You try it

Create a simple database to track your music collection. Put this in a database and use Dapper and AutoMapper to implement the four CRUD operations. For this exercise, create DTOs that provide only a subset of the columns in the database.

Minimal APIs

Minimal APIs offer an alternative way to create APIs without using Controllers. While they still allow for the injection of required services, they are primarily intended for smaller endpoints with minimal dependencies.

In contrast, Controllers come with a larger hierarchy of endpoint components to consider. This includes features such as versioning, controller naming, and manual route attributes, which can introduce extra boilerplate that may not always be necessary. Minimal APIs simplify this process by allowing you to declare and handle requests in a single expression.

To illustrate, let’s reimplement the call to get all cars. Start with the code from Chapter 3, then use the app variable to add calls to...