ASP.NET Minimal API Demo

This project is a simple ASP.NET Core minimal API that demonstrates basic API concepts using in-memory data and C#.
Built as a learning exercise after completing FreeCodeCamp and Microsoft C# certifications.

✨ Features

• Stores a list of games in memory using C# objects and lists
• Provides REST API endpoints:
  • GET /games: Returns all games as a JSON array
  • GET /games/{id}: Returns a single game by ID

🛠️ How It Works

• API endpoints defined using the .MapGet syntax introduced in minimal APIs
• Data is managed with a List<Game> in code (no database required)
• You can test endpoints using games.http, Postman, curl, or your browser, preferable VS Code REST extension.

📁 Example Endpoints

GET http://localhost:5175/games GET http://localhost:5175/games/1

🚀 How to Run

1. Clone this repository You don't need to clone this repository, this is something my learning scribble git clone https://github.com/Praveenkumar-here/aspnet-minimal-api-demo.git

2. Restore dependencies dotnet restore

3. Run the API dotnet run

4. Test the endpoints

• Use a tool like Postman, or
• Use the included games.http file with VS Code REST Client extension

📚 What I Learned

• How to build a minimal API with ASP.NET using C#
• Basic REST concepts — GET endpoints, route parameters
• Working with collections (List<Game>)
• Returning strongly-typed objects as API responses
• Testing APIs using .http files

👨‍💻 About Me

I'm an aspiring developer passionate about backend and web technologies.
Open to learning, feedback, and collaboration!

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This project is for educational purposes and as a portfolio sample.
Feel free to fork, raise issues, or suggest improvements!