ASP 5 Cheat Sheet

project.json

• Replaces web.config
• Define webroot directory
• Register dependencies

Nuget packages

• Register commands
• Define which frameworks are valid (.Net full, .Net Core)
• Exclude files & directories from project

wwwroot

• Web accessible files ~ think content dir in older mvc
  • Images, scripts, stylesheets, etc.
• Easier to isolate the files you want to serve

config.json

• Replaces web.config for appsettings & connection strings
• Default option, you can also use xml, ini, or env vars
• Expected path: config.json for local dev, env vars for servers

bower.json

• Manages client side dependencies
• Like Nuget for javascript libs

gulpfile.js

• Define build and publish tasks
  • Copy files, minify css & javascript, etc.
• Task Runner Explorer

Startup.cs

• Entry point for app
• Add “Middleware” to pipeline
• Dependency Injection
• Configure Routes

Here are the other posts in this series:

• Countdown To ASP 5: Building a Sample App
• ASP 5 Links
• ASP 5 Workshop