.NET 8 Clean Architecture Project Generator

This skill guides the creation of a new .NET 8 Web API solution using Clean Architecture. IMPORTANT: Do NOT generate code files manually. Use the CLI commands provided below to scaffold the solution and projects.

Prerequisite

• .NET 8 SDK installed (dotnet --version)

Directory Structure

The final structure will look like this:

SolutionName/
├── src/
│   ├── SolutionName.Domain/        # Core business logic, entities, interfaces (No dependencies)
│   ├── SolutionName.Application/   # Use cases, DTOs, interfaces (Depends on Domain)
│   ├── SolutionName.Infrastructure/ # External concerns, DB, file system (Depends on Application)
│   └── SolutionName.Api/           # Presentation layer (Depends on Application, Infrastructure)
├── tests/                          # Unit and Integration tests
└── SolutionName.sln

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create Solution

Run these commands in the terminal:

# Create solution file
dotnet new sln -n __SOLUTION_NAME__

2. Create Projects (Clean Architecture Layers)

# Create src directory
mkdir src

# DOMAIN Layer (Class Library)
dotnet new classlib -n __SOLUTION_NAME__.Domain -o src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Domain

# APPLICATION Layer (Class Library)
dotnet new classlib -n __SOLUTION_NAME__.Application -o src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Application

# INFRASTRUCTURE Layer (Class Library)
dotnet new classlib -n __SOLUTION_NAME__.Infrastructure -o src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Infrastructure

# API Layer (Web API)
dotnet new webapi -n __SOLUTION_NAME__.Api -o src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Api --use-controllers

3. Establish Dependencies

# Application -> Domain
dotnet add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Application reference src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Domain

# Infrastructure -> Application
dotnet add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Infrastructure reference src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Application

# Api -> Application
dotnet add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Api reference src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Application

# Api -> Infrastructure
dotnet add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Api reference src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Infrastructure

4. Add Projects to Solution

dotnet sln add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Domain
dotnet sln add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Application
dotnet sln add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Infrastructure
dotnet sln add src/__SOLUTION_NAME__.Api

5. Cleanup

• Remove default Class1.cs and WeatherForecast.cs files from all projects.

Verification

Run dotnet build to ensure the solution builds correctly.

Parent Hub

• _backend-mastery

Part of Workflow

This skill is utilized in the following sequential workflows:

• _workflow-feature-lifecycle