EF Core In-Memory Database Provider

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  • Contributors
    • Rowan Miller
    • Diego Vega
    • Brice Lambson
    • Maira Wenzel
    • Tom Dykstra

This database provider allows Entity Framework Core to be used with an in-memory database. This can be useful for testing, although the SQLite provider in in-memory mode may be a more appropriate test replacement for relational databases. The provider is maintained as part of the Entity Framework Core Project.

Install

Install the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory NuGet package.

Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory

Get Started

The following resources will help you get started with this provider.

Supported Database Engines

  • Built-in in-memory database (designed for testing purposes only)

Supported Platforms

  • .NET Framework (4.5.1 onwards)

  • .NET Core

  • Mono (4.2.0 onwards)

  • Universal Windows Platform