Connect to Stripe Data from Blazor Apps

Blazor is a framework for developing modern, client-side web UIs using .NET technology. Instead of coding in JavaScript, developers can use the familiar C# language and .NET libraries to build app UIs.

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Stripe can be used with standard ADO.NET interfaces, such as LINQ and Entity Framework, to interact with live Stripe data. Since Blazor supports .NET Core, developers can use CData ADO.NET Providers in Blazor apps. In this article, we will guide you to build a simple Blazor app that talks to Stripe using standard SQL queries.

Install the CData ADO.NET Provider for Stripe

CData ADO.NET Providers allow users to access Stripe just like they would access SQL Server, using simple SQL queries.

Install the Stripe ADO.NET Data Provider from the CData website or from NuGet. Search NuGet for "Stripe ADO.NET Data Provider."

Create a Stripe-Connected Blazor App

Start by creating a Blazor project that references the CData ADO.NET Provider for Stripe

1. Create a Blazor project on Visual Studio.
2. From the Solution Explorer, right click Dependencies, then click Add Project Reference.
3. In the Reference Manager, click the Browse button, and choose the .dll file of the installed ADO.NET Provider (e.g. System.Data.CData.Stripe.dll, typically located at C:\Program Files\CData\CData ADO.NET Provider for Stripe\lib etstandard2.0).

SELECT Stripe Data from the Blazor App

1. Open the Index.razor file from the Project page.
2. In a StripeConnection object, set the connection string:

   Use the OAuth authentication standard to connect to Stripe. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to register an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.

   For example: OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;

3. The code below creates a simple Blazor app for displaying Stripe data, using standard SQL to query Stripe just like SQL Server.

         @page "/"
         @using System.Data;
         @using System.Data.CData.Stripe;
         
         <h1>Hello, world!</h1>
         
         Welcome to your Data app.
         
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-12">
         
                 @using (StripeConnection connection = new StripeConnection(
                   "OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;"))
                 {
                     var sql = "SELECT Email, Discount FROM Customers";
                     var results = new DataTable();
         
                     StripeDataAdapter dataAdapter = new StripeDataAdapter(sql, connection);
                     dataAdapter.Fill(results);
         
                     <table class="table table-bordered">
                         <thead class="thead-light">
                             <tr>
                                 @foreach (DataColumn item in results.Rows[0].Table.Columns)
                                 {
                                     <th scope="col">@item.ColumnName</th>
                                 }
                             </tr>
                         </thead>
                         <tbody>
                             @foreach (DataRow row in results.Rows)
                             {
                                 <tr>
                                     @foreach (var column in row.ItemArray)
                                     {
                                         <td>@column.ToString()</td>
                                     }
                                 </tr>
                             }
                         </tbody>
                     </table>
                 }
             </div>
         </div>
       

4. Rebuild and run the project. The ADO.NET Provider renders Stripe data as an HTML table in the Blazor app.

   At this point, you have a Stripe-connected Blazor app, capable of working with live Stripe data just like you would work with a SQL Server instance. Download a free, 30-day trial and start working with live Stripe data in your Blazor apps today.