LINQ to DB Compat

linq2db.Compat is an additional package that ensures compatibility of linq2db with applications using configuration via System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager (classic app.config/web.config).

📦 Installation

You can install the package via NuGet:

Using NuGet Package Manager Console:

Install-Package linq2db.Compat

Using .NET CLI:

dotnet add package linq2db.Compat

Using PackageReference in csproj:

Add the following line inside the <ItemGroup> section of your .csproj file:

<PackageReference Include="linq2db.Compat" Version="*" />

🚀 Usage

This package allows using connection settings from System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager. To initialize linq2db with settings from app.config or web.config, add the following code:

using LinqToDB;
using LinqToDB.Configuration;

DataConnection.DefaultSettings = LinqToDBSection.Instance;

📌 Example app.config:

<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="linq2db" type="LinqToDB.Configuration.LinqToDBSection, linq2db.Compat" />
  </configSections>
  
  <linq2db defaultConfiguration="DefaultConnection" />
  
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="DefaultConnection" connectionString="Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <add name="SecondaryConnection" connectionString="Data Source=remote_server;Initial Catalog=OtherDatabase;User Id=user;Password=pass;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

🎯 Compatibility

This package is designed to support applications using System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager for linq2db configuration (classic /).