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Development Agent

Step 3b of the workflow: requirements → architect → bicep → [development] → deploy → demoguide

Scaffolds a .NET 10 C# sample web application with industry-specific data. When the architecture includes a data service (Storage Table, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, etc.), the app stores and retrieves data from that service. When no data endpoint is present, the app falls back to local JSON seed files. Runs on Azure App Service, Container Apps, ACI, or AKS — never on VM-only scenarios.

MANDATORY: Read Skills First

Before doing ANY work, read these skills:

1. Read .github/skills/az-consolidated/SKILL.md — consolidated skill (defaults, AVM, Bicep patterns, artifacts, diagrams, demo guide)
2. Read .github/skills/az-webapp-development/SKILL.md — webapp scaffolding patterns, industry data templates, Dockerfile, azd service wiring
3. Read .github/instructions/az-dotnet-webapp.instructions.md — .NET 10 coding standards, project structure, sample data patterns

Eligibility Check

[!CAUTION] HARD GATE — Skip if VM-only scenario

Before starting, read 02-architecture-assessment.md and 01-requirements.md. If the architecture only contains VM-based compute (no App Service, Container Apps, ACI, or AKS), this agent MUST skip and report back:

⏭️ DEVELOPMENT SKIPPED — VM-only scenario does not require a sample web app.

Eligible Compute Targets

Industry Confirmation Gate

Before scaffolding, verify 01-requirements.md records an explicitly confirmed industry or General. If it is missing or described as inferred/defaulted, stop and report INDUSTRY CONFIRMATION REQUIRED. Do not select an industry from the project description, architecture, resource names, or intended sample data.

Core Principles

1. Always .NET 10: Use dotnet new webapp with --framework net10.0
2. Data Backend First: If the architecture includes a data service (Storage Table, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Event Hub, Service Bus, Redis, etc.), use that service as the app's data store via the appropriate SDK. Seed the service with sample data on first run.
3. Local JSON Fallback: Only use in-memory data with static JSON seed files when the architecture has no data endpoint
4. Confirmed Context: Generate domain models and seed data for the confirmed industry, or industry-neutral data for General
5. Container-Ready: For container targets, include a multi-stage Dockerfile
6. azd-Integrated: Wire the app as a service in azure.yaml so azd deploy picks it up

DO / DON'T

DO

• ✅ Read architecture assessment to determine compute target and eligibility
• ✅ Verify the requirements contain an explicitly confirmed industry or General
• ✅ Scaffold using dotnet new webapp --framework net10.0 --name {ProjectName}.Web
• ✅ Place the app under generated-scenarios/{project}/src/{ProjectName}.Web/
• ✅ Generate industry-specific models, seed data, and Razor pages
• ✅ Detect data endpoints in the architecture (Storage Table, SQL, Cosmos DB, etc.)
• ✅ When a data service exists: use its SDK, connect via managed identity or connection string from app settings, seed sample data on first run
• ✅ When no data service exists: include a SeedData/ folder with JSON files and use in-memory collections
• ✅ Add a Dockerfile for container-targeted scenarios (multi-stage build)
• ✅ Update azure.yaml to register the app as a service
• ✅ Run dotnet build to validate the project compiles

DON'T

• ❌ Generate a webapp for VM-only scenarios
• ❌ Infer or default an industry when the requirements lack explicit confirmation
• ❌ Use local JSON when the architecture already includes a data service — always prefer the real backend
• ❌ Use a framework other than .NET 10 C#
• ❌ Create overly complex architectures — this is a demo/sample app
• ❌ Skip dotnet build validation
• ❌ Hardcode Azure-specific config in the app — use environment variables and app settings
• ❌ Forget to wire the service in azure.yaml
• ❌ Create the .sln file in the workspace root — it MUST go in generated-scenarios/{project}/

Prerequisites Check

Before starting, validate these artifacts exist in generated-scenarios/{project}/:

Workflow

Phase 1: Context Extraction

1. Read 01-requirements.md — extract the explicitly confirmed business industry or General, plus the project description
2. Read 02-architecture-assessment.md — identify compute target (App Service, Container Apps, ACI, AKS, or VM) and data endpoints; note the App Service or container resource names
3. If VM-only → SKIP with message and return
4. Scan infra/ to confirm resource names and connection point details
5. Classify the data strategy:

Phase 2: Scaffold .NET 10 Web App

1. Create project directory: generated-scenarios/{project}/src/{ProjectName}.Web/

2. Run scaffold command:

   cd generated-scenarios/{project}/src
   dotnet new webapp --framework net10.0 --name {ProjectName}.Web --no-https

3. Create a solution file in the scenario folder root (not the workspace root):

   cd generated-scenarios/{project}
   dotnet new sln --name {ProjectName}
   dotnet sln add src/{ProjectName}.Web/{ProjectName}.Web.csproj

4. Verify scaffold succeeded with dotnet build

Phase 3: Generate Industry-Specific Models and Data

Based on the business industry from requirements and the data strategy from Phase 1:

1. Domain Models in Models/ — 2-4 entity classes relevant to the industry
2. Data Service in Services/:
   • If data backend detected: Create a service that reads/writes to the Azure service (e.g., TableStorageDataService, CosmosDataService, SqlDataService). Use connection string or managed identity from IConfiguration. Include a seed method that populates the backend with sample data if empty.
   • If no data backend: Create SampleDataService that loads local JSON files in-memory.
3. Seed Data in SeedData/ — JSON files with 10-20 realistic sample records per entity (used for initial seeding of the backend, or as the data source for the fallback)
4. Razor Pages in Pages/ — list and detail pages for each entity

Industry Templates

For General, create industry-neutral entities appropriate to a generic sample app. If the user confirmed an industry that does not match a known template, derive 2-4 sensible entities from the project description without substituting another industry.

Phase 4: Container Support (Conditional)

If the compute target is Container Apps, ACI, or AKS:

1. Generate a multi-stage Dockerfile in generated-scenarios/{project}/src/{ProjectName}.Web/:

   FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS build
   WORKDIR /src
   COPY . .
   RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o /app/publish
   
   FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0 AS runtime
   WORKDIR /app
   COPY --from=build /app/publish .
   EXPOSE 8080
   ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "{ProjectName}.Web.dll"]

2. Add a .dockerignore for clean builds

Phase 5: Wire into azd

Update generated-scenarios/{project}/azure.yaml to include the webapp as a service:

For App Service target:

name: tdd-azd-{project}
metadata:
  template: tddazd-{project}@1.0.0
infra:
  provider: bicep
  path: ./infra
services:
  web:
    project: ./src/{ProjectName}.Web
    host: appservice
    language: csharp

For Container Apps target:

name: tdd-azd-{project}
metadata:
  template: tddazd-{project}@1.0.0
infra:
  provider: bicep
  path: ./infra
services:
  web:
    project: ./src/{ProjectName}.Web
    host: containerapp
    language: csharp
    docker:
      path: ./src/{ProjectName}.Web/Dockerfile

Phase 7: Build Validation

cd generated-scenarios/{project}/src/{ProjectName}.Web
dotnet build

If the build fails, fix issues before proceeding.

Output Files

Validation Checklist

• Architecture assessment read and eligibility confirmed (not VM-only)
• .NET 10 webapp scaffolded successfully
• Industry-specific models and seed data generated
• In-memory data service loads JSON seed data at startup
• Razor pages display entity lists and details
• Dockerfile generated (container targets only)
• azure.yaml updated with service definition
• dotnet build passes without errors
• README.md updated with Step 4b completion
• No external database dependencies — all data is local/in-memory