NNews NuGet Package Integration Guide

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NNews — Data Transfer Objects

Install: dotnet add package NNews

NNewsSetting

csharp
1public class NNewsSetting
2{
3    public string ApiUrl { get; set; } = string.Empty;  // NNews API base URL
4}

ArticleInfo

csharp
1public class ArticleInfo
2{
3    public long ArticleId { get; set; }
4    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
5    public long? AuthorId { get; set; }
6    public string? ImageName { get; set; }       // Max 560 chars
7    public string Title { get; set; }            // Required, max 255 chars
8    public string Content { get; set; }          // Required
9    public int Status { get; set; }              // 0=Draft, 1=Published, 2=Archived, 3=Scheduled
10    public int ContentType { get; set; } = 2;    // 1=PlainText, 2=Html, 3=MarkDown
11    public DateTime DateAt { get; set; }
12    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
13    public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
14    public CategoryInfo? Category { get; set; }
15    public List<TagInfo> Tags { get; set; } = new();
16    public List<RoleInfo> Roles { get; set; } = new();
17}

ArticleInsertedInfo

csharp
1public class ArticleInsertedInfo
2{
3    public long CategoryId { get; set; }            // Required
4    public long? AuthorId { get; set; }
5    public string? ImageName { get; set; }          // Max 560 chars
6    public string Title { get; set; }               // Required, max 255 chars
7    public string Content { get; set; }             // Required
8    public int Status { get; set; }                 // 0=Draft, 1=Published, 2=Archived, 3=Scheduled
9    public int ContentType { get; set; } = 2;       // Default: Html
10    public DateTime DateAt { get; set; }            // Required
11    public string TagList { get; set; } = string.Empty;  // Comma-separated tags
12    public List<string> Roles { get; set; } = new();     // Role slugs
13}

ArticleUpdatedInfo

csharp
1public class ArticleUpdatedInfo
2{
3    public long ArticleId { get; set; }
4    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
5    public long? AuthorId { get; set; }
6    public string? ImageName { get; set; }
7    public string Title { get; set; }
8    public string Content { get; set; }
9    public int Status { get; set; }
10    public int ContentType { get; set; } = 2;
11    public DateTime DateAt { get; set; }
12    public string TagList { get; set; } = string.Empty;
13    public List<string> Roles { get; set; } = new();
14}

CategoryInfo

csharp
1public class CategoryInfo
2{
3    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
4    public long? ParentId { get; set; }      // For hierarchical categories
5    public string Title { get; set; }        // Required, max 240 chars
6    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
7    public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
8    public int ArticleCount { get; set; }    // Read-only counter
9}

TagInfo

csharp
1public class TagInfo
2{
3    public long TagId { get; set; }
4    public string Title { get; set; }        // Required, max 120 chars
5    public string? Slug { get; set; }        // Max 120 chars
6    public int ArticleCount { get; set; }    // Read-only counter
7}

RoleInfo

csharp
1public class RoleInfo
2{
3    public string Slug { get; set; } = string.Empty;
4    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
5}

PagedResult<T>

csharp
1public class PagedResult<T>
2{
3    public IList<T> Items { get; set; } = new List<T>();
4    public int Page { get; set; }
5    public int PageSize { get; set; }
6    public int TotalCount { get; set; }
7    public int TotalPages { get; set; }
8    public bool HasPrevious => Page > 1;
9    public bool HasNext => Page < TotalPages;
10}

AI DTOs

csharp
1// Request for AI content generation
2public class AIArticleRequest
3{
4    public long? ArticleId { get; set; }
5    public string Prompt { get; set; }              // Required, 10-2000 chars
6    public bool GenerateImage { get; set; } = false;
7}
8
9// Response from AI generation
10public class AIArticleResponse
11{
12    public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
13    public string Content { get; set; } = string.Empty;
14    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
15    public string TagList { get; set; } = string.Empty;
16    public string? ImagePrompt { get; set; }
17}
18
19// Response from AI article update
20public class AIArticleUpdateResponse
21{
22    public long ArticleId { get; set; }
23    public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
24    public string Content { get; set; } = string.Empty;
25    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
26    public string TagList { get; set; } = string.Empty;
27    public string? ImagePrompt { get; set; }
28}
29
30// Category summary for AI context
31public class AICategorySummary
32{
33    public long CategoryId { get; set; }
34    public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
35    public long? ParentId { get; set; }
36}

NNews — Anti-Corruption Layer (ACL)

IArticleClient

csharp
1public interface IArticleClient
2{
3    Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> GetAllAsync(long? categoryId = null, int? status = null, int page = 1, int pageSize = 10, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
4    Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> ListByCategoryAsync(long categoryId, int page = 1, int pageSize = 10, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
5    Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> ListByRolesAsync(int page = 1, int pageSize = 10, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
6    Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> ListByTagAsync(string tagSlug, int page = 1, int pageSize = 10, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
7    Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> SearchAsync(string keyword, int page = 1, int pageSize = 10, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
8    Task<ArticleInfo> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
9    Task<ArticleInfo> CreateAsync(ArticleInsertedInfo article, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
10    Task<ArticleInfo> UpdateAsync(ArticleUpdatedInfo article, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
11    Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
12}

IArticleAIClient

csharp
1public interface IArticleAIClient
2{
3    Task<ArticleInfo> CreateWithAIAsync(string prompt, bool generateImage = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
4    Task<ArticleInfo> UpdateWithAIAsync(int articleId, string prompt, bool generateImage = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
5}

ICategoryClient

csharp
1public interface ICategoryClient
2{
3    Task<IList<CategoryInfo>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
4    Task<IList<CategoryInfo>> ListByParentAsync(long? parentId = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
5    Task<CategoryInfo> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
6    Task<CategoryInfo> CreateAsync(CategoryInfo category, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
7    Task<CategoryInfo> UpdateAsync(CategoryInfo category, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
8    Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
9}

ITagClient

csharp
1public interface ITagClient
2{
3    Task<IList<TagInfo>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
4    Task<IList<TagInfo>> ListByRolesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
5    Task<TagInfo> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
6    Task<TagInfo> CreateAsync(TagInfo tag, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
7    Task<TagInfo> UpdateAsync(TagInfo tag, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
8    Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
9    Task MergeTagsAsync(long sourceTagId, long targetTagId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
10}

IImageClient

csharp
1public interface IImageClient
2{
3    Task<string> UploadImageAsync(IFormFile file, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
4}

ITenantResolver

csharp
1public interface ITenantResolver
2{
3    string TenantId { get; }
4    string ConnectionString { get; }
5    string JwtSecret { get; }
6}

NNews REST API Endpoints

All endpoints are prefixed by the controller name (e.g., /Article, /Category). Authenticated endpoints require a Bearer JWT token. Tenant is resolved via X-Tenant-Id header or JWT tenant_id claim.

Article (/Article)

Status filter values: 0 = Draft, 1 = Published, 2 = Archived, 3 = Scheduled

Category (/Category)

Tag (/Tag)

Image (/Image)

Multi-Tenancy

NNews supports multi-tenancy via the X-Tenant-Id HTTP header.

TenantHeaderHandler

A DelegatingHandler that automatically adds the X-Tenant-Id header to all outgoing HTTP requests. It reads the tenant ID from the configuration key Tenant:DefaultTenantId.

TenantResolver

Implements ITenantResolver. Reads tenant configuration from:

• Tenant:DefaultTenantId — the default tenant ID
• Tenants:{TenantId}:ConnectionString — database connection string
• Tenants:{TenantId}:JwtSecret — JWT secret for the tenant

Step-by-Step Integration

1. Install Package

bash
1dotnet add package NNews

2. Configure appsettings.json

json
1{
2  "NNews": {
3    "ApiUrl": "http://localhost:5007"
4  },
5  "Tenant": {
6    "DefaultTenantId": "my-tenant"
7  }
8}

Docker: use "ApiUrl": "http://nnews-api:80".

3. Register Services (DI)

csharp
1using NNews.ACL;
2using NNews.ACL.Interfaces;
3using NNews.ACL.Handlers;
4using NNews.ACL.Services;
5using NNews.DTO.Settings;
6
7// Settings
8services.Configure<NNewsSetting>(configuration.GetSection("NNews"));
9
10// Tenant resolver
11services.AddScoped<ITenantResolver, TenantResolver>();
12
13// Register TenantHeaderHandler for automatic X-Tenant-Id header
14services.AddTransient<TenantHeaderHandler>();
15
16// Register HttpClients with TenantHeaderHandler
17services.AddHttpClient<IArticleClient, ArticleClient>()
18    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
19
20services.AddHttpClient<IArticleAIClient, ArticleAIClient>()
21    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
22
23services.AddHttpClient<ICategoryClient, CategoryClient>()
24    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
25
26services.AddHttpClient<ITagClient, TagClient>()
27    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
28
29services.AddHttpClient<IImageClient, ImageClient>()
30    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();

4. Register Only What You Need

If you only need to read articles (e.g., a public blog frontend), register only the necessary clients:

csharp
1services.Configure<NNewsSetting>(configuration.GetSection("NNews"));
2services.AddTransient<TenantHeaderHandler>();
3
4services.AddHttpClient<IArticleClient, ArticleClient>()
5    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
6
7services.AddHttpClient<ICategoryClient, CategoryClient>()
8    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();
9
10services.AddHttpClient<ITagClient, TagClient>()
11    .AddHttpMessageHandler<TenantHeaderHandler>();

Usage Examples

List Articles (Paginated)

csharp
1public class BlogService
2{
3    private readonly IArticleClient _articleClient;
4
5    public BlogService(IArticleClient articleClient)
6    {
7        _articleClient = articleClient;
8    }
9
10    public async Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> GetLatestArticles(int page = 1, int pageSize = 12)
11    {
12        return await _articleClient.GetAllAsync(page: page, pageSize: pageSize);
13    }
14
15    public async Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> GetPublishedArticles(int page = 1, int pageSize = 12)
16    {
17        // Filter by status: 0=Draft, 1=Published, 2=Archived, 3=Scheduled
18        return await _articleClient.GetAllAsync(status: 1, page: page, pageSize: pageSize);
19    }
20}

List Articles by Category

csharp
1public async Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> GetByCategory(long categoryId, int page = 1)
2{
3    return await _articleClient.ListByCategoryAsync(categoryId, page: page, pageSize: 10);
4}

List Articles by Tag

csharp
1public async Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> GetByTag(string tagSlug, int page = 1)
2{
3    return await _articleClient.ListByTagAsync(tagSlug, page: page, pageSize: 10);
4}

Search Articles

csharp
1public async Task<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>> Search(string keyword, int page = 1)
2{
3    return await _articleClient.SearchAsync(keyword, page: page, pageSize: 10);
4}

Get Single Article

csharp
1public async Task<ArticleInfo> GetArticle(int id)
2{
3    return await _articleClient.GetByIdAsync(id);
4}

Create Article

csharp
1public async Task<ArticleInfo> CreateArticle()
2{
3    var article = new ArticleInsertedInfo
4    {
5        Title = "My First Article",
6        Content = "<p>Hello World!</p>",
7        CategoryId = 1,
8        Status = 1,           // Published
9        ContentType = 2,       // Html
10        DateAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
11        TagList = "dotnet,csharp,webapi",
12        Roles = new List<string> { "admin", "editor" }
13    };
14
15    return await _articleClient.CreateAsync(article);
16}

Update Article

csharp
1public async Task<ArticleInfo> UpdateArticle(long articleId)
2{
3    var article = new ArticleUpdatedInfo
4    {
5        ArticleId = articleId,
6        Title = "Updated Title",
7        Content = "<p>Updated content</p>",
8        CategoryId = 1,
9        Status = 1,
10        ContentType = 2,
11        DateAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
12        TagList = "dotnet,updated"
13    };
14
15    return await _articleClient.UpdateAsync(article);
16}

Delete Article

csharp
1public async Task DeleteArticle(int articleId)
2{
3    await _articleClient.DeleteAsync(articleId);
4}

Create Article with AI

csharp
1public async Task<ArticleInfo> CreateWithAI(string prompt, bool withImage = false)
2{
3    return await _articleAIClient.CreateWithAIAsync(prompt, generateImage: withImage);
4}
5
6// Example usage:
7// var article = await CreateWithAI("Write an article about clean architecture in .NET 8", withImage: true);

Update Article with AI

csharp
1public async Task<ArticleInfo> UpdateWithAI(int articleId, string prompt)
2{
3    return await _articleAIClient.UpdateWithAIAsync(articleId, prompt, generateImage: false);
4}

Category Management

csharp
1public async Task CategoryExamples()
2{
3    // List all categories
4    var categories = await _categoryClient.GetAllAsync();
5
6    // List root categories (no parent)
7    var rootCategories = await _categoryClient.ListByParentAsync(parentId: null);
8
9    // List subcategories
10    var subCategories = await _categoryClient.ListByParentAsync(parentId: 1);
11
12    // Create category
13    var newCategory = await _categoryClient.CreateAsync(new CategoryInfo
14    {
15        Title = "Technology",
16        ParentId = null  // Root category
17    });
18
19    // Create subcategory
20    var subCategory = await _categoryClient.CreateAsync(new CategoryInfo
21    {
22        Title = "Web Development",
23        ParentId = newCategory.CategoryId
24    });
25
26    // Delete category
27    await _categoryClient.DeleteAsync((int)newCategory.CategoryId);
28}

Tag Management

csharp
1public async Task TagExamples()
2{
3    // List all tags
4    var tags = await _tagClient.GetAllAsync();
5
6    // List tags filtered by user roles
7    var roleTags = await _tagClient.ListByRolesAsync();
8
9    // Create tag
10    var newTag = await _tagClient.CreateAsync(new TagInfo { Title = "C#" });
11
12    // Merge tags (move all articles from source to target, then delete source)
13    await _tagClient.MergeTagsAsync(sourceTagId: 5, targetTagId: 2);
14
15    // Delete tag
16    await _tagClient.DeleteAsync((int)newTag.TagId);
17}

Image Upload

csharp
1[HttpPost("upload")]
2[Authorize]
3public async Task<ActionResult<string>> UploadImage(IFormFile file)
4{
5    if (file == null || file.Length == 0)
6        return BadRequest("No file uploaded");
7
8    var imageUrl = await _imageClient.UploadImageAsync(file);
9    return Ok(imageUrl);
10}

Controller Example — Blog API

csharp
1using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
2using NNews.ACL.Interfaces;
3using NNews.DTO;
4
5[Route("api/[controller]")]
6[ApiController]
7public class BlogController : ControllerBase
8{
9    private readonly IArticleClient _articleClient;
10    private readonly ICategoryClient _categoryClient;
11    private readonly ITagClient _tagClient;
12
13    public BlogController(
14        IArticleClient articleClient,
15        ICategoryClient categoryClient,
16        ITagClient tagClient)
17    {
18        _articleClient = articleClient;
19        _categoryClient = categoryClient;
20        _tagClient = tagClient;
21    }
22
23    [HttpGet("articles")]
24    public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>>> GetArticles(
25        [FromQuery] int page = 1,
26        [FromQuery] int pageSize = 12,
27        [FromQuery] long? categoryId = null,
28        [FromQuery] int? status = null)
29    {
30        var result = await _articleClient.GetAllAsync(categoryId, status, page, pageSize);
31        return Ok(result);
32    }
33
34    [HttpGet("articles/{id}")]
35    public async Task<ActionResult<ArticleInfo>> GetArticle(int id)
36    {
37        var article = await _articleClient.GetByIdAsync(id);
38        return Ok(article);
39    }
40
41    [HttpGet("articles/search")]
42    public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResult<ArticleInfo>>> Search(
43        [FromQuery] string keyword,
44        [FromQuery] int page = 1)
45    {
46        var result = await _articleClient.SearchAsync(keyword, page);
47        return Ok(result);
48    }
49
50    [HttpDelete("articles/{id}")]
51    public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteArticle(int id)
52    {
53        await _articleClient.DeleteAsync(id);
54        return NoContent();
55    }
56
57    [HttpGet("categories")]
58    public async Task<ActionResult<IList<CategoryInfo>>> GetCategories()
59    {
60        var categories = await _categoryClient.GetAllAsync();
61        return Ok(categories);
62    }
63
64    [HttpGet("tags")]
65    public async Task<ActionResult<IList<TagInfo>>> GetTags()
66    {
67        var tags = await _tagClient.GetAllAsync();
68        return Ok(tags);
69    }
70}

Troubleshooting

Response Guidelines

1. Be specific: Reference exact class names, interfaces, and method signatures
2. Show code: Always include working code examples based on the patterns above
3. Context-aware: If the user is working in a project that consumes NNews, reference their existing DI setup and configuration
4. Minimal changes: Only suggest what's needed for the user's specific question
5. Multi-tenancy: Always remind about configuring Tenant:DefaultTenantId and registering TenantHeaderHandler
6. Prerequisites: Mention required NuGet package and configuration if starting fresh