Package Documentation

Project NuGet Packages Documentation

List of important NuGet packages used in Sense Softech ERP / POS projects along with installation commands and usage.

Package / Install Command	Usage
Dapper `Install-Package Dapper`	Lightweight Micro ORM used for high-performance database operations via ClsSqlHelper.
Humanizer `Install-Package Humanizer`	Converts dates, times, strings, enums and numbers into human-readable text.
iText7 `Install-Package itext7`	Create, modify and generate PDF documents programmatically (Quotations, Reports, etc.).
itext7.bouncy-castle-fips-adapter `Install-Package itext7.bouncy-castle-fips-adapter`	Provides FIPS-compliant cryptographic support for iText PDF processing.
itext7.pdfhtml `Install-Package itext7.pdfhtml`	Converts HTML and CSS content directly into PDF documents.
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core `Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core`	Core MVC framework package containing Controllers, Routing, Action Results and Model Binding.
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation `Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation`	Automatically recompiles Razor Views when modified (useful during development).
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration `Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration`	Provides application configuration management (appsettings.json).
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions `Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions`	Contains interfaces and abstractions for configuration providers.
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json `Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json`	Enables reading settings from appsettings.json files.
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging `Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Logging`	Centralized application logging framework (used in ClsSqlHelper).
System.Data.SqlClient `Install-Package System.Data.SqlClient`	SQL Server connectivity library used for database access.

Tip: Before adding a new package, verify compatibility with your target .NET version (preferably .NET 8).

Recommendation: Use Dapper through ClsSqlHelper class for all database operations in your ERP modules.