Using PetaPoco in Asp.NET Core MVC 6

Question

so i started trying out the new ASP.NET 5 Platform and have the following dependencies in my Project.json

"dependencies": {
    "System.Collections": "4.0.10-beta-23019",
    "System.Linq": "4.0.0-beta-23019",
    "System.Threading": "4.0.10-beta-23019",
    "System.Runtime": "4.0.10-beta-23019",
    "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.0-beta-23019",
    "PetaPoco.Core": "5.1.141-beta"
},

"frameworks": {
    "dnx451": { "dependencies": { "Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework": "3.0.0-beta5" } },
    "dnxcore50": { "dependencies": { "Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework": "3.0.0-beta5" } }
}

Everything builds fine but when i try to access anything from the PetaPoco namespace. Everything fails with the message.

The type or namespace PetaPoco could not be found, are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference.

I know what this means but even trying to import the namespace causes the same issue and I can see the library right there in the DNX4.5.1 AND DNX5.0 References

Please what Am i missing here

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You should be able to use PetaPoco with dnx451. However, you'll need to use the compiled nuget package , as the project structure has changed and the single file deploy won't be copying the source file to a valid location (My guess).

In addition and as per my comment, dnxcore50 (now .Net Core 1.0) is missing a component or two from the ado stack, which means PetaPoco won't work. However, targeting dnx451 should work.

Lastly, we'll mostly likely see PetaPoco builds for .NET/Asp.Net Core 1.0 after they release the RC2.

Answer 2

You are missing that PetaPoco won't work with dnxcore50. Remove the following line to try out ASP.NET5 (or asp.net core as the new name is):

  "dnxcore50": { "dependencies": { "Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework": "3.0.0-beta5

Answer 3

https://github.com/JCKodel/Core.ORM

In the folder __PETAPOCO/XCore there is a functional PetaPoco version that runs on dnxCore. All tests pass.