InventoryControlSystem_MVC

A modern ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8) inventory management system built with Entity Framework Core, clean architecture principles, and full CRUD operations for products, categories, and stock tracking. Designed as a professional portfolio project demonstrating real-world MVC patterns, dependency injection, layered architecture, and database-first/EF Core workflows.

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🚀 Features

• ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8)
• Entity Framework Core with SQL Server
• Clean, layered architecture (Controllers → Services → Data)
• Full CRUD for inventory entities
• Dependency Injection throughout the application
• Strong separation of concerns
• Responsive Razor Views
• Local SQL Server database integration

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

• ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8)
• C#
• Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server 25

Frontend

• Razor Views
• Bootstrap 5

Tools

• Visual Studio / VS Code
• SSMS
• Git & GitHub

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant Controller as CategoryController
    participant UnitOfWork
    participant Repository as CategoryRepository
    participant DbContext
    participant Database

    Client->>Controller: GET /admin/category
    activate Controller
    Controller->>UnitOfWork: Category.GetAll()
    activate UnitOfWork
    UnitOfWork->>Repository: GetAll()
    activate Repository
    Repository->>DbContext: DbSet<Category>.ToList()
    DbContext->>Database: SELECT * FROM Categories
    Database-->>DbContext: categories
    DbContext-->>Repository: categories
    Repository-->>UnitOfWork: IEnumerable<Category>
    deactivate Repository
    UnitOfWork-->>Controller: categories
    deactivate UnitOfWork
    Controller-->>Client: Category Index View
    deactivate Controller

    Client->>Controller: POST /admin/category/create
    activate Controller
    Controller->>UnitOfWork: Category.Add(entity)
    activate UnitOfWork
    UnitOfWork->>Repository: Add(entity)
    activate Repository
    Repository->>DbContext: DbSet<Category>.Add(entity)
    Repository-->>UnitOfWork: -
    deactivate Repository
    UnitOfWork->>UnitOfWork: Save()
    UnitOfWork->>DbContext: SaveChanges()
    DbContext->>Database: INSERT INTO Categories
    Database-->>DbContext: success
    DbContext-->>UnitOfWork: -
    UnitOfWork-->>Controller: -
    deactivate UnitOfWork
    Controller-->>Client: Redirect to Index
    deactivate Controller

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