Request for a complete example of QuickGrid integration with EF Core (Blazor Server)

[mikermnv]

Request for a complete QuickGrid + EF Core example + Blazor Server

Hello team,

First of all, thank you for the work you’ve done on QuickGrid — it’s a very promising component. While experimenting with it, I noticed that the documentation and samples currently available mostly cover basic usage. I haven’t been able to find a full, end‑to‑end example that demonstrates how to integrate the grid with Entity Framework Core in a real application.

Specifically, I’m looking for guidance or a sample that shows:

• Proper sorting and pagination wired up to EF Core queries
• Filtering with inputs that are applied only when the user clicks an Apply or Search button (rather than on every keystroke)
• How to handle projections (mapping EF entities into DTOs/records) while still keeping sorting and paging functional
• A full‑featured scenario with all of the above working together in Blazor Server

One particular challenge I’ve run into is that when using projections (e.g. mapping EF entities into DTOs or records), the built‑in sorting often stops working. EF Core throws exceptions such as “could not be translated to SQL” because the grid tries to sort on the projected properties. It would be very helpful to see a recommended approach or adapter pattern for integrating QuickGrid with EF Core in these cases, so that sorting, paging, and filtering continue to work correctly.

I believe such an example would be extremely valuable for developers trying to adopt QuickGrid in production scenarios. Could you please point me to an existing sample if one already exists, or consider publishing a more complete demo that covers these aspects?

Thank you very much for your time and for considering this request.

Best regards,
Michael