EntityFramework 6.5.0
Entity Framework 6
Entity Framework 6 (EF6) is a tried and tested object-relational mapper for .NET with many years of feature development and stabilization. It eliminates the need for most of the data-access code that developers usually need to write.
Status and Support
The latest version of EF6 is still supported by Microsoft--see Entity Framework Support Policies for details. However, EF6 is no longer being actively developed. This means that:
- Security issues will be fixed, as for any supported product.
- High-impact bugs, typically those impacting a very large number of users, may be fixed.
- Other bugs will not be fixed.
- New features will not be implemented
This plan focuses on stability of the codebase and compatibility of new versions above all else, excepting security. In general, the EF6 codebase is reliable and has been stable for several years with few significant bugs. However, due to the complexity and number of usage scenarios, and also the sheer number of applications that use EF6, any change has the potential to regress existing behaviors. This is why we will be making only security fixes. Also, we will not be accepting pull requests made by the community, again to ensure stability of the codebase.
Entity Framework Core
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight and extensible version of Entity Framework and continues to be actively developed on the EFCore GitHub repo. EF Core is developed exclusively for modern .NET and does not run on .NET Framework. EF Core includes many improvements and new features over EF6. EF Core has a different architecture to EF6 and takes a very different approach to its internals--for example, EF Core does not support a visual designer or EDMX files. However, most EF6 projects can be ported to EF Core with some amount of work--see Port from EF6 to EF Core for a guide.
Getting help
See the EF6 docs for installation, documentation, tutorials, samples, etc. This documentation is no longer being updated, but still contains useful and usable content.
The EF team is focusing efforts on EF Core, and hence team members are unlikely to respond to issues filed on this repo. We recommend asking questions on Stack Overflow.
You may instead choose to contact a Microsoft Support professional for support. Please note that this may incur a fee.
EF6 Tools for Visual Studio
The code for the EF6 Tools for VS (including the visual designer) can be found in the EF6Tools repo.
EF6 PowerTools
The EF6 PowerTools is a community-driven project with its own GitHub repo.
Showing the top 20 packages that depend on EntityFramework.
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Audit.NET.SqlServer
Store Audit.NET Trail Logs into a SQL Server database
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124 |
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Audit.NET.SqlServer
Store Audit.NET Trail Logs into a SQL Server database
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Effort.EF6
Effort is basicly an ADO.NET provider that executes all the data operations on a lightweight in-process main memory database instead of a traditional external database. It provides some intuitive helper methods too that make really easy to use this provider with existing ObjectContext or DbContext classes. A simple addition to existing code might be enough to create data driven unit tests that can be run without the presence of the external database.
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Effort.EF6
Effort is basicly an ADO.NET provider that executes all the data operations on a lightweight in-process main memory database instead of a traditional external database. It provides some intuitive helper methods too that make really easy to use this provider with existing ObjectContext or DbContext classes. A simple addition to existing code might be enough to create data driven unit tests that can be run without the presence of the external database.
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Effort.EF6
Effort is basicly an ADO.NET provider that executes all the data operations on a lightweight in-process main memory database instead of a traditional external database. It provides some intuitive helper methods too that make really easy to use this provider with existing ObjectContext or DbContext classes. A simple addition to existing code might be enough to create data driven unit tests that can be run without the presence of the external database.
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EntityFramework.CodeFirstStoreFunctions
Support for store functions (table valued functions, scalar user defined functions and stored procedures) for Entity Framework 6.1.1+ Code First.
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46 |
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EntityFramework.Triggers
Supports events for entity inserting, inserted, updating, updated, deleting, and deleted. Also events on insert failure, update failure, and delete failure.
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45 |
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EntityFramework.Triggers
Supports events for entity inserting, inserted, updating, updated, deleting, and deleted. Also events on insert failure, update failure, and delete failure.
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EntityFramework.Triggers
Supports events for entity inserting, inserted, updating, updated, deleting, and deleted. Also events on insert failure, update failure, and delete failure.
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128 |
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EntityFramework.TypedOriginalValues
Get typed access to the `OriginalValue`s of your entity properties. Simple and complex properties are supported, navigation/collections are not.
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EntityFrameworkTesting
Testing doubles for EntityFramework.
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Finsa.Caravan.DataAccess.Effort
A long description of the package. This shows up in the right pane of the Add Package Dialog as well as in the Package Manager Console when listing packages using the Get-Package command.
THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PACKAGE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE PACKAGE.
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Finsa.Caravan.DataAccess.MySql
A long description of the package. This shows up in the right pane of the Add Package Dialog as well as in the Package Manager Console when listing packages using the Get-Package command.
THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PACKAGE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE PACKAGE.
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Finsa.Caravan.DataAccess.Oracle
A long description of the package. This shows up in the right pane of the Add Package Dialog as well as in the Package Manager Console when listing packages using the Get-Package command.
THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PACKAGE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE PACKAGE.
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Finsa.Caravan.DataAccess.Oracle
A long description of the package. This shows up in the right pane of the Add Package Dialog as well as in the Package Manager Console when listing packages using the Get-Package command.
THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PACKAGE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE PACKAGE.
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Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework
This NuGet package is for ODP.NET, Managed Driver applications that use Code First and/or Entity Framework 6 applications. It will add the Oracle Entity Framework assembly and auto-configure for its use. Note that this package does not include ODP.NET, Managed Driver which is available as a separate NuGet package. This NuGet package requires VS 2012 or higher for installation.
Note: The 32-bit Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio download from http://otn.oracle.com/dotnet is required for Entity Framework design-time features and for other Visual Studio designers such as the TableAdapter Wizard. This NuGet download does not enable design-time tools, only run-time support.
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Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework
This NuGet package is for ODP.NET, Managed Driver applications that use Code First and/or Entity Framework 6 applications. It will add the Oracle Entity Framework assembly and auto-configure for its use. Note that this package does not include ODP.NET, Managed Driver which is available as a separate NuGet package. This NuGet package requires VS 2012 or higher for installation.
Note: The 32-bit Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio download from http://otn.oracle.com/dotnet is required for Entity Framework design-time features and for other Visual Studio designers such as the TableAdapter Wizard. This NuGet download does not enable design-time tools, only run-time support.
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PommaLabs.KVLite.EntityFramework
A simple, timed and persistent key-value store based on SQLite. This package adds the references required to use the Entity Framework query cache provider.
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PommaLabs.KVLite.EntityFramework
KVLite is a partition-based key-value cache built for SQL.
KVLite can be stored either in persistent or volatile fashion, and each key/value pair can have its own lifetime and refresh mode.
This package contains the code and the references required to use the Entity Framework query cache provider.
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PommaLabs.KVLite.EntityFramework
KVLite is a partition-based key-value store built on SQLite.
KVLite can be stored either in persistent or volatile fashion, and each key/value pair can have its own lifetime and refresh mode.
This package contains the code and the references required to use the Entity Framework query cache provider.
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.NET Framework 4.0
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.5
- No dependencies.
.NET Standard 2.1
- Microsoft.CSharp (>= 4.7.0)
- System.CodeDom (>= 6.0.0)
- System.ComponentModel.Annotations (>= 5.0.0)
- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager (>= 6.0.1)
- System.Data.SqlClient (>= 4.8.6)
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 6.5.1 | 47 | 06/21/2024 |
| 6.5.0 | 25 | 06/17/2024 |
| 6.5.0-preview2-24180-01 | 21 | 05/13/2024 |
| 6.4.4 | 136 | 03/04/2021 |
| 6.4.0 | 78 | 05/25/2021 |
| 6.4.0-preview3-19553-01 | 23 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.4.0-preview2-19525-03 | 20 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.4.0-preview1-19506-01 | 19 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0 | 93 | 05/25/2021 |
| 6.3.0-rc1-19458-04 | 24 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0-preview9-19423-04 | 26 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0-preview8-19405-04 | 22 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0-preview7-19363-02 | 20 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0-preview6-19304-03 | 27 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.3.0-preview5-19254-05 | 27 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.2.0 | 30 | 07/04/2020 |
| 6.2.0-beta1 | 25 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.3 | 157 | 02/10/2020 |
| 6.1.3-beta1 | 25 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.2 | 25 | 02/10/2020 |
| 6.1.2-beta2 | 22 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.2-beta1 | 20 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.1 | 21 | 02/11/2024 |
| 6.1.1-beta1 | 23 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.0 | 22 | 02/10/2020 |
| 6.1.0-beta1 | 22 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.1.0-alpha1 | 23 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.0.2 | 25 | 02/11/2024 |
| 6.0.2-beta1 | 20 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.0.1 | 25 | 02/11/2024 |
| 6.0.0 | 31 | 02/10/2020 |
| 6.0.0-rc1 | 22 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.0.0-beta1 | 21 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.0.0-alpha3 | 20 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.0.0-alpha2 | 22 | 02/12/2024 |
| 6.0.0-alpha1 | 25 | 02/12/2024 |
| 5.0.0 | 23 | 02/11/2024 |
| 5.0.0-rc | 21 | 02/11/2024 |
| 5.0.0-beta2 | 23 | 02/12/2024 |
| 5.0.0-beta1 | 25 | 02/12/2024 |
| 4.3.1 | 25 | 02/11/2024 |
| 4.3.0 | 25 | 02/11/2024 |
| 4.3.0-beta1 | 23 | 02/12/2024 |
| 4.2.0 | 26 | 02/11/2024 |
| 4.1.10715 | 26 | 02/12/2024 |
| 4.1.10331 | 23 | 02/12/2024 |