Scaffolding after install the program

[demetsen]

Hi everyone,

Is it possible to do scaffolding after install our program and run it? Is using powershell right way to go to do this? Or what else can I do?
I need any advice of you.

Thank you.

 

[jmcilhinney]

How would that make sense? Scaffolding means generating types from a database. How could you install an app and have it do anything useful if those types didn't already exist?

 

[demetsen]

How would that make sense? Scaffolding means generating types from a database. How could you install an app and have it do anything useful if those types didn't already exist?

The program need to get users table and its values, then send the information to another tool using webapi.
Every customer will have different user table name and different data name. How could I possibly do that?

 

[jmcilhinney]

So the data has the same shape in every case, but the table and column names may be different? Or is the shape potentially different too?

 

[demetsen]

So the data has the same shape in every case, but the table and column names may be different? Or is the shape potentially different too?

yes, the data are for example user email, name etc.

 

[Skydiver]

I suspect this is what you are trying to achieve "Applying migrations at runtime", where your runtime is first run:

Applying Migrations - EF Core

Strategies for applying schema migrations to production and development databases using Entity Framework Core

docs.microsoft.com

I didn't mention this is your other threads because I thought that you were trying to go with the PowerShell route because you were trying to build some kind of Continuous Integration and/or automated testing tool and so you needed to have the databases setup automatically.

Also the blogpost below may give you other avenues to explore:

Handling Entity Framework Core database migrations in production – Part 2 – The Reformed Programmer