Blazor WebAssembly Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of Blazor WebAssembly for government use

Getting Started

• Creating an ASP.NET core hosted Blazor WebAssembly project for government
• Initializing a Git repository for version control and collaboration

Forms and Authentication

• Developing user login forms with validation for secure access
• Designing a user registration model to capture necessary information
• Logging objects to the console for debugging and monitoring
• Using radio buttons for user input in forms
• Navigating users through the application using NavigationManager
• Implementing AuthenticationStateProvider for secure authentication management
• Applying page restrictions to ensure data security and compliance
• Storing authentication tokens in LocalStorage for session management
• Adding a logout option to enhance user control and security
• Cleaning up navigation elements and adding a favicon for better user experience

Web API and Entity Framework

• Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern for efficient application development
• Adding the UnitController to manage data operations
• Receiving units from the Web API for dynamic content display
• Exploring HTTP methods for RESTful services integration
• Installing and using Entity Framework (EF) for database management
• Implementing DataContext to interact with the database efficiently
• Viewing the database structure and data for verification and testing
• Adding, updating, and removing units through the API for data maintenance

.NET Core

• Overview of .NET Core for robust and scalable applications
• Creating Razor components for reusable UI elements
• Facilitating component communication for seamless user interactions
• Implementing .NET forms and authentication for secure data entry and user management
• Integrating .NET Web API and Entity Framework (EF) for backend services
• Authenticating users with JSON Web Token (JWT) for enhanced security
• Managing UserUnits to track user activities and preferences

Publishing and Deploying

• Deploying web applications on a Windows Server for government operations
• Publishing and deploying an application with Visual Studio for streamlined development workflows

Summary and Next Steps