Parameterized Raw SQL Queries with Entity Framework: How to Unit Test with SQLite

Entity Framework Core allows you to drop down to raw SQL queries when working with a relational database. This can be useful, because raw SQL queries can return entity types or, starting with EF Core 2.1, query types that are part of your model, but it could also be a problem when it comes down to Unit Testing.

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Thread synchronisation with SemaphoreSlim and async delegate calls

Although running a parallel foreach that makes async calls is a pretty usual task, I found my self in a complicated situation, when async delegate calls got in the way!

The situation arose while I was trying to write a MemoryCache manager for my application (the manager was actually a wrapper of MemoryCache Class).

The following gist file, is a basic structure of what I was trying to do: Ask MemoryCacheManager for an item with AddOrGetExisting by passing a key to find the object and a generic delegate Func task that actually returns the object.
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Mocking expected behaviour of SQL functions for Unit Testing with SQLite

While unit testing, I came across a method in an SQL repository class that was using a raw SQL query, and along with that, SQL Server’s newid() function. Since the complicated reason behind this decision was out of scope, I had to find a way to unit test that method…

SQLite was -of course- the first approach, but any attempt to actually test the method would nevertheless fail with the exception Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException: 'SQLite Error 1: 'no such function: newid'.'.

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Simple website stress tool with C# and Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool

To be honest, I got bored trying to remember all switches and combinations of Apache’s benchmarking tool! Since I use it sort of rarely, I just wrapped it in a convenient -for me at least- app that I can use without having to remember or read anything!

This is my simple implementation of a website stress tool that uses Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool to get results for any request. Just follow the link for my github account, download, build, and use 🙂

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