Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions 9.0.3

About

Serves as the foundation for creating file providers in .NET, offering core abstractions to develop custom file providers capable of fetching files from various sources.

Key Features

  • Core abstractions for creating and managing file providers.
  • Flexibility to develop custom file providers for fetching files from distinct sources.

How to Use

This package is typically used with an implementation of the file provider abstractions, such as Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Composite or Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical.

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

  • Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.IFileProvider
  • Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.IDirectoryContents
  • Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.IFileInfo
  • Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.NullFileProvider

Additional Documentation

Feedback & Contributing

Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

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