API source map

This page explains the role of NGB.Api and how to read it through a real host composition root.

Confirmed source anchors

NGB.Api/NGB.Api.csproj
NGB.PropertyManagement.Api/Program.cs

Why these two files matter

NGB.Api/NGB.Api.csproj tells you what the reusable API module really is.

It references:

• Microsoft.AspNetCore.App
• authentication / OpenAPI / Serilog / Swagger packages
• NGB.Contracts
• NGB.Application.Abstractions
• NGB.Runtime
• NGB.Core
• NGB.Tools

That means NGB.Api is the shared HTTP surface layer on top of runtime/application abstractions.

NGB.PropertyManagement.Api/Program.cs then shows how a real vertical host composes that reusable API module with the rest of the platform.

What Program.cs proves about host composition

The Property Management API host wires together:

• health checks;
• infrastructure configuration;
• AddNgbRuntime();
• AddNgbPostgres(...);
• vertical module registration;
• controllers/OpenAPI;
• global error handling;
• authentication/authorization;
• controller mapping.

This is important because it shows that NGB.Api is not the application by itself. It is the shared web/API layer that gets composed into a vertical host.

How to read the API module correctly

A common mistake is to think of NGB.Api as "just controllers". The project boundary shows something richer.

It is the platform layer where these concerns meet:

• ASP.NET Core plumbing;
• shared controller conventions;
• auth integration;
• error handling;
• runtime/application service exposure;
• HTTP-ready DTO contracts.

What the Property Management host is a good example of

NGB.PropertyManagement.Api/Program.cs is a valuable source anchor even though it is not in NGB.Api itself.

Why? Because it shows the intended contract between reusable modules.

The host does not reimplement platform behavior. Instead, it composes:

• platform runtime;
• PostgreSQL provider;
• vertical definitions/runtime/provider modules;
• reusable API stack.

That is exactly how new vertical API hosts should be built.

Reading order

1. NGB.Api/NGB.Api.csproj
2. NGB.PropertyManagement.Api/Program.cs

After that, continue into the controller files and API-specific extension methods inside NGB.Api in your local working tree.

Practical guidance for future vertical API hosts

When you create a new vertical API host, keep the same structure.

• keep host setup thin;
• compose reusable modules explicitly;
• keep business logic in Runtime / vertical runtime services;
• keep provider-specific persistence in PostgreSQL modules;
• keep the API host focused on web concerns and composition.

Operational note

The current Property Management host uses a completely allowed CORS policy in the checked source. Treat that as a demo/development posture and environment-gate it before production deployment.