Todo API 📝 | C# .NET Controller-Based Web API

This is a controller-based RESTful API built using C# and .NET, designed to manage a To-Do list. It follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern and uses Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory for temporary data storage.

⚠ Note: This project requires running in Visual Studio, not VS Code.

Features

• Create new tasks
• Retrieve all tasks or a specific tasks
• Update task details
• delete task
• Uses Entity Framework Core InMemory for data storage
• Controller-based architecture for clean separation of concerns

Tech Stack

Backend: C# (.NET 9)

Framework: ASP.NET Core WebAPI

Database: Entity Framework Core InMemory

Installation

Install the TodoAPI

1. Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/Teekay1702/TodoApi.git

2. Open in Visual Studio

• Open Visual Studio (not VS Code).

• Click "Open a project or solution" and select the TodoApi.sln file.

3. Run the API

• Press ctrl + F5 to run the API

In-Memory Database Setup

This project uses Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory, meaning data is not persisted after the app restarts. To configure the in-memory database, check Program.cs:

builder.Services.AddDbContext<TodoContext>(options =>
    options.UseInMemoryDatabase("TodoList"));

📝 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/todos	Get all tasks
GET	/api/todos/{id}	Get a task by ID
POST	/api/todos	Create a new task
PUT	/api/todos/{id}	Update a task by ID
DELETE	/api/todos/{id}	Delete a task by ID

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have a feature request, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Please adhere to this project's code of conduct.