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EFCore Caching and Migration Guide

The document outlines optimization strategies for EF Core, focusing on the relevance of L2 caching and its setup using libraries like EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor. It also provides a migration guide from Telerik OpenAccess to EF Core, detailing steps for exporting models and rewriting queries. Additionally, it discusses best practices for L2 cache in enterprise applications and alternative caching strategies, along with learning resources for further exploration.

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EFCore Caching and Migration Guide

The document outlines optimization strategies for EF Core, focusing on the relevance of L2 caching and its setup using libraries like EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor. It also provides a migration guide from Telerik OpenAccess to EF Core, detailing steps for exporting models and rewriting queries. Additionally, it discusses best practices for L2 cache in enterprise applications and alternative caching strategies, along with learning resources for further exploration.

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EF Core Optimization Strategies and Migration Guide

L2 Cache Relevance in EF Core

L1 Cache in EF Core is scoped to the DbContext instance. L2 (second-level) cache, however, shares cached

results across DbContext instances or across sessions.

EF Core does not provide built-in L2 cache but supports it via libraries like

EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor.

Best uses for L2 cache:

- Lookup/reference data

- Read-heavy entities

- Global or frequently accessed configuration data

Setup involves:

- Installing EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor

- Registering cache (MemoryCache or Redis)

- Using `.Cacheable()` on queries

Migration from Telerik OpenAccess to EF Core

Telerik OpenAccess is now discontinued. EF Core offers a modern alternative with better performance, LINQ

support, and extensibility.

Migration involves:

1. Exporting entity models

2. Creating EF Core DbContext

3. Rewriting queries using EF LINQ

4. Replacing ObjectScope with EF?s DbContext

5. Replacing OpenAccess-specific patterns like FetchStrategy

6. Adding cache with EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor

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L2 Cache Best Practices for Enterprise-Scale Apps

Use L2 cache only for:

- Static or rarely changing data

- Shared or global configuration

- Frequently queried read-only data

Do:

- Use Redis/NCache in multi-node environments

- Apply per-query TTLs

- Invalidate cache on update/delete

- Monitor memory and performance impact

Don't:

- Cache real-time or volatile data

- Cache user/tenant-specific sensitive data

- Over-cache navigation properties or entire object graphs

Alternatives to L2 Cache

1. Compiled Queries:

- Use EF.CompileQuery for hot-path queries

- Reduces LINQ translation overhead

2. CQRS + Read Models:

- Separate read/write concerns

- Use denormalized projections for fast reads

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3. HTTP Response Caching:

- Use ResponseCache for GET APIs

- Works well with CDNs and reverse proxies

4. Distributed In-Memory Cache:

- Use Redis/NCache for DTOs or static data

- Not tied to EF

5. Materialized Views:

- Precomputed views for heavy joins/aggregations

- Refreshable and read-optimized

6. Elasticsearch:

- For fast search, logs, analytics

- Scalable and powerful indexing

Learning Resources

Videos:

- CQRS with EF Core ? Milan Jovanovic (YouTube)

- EF Core Compiled Queries ? Code Maze

- Redis Cache with EF Core ? CodeWithMukesh

Articles:

- Unleash EF Core Performance ? milanjovanovic.tech

- Distributed Caching in ASP.NET Core ? Microsoft Docs

- Applying CQRS in ASP.NET Core ? Telerik Blog

- Boosting Performance with Materialized Views ? Hashnode Blog

These guides provide hands-on steps and sample code to implement advanced caching and optimization

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strategies in EF Core.

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