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Effort

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github.com/zzzprojects/EntityFramework-Effort

Entity Framework Effort is a powerful tool that enables a convenient way to create automated tests for Entity Framework based applications.

⚠ Deprecated or superseded; kept for historical reference. Consider an actively maintained alternative from the same subcategory.

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NuGet downloads
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latest 2.2.18
License
MIT
Language
C#
Last push
4 months ago
21 Jun 2026
Created
21 Jun 2013

Entity Framework Effort.EF6

Effort.EF6 is a powerful tool that enables a convenient way to create automated tests for Entity Framework based applications.

It is basically 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 also provides some intuitive helper methods that make this provider really easy to use with existing ObjectContext or DbContext classes. A simple addition to existing code might be enough to create data-driven tests that can run without the external database's presence.

Read more on our Website.

Downloads

nuget nuget

PM> NuGet\Install-Package Effort.EF6
> dotnet add package Effort.EF6

Sponsors

ZZZ Projects owns and maintains Entity Framework Effort as part of our mission to add value to the .NET community

Through Entity Framework Extensions and Dapper Plus, we actively sponsor and help key open-source libraries grow.

Entity Framework Extensions

Dapper Plus

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