Clean solution (project) structure with EF, Repositories, Entities

Question

I like to keep the structure of the project as clean as possible. Sample:

--BlogApp.sln
  --BlogApp.Data
      BlogModel.edmx (the EF mappings)
      Post.cs (I         


        

Answer 1

My preferred structure is:

Solution
  -- Common
       - Shared features used accross all layers
       - You can also place interfaces for repositories and uow here
  -- Entities - shared among DataAccess, Business (and UI in small projects)
       - T4 template + partial classes + custom enums  
       - partial classes can contain methods with domain logic => domain objects 
  -- DataAccess - all EF dependent code here
       - EDMX or code first mapping
       - Repositories
       - UnitOfWork
  -- Business - not every project needs this assembly
       - Business services 
       - Logic like workflows
       - DTOs exposed to UI
  -- UI
       - Controllers
       - Views
       - ViewModels