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Asked: 2026-06-03T01:50:37+00:00

Given: When using the Unit Of Work pattern with an ORM in ASP.NET, the

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Given:

  • When using the Unit Of Work pattern with an ORM in ASP.NET, the UnitOfWork object holds a reference to HttpContext.

Question:

  • But what if I need to perform some data access in Application_Start (especially in IIS7)?
  • Is the Unit Of Work pattern still viable?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Why is your unit of work holding a reference to HttpContext? To get at session state? If this is the case, have it hold onto something more abstract (i.e. an interface), which in Application_Start will represent a concrete class that does not need HttpContext, and everywhere else will be another (that uses HttpContext internally)

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