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I want to create an Email Consent App using APIs from the Consent App Group using the C# language

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Email Consent App

Overview

The Email Consent App is a C# application designed to manage and obtain email consent from users effectively. Utilizing APIs from the Consent App Group, this application focuses on performance efficiency, asynchronous processing, and scalability to offer a robust user experience.

Main Features

1. Asynchronous Processing

• Implemented using the async/await pattern in .NET C# to avoid blocking threads while waiting for responses from external services.
• Enhances performance by allowing multiple requests to be processed concurrently.

2. API Integration

• Integrates with the Consent App Group's APIs to manage user consent.
• Efficiently handles requests and responses to ensure minimal latency.

3. Queuing Mechanism

• Utilizes Azure's queuing services to manage request workloads.
• Allows for better scalability and throughput by decoupling request submission from processing.

4. Caching

• Implements response caching to avoid redundant processing for frequently requested data.
• Reduces load on backend systems and improves response time.

5. Lightweight Message Encoding

• Minimizes data payload by selectively encoding messages, reducing bandwidth usage.
• Enhances application performance by decreasing the amount of data transmitted between client and server.

6. Backward Compatibility

• Designed to support older browsers and operating systems to improve hardware efficiency.
• Ensures broader accessibility for users without requiring hardware upgrades.

7. Environmental Considerations

• Aligned with Green Software Foundation principles to minimize the application’s carbon footprint.
• Incorporates tools to track and report on emissions related to application workloads.

Architecture

Code Organization

• Controllers: Handle incoming requests and interact with services.
• Services: Contain business logic and interact with APIs and data layers.
• Models: Define data structures used throughout the application.
• Repositories: Manage data access and interactions with external systems.

Design Principles

• Microservices vs. Monolithic: The application is designed as a microservice architecture to ensure easy scalability, although deployment overhead is considered.
• Performance Efficiency: Careful consideration of performance efficiency through asynchronous programming and caching strategies.

Deployment

• The application is deployed on Azure, leveraging PaaS options for easier management and scalability.
• Horizontal scaling is implemented to accommodate varying loads without compromising performance.

Running the Application

To run the Email Consent App, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• .NET SDK installed
• Access to the Azure services for hosting and queuing

Steps to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>
   cd EmailConsentApp

2. Restore the dependencies:

   dotnet restore

3. Set up the necessary environment variables (especially for API keys and connection strings).

4. Run the application:

   dotnet run

5. Access the application via your web browser at http://localhost:5000.

Conclusion

The Email Consent App is designed with efficiency, performance, and sustainability in mind. Through asynchronous processing, effective API integration, and a focus on environmental considerations, it aims to provide a seamless user experience while minimizing resource consumption.