controller-patterns

What problem does it solve?

Controllers in ASP.NET Core apps are often overloaded with business logic, making maintenance, testing, and evolution difficult. This Skill promotes thin controllers that delegate logic to services and adhere to consistent routing, parameter binding, and DTO-based responses.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Thin Controller Pattern: keep controllers focused on HTTP concerns; move business logic to services.
• Routing & Binding: standardizes route attributes, resource naming, and parameter binding (FromBody, FromQuery, FromRoute).
• DTOs & Responses: encourages separate Create/Update/Response DTOs to avoid exposing domain models.
• Real-World Use: when reviewing or implementing Task/Entity APIs, apply the patterns to ensure testability and clarity.

Quick Start

Refactor an existing API action to call a service and return a typed response using a DTO.