Database & entities (entity)

Entity rows for SQL/ORM, tablelink, and EF Core outputs — one axis.

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In IDL

• entity: persistence row schema. Emits C# data annotations ([Table], [Key], [Column]) with --csharp alone.
• record: same syntax, declarationKind stays record — use when the type is mainly a DTO/wire shape.
• tablelink: reference to another table row (design/DB boundary). Type comparison: API reference — Extended types.

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CLI --ef

• --ef: turns on the EF Core path (DbContext, fluent config, etc.) for server-side ORM output.
• Meta table rows (*_meta, etc.) align with this path in the generator (see core codegen notes).

Full flags: API reference — CLI.

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Generated code

• Entities can still use the same struct serialization APIs, but many teams reason about them from storage/migrations first.
• GetSchema() is shared with meta/validation flows.

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Hands-on (DeukPack Kits)

• Part V — C# dungeon.
• Records and DTOs.

Product: Core · engine · Pipeline · Unity.