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EDB .NET Connector plugins support the enhanced capabilities for different data types that are otherwise not directly available using only the default type mappings. The different plugins available support:

  • GeoJSON
  • Json.NET
  • NetTopologySuite
  • NodaTime
  • Dependency Injection
  • OpenTelemetry

The plugins support the use of spatial, data/time, and JSON types. The following are the supported frameworks and data provider installation path for these plugins.

Note that the plugins are also available on NuGet. See our blog post on Using EDB .NET Connector with NuGet for more information.

GeoJSON

If you're using the GeoJSON plugin on .NET Standard 2.0, the data provider installation paths are:

  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\GeoJSON\netstandard2.0
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\GeoJSON\net472
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\GeoJSON\net48
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\GeoJSON\net481

The following shared library files are required:

  • EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.GeoJSON.dll

For detailed information about using the GeoJSON plugin, see the Npgsql documentation.

Json.NET

If you're using the Json.NET plugin on .NET Standard 2.0, the data provider installation paths are:

  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\Json.NET\netstandard2.0
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\Json.NET\net472
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\Json.NET\net48
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\Json.NET\net481

The following shared library files are required:

  • EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.Json.NET.dll

For detailed information about using the Json.NET plugin, see the Npgsql documentation.

NetTopologySuite

If you're using the NetTopologySuite plugin on .Net Standard 2.0, the data provider installation paths are:

  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NetTopologySuite\netstandard2.0
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NetTopologySuite\net472
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NetTopologySuite\net48
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NetTopologySuite\net481

The following shared library files are required:

  • EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.NetTopologySuite.dll

For detailed information about using the NetTopologySuite type plugin, see the Npgsql documentation.

NodaTime

If you're using the NodaTime plugin on .Net Standard 2.0, the data provider installation paths are:

  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NodaTime\netstandard2.0
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NodaTime\net472
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NodaTime\net48
  • C:\Program Files\edb\dotnet\plugins\NodaTime\net481

The following shared library files are required:

  • EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.NodaTime.dll

For detailed information about using the NodaTime plugin, see the Npgsql documentation.

Available plugins on NuGet

See our blog post on Using EDB .NET Connector with NuGet for more information.

EDB NuGet package IDDescription
EnterpriseDB.EDBClientCore EDB .NET Connector
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.DependencyInjectionDependency Injection helpers for EDB .NET Connector
(.NET Core only)
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQLEntity Framework Core driver
(.NET Core only)
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.Json.NETJson.NET plugin for EDB .NET Connector, allowing transparent serialization/deserialization of JSON objects directly to and from the database.
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.NodaTimeNodaTime plugin for EDB .NET Connector, allowing mapping of PostgreSQL date/time types to NodaTime types.
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.NetTopologySuiteNetTopologySuite plugin for Npgsql, allowing mapping of PostGIS geometry types to NetTopologySuite types.
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.NetTopologySuiteNetTopologySuite PostGIS spatial support plugin for PostgreSQL/EDB .NET Connector Entity Framework Core provider.
(.NET Core only)
EnterpriseDB.EDBClient.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.NodaTimeNodaTime support plugin for PostgreSQL/EDB .NET Connector Entity Framework Core provider.
(.NET Core only)

To install one of those plugins packages, simply add a package reference using Visual Studio IDE or using the .NET CLI.

Note

Sample projects for this article is available in the EDB .NET documentation samples repository:

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