OTA Fleet Management - Backend API

This project hosts the ASP.NET Core Web API for the OTA Fleet Management System. It handles vehicle registration, group management, firmware uploads, and deployment orchestration.

Tech Stack

• .NET 9 / ASP.NET Core: High-performance web framework.
• Entity Framework Core: ORM for data access.
• SQLite: Lightweight database (configured for In-Memory for tests/demo, file-based for persistence).

Key Features

• Vehicle Management: Register vehicles, heartbeat tracking.
• Group Management: Organize vehicles into logical groups (e.g., "Beta", "Production").
• Firmware Repository: Upload and version firmware files.
• Deployment Logic: Assign updates to specific vehicles or entire groups.
• Object Cycle Handling: Configured to handle bidirectional relationships in JSON serialization.

Getting Started

1. Run the API:

   dotnet run
   

   The API listens on http://localhost:5000 (HTTP) and https://localhost:5001 (HTTPS) by default.

2. API Documentation: Navigate to http://localhost:5000/swagger to view the Swagger UI and test endpoints.

Project Structure

• Endpoints/: Minimal API endpoint definitions.
• Data/: EF Core DbContext and Entities.
• Properties/launchSettings.json: Configuration for local development ports.