Zentient.Metadata.Attributes

Zentient.Metadata.Attributes provides a declarative, attribute-based approach to defining and discovering metadata in .NET applications. It enables you to annotate your types and members with rich metadata, which can be discovered and composed at runtime.

🧩 Key Features

• Attribute-Based Metadata: Use [BehaviorDefinition], [CategoryDefinition], and [MetadataTag] to declare metadata
• Unified Discovery: Scan assemblies, types, and members for metadata attributes
• Legacy & Custom Attribute Support: Integrates with Zentient.Abstractions.Common.Metadata for cross-package compatibility
• Analyzer-Ready: Designed for use with Zentient.Metadata.Analyzers for best practices and DX

🚀 Getting Started

Install Zentient.Metadata.Attributes into your .NET project:

dotnet add package Zentient.Metadata.Attributes

Supported Frameworks: .NET 8.0, .NET 9.0

Example Usage

using Zentient.Metadata.Attributes; [BehaviorDefinition] public class AuditableBehavior : IBehaviorDefinition { } [CategoryDefinition] public class ServiceCategory : ICategoryDefinition { } [MetadataTag(typeof(VersionTag), "1.2")] public class MyService { }

✨ Core Concepts

• Declarative Model: Move metadata logic out of business code and into component design
• Unified Scanning: Discover both Zentient.Metadata and Zentient.Abstractions attributes
• Analyzer Integration: Get warnings for duplicate/conflicting tags and missing documentation

📚 Documentation

• CHANGELOG.md
• docs/Zentient_Metadata_Attribute-Specification.md
• docs/usage-examples.md

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Visit our GitHub Repository for source code, issues, and guidelines.

📄 License

Zentient.Metadata.Attributes is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Zentient Framework – Attribute-driven, discoverable metadata for .NET.