Project One: Modern Web App with ASP.NET Core, Aspire, React, and Microsoft.Extensions.AI

Welcome to Project One! This page showcases a sample technology project that leverages a modern .NET stack with AI integration.

Overview

Project One is a web application built with:

ASP.NET Core: Backend REST API
Aspire: .NET orchestration and cloud-native patterns
React: Interactive frontend UI
Microsoft.Extensions.AI: AI-powered features and services

Features

User authentication and profile management
Real-time chat with AI-powered suggestions
Dashboard with data visualizations
Cloud-native deployment using Aspire

Architecture

graph TD
    A[React Frontend] -->|REST API| B[ASP.NET Core API]
    B -->|AI Services| C[Microsoft.Extensions.AI]
    B -->|Orchestration| D[Aspire]
    D -->|Cloud| E[Azure/AWS/GCP]

Key Technologies

Technology	Purpose
ASP.NET Core	Backend API and business logic
Aspire	Orchestration, cloud-native patterns
React	Frontend SPA
Microsoft.Extensions.AI	AI integration (e.g., chat, analytics)

Example: AI-Powered Chat Endpoint

ASP.NET Core Controller:

[ApiController]
[Route("api/chat")]
public class ChatController : ControllerBase
{
    private readonly IChatAIService _chatAIService;

    public ChatController(IChatAIService chatAIService)
    {
        _chatAIService = chatAIService;
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Post([FromBody] ChatRequest request)
    {
        var response = await _chatAIService.GetResponseAsync(request.Message);
        return Ok(new { reply = response });
    }
}

Running Locally

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/your-org/project-one.git
cd project-one

Start Aspire orchestration
```
dotnet aspire run
```
Start the React frontend
```
cd frontend
npm install
npm start
```
Open the app
```
$BROWSER http://localhost:3000
```

Learn More

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