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          AppTonic is a lightweight .NET framework for building loosely coupled application services.
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          Using a simple message-based mediator called the <code>AppDispatcher</code>, AppTonic seperates your application logic from your web framework, UI, or messaging system.
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          The resulting application logic is organized by use case, not how methods are grouped on an interface &mdash; creating easily testable, maintainable and extensiable code.
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public class CreateUser : IRequest
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
}
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public class UserService : IHandle<CreateUser>
{
    public void Handle(CreateUser request)
    {
        var user = new User { Name = request.Name };
        _userRepository.Add(user);
        _userRepository.Save();
        _logger.Info("UserService: User Created");
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}
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            <p>Build testable and maintable application logic.</p>
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public class UserController : ApiController
{
    private readonly IAppDispatcher _app;

    public UserController(IAppDispatcher app)
    {
        _app = app;
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    public IHttpActionResult CreateUser(CreateUser request)
    {
        _app.Handle(request);
        return Ok();
    }
}
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            <p>Keep application logic out of your web framework or UI layer.</p>
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-thumbs-o-up"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLID</h4>
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  AppTonic enables clean, <a href="http://alistair.cockburn.us/Hexagonal+architecture">hexagonal architecture</a> that seperates your application logic from UI and infrastructure concerns.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-flask"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Enables Testability</h4>
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  Since your application logic is now free from your UI and infrastructure code, subcutaneous functional testing is a breeze.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-cloud"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Cloud and Web Ready</h4>
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  Apps that communicate through messages - such as withHTTP requests or message queues - are a particularly good fit for AppTonic.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-heart-o"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Functionaly Fluent</h4>
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  Provides first class support for composing your app using partial function application.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Meaningful Messages</h4>
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  Valuing message handling over method calls enables cohesive application logic and encourages rich domain modeling.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-building-o"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Architecture Agnostic</h4>
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  Use AppTonic to power Domain Driven Design style application services or for simple Transaction Script flavored architectures.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-paper-plane-o"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Lightweight</h4>
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  By keeping features simple, flexible and light, AppTonic makes minimal assumptions about your architecture, making it a good fit for different approaches.</p>
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-cubes"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;B.Y.O.IoC</h4>
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  Although use of an IoC framework is a completely optional, by supplying a custom adapter or using Common Service Locator extension you can get up and running in seconds with your preferred framework.
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  <h4><i class="fa fa-gears"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pretty Pipelines</h4>
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  Cross-cutting concerns, such as logging, error handling, retry logic, and more can be added with or without an IoC framework.
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