Nextended.Core 10.0.2

Nextended

A comprehensive suite of .NET libraries providing powerful extension methods, custom types, utilities, and code generation tools.

Note: This library was previously known as "nExt". It has been renamed to Nextended with full support for modern .NET versions including .NET 8 and .NET 9.

📦 Package Ecosystem

Package	Description	NuGet
Nextended.Core	Foundation library with extension methods and custom types
Nextended.Blazor	Blazor-specific helpers and components
Nextended.Cache	Caching utilities and extensions
Nextended.EF	Entity Framework Core extensions
Nextended.Web	ASP.NET Core utilities
Nextended.Imaging	Image processing utilities
Nextended.UI	WPF/Windows UI helpers
Nextended.CodeGen	Source code generation
Nextended.Aspire	.NET Aspire extensions

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

dotnet add package Nextended.Core

Basic Usage

using Nextended.Core.Extensions;
using Nextended.Core.Types;

// Extension methods
string text = "hello world";
string camelCase = text.ToCamelCase();     // "helloWorld"
string pascalCase = text.ToPascalCase();   // "HelloWorld"

// Custom types
var price = new Money(99.99m, Currency.USD);
var today = Date.Today;

// Object mapping
var userDto = user.MapTo<UserDto>();

// Advanced mapping with settings
var settings = ClassMappingSettings.Default
    .IgnoreProperties<User>(u => u.Password);
var dto = user.MapTo<UserDto>(settings);

🎯 Key Features

Extension Methods

• String: Case conversions, validation, manipulation
• DateTime: Business day calculations, date ranges, formatting
• Collections: Advanced LINQ, batch processing, safe operations
• Type: Reflection helpers, type inspection, attribute retrieval
• Object: Deep cloning, property manipulation, conversions
• Task: Async utilities, timeout operations, fire-and-forget

Custom Types

• Money - Precise decimal type for financial calculations
• Date - Date-only type without time components
• BaseId - Generic strongly-typed ID wrapper
• SuperType - Advanced entity type with subtype relationships
• Range - Generic range type for intervals

Class Mapping

Fast and flexible object mapping without external dependencies:

var dto = sourceObject.MapTo<TargetDto>();

Code Generation

Generate code at compile-time from:

• Auto-generate DTOs from domain models
• Create strongly-typed classes from JSON/XML
• Generate data classes from Excel spreadsheets

📚 Documentation

• 🏠 Main Documentation Portal - Complete documentation site
• 📖 Getting Started Guide - Installation and setup
• 🏗️ Architecture Overview - Solution structure and design
• 📦 Projects Documentation - Individual project guides
• 💡 Common Use Cases - Real-world examples

🔗 Migration from nExt

If you're migrating from the old nExt package:

• The namespace has changed from nExt.* to Nextended.*
• All functionality has been preserved and enhanced
• See the Migration Guide for details (coming soon)

Legacy Package (no longer maintained): nExt.Core

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Documentation
• Source Repository
• NuGet Packages
• Report Issues