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MoreSpeakers (Document DB) — Critter Stack Conversion

Original Project

Repository: cwoodruff/morespeakers-com License: MIT Stack: ASP.NET Core 10, Razor Pages, EF Core (SQL Server), ASP.NET Identity, AutoMapper, Azure Functions, .NET Aspire

A mentorship platform connecting aspiring speakers with experienced mentors. 7 projects across 5 layers (Domain, Data, Managers, Web, Functions) with Razor Pages UI, HTMX interactivity, and Azure-first infrastructure.

See also: MoreSpeakersES/ (coming) — the same domain rebuilt with Marten event sourcing and aggregate handlers.

What Changed

Removed (5 layers collapsed to 1)

  • Domain project — separate entity models
  • Data project — EF Core DbContext, DataStores (repositories), AutoMapper profiles, entity configurations
  • Managers project — thin business logic wrappers with logging/telemetry
  • Web project — Razor Pages UI (API endpoints preserved)
  • Functions project — Azure Functions for email
  • AutoMapper — Domain ↔ Data model mapping
  • EF Core — SQL Server, migrations, join tables (UserExpertise, MentorshipExpertise)
  • ASP.NET Identity — IdentityUser, roles, policies

Simplification Highlights

Aspect Original Converted
Projects 7 1 (+1 test)
Layers per operation 5 (Endpoint → Manager → DataStore → AutoMapper → EF Core) 1 (Endpoint → Marten session)
Join tables 3 (UserExpertise, MentorshipExpertise, UserSocialMediaSite) 0 (nested collections)
Entity mapping AutoMapper profiles None needed
Database SQL Server + Azure SQL PostgreSQL (Marten)

Document Model

The original used 16 EF Core entities with join tables for many-to-many relationships. Marten stores these as documents with nested collections:

  • Speaker — embeds Expertise (string list), SocialLinks (nested objects). Replaces: User + UserExpertise + UserSocialMediaSite + SpeakerType.
  • Mentorship — embeds FocusAreas (string list), denormalized mentor/mentee names. Replaces: Mentorship + MentorshipExpertise join table.
  • ExpertiseCategory — embeds Skills (string list). Replaces: Sector + ExpertiseCategory + Expertise 3-level hierarchy.

Running

Requires PostgreSQL.

dotnet run

Tests (requires PostgreSQL):

cd ../MoreSpeakers.Tests
dotnet test

Swagger UI at /swagger.