plan-forge api-patterns.instructions.md

plan-forge api-patterns.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from srnichols/plan-forge. It costs 2,049 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of API design patterns for .NET web services. APIs let programs exchange data; these patterns cover URL structure, errors, page-by-page results, and version changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when building .NET REST APIs with controllers, pagination, ProblemDetails error responses, API versions, and standard create, read, and update endpoints.
Why use it?
It helps keep API responses and endpoints consistent, including clear error messages and predictable handling of large result sets.

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Good fit Use it when building .NET REST APIs with controllers, pagination, ProblemDetails error responses, API versions, and standard create, read, and update endpoints.

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presets/dotnet/.github/instructions/api-patterns.instructions.md · 249 lines

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.NET API Patterns

REST Conventions

Controller Structure

[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
[Produces("application/json")]
public class ProducersController(IProducerService service) : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpGet]
    public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResult<ProducerDto>>> GetAll(
        [FromQuery] int page = 1, [FromQuery] int pageSize = 25, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        var result = await service.GetPagedAsync(page, pageSize, ct);
        return Ok(result);
    }

    [HttpGet("{id:guid}")]
    public async Task<ActionResult<ProducerDto>> GetById(Guid id, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        var producer = await service.GetByIdAsync(id, ct);
        return producer is null ? NotFound() : Ok(producer);
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public async Task<ActionResult<ProducerDto>> Create(
        [FromBody] CreateProducerRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        var created = await service.CreateAsync(request, ct);
        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { id = created.Id }, created);
    }

    [HttpPut("{id:guid}")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Update(
        Guid id, [FromBody] UpdateProducerRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        await service.UpdateAsync(id, request, ct);
        return NoContent();
    }

    [HttpDelete("{id:guid}")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(Guid id, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        await service.DeleteAsync(id, ct);
        return NoContent();
    }
}

Error Responses (ProblemDetails — RFC 9457)

// Automatic via app.UseExceptionHandler + ProblemDetails
builder.Services.AddProblemDetails(options =>
{
    options.CustomizeProblemDetails = ctx =>
    {
        ctx.ProblemDetails.Extensions["traceId"] = ctx.HttpContext.TraceIdentifier;
    };
});

// Manual ProblemDetails
return Problem(
    title: "Producer not found",
    detail: $"No producer with ID {id} exists",
    statusCode: StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
    type: "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc9110#section-15.5.5");

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plan-forge api-patterns.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository srnichols/plan-forge (6 stars, last pushed 8d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,049 tokens to every session, about $0.0082 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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