openiddict-documentation/integrations/entity-framework.md

# Entity Framework 6.x integration

## Basic configuration

To configure OpenIddict to use Entity Framework 6.x as the database for applications, authorizations, scopes and tokens, you'll need to:
  - **Reference the `OpenIddict.EntityFramework` package**:

    ```xml
    <PackageReference Include="OpenIddict.EntityFramework" Version="4.6.0" />
    ```

  - **Create a database context deriving from `DbContext` and register the OpenIddict entities in the model**:

    ```csharp
    public class ApplicationDbContext : DbContext
    {
        protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);

            modelBuilder.UseOpenIddict();
        }
    }
    ```

  - **Configure OpenIddict to use the Entity Framework 6.x stores**:

    ```csharp
    services.AddOpenIddict()
        .AddCore(options =>
        {
            options.UseEntityFramework()
                   .UseDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>();
        });
    ```

  - **Use migrations or recreate the database to add the OpenIddict entities**.
For more information, read [Code First Migrations](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/ef6/modeling/code-first/migrations/).

## Advanced configuration

### Use a custom primary key type

By default, the Entity Framework 6.x integration uses `string` primary keys, which matches the default key type used by ASP.NET Identity.

> [!WARNING]
> Unlike Entity Framework Core, Entity Framework 6.x doesn't support closed generic types, which prevents using the OpenIddict entities
> without subclassing them. As such, using a custom primary key type is a bit more complicated with Entity Framework 6.x than with
> Entity Framework Core and requires implementing custom entities, as highlighted in the next section.

### Use custom entities

For applications that require storing additional data alongside the properties used by OpenIddict, custom entities can be used. For that, you need to:
  - **Create custom entities**:

    ```csharp
    public class CustomApplication : OpenIddictEntityFrameworkApplication<long, CustomAuthorization, CustomToken>
    {
        public string CustomProperty { get; set; }
    }

    public class CustomAuthorization : OpenIddictEntityFrameworkAuthorization<long, CustomApplication, CustomToken>
    {
        public string CustomProperty { get; set; }
    }

    public class CustomScope : OpenIddictEntityFrameworkScope<long>
    {
        public string CustomProperty { get; set; }
    }

    public class CustomToken : OpenIddictEntityFrameworkToken<long, CustomApplication, CustomAuthorization>
    {
        public string CustomProperty { get; set; }
    }
    ```

  - **Call the generic `ReplaceDefaultEntities<TApplication, TAuthorization, TScope, TToken, TKey>()` method to force OpenIddict to use the custom entities**:

    ```csharp
    services.AddOpenIddict()
        .AddCore(options =>
        {
            // Configure OpenIddict to use the custom entities.
            options.UseEntityFramework()
                   .UseDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>()
                   .ReplaceDefaultEntities<CustomApplication, CustomAuthorization, CustomScope, CustomToken, long>();
        });
    ```

  - **Register the custom entities in the model**:

    ```csharp
    public class ApplicationDbContext : DbContext
    {
        protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);

            modelBuilder.UseOpenIddict<CustomApplication, CustomAuthorization, CustomScope, CustomToken, long>();
        }
    }
    ```