MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion no running Seed() method

Question

I\'m trying to automatically generate my database if it doesn\'t exists and run the Seed() method to populate the data. In my Database Context constructor I have th

Answer 1

I ended up with this Configuration class:

public class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<Context.MyDBContext>
    {
        private readonly bool _pendingMigrations;

        public Configuration()
        {
            AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;

            // Check if there are migrations pending to run, this can happen if database doesn't exists or if there was any
            //  change in the schema
            var migrator = new DbMigrator(this);
            _pendingMigrations = migrator.GetPendingMigrations().Any();

            // If there are pending migrations run migrator.Update() to create/update the database then run the Seed() method to populate
            //  the data if necessary
            if (_pendingMigrations)
            {
                migrator.Update();
                Seed(new Context.MyDBContext());
            }
        }

        protected override void Seed(Context.MyDBContext context)
        {
            // Microsoft comment says "This method will be called after migrating to the latest version."
            // However my testing shows that it is called every time the software starts

            // Run whatever you like here

            // Apply changes to database
            context.SaveChanges();
            base.Seed(context);
        }
    }

So on this way the Seed() method is called when the database is created and also when there are pending migrations.

This is my MyDBContext class:

public class MyDBContext: DbContext
{
    public MyDBContext() : base(AppSettings.DBConnectionString)
    {
    }

    public static MyDBContext Create()
    {
        return new MyDBContext();
    }

    public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Entries> Entries { get; set; }
}