Program.cs

using dotnetMidtermStarter;
using dotnetMidtermStarter.Data;
//using dotnetMidtermStarter.Services;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();

//builder.Services.AddSingleton<SeedingService>();

// Manually create an instance of the Startup class
var startup = new Startup(builder.Configuration);

// Manually call ConfigureServices()
startup.ConfigureServices(builder.Services);


var app = builder.Build();

// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
    // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
    app.UseHsts();
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();

app.UseRouting();

app.UseAuthorization();

app.MapControllerRoute(
    name: "default",
    pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");


// Seed the database
SampleData.Initialize(app); 

app.Run();