Use DbReader

Use DubUrl to open an IDbConnection, then call DbReader’s mapping extensions on that connection. The example uses SQLite and an existing Customer table with CustomerId and FullName columns. Set DUBURL_DATABASE_URL to a file URL such as sqlite:///C:/data/customers.db on Windows or sqlite:////tmp/customers.db on Linux/macOS.

Install

dotnet add package DubUrl
dotnet add package Microsoft.Data.Sqlite
dotnet add package DbReader

Read customers

using System.Data.Common;
using DubUrl;
using DbReader;
using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;

DbProviderFactories.RegisterFactory(
    "Microsoft.Data.Sqlite", SqliteFactory.Instance);
var url = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DUBURL_DATABASE_URL")
    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Set DUBURL_DATABASE_URL first.");
using var connection = new ConnectionUrl(url).Open();
var customers = connection.Read<Customer>(
    "SELECT CustomerId, FullName FROM Customer").ToList();
foreach (var customer in customers)
    Console.WriteLine(customer.FullName);

public sealed class Customer
{
    public long CustomerId { get; set; }
    public string FullName { get; set; } = "";
}

The using declaration disposes the connection after the results have been materialized. Choose property types matching the provider’s returned values.

Connections and repositories

Use this same sequence inside a repository method: open a connection, run and materialize the query, then dispose the connection. Register the provider once during application startup. Keep dialect-specific SQL in your repository layer, or use DubUrl’s command providers and template APIs when appropriate.

For explicit connection reuse or a shared transaction, acquire a connection lease and use its connection inside the lease scope. Do not dispose the borrowed connection itself.