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New features
- Support for Edit and Refresh of CLI config file in VS extension #2736
- Add EF Core 9 support for MySql
+CLI
- Add EF Core 9 support for Firebird
+CLI
Improvements
- Make stored procedure result property parsing more robust
+CLI
#2727 #2729 - List less .dacpac files in dropdown and make SDK SQL Projects more first class citizen
- Support money data type in DataAnnotiation for stored procedure results to avoid warnings
+CLI
#2746
Bug fixes
- Use lower case parameter identifiers in stored proc DbContext
+CLI
#2730 - Support all documented connection string changes for MDS #2722
- Using T4 Context Splitting when the entity has "Configuration" at the end of the name, incorrectly moves file
+CLI
#2724 - Using T4 Context Splitting with EF Core 9 CLI was not working
+CLI
#2724
New features
- Add EF Core 8 support for Snowflake
+CLI
#2704 - Add EF Core 9 support for Oracle
+CLI
- Major improvements to Dataverse reverse engineering by using Dataverse metadata - thanks @MarkMpn
+CLI
#2535 - Make it clear that EF Core 6 is unsupported
- Removed support for targeting EF Core 7
+CLI
BREAKING - Add [StringLength] attribute to result classes when
UseDecimalDataAnnotationForSprocResult=true
+CLI
Dependency updates
- Updated SchemaCompare to 8.2.0
- Final update of the EF Core 6 reveng tools
Bug fixes
-
UseDecimalDataAnnotationForSprocResult
was not respected in function results+CLI
New features
- Added ability to start Data API Builder from the context menu of
dab-config.json
#2635 - Added support for proper naming of routines and routine results:
UseDatabaseNamesForRoutines: false
- defaults to current behaviour:true
+CLI
#2623
Improvements
- If a UI hint is present, do not preselect any connection if the UI hint cannot be found #2647
- Show a warning message box if any issues are encountered during reverse engineering #2669
- Allow passing null as OutParameter value when calling stored procedure
+CLI
#2619 - Make DAB entity type names more unique #2653
Dependency updates
- Added Sqlite NodaTime support for EF Core 9
+CLI
- Update DacFX to 162.5
+CLI
- Added Schema Compare support for EF Core 9
- Added Handlebars support for EF Core 9
Bug fixes
- Index exclusion was not working in the VS extension and for a .dacpac
+CLI
#2640 - DbContext name in functions and stored procedures DbContext had wrong casing #2644
- Reverted Oracle provider update, it was causing hangs #2668
New features
- Full support for EF Core 9 RTW
+CLI
- Preview of ability to use t4 templates to split the DbContext into EntityTypeConfiguration files
+CLI
#2582 #2606
Improvements
- Support a custom name for the renaming file in the CLI
+CLI
#2579 - Update json schema for CLI config to support VS
+CLI
#2593
Bug fixes
- Add proper T4 support to EF Core 9 CLI
+CLI
#2584 - Use schema names preview was failing on Linux
+CLI
#2592 - Stored procedure and function DbContext name was not normalized
+CLI
#2608 - Sproc and function result files were placed wrong with EF Core 9
+CLI
#2603
New features
- Add support for reverse engineering from an Azure Data Explorer (ADX) SQL endpoint
+CLI
- thanks @barnuri #2557 - ER diagram feature now allows you to pick objects to include #2558
- Add support for multiple exclusion wildcards in CLI object filters
+CLI
- thanks @barnuri #2750 - Add EF Core 9 support for NodaTime with SQL Server
+CLI
- Add support for SDK style SQL projects (.sqlprojx) #2552
Improvements
- Warn if
UseDatabaseNames
is used together with efpt.renaming.json+CLI
- thanks @jwyza-pi #2478 - MsBuild and .sqlprojx projects displayed same way a .sqlproj in database selection dialog #2562
Dependency updates
- EF Core tools updated to latest release (6.0.35/8.0.10/9.0 RC 2)
+CLI
- SDK build tools updated to 17.11.141
Bug fixes
- Made Mermaid diagram identifiers follow strict rules for allowed characters
+CLI
- .dacpac table valued function result set discovery was broken
+CLI
#2573 - .dacpac support with EF Core 7 was broken #2574
New features
- EF Core 9 RC 1 modelling support
+CLI
- EF Core 9 RC 1 reverse engineering support
+CLI
- .dacpac reverse engineering now includes scalar and table valued functions
+CLI
#2393 - Dataverse reverse engineering now supports keys
+CLI
- thanks @MarkMpn #2516 - Added the ability to exclude indexes from the discovered database model (SQL Server only)
+CLI
- thanks @jwyza-pi #2518
Improvements
- Use defined default with .dacpac in EF Core 8
+CLI
#2478 - Removed manual tools build steps, makes contributions much easier #2483
- EF Core 7 CLI tools and some EF Core 7 NuGet packages removed
Dependency updates
- DacFX updated to 162.4.92
Improvements
- Add SQL Formatter to EF Core Power Pack #2457
Bug fixes
- Support CDATA without N' prefix for comments in .dacpac
+CLI
#2475 - Fix for Error: Could not open options file: dabbuilder #2459
Improvements
- Some DAB improvements / breaking changes #2448
New features
- Scaffold a Data API Builder configuration from a database or .dacpac #2393
Dependency updates
- Oracle EF Core 6 and 8 providers updated to latest
- SDK build tools updated to 17.11.141
Improvements
- Support for MySQL added to
UseBoolPropertiesWithoutDefaultSql
+CLI
#2443
Bug fixes
-
time
columns were not properly excluded from mapping to TimeOnly with EF Core 8+CLI
#2436
New features
- Firebird EF Core 8 provider support added
+CLI
#2350 - Postgres classic stored procedure (scalar function) mapping added
+CLI
#2395 #2338 - Korean (ko) localization added, thanks @KOZ39 @domicmeia @LocketGoma @utilForever @preco21 #2034
- Add Refresh project menu item if project contains a single efpt.config.json file #2346
Improvements
- BREAKING Migrations tool (preview) removed, see docs #2348
- Smoother typing and search in database object filter #2413
- Script database DDL is now creating an idempotent script #2348
- Disable stored procedure support for Postgres 10 or earlier
+CLI
#2362 - Localized button texts moved to a .resx file #2378
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.32
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.20
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.7
+CLI
- DacFX updated to 162.3
+CLI
- SDK build tools updated to 17.11 preview 1
Bug fixes
- .user file writing conflict with Web App project system #2389
- Column removal did not remove unique constraints involved #2388
- Column removal did not remove foreign keys involved #2391
New features
- Static T-SQL analysis (experimental) of a live database added to Server Explorer context menu #2316
Improvements
- Support for mapping stored procedures with tvp parameters from a .dacpac
+CLI
#2322 - Expose new menu items in localized package #2331
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.30
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.19
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.5
+CLI
- Updated tools with variuos provider updates for EF Core 6 and 7
+CLI
New features
- "Analyze this!" - static T-SQL analysis of database projects added to database project context menu #2316
- "Generate ER diagram" added to Project context menu (to support .dacpac better) (install EF Core Power Pack to get a viewer) #2315
Improvements
- Database diagrams now uses Database project info for launch #2316
Bug fixes
- SQL Server user defined function table valued result sets were not generated
+CLI
#2317
New features
- Generate ER diagram directly from Server Explorer context menu (install EF Core Power Pack to get a viewer) #2272 #2290
- Map Postgres SQL Functions returning sets
+CLI
#2251 - Support for Visual Studio ARM64 #2276
- VS extension can now read CLI configuration file #2102
- Launch reverse engineering directly from Server Explorer context menu
Improvements
- Improve database diagram labels and legend #2290
- SQL Server stored procedure call signature made more resilient and better formatted
+CLI
, thanks https://github.com/spaasis #2259 - Move configuration of async/sync stored procedure method signatures to efpt.config.json #2291
- Use #nullable disable annotation for stored procedure classes
+CLI
, thanks https://github.com/spaasis #2261 - Remove template version warning for POCO templates #2254
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.29
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.18
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.4
+CLI
Improvements
- BREAKING Roslyn based property renaming removed, it was a pit of failure - use T4 instead #2171
- UiHint is no longer stored in efpt.config.json, but in .user file (hidden and excluded from source control) #2237
- Use SqlQueryRaw() for stored procedure queries with EF Core 8
+CLI
#2062 - CLI: Soft delete on by default
+CLI
- Allow use of .NET 9.0 for reverse engineering #2216
- Code and build health updates from @SimonCropp - thanks!
Dependency updates
- Updated Npgsql provider to 8.0.2 for EF Core 8
+CLI
- Updated Pomelo provider to 8.0.2 for EF Core 8
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.28
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.17
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.3
+CLI
- Updated DacFX to 162.2.111
+CLI
Bug fixes
- .dacpac stored procedure mapping returnValue was wrong
+CLI
#2161 - CLI: Avoid writing efcpt-config.json if not needed
+CLI
- thanks https://github.com/fredyadriano90 - CLI: merge-dacpacs was always true
+CLI
#2214 - .dacpac reverse engineering was broken with EF Core 6 and 7 #2246
New features
- CLI: Add option to not refresh object lists - thanks @jwyza-pi
+CLI
#2100 - CLI: Add ability to exclude columns via
excludedColumns
list in config file - thanks @jwyza-pi+CLI
#2106 - Add support for new Firebird DDEX provider #2146
- Add new Firebird DDEX provider to EF Core Power Pack #2146
- Add
ja
localization - thanks @AndrewKeepCoding #2034 - Add
ru
localization - thanks @AlexRadch #2034 - Add
pl
localization - thanks @ChaosEngine #2034
Improvements
- Updated
fr
localization - thanks @agriffard and @jscarle #2034 - Allow EF Core 7 to be used with .NET 8 projects #2132
- Better formatting of EntityConfiguration files
+CLI
#2125 -
View DbContext DDL SQL
now adds the .sql file to the project #2141
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.27
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.16
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.2
+CLI
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 5.2 preview 5
+CLI
- Updated Handlebars to 8.0.0 for EF Core 8
- Updated Pomelo provider to 8.0.0 for EF Core 8
+CLI
- Updated Oracle driver to latest for EF Core 6 and 7
+CLI
Bug fixes
- Column names with spaces broke Mermaid diagram
+CLI
#2108 - Column default string value in .dacpac was wrongly converted to lower case
+CLI
#2116 - Stored procedure result set names and namespaces were broken with schema folders
+CLI
#2123
New features
- Extension is now code signed
New features
- Expose T4 template path option in UI - thanks @ClaudioBiagioli
- CLI: Add option to generate Mermaid ER diagram
+CLI
#2052 - Add
de
localization - thanks @rufer7 #2034 - Add
cs
localization - thanks @RaptorCZ #2034
Improvements
- Update
it
localization - thanks @ClaudioBiagioli #2034
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.26
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.15
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.1
+CLI
- Updated DacFX to latest
+CLI
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 5.1.4
+CLI
Bug fixes
- .dacpac model did not include triggers for EF Core 7+
+CLI
New features
- Visualize Database Schema now works with .dacpac #2042
- Add support for Oracle for EF Core 8
+CLI
- Add
zh-Han
t localization - thanks @doggy8088 #2034 - Add
pt-BR
localization - thanks @RecursosOnline #2034
Improvements
- Update
es
localization - thanks @rasputino #2034 - Update
zh-Hans
localization - thanks @Varorbc #2034
New features
- Add support for sysname in a .dacpac
+CLI
#2020 - Add support for NodaTime with SQLite for EF Core 8
+CLI
Improvements
- Warn better when .NET runtime is not present #2024
Bug fixes
- DateOnly/TimeOnly was not properly mapped in SQL Server functions
+CLI
#2023
New features
- Support for Handlebars with EF Core 8 added
-
+CLI
now has daily builds - Add support for CLR types in a .dacpac (geometry, geography, hierarchyid)
+CLI
Dependency updates
- Updated Postgres EF Core 8 provider
+CLI
- Updated MySQL EF Core 8 provider
+CLI
- Updated NodaTime EF Core 8 support
+CLI
Bug fixes
- Forcing DateTime and TimeSpan for date and time using EF Core 8 with .dacpac was broken
+CLI
#2002 - Reverted #1987 (VS Code support) which did not work in many scenarios
+CLI
New features
-
+CLI
now drops a .vscode\tasks.json file to re-run, edit configuration and update the tool #1987
Improvements
- Pluralization is enabled by default (just like in the built-in tooling)
+CLI
#1996 - Decimal annotation added to stored procedure result set classes - brings back #1784 but now optional (default on)
+CLI
#1998
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.25
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.14
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0.0
+CLI
- Updated Firebird EF Core 7 provider
+CLI
New features
- Added new context menu item: Options to open Tools/Options dialog #1973
- Added the ability to limit tables by schema in Visualize Database Schema tool #1977
- Added merge-dacpacs to CLI
+CLI
#1985
Improvements
- EF Core 8 should only be available for .NET 8 projects #1979
- Filter template types based on chosen EF Core version #1978
- Better ordering of options in Advanced dialog
Bug fixes
- Enter key was not working on Model Options dialog, and Esc key was not working in many places #1976
Improvements
- Full support for EF Core 8 RC 2 for supported providers, now including MySQL, NodaTime for SQL Server and SchemaCompare - requires .NET 8 runtime
+CLI
- UseNoNavigations feature was revived
+CLI
#1954 #1962 - Use LoadFromAssembly in DbContext splitter
+CLI
#1950
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.23
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.12
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0-rc.2
+CLI
Bug fixes
- Database object entries were not properly cleared from CLI config file
+CLI
#1953 - List of provider packages was not up to date
+CLI
- Generate database diagram & about menu items were never shown
Improvements
- Full support for EF Core 8 RC 1
- Allow .dacpac path in CLI without provider name
+CLI
#1972
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 6.0.22
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.11
+CLI
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0-rc.1
+CLI
Bug fixes
- .dacpac files were not listed in Data Source dialog #1935
New features
- Added support for reverse engineering using EF Core 8 preview 7 for supported providers - requires .NET 8 runtime
+CLI
#1902 - Added support for model inspection using EF Core 8 preview 7 for supported providers - requires .NET 8 runtime #1904
- Handle DateOnly / TimeOnly well for EF Core 8
+CLI
#1900
Improvements
- Only load extension when relevant
- Improve telemetry
- Port view rights fix for quirky database names
+CLI
- Improve performance of SQL Server/Azure SQL scaffolding
+CLI
- Default to EF Core 7
- Add warning for low database compatibility level
+CLI
- Add .dacpac support for UDT and user data types as stored procedure parameters
+CLI
Dependency updates
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.10 #1677
- Updated tools to EF Core 8.0-preview.7 #1677
Bug fixes
- .dacpac temporal support broke some primary key scenarios
+CLI
#1920 - Table renamers to preserve casing were silently ignored #1919
- Relative T4 template path was not working
+CLI
#1876 - Complex errors and warning were not displayed in CLI
+CLI
- DbContext default constructor was always removed in CLI
+CLI
#1924 - DbContext.t4 code generation in custom folder was generating in the wrong folder
+CLI
New features
- Added an option for a global T4 templates path
+CLI
#1868 - Added Firebird support for EF Core 7
+CLI
Improvements
- Only show efpt.config.json context menu on applicable project types (.NET 6+ and .NET Standard 2.x)
- Hide reverse engineer menu option on older project types
- Improved .dacpac temporal for non-hidden columns
+CLI
- Use latest drivers in Tools and CLI (EF Core 7.0.9, 6.0.20)
+CLI
- Add explict reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.SDK #1869
Bug fixes
- Attempt to fix crash on older VS 2022 versions #1874
- Added fix for wrong detection of quirky FK duplicates
+CLI
#1861
New features
- Added temporal support to .dacpac reverse engineering
+CLI
#1851 - Added experimental support for entity schema namespaces
+CLI
- thanks @rasputino - Added spanish localization, thanks @rasputino
Improvements
- Removed support for EF Core 3.1 BREAKING - download older, unsupported version from tools folder in repo if needed
- Removed support for ARM64 BREAKING - use CLI instead
- Removed SQL Server rights check, causing too much pain #1825 #1797
- Better error reporting
+CLI
#1826 - Better OOB experience (Release notes and getting started)
- Better target framework detection for multi-target projects #1808
- Use latest drivers in Tools and CLI (DacFX 162, EF Core 7.0.7, 6.0.18)
+CLI
- Reverted #1784
+CLI
Bug fixes
- DbContext splitter was broken with self referencing table
+CLI
#1800 - UiHint was wrong for .sqlproj with
.
in folder name #1850
New features
- Added new EF Core Power Tools CLI, which enables you to use most features of EF Core Power Tools reverse engineering from the command line
Improvements
- DateOnly and TimeOnly respected by stored procedure mapping #1771
- List of DDEX providers in connection dialog filtered to supported providers
- Add Column attribute with scale and precision for decimal in sproc result sets #1784
Bug fixes
- Random usage of NUnit and other test packages caused context menu to not load #1775
New features
- Implement Compare with .NET 7 #1746
Improvements
- Collection setters for EF Core 7 added back (via tool now using EF Core 7.0.5)
- Warn when additional types are in use but not mapped
- Report error if stored procedure result contains only unnamed columns
- Report error if stored procedure result contains unnamed columns
- Made project menu items more context aware
- Naming of SQL Server Server Explorer connections aligned better with actual implementation
- Allow functions only schema #1748
- Allow .NET 8 projects #1754
- Update tools to EF Core 6.0.15 and 7.0.5
- Update tools to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1.1
Bug fixes
- Fix typo in PowerToolsReadme.md
- Query to get properly formatted server/database name couldreturn DBNull.Value #1770
New features
- Visualize Database Schema (works with any provider) #1728
Improvements
- Select M.D.S. provider in DDEX dialog by default if possible
- Fixed some sizing issues with Settings dialog #1721
- Removed auto mapping #1731
Bug fixes
- Two MDS keywords that are breaking changes broke view access check and connection saving #1725
- Some stored procdure result set name broke CreateIdentifier #1710
New features
- Update readme based on installed packages #1697
- Set mapping options based on database types in use BREAKING #1707
Improvements
- Better Data Connection dialog UX #1714
- Better settings dialog UX
- Made package installer smarter
- Minimize vsix package size
Bug fixes
- Package install made VS process hang #1703
- Azure SQL MFA auth was completely broken #1701
New features
- Install additional packages based on mapping options chosen (spatial, Noda Time, DateOnly/TimeOnly, hierarchyid) #1697
Improvements
- Install explicit provider package version based on chosen EF Core version #1697
Bug fixes
- Package installation failed if project path contained spaces #1697
- Function scaffolding was broken #1699
New features
- Add support for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient DDEX provider added in VS 17.5 #1672
- Add check for obsolete T4 template version in use #1601
Improvements
- Remove useless Cancel button from messsage boxes #1147
- Add setter to collections in T4
Dependency updates
- Updated DacFX to latest
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.3 #1677
New features
- Mapping of
DateOnly
andTimeOnly
types added to reverse engineering #1642 - Added new template option:
C# - T4 (POCO)
#1646 - Support for using the extension with ARM64 Visual Studio #1659
Improvements
- Make unzipping of tools .zip file more robust #1638
Dependency updates
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 5.1.0
- Updated tools to EF Core 7.0.2
- Updated Oracle EF Core 6 & 7 providers
- Updated Firebird EF Core 6 provider
- Updated Pomelo EF Core 7 provider to RTM
Bug fixes
- SQLite DDEX connection was broken #1655
- VS 2022 17.0 support was broken #1656
- Default constructor was not being removed for EF Core 3.1 and 6 #1658
- Dacpac reverse engineering NuGet package for EF Core 7 was broken
- Dacpac reverse engineering for EF Core 6 was broken #1667
New features
- Added Item Template: "EF Core Database First Wizard" #1620 #1630
- Added the ability to exclude words from Pluralization #1624
- Removed support for Visual Studio 2019 - update to VS 2022 BREAKING #1620
- .NET Framework 4.8 is now required
- Removed two POCO options - use T4 templates instead BREAKING
Improvements
- Removed some database choices from Custom Connection dialog (use DDEX now)
New features
- Added support for Oracle with EF Core 7
- When using T4 templates, the tool will now scan for all "CodeTemplates/EFCore" folders and run T4 scaffolding on each #1612
Dependency updates
- Updated Postgres and Pomelo EF Core 7 providers
- Update tools to EF Core 7.0.1
Improvements
- Missing Simplified Chinese localization added
Bug fixes
- Errors and warnings from scaffolding was not propagated #1602
- Underscore '_' was unintentionally removed from function stub #1622
Improvements
- Added trigger detection to EF Core 7 dacpac based DatabaseModel #1590
Dependency updates
- Added MySQL Pomelo provider for EF Core 7
- Added Handlebars (preview) for EF Core 7
Bug fixes
- Underscore '_' was unintentionally removed from DbContext name #1577
- Check for 'view server' rights failed on uncommon database names #1588
- EF Core provider not installed for .NET 7 projects #1597
- Default DbContext constructor was not properly removed in EF Core 7 #1539
Dependency updates
- Updated NpgSQL EF Core 7, Sqlite.NodaTime 7 and DacFX 161 to RTM
Improvements
- Show .dacpac files in solution
Bug fixes
- Visual Studio 2019 was broken #1580
New features
- Enable NodaTime (SQL Server and Sqlite), HierarchyId and .dacpac support for EF Core 7
- Enable renaming of collection and reference navigations PREVIEW #211
Improvements
- Default output path to "Models" #1540
- Unneeded files not generated when using mapped entity types with stored procedures #1534
- Update advanced options label to clarify scope: "Remove default DbContext constructor (EF Core 3 & 6)" #1539
- Escape \ in PowerToolsReadMe.txt connection string #1548
Dependency updates
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 5.0.1 for EF Core 7
- Update to EF Core 7 RTM #1541
- Removed support for EF Core 5 BREAKING
Bug fixes
- Compare was not showing all differences in collapsed mode #1564
- Stored procedure parameter names were incorrect #1556
- Prevent hang on Xamarin Andriod project context menu #1542
- Prevent multiple custom connections with same name #1569
- About screen was shown on wrong monitor #1549
Bug fixes
- Custom connection samples were missing #1522
- Make EF Core 5 available in .NET 6 projects #1526
New features
- Enable T4 templates with EF Core 7
- Reverse engineer a Dynamics 365 CRM TDS Endpoint or Azure Synapse Analytics Serverless SQL pool (EF Core 6 and 7 only) #1514
- Add option to preserve table name casing when using regex based renaming: PreserveCasingWithRegex #1503
Improvements
- Add support for "Active Directory Default" Azure SQL authentication #1489
- List of possible EF Core versions limited based on project target framework #1474
- Improve list of .dacpac files in Database project dropdown
- Improve UX when there are scaffolding issues for individual objects
Dependency updates
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 4.1.1 POTENTIALLY BREAKING
- Updated EF Core 6 providers to latest: Npgsql
- Updated EF Core 7 tools to RC 1
- Updated EF Core 7 reveng tools to latest daily
Bug fixes
- Made .sqlproj build more robust x 2 #1493
- DbContext splitting was broken with EF Core 7 #1500
- Functions/Procedures partial method call was broken #1521
Improvements
- Added links to docs from rev eng Options window
- Improved docs for advanced global option #1471
Dependency updates
- Updated EF Core 6 providers to latest: Firebird, Pomelo MySql, Npgsql
- Updated EF Core 7 tools to preview 7
Bug fixes
- Column names were not sanitized after column regex renaming #1478
- .sqlproj build could easily break #1477
- Visual Studio 17.4 preview broke everything #1482
New features
- Create a DbContext from a Database project (.sqlproj) via new project context menu item "Create EF Core DbContext..." #1456
- Link to SQLite Toolbox shown if SQLite is used #1460
Improvements
- Update Custom Connection dialog to suggest DDEX install
- Improve UX for adding connections
- Use VS 2022 images
- Include type is DGML property labels
New features
- Reverse engineering now supports EF Core 7 preview 6, see #1345 - only Azure SQL DB/SQL Server, Postgres and SQLite are currently supported
- Modelling now supports EF Core 7 preview 6, see #1345
- Support for using the VS.Data.Sqlite DDEX provider (in preview)
Improvements
- "Remove SQL default from bool columns" now works for Oracle #1443
- Identifier names are sanitized after regex renaming #1440
Dependency updates
- EF Core 6.0.7 used by reverse engineer tool
New features
- Mapping of entity classes to stored procedure results enabled #1395
Improvements
- Reduce number of database roundtrips to two / zero (instead of one per sproc/function) #1436
- Prevent invalid model from being generated with scalar functions with TVP parameters #1433
- Prevent invalid model from being generated with duplicate result columns #1435
Dependency updates
- EF Core 5.0.17, M.D.S. 3.1.0, Npgsql 6.0.5, Oracle 5.21.61 used by reverse engineer tool
Bug fixes
- Added some missing sync calls to stored procedure multi-result set code
- Found reverse engineer errors were not communicated back to Visual Studio #1433
New features
- Added ability to run "efpt.postrun.cmd" after reverse engineering #1385
- Added general option to generate synchronous stored procedure calls #1417
Improvements
- Stored procedure interface definition generated in a separate file #1393
- Stored procedure interface definition used in GetProcedures() and Procedures property #1131
Dependency updates
- EF Core 6.0.5 used by reverse engineer tool
Bug fixes
- Added file write retries to prevent file sharing errors #1365
- Compare feature was broken #1392
- Fixed issues with Geometry mapping #1399 #1400
New features
- Show readme file with configuration tips after scaffolding #1334
Improvements
-
Always scaffold SQL Server schema(reverted) #1376 - Make EF6 the default when reverse engineering
- Improve proposed DbContext name #1374
Dependency updates
- EF Core 6.0.4 used by reverse engineer tool
- EF Core 6 Oracle and Firebird providers updated to latest
Bug fixes
- Unable to reverse engineer stored procedure using SET FMTONLY with TVP parameter with NVARCHAR(MAX) column #1361
- Unable to reverse engineer stored procedure using SET FMTONLY with geography and geometry types in result set #1369
- Unable to reverse engineer stored procedure using SET FMTONLY with binary parameters #1380 #1381
- Missing using when Geometry was used as result set property #1368
Bug fixes
- Table valued function scaffolding was broken #1356
- Missing using when Geometry was used as parameter #1355
New features
- Switched stored procedure result set discovery to use SET FMTLONLY approach - see enhanced docs for more information
- Added global option to revert to previous stored procedure result set discovery method
- Added efpt.config.json option to use sp_describe_first_result_set for individual stored procedures
- Added rating hint/link to options dialog
Improvements
- Support for schema compare for EF Core 6 added #1315
- Stored procedure code now includes an interface definition #1299
- Deleted files now moved to the recycle bin #1303
Dependency updates
- EF Core 6.0.3 used by reverse engineer tool
Bug fixes
- SQL Server geography and geometry in stored procedure and function result sets were not mapped correctly #1349
- General options were not read properly #1309
- Multi result set support was broken #1310 #1322
- Fixed support for TVP parameters with multi result set #1243
- module paramter names failed with reserved words #1336
Improvements
- Stored procedure scaffolding now supports transactions and custom execution strategies, potentially breaking #1282
- Measurement of EF Core version added #1291
Bug fixes
- Pluralization for EF Core 3.1 was broken #1290
- Fix bug with table splitting in EF Core 6, when you have a table that participates in multiple many to many relationships #1274
New features
- Include Interface "contract" in stored procedure generated code
- Added support for mapping SQL Server hierarchyid in entities and stored procedure parameter #1240
Improvements
- Dacpac Nuget package now supports schema parameter #1262
- Made .dacpac merge optional (breaking change) #1242
Dependency updates
- Update Firebird, Oracle and Pomelo EF Core 5 and 6 providers
- Update Handlebars to 6.0.3 - bug fix for missing HasKey()
- Update DacFX to 160 RTM
- Update EF Core to 6.0.2 (reverse engineer)
Bug fixes
- Using geometry or geography as stored procedure parameters caused crash #1247
- Fix some .sqlproj build failures (fix does not cover all scenarios) #1241
- EF Core 6 SQL Server dacpac NuGet package was broken #1261
Dependency updates
- Update to Handlebars 6.0.2, fixes bad XML comment handling #1217 #77 #1093
Bug fixes
- Skip unnamed columns in stored procedure result classes #1233
- Always include a stored procedure result set, even when discovery fails #1236
- Do not emit "#nullable disable" into legacy project types #1228
New features
- Ability to reverse engineer SQL Server stored procedures with multiple result sets, opt in for now #1196
- Support for MySQL and Oracle custom connections
- Ability to generate a proper entity for many-to-many tables with EF Core 6 #1184
- Firebird EF Core 6 reverse engineering enabled
- Oracle EF Core 6 reverse engineering enabled
- Handlebars support for EF Core 6 added
Improvements
- HandleBars templates are now available per folder with a efpt.config.json file #1070
- Improve stored procedure SqlParameter generation for varTime and money/smallmoney types
- Allow columns that are part of an index to be excluded #1220
Dependency updates
- Update to EF Core 6.0.1
- Update NPgSQL provider to 6.0.1
Bug fixes
- Add missing
#nullable disable
to EF Core 6 generated code #1213 - Getting DDL script was broken with EF Core 6 #1187
- Added missing using to Functions code #1218
Bug fixes
- Dacpac reverse engineer was broken with EF Core 6 #1183
- Revert change to DbContextExtensions #1185
New features
- Nodatime support for Sqlite added (EF Core 5 & 6)
Improvements
- Remove "preview" from EF Core 6 reverse engineer option
- Revert automatic Nullable option
Dependency updates
- Pomelo EF Core 5 provider updated
- Oracle EF Core 5 provider updated
- Pomelo EF Core 6 provider updated to RTM
- Postgres EF Core 6 provider updated to RTM
Bug fixes
- Config file context menus were broken #1169 and #1182
New features
- Made reverse engineer file cleanup optional (via Tools/Options) (default is on) #1148
- Made persistence of connection name optional (default is on) #1162
- Added possibility to supply own CodeTemplates.zip in root of project #1159
- Added support for NodaTime with SQL Server for EF Core 6
Improvements
- Enable using Input/Output parameters when mapping SQL Server stored procedures #1069 #1142
- Ignore empty column names in table list code #1152
- Detect if nullable is enabled in project, and use it #1164
Dependency updates
- Update modeling tool for EF Core 6 to RTM
- Update reveng tool for EF Core 6 to RTM
- Update PostgreSQL provider for EF Core 6 to RC2
- Update Pomelo MySQL provider for EF Core 6 to RC 1 provider
- Update to Handlebars 5.0.4, fixes #1090, #1109
- Update SqlClient to 2.1.4
Bug fixes
- Fix missing support for nullable reference types with EF Core 6
- Fix bad DbContext splitting with EF Core 6 RC1+ reverse engineering #1123
- Fix bad migration tool build logic #1121 #1122
- Ensure that check for 'VIEW DEFINITION' actually runs #1148
New features
- Reverse engineer many to many tables without an explicit entity (EF Core 6 only) #501
Improvements
- Enable reverse engineering of a .dacpac for EF Core 6
Bug fixes
- Initialize errors caused crash in Telemetry call
- Handlebars lib reverted to 5.0.1 due to regression
- Removed support for nullable type with Handlebars, and reverted fix for localization issue, pending fix in Handlebars library
Improvements
- Add support nullable reference types with Handlebars templates #1090
Dependency updates
- Update Firebird and Oracle EF Core 5 providers to latest release
- Update EF Core 6 modelling tool to RC 1
Bug fixes
- Fix bad default namespace #1097
- Fix bad project resolution on config file context menu #1098
New features
- Allow scaffolding of stored procedures only (no tables) #1041, #1002, #713
- Advanced option to remove the default DbContext constructor #1040
- MySQL Pomelo provider added to EF Core 6 reverse engineering #1035
- Save path to .sqlproj as a relative path #1052
Improvements
- Remove usage of EnvDTE to solve crashes on some VS 2022 systems #1046
- Escape C# keywords with "@" in generated code #1073
- Improved UI for Advanced Options (with grouping)
- System stored procedures excluded from being listed #1050
- Some missing translations to Chinese added
- NuGet package installation now done by "dotnet add package" to avoid VS 2022 dependency issues #1085
- Make status bar message re errors clearer
Dependency updates
- Update reverse engineering tool to EF Core 6 preview 7 (and .NET 6)
- Update modelling tool to EF Core 6 preview 7 (and .NET 6)
- MySQL Pomelo provider for EF Core 5 updated #1035
Bug fixes
- Work around table names with single quotes #1047
- Add better support for EF Core 6 reverse engineering #1036
- List routine on bin collations #1037
- Make file cleanup less aggressive #1062
- Be tolerant to broken Server Explorer storage #1087
New features
- Support for Visual Studio 2022 Preview (experimental) #1024
- Scaffold table valued functions #1006 - thanks https://github.com/MisinformedDNA (Twitter: https://twitter.com/misinformeddna )
- Perform regex name replacements on functions #1017 - thanks https://github.com/MisinformedDNA
Improvements
- Launch using
dotnet
iso .exe #1015 - Check if required efrevengxx.exe is present before deciding to skip unpacking #1003
Dependency updates
- Update DacFX to latest
- Update tools to EF Core 6.0 preview 5
Bug fixes
- Avoid removing folders when cleaning files #
New features
- Option to scaffold files into schema folders #158 #981 - thanks https://github.com/eminmesic
Improvements
-
BREAKING Always return
List<T>
from DbContextExtensions #986 - Avoid swallowing reverse engineer tool launch errors
- Revert (for now): Shrink payload by downloading from NuGet on first run of reverse engineer tool
Dependency updates
- Update reverse engineer tool to EF Core 6 preview 4
- Update modelling tool to EF Core 6 preview 4
- Update Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 2.1.3
Bug fixes
- Renaming with "UseSchemaName" was broken #988
- Removal of bool default did not work with Postgres #994
New features
- Renaming of SQL Server stored procedures and functions enabled #959
Improvements
- Move to "Any CPU" and add Shared project in preparation for VS 2022
- BREAKING Remove EDMX experimental feature #932
- Shrink payload by downloading from NuGet on first run of reverse engineer tool
Bug fixes
- Invalid nullable types generated for navigations #967
New features
- Initial support for EF Core 6 reverse engineering (only for SQL Server/SQLite/PostgreSQL)
- Nodatime mapping now available for SQL Server (EF Core 5 only) #897 - thanks https://github.com/StevenRasmussen
Improvements
- Support ad-hoc connection with PostgreSQL #935
- Improve check for presence of .NET Core runtime
- Improve logging of runtime errors from command line tools #941
- Remove SQLite info from About dialog
- Make DbContextExtensions work with C# 7.3
- Warn if functions/stored procedures are selected with "Entity Types only" #925
- Add option to disable opening generated DbContext #947
- BREAKING Remove broken navigation renaming experimental feature #952
Dependency updates
- BREAKING Update Humanizer to 2.9.9 to get pluralizer bug fixes
- Update model tool to EF Core 6 preview 3
- Update MySQL and Firebird EF Core 5 providers to latest
- Update VS SDK dependencies
Bug fixes
- Empty root namespace was overwritten with default root namespace #930
- Stop post processing Handlebars generated files #943
Bug fixes
- Make UiHint and Edit/Refresh menu items work with Database projects
- Ben.Demystify() reverse engineer errors displayed in Output window #903
Dependency updates
- Updated Oracle EF Core 3 provider to latest
Bug fixes
- NRE when enumerating credentials from CredentialManager, if there are none
- Remove risk of name collision with split DbContext #905
New features
- Enable saving, listing and deleting ad-hoc connections #887
- Enable reverse engineering support for Firebird (via ad-hoc connection dialog) #884
- Enable reverse engineering support for Azure SQL DB with MFA (Active Directory Interactive) using the new ad-hoc connection string option:
Server=myserver.database.windows.net; Authentication=Active Directory Interactive; Database=mydatabase; User Id=user@domain.com
- Allow an ad-hoc SQLite connection to avoid the requirement of installing System.Data.SQLite DDEX provider
Improvements
- Option to return stored procedure results as List instead of [] - thanks https://github.com/pedromcrocha
- Enable mocking of stored procedure methods #880
- Remove support for .NET Core 3.0
Dependency updates
- Updated DacFX to latest
Bug fixes
- Data Annotations was selected by default, and it should not be #898
- EF Core 5.0 Dacpac NuGet package was broken #883
New features
- Support for EF Core 6 preview 2 model inspection/migrations tool #862
Improvements
- Avoid writing unused scaffolded files to disk #863
- Enable opt-out of telemetry
- Warn if reverse engineer options files are read-only
- Allow multiple efpt.renaming.json files per project #874
Bug fixes
- Fix unable to launch reverse engineering if launching from context menu after upgrade
- Exclusion of FK columns disallowed #872
- Generated files were included from other project with SDK based projects by mistake #875 #866
- Stored procedures and functions with advanced return types were not supported, causing crash #869
New features
- UI localized in Turkish - thanks https://github.com/sinankeskin
Improvements
- Make error logging more robust
- Improve ability to launch reverse engineer tool #859
- Ok => OK
New features
- UI localized in French - thanks https://github.com/omatrot
- UI localized in Italian - thanks https://github.com/sm15455
- UI localized in Simplified Chinese - thanks https://github.com/varorbc
- Add Advanced option to always include all objects and corresponding config setting
UseNoObjectFilter
#821 - Generate a SQL Server DbContext from an EF6 EDMX file! (experimental) #812 #551
Improvements
- Make reverse engineering UI run faster #828
- Stop suggesting to install EF Core provider if "EntityTypes only" is chosen #822
- Minimize extension footprint
- Include all files in ReversengineerResult #844
Dependency updates
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 2.1.2 (with SQL Server reverse engineering)
Bug fixes
- Stored procedures with advanced parameter types were not supported, causing crash #852
-
using System.Data;
was removed by mistake from stored procedure mapping #827 - Skip stored procedures and functions with empty names, to prevent crash #825
- Prevent crashing when reverse engineering SQL stored procedures using hierarchyid and sysname #807 #829
- Avoid installing provider package in .NET Framework project during reverse engineering #807
- Install EfCore.SchemaCompare when running schema compare #808
- Do not scaffold
#nullable disable
with .NET Framework projects
New features
- Allow empty namespace root if both Context and Entity namespaces are defined #795
- Add ability to right click an efpt.config.json file, and select Edit or Refresh #781 - thanks https://github.com/pedromcrocha
- Add ability to filter database objects using regex #708 - thanks https://github.com/sm15455
Improvements
- Stop getting config files from output folder
Dependency updates
- Update EF Core 5 reverse engineering tool to EF Core 5.0.3
Bug fixes
- Warn when doing model inspection with an EF Core preview installed #783
- Fix ArgumentException in GetStartupProjectOutputPath method #782
- Prevent crash for projects without ProjectItems (Installer projects for example) #780
- Fix encoding issue with modeling tool #791
- Make parsing of output from modeling tool more robust #791
- SQL time column type was mapped to DateTime, should be Timespan #799
New features
- Enable reverse engineering with Oracle for EF Core 5 #770
- Compare a database with DbContext(s) - using EfCore.SchemaCompare #706
- Pick and map SQL Server user defined scalar functions (preview) #543
- Ability to remove a database connection in Data Source selection dialog #735
- Remember last used database connection in Data Source selection dialog #749
- Remember target EF Core version in Data Source selection dialog #735
- Added link to release notes from Data Source selection dialog
- [Comment] attribute generated (EF Core 5 only)
- Three new advanced options added to Advanced dialog (see below):
- Experimental support for nullable reference types, use
"UseNullableReferences": true
in efpt.config.json to enable #712 - Experimental support for entity classes without constructor (so you can manage all constructors in a partial class), use
"UseNoConstructor": true
in efpt.config.json to enable #692 - Experimental support for entity classes without navigations & constructor (for pure POCO classes for use with RepoDB, Dapper etc.), use
"UseNoNavigations": true
in efpt.config.json to enable #727 - Experimental support for renaming of navigations, see this PR file for required manual changes to efpt.renaming.json #211, #737
Improvements
- Extension method to get procedures from DbContext (GetProcedures()) #769
- Read efpt.*.config.json files from sub-directories #765
- Inherit command timeout when executing stored procedures #725
- Improve reverse engineer connectivity to SQL Servers with untrusted certificates #721
- Use Startup Project with modelling and migrations tool #707
- Animate statusbar when getting database schema information #731
- Clean up temporary files better
Dependency updates
- Update EF Core 5 reverse engineering tool to EF Core 5.0.2
- Update Npgsql EF Core 5 provider to 5.0.2
Bug fixes
- Fix NRE with brand new projects (without any efpt.config.json file) #735 (caused by #709 below)
- Handle broken data sources gracefully #722
- Fix schema(s) list not read from config if present #709
New features
- New advanced option to remove default constraint from non-null bit columns #160
- Make IEntityConfiguration classes partial and add partial method #686
Improvements
- Improved the .NET Core 3.1 runtime check for running the reverse engineering tool
- Stored procedure method names now end with "Async" BREAKING #681
- Improved performance of getting stored procedure list
Dependency updates
- Removed support for Visual Studio 2017
- Removed modeling and migration tool support for .NET Framework 4.x and .NET Core 2.x projects
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 2.1.1 (with SQL Server reverse engineering)
Bug fixes
- Fix broken support for modeling with EF Core 5 many to many classes #687
- Fix broken .dacpac table/column renaming
- Fix broken renaming for tables with no schema #679
- Fix broken renaming for columns with same name and new name #676
- Return
Task<int>
from stored procedures without result set #669 - Stored procedure scaffolding did not work with SQL Server 2012
New features
- New layout of the dialog to pick tables, views and stored procedures, thanks to GitHub user sm15455
- Exclude columns via the UI, thanks to GitHub user sm15455
- Rename columns and tables/views via the UI (with F2 key), thanks to GitHub user sm15455
- Reverse engineer stored procedures from a .dacpac (SQL Server Database project) PREVIEW
- Warn if unchecking a table or view #583
Improvements
- Make EF Core 5 reverse engineering the default NOTICE!
- IEntityConfiguration files are now placed in a Configurations folder/namespace below the DbContext BREAKING
- Stored procedure calls now accept an optional CancellationToken parameter, thanks to GitHub user tiomny
- Always return an empty stored procedure result class, even when result parameters cannot be determined, thanks to GitHub user tiomny
Dependency updates
- Update EF Core 5 reverse engineering tool to EF Core 5.0.1
- Added MySQL alpha-2 provider to EF Core 5 reverse engineer tool
- Updated Postgres EF Core 5 provider to 5.0.1 version
- Updated Handlebars EF Core 5 library to 5.0.1 version to fix #634 (BREAKING) - see workaround here
- Updated MySQL EF Core 3.1 provider to fix #571
- Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient to 2.1.0 (with SQL Server reverse engineering)
Bug fixes
- Add password prompt back that was lost during a refactor #578
- (n)varchar(MAX) stored procedure parameters were missing the Size parameter
- Scaffold correct schema for table type parameters in stored procedures #618
New features
- Update to EF Core 5 RTM
- Added ability to have multiple efpt.config.json files in same project root, must follow "efpt.*.config.json" naming pattern
- Stored procedures can now be picked from the Table list dialog and selection is persisted in efpt.config.json
- Make DGML viewer a required component during setup
- Support for mapping spatial types with MySql
- Warn if SQL Server user has no 'VIEW DEFINITION' rights when reverse engineering
- Warn if using reverse engineering against a SQL Server 2008 database
- Display stored procedure scaffolding errors
- Support stored procedure scaffolding of stored procedure return value
- Support stored procedure scaffolding of stored procedures where no result set shape can be obtained
- Support invalid column names in result set from stored procedures
- Only scaffold size, scale and precision of stored procedure parameters when required
- Enable pluralization together with UseDatabaseNames (EF Core 5 only)
- Support for .NET 5.0 project with model inspection
- Add support for Handlebars with EF Core 5
Bug fixes
- Fix stored procedure scaffolding of long varchar columns
- Fix missing support for null values with stored procedure calls
- Fix proper support for output parameters and for stored procedures with no result, but with output parameters
- Enable multiple DbContext folders with stored procedure mapping in same project
- Only pluralize with EF Core 5 when configured to do so
- Fix bad encoding of special characters on systems not using codepage 65001
Bug fixes
- Linked .dacpac files search was brittle
- Re-enable modelling with non-executable projects (broken in build 2.1.140)
New features
- New "Advanced Options" dialog to expose previously hidden options - thanks to https://github.com/ProH4Ck
- List of .dacpac files now includes linked files outside of the solution folder - thanks to https://github.com/lesowin370
- Using faster query to get SQL Server metadata to avoid timeouts (with many indexes) - thanks to https://github.com/svengeance
- Custom replacement of names using regular expressions, see this - thanks to https://github.com/evandromendonca
- Update to EF Core 5.0 RC 1
- Update to Oracle 3.1 RTM provider
Bug fixes
- Support same named stored procedure in different schemas
- Fix exception when pressing Cancel in .dacpac file picker
- Revert adding included columns in indexes with .dacpac reverse engineering
New features
- Add the ability to filter the table list by schema names
- Generate stored procedure mappings with no return value
- Generate stored procedure mappings with 'table type' parameters
- Support DbTranscaction with generated stored procedures
- Enable stored procedure mapping with EF Core 5
- Pick a .dacpac file from anywhere on the system
Bug fixes
- Support multi line table and column comments
- Fix NRE with Handlebars
- Fix DGML parsing issue (Annotations)
New features
- EF Core 5 Migrations tool works now
Bug fixes
- Made result parsing more robust
- Fix for double quotes in connection string
- Reverse engineer runner changed to use .NET Core 3.1 x64 (was using .NET Core 3.1 x86)
New features
- Reverse engineer SQL Server stored procedures (early preview)
- Reverse engineering of an Oracle database (preview)
- Reverse Engineering with EF Core 5 preview 7 (limited features and providers)
- DGML diagram and other model features for EF Core 5 preview 6 (Migrations tool does NOT work)
- Use data connection without saved password
- Option (hidden - see wiki) to enable support for NodaTime types with Postgres
- Option (hidden - see wiki) to enable support for spatial types with Postgres
- Removed EF Core 2 reverse engineer (BREAKING) - you can download an older version that supports 2.2 from here
- Updated Handlebars library and templates (BREAKING) - see workaround here
Bug fixes
- Removed duplicate namespace in generated DbContext
- Fix DGML generation bug with EF Core 3.x (Collections shown as References)
- Prevent crash with view computed columns (in .dacpac)
- Prevent crash with view referring to view (in .dacpac)
- Comments came after data annotations, not before
- Type of files to generate was not properly persisted
- Modelling was sometimes broken - "Invalid characters in path" (warn: entries)
Improvements
- Reduce vsix size by getting table/view information from EF Core provider, not ADO.NET provider
New features
- Add table and column descriptions as XML summary comments
- Reverse engineer views from a .dacpac (computed columns still pending)
New features
- Add option to split DbContext file into IEntityConfiguration classes (preview)
Bug fixes
- Fixed various issues with .dacpac database references
New features
- Add support for SQL Server Database project (.dacpac) database references
- Improve SQL Server Database Project and .dacpac discovery
- Default to EF Core version 3.0 reverse engineering (NOTICE)
- Obsolete auto-generated files now removed from model and DbContext folders (BREAKING)
- OnConfiguring override completely removed, when no connection string is generated
Bug fixes
- Fixed issue with mixed path separators in paths (\ and /) on .NET Core
- Custom renaming was broken
- Throw better error when EF Core 3.0 reverse engineer process fails to launch
New features
- Update to 3.1 bits in Reverse Engineering, to take advantage of EF Core scaffolding bug fixes
Bug fixes
- Fix form tab order
- Fix migration scripting
- Fix Modeling parsing issue (dbug: entries)
- Improve stability on non-English Visual Studio
New features
- Option (hidden - see wiki) to enable support for SQL Server spatial types
Bug fixes
- SQL Server view names were not properly formatted ([dbo].[view])
- Warn that previews are not supported with Modeling
Bug fixes
- Table selections were not preserved with SQL Server / .dacpac
- .dacpac table names were not properly formatted ([dbo].[table])
New features
- Option to use EF Core 3.0 Reverse Engineering (including reverse engineering of views and keyless tables)
- Enable modeling/migration support for EF Core 3.0
- Namespace generation and file locations now completely customizable
- Added Generation of Typescript Entities with Handlebars Templates (thanks @tonysneed )
- Option (hidden - see wiki) to enable the EF6 Legacy pluralizer instead of Humanizer
Improvements
- efpt.config.json now serialized with indentation ("breaking" change)
- Added "autogenerated" comment to generated code ("breaking" change)
New features
- Added support for reverse engineering of a MySQL database
- Added support for modelling and migrations for EF Core 2.2.4
- Proper implementation of Modeling and Migrations for .NET Core (dotnet exec launch)
- Add Reverse Engineer support for SQL Server Geography column
Improvements
- Remove design time dependency on Blend
- Model options and Migrations dialog refactored to MVVM
- Update to Npgsql ADO.NET client version 4.0.6
- Use better pluralizer (potentially breaking change)
Bug fixes
- Fixed issue where newly added Server Explorer connection was not displayed in the dropdown (Reverse Engineering)
- Fix hang in link from About dialog
- Fix VS 2019 compat issue
Bug fixes
- rowversion columns were not generated correctly when reverse engineering from a SSDT project