Configure Related Entities on modelBuilder instead

Question

Guys it is possible configure on modelBuilder to set which Entities get related entities instead i use Include method on my LINQ queries?

PROS: I don't need to use Include Method on queries provided by my IRepository Interface, nor reference EntityFramework.dll

Answer 1

No it is not possible. You must either use eager loading, lazy loading or explicitly load each relation:

• Eager loading - calling Include. This will load relation during initial query in single database roundtrip.
• Lazy loading - making navigation properties virtual. This will load each navigation property when the property is first used by your code. It creates separate database roundtrip for each navigation property.
• Explicit loading - you will manually tell property to load (the approach depends on used API - DbContext x ObjectContext). Again this will create separate roundtrip for each navigation property.