlib --framework netstandard2.0

ASP.NET Core Empty / web

ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller) / mvc

This project template has the same options as ASP.NET Core Empty / web.

ASP.NET Core Web API / webapi

Warning! The .NET SDK 8 defaults to implementing services using Minimal APIs and you must use the --use-controllers or -controllers switch to implement services using controllers. The .NET SDK 6 or 7 defaults to implementing services using controllers and you must use the --use-minimal-apis or -minimal switch to implement services using Minimal APIs. JetBrains Rider does not yet have an option to "use controllers" so you should use the dotnet new command to create a Web API project if you need to use controllers.

ASP.NET Core Web API (native AOT) / webapiaot

This project template always implements the service using Minimal APIs and only enables http.

Blazor Web App / blazor

JetBrains Rider options

All ASP.NET Core projects created from Chapter 13 onwards have a project template of ASP.NET Core Web Application and you select the Type to select between choices like Empty, Web API, or Web App (Model-View-Controller).

1. In the .NET / .NET Core section...
2. ...select the ASP.NET Core Web Application project template.
3. And then select the Type.